Our beer of choice was a bit unusual tonight. Some really good baby back ribs seemed to call for more than the usual Leffe Brune, so I reached into the depths of the garage refrigerator and pulled out this once-in-a-lifetime bottle:
I don't believe I've ever had a 32-year-old ale before. I wasn't really expecting it to be drinkable, but it surprised us. Almost black, it had some of the sweet notes of a porter. Matched well with the bbq sauce and an aged Gouda that followed.
Anchor's "Our Special Ale" is very different from year to year, so I'm going to have to dredge up some information on 1991's recipe. We're just thankful that it wasn't the awful pine-flavored one that they produced one year in the nineties!
(Hmmm - just checked. I have a 1992 and two bottles of the 1997 left. Wonder how they've held up???)
I don't believe I've ever had a 32-year-old ale before. I wasn't really expecting it to be drinkable, but it surprised us. Almost black, it had some of the sweet notes of a porter. Matched well with the bbq sauce and an aged Gouda that followed.
Anchor's "Our Special Ale" is very different from year to year, so I'm going to have to dredge up some information on 1991's recipe. We're just thankful that it wasn't the awful pine-flavored one that they produced one year in the nineties!
(Hmmm - just checked. I have a 1992 and two bottles of the 1997 left. Wonder how they've held up???)
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32oz of liquid heaven.
