Anchor Brewing’s ‘Christmas Ale’ Recipe Is A Secret [VIDEO]

A holiday arrival from the west coast for craft beer fans is "Christmas Ale" from Anchor Brewing Company of San Francisco.

From what I understand, they change the recipe every year and won't tell us ahead of time so that the first taste is a surprise. Here's more about this holiday brew, according to anchorbrewing.com:

"This is the 40th annual Christmas Ale from the Anchor brewers. It is sold only from early November to mid–January. The Ale's recipe is different every year, as is the tree on the label, but the intent with which we offer it remains the same: joy and celebration of the newness of life.

Our tree for 2014 is the Giant Sequoia. It was hand-drawn by James Stitt—who has been creating Christmas Ale labels for us since 1975—to look as a "Big Tree" planted in 1975 might look today.

We chose the Giant Sequoia for our fortieth Christmas Ale in celebration of the 150th anniversary of the Yosemite Act. Signed into law by President Lincoln during the Civil War, it granted the Yosemite Valley and the Mariposa Big Tree Grove to the State of California "for public use, resort, and recreation." The first such land grant in American history, it marked the beginning of the California State Parks."

Watch this video to find out more about Anchor Brewing's "Christmas Ale":

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