>>...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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>It's nice to know that America can export good beer to Europe.
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>My friends used to drink Anchor Steam sometimes, I think. It was around before a lot of microbrews.

Bret;

I am fourth generation San Franciscan. Anchor Brewing began in 1896 in San Francisco. My first job in electronics was about one block from the brewery. The smell was overwhelming! It is not a bad brew but I prefer Guinness or Spaten.

Tom