Comments on: Traditional Anchor Christmas Ale Day http://brookstonbeerbulletin.com/traditional-anchor-christmas-ale-day/ Jay R. Brooks on Beer Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:22:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://beerzine.com/?v=3.3.1 By: Michael Kiesling http://brookstonbeerbulletin.com/traditional-anchor-christmas-ale-day/comment-page-1/#comment-2037 Michael Kiesling Mon, 24 Nov 2008 18:42:19 +0000 http://www.brookstonbeerbulletin.com/traditional-anchor-christmas-ale-day/#comment-2037 Jay- Can't agree more with this post more! I held off on an "Our Special Ale" until yesterday, when we recorded the first beerschool holiday show for 2008. For a few years, my friends and I made it a point to try to take the Anchor tour the day before Thanksgiving for our first sip of Our Special Ale. It's still a great beer. Eye of the Hawk is a sadder story. Some of my greatest early memories of all this beer stuff is traveling to Hopland for the parties, especially the Anniversary party, with its long-gone keg-toss contest. Eye of the Hawk WAS special. Now... While I still had family living on the Russian River, the day after T-day I would take my mom for a beautiful fall ride to Hopland for lunch, to pick up their Holiday beer. Memories... Have a great Thanksgiving. -Motor Jay-

Can’t agree more with this post more! I held off on an “Our Special Ale” until yesterday, when we recorded the first beerschool holiday show for 2008. For a few years, my friends and I made it a point to try to take the Anchor tour the day before Thanksgiving for our first sip of Our Special Ale.

It’s still a great beer. Eye of the Hawk is a sadder story.

Some of my greatest early memories of all this beer stuff is traveling to Hopland for the parties, especially the Anniversary party, with its long-gone keg-toss contest. Eye of the Hawk WAS special. Now…

While I still had family living on the Russian River, the day after T-day I would take my mom for a beautiful fall ride to Hopland for lunch, to pick up their Holiday beer. Memories…

Have a great Thanksgiving.

-Motor

]]> By: Jeff Scott http://brookstonbeerbulletin.com/traditional-anchor-christmas-ale-day/comment-page-1/#comment-2038 Jeff Scott Mon, 24 Nov 2008 18:12:30 +0000 http://www.brookstonbeerbulletin.com/traditional-anchor-christmas-ale-day/#comment-2038 I like this idea. I had a multi-year tradition of going to the brewery to buy OSA on the day it was released. Sometimes tough to do on the Monday before Thanksgiving, but it was a special occasion. All the employees were in a great mood that day. Anchor buys their employees a turkey or ham every year and this day was also the day those got distributed. Not to mention there were usually a lot more people in the tasting room telling stories and having a laugh. I miss that day. I still go to the brewery to get my first case of OSA every year, but it's not as special. Cheers, Jeff I like this idea. I had a multi-year tradition of going to the brewery to buy OSA on the day it was released. Sometimes tough to do on the Monday before Thanksgiving, but it was a special occasion. All the employees were in a great mood that day. Anchor buys their employees a turkey or ham every year and this day was also the day those got distributed. Not to mention there were usually a lot more people in the tasting room telling stories and having a laugh.

I miss that day. I still go to the brewery to get my first case of OSA every year, but it’s not as special.

Cheers,
Jeff

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