{"id":4429,"date":"2014-12-17T19:46:45","date_gmt":"2014-12-18T01:46:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thechunk.com\/blog\/?p=4429"},"modified":"2014-12-18T19:37:27","modified_gmt":"2014-12-19T01:37:27","slug":"fourteen-days-of-anchor-christmas-day-6-anchor-christmas-2006","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thechunk.com\/blog\/archive\/fourteen-days-of-anchor-christmas-day-6-anchor-christmas-2006\/","title":{"rendered":"Fourteen Days of Anchor Christmas: Day 6 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Anchor Christmas 2006"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to day six of\u00c2\u00a0fourteen days of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.anchorbrewing.com\/beer\/christmas_ale\">Anchor Christmas<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0spanning 14 years of the beer. You can view <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thechunk.com\/blog\/archive\/fourteen-days-of-anchor-christmas-day-1-anchor-christmas-2001\/\">the back story and the tasting for 2001<\/a>,\u00c2\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thechunk.com\/blog\/archive\/fourteen-days-of-anchor-christmas-day-2-anchor-christmas-2002\/\">2002<\/a>,\u00c2\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thechunk.com\/blog\/archive\/fourteen-days-of-anchor-christmas-day-3-anchor-christmas-2003\/\">2003<\/a>,\u00c2\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thechunk.com\/blog\/archive\/fourteen-days-of-anchor-christmas-day-4-anchor-christmas-2004\/\">2004<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thechunk.com\/blog\/archive\/fourteen-days-of-anchor-christmas-day-5-anchor-christmas-2005\/\">2005<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Day 6: Anchor Christmas 2006<\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 385px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/thechunk\/15426931213\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7573\/15426931213_6a0ce32453_d.jpg?resize=375%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Anchor Christmas 2006\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Anchor Christmas 2006<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Tree: European Beech,\u00c2\u00a0<em>Fagus sylvatica<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.anchorbrewing.com\/beer\/christmas_ale\/labels#2006\"><strong>Anchor Label<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Neck Label Text:\u00c2\u00a0<\/strong>This is the thirty-second Our Special Ale from the brewers at Anchor. It is sold only from early November to mid-January. The Ale&#8217;s recipe is different every year, but the intent with which we offer it remains the same: joy and celebration of the newness of life. In ancient times trees symbolized the winter solstice when the earth with its seasons appears born anew.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tasting Notes:\u00c2\u00a0<\/strong>Tulip glass once again. You know the glass.\u00c2\u00a0And the eight year old Our Special Ale also tastes like\u00c2\u00a0raisins. There&#8217;s a little spice at the end, but it&#8217;s very similar to 2005.<\/p>\n<p>I need to go onto Beer Advocate or another one of those sites to check the reviews to see if the flavors at the time of release show the same pattern with age or not. I&#8217;ll probably do a table at the end with comparisons, but I don&#8217;t want to taint my opinion until I&#8217;m done with all of these.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to day six of\u00c2\u00a0fourteen days of Anchor Christmas\u00c2\u00a0spanning 14 years of the beer. You can view the back story and the tasting for 2001,\u00c2\u00a02002,\u00c2\u00a02003,\u00c2\u00a02004\u00c2\u00a0and 2005. Day 6: Anchor Christmas 2006 Tree: European Beech,\u00c2\u00a0Fagus sylvatica Anchor Label Neck Label Text:\u00c2\u00a0This is the thirty-second Our Special Ale from the brewers at Anchor. 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