‎2008 vintage that is approx. 1 year old (I purchased my usual, 2009 sixer a couple of days ago). ‎The usual Anchor code, 8OU dot-matrixed on this baby.
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Nice, mocha colored head on top of the usual dark brown, garnet body. Head is maintained nicely ‎and the lace is nicely broken on the glass and firm on the surface.
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The nose is surprisingly muted for the OSA. Normally one gets plenty of herbal spices but after a ‎year this seems muted somewhat.
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Tastes are also less spicy than some have been in the past. A decent amount of licorice bitterness ‎that includes a touch of winter spice, but the whole package seems less aggressive than in years ‎gone by, even taking into account the year of age that’s already on this.
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Finishes with a touch more sweetness and perhaps a whiff of orange peel. Spice finally comes in ‎with the aftertaste.
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Creamy in the mouth (as usual), the 2008 vintage is less spiced than many others and the age ‎seems to have driven that fact home even further.
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Still a nice beer, but perhaps less “interesting” than other vintages.