>...I was just having a beer for celebrating up coming new year. It was a Christmas and new year seasoned dark ale named Wassail! from a small brewery from San Fransisco, Anchor Brewing Co.
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>What a beer, smooth, delicious taste of liquorice and spruce twig, Picea sitchensis - aah...
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>Happy New Year to all of you.
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>AT

It's nice to know that America can export good beer to Europe.

My friends used to drink Anchor Steam sometimes, I think. It was around before a lot of microbrews.