The Christmas season is my favorite for beer. It is this time of year, that the some of the best high gravity beers are released. I eagerly await each year to try the newest Christmas beer from Anchor brewing and the Celebration Ale from Sierra Nevada Brewing. This year I had a special surprise. As part of my Rare Beer Club monthly membership, I received a bottle of "5 Golden Rings" from The Breuery in Placentia (Orange County), California.
Everything about this beer is satisfying. The beer is a limited release and is number five in a 12 part series that follows the verses of the
12 Days of Christmas. Each year the brewery makes a one-time beer based on the next verse of the famous Christmas song (although the brewery is counting in the opposite direction than the song, starting with a partridge in a pear tree and ending with 12 drummers drumming). I missed the first four verses, but am glad to have finally caught onto the tune.
5 Golden Rings is Strong Belgian Golden Ale that is made with a collection of spices and pineapple juice. It is an outstanding 11.5% ABV. It is the best beer I've tasted this year, and the year is nearly over (and I drink a lot of beer). The slight sourness of the Belgian yeasts is offset with the slight citrus and sweetness. It is a thing to behold and I'm officially going to ask Santa for a few more bottles. I'm interested to see how they interpret "6 Geese A Laying."
Cheers,
Zymus
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