Anchor Steam Bar Crawl Village Idiot Pub Patchogue

Anchor Steam Bar Crawl Village Idiot Pub Patchogue, Thursday, December 13th, 6pm – 10pm.

Featuring the 44th annual release of Anchor Brewing’s holiday tradition.

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Anchor Brewing Christmas Ale

Our annual Christmas Ale is a subtly spiced and sumptuously smooth winter warmer. This year’s brew marks the 44th annual release of this Anchor holiday tradition.

Back in 1975, Anchor released the first holiday beer in America since Prohibition. Year after year, Anchor creates a new, secret recipe with a unique hand drawn label for their Christmas Ale, but the intent with each brew remains the same: joy for the changing seasons and celebration of the newness of life. With a heavily guarded, confidential recipe, Christmas Ale is sold only from early November to mid-January. This highly anticipated seasonal delight is complex and full in flavor, packed with toasty cocoa notes, roasted malts and strong aromas of resinous pine.

Our 2018 Christmas Ale has varying specialty malts…

Our 2018 Christmas Ale has varying specialty malts, lending rich flavors of brûléed sugars, holiday spices and freshly baked banana bread with a velvety finish. The aromatics are quintessential for the holiday season: nutty candied yams and resinous pine. It pours a nice mahogany brown color with a fluffy, tan head.

As each Christmas Ale recipe evolves, so does its hand drawn packaging, created by long-time Anchor Illustrator Jim Stitt, who has been creating Anchor’s Christmas Ale labels since 1975. Since ancient times, trees have symbolized the winter solstice when the earth, with its seasons, appears born anew. For the 2018 release, Stitt created a brimming Korean Pine Tree for the label. Native to both North and South Korea, the Korean Pine Tree is a symbol of peace and a reminder of the spirit of the season. It flourishes in the picturesque botanical gardens just north of San Francisco, Anchor’s home base.

Anchor Steam Bar Crawl Village Idiot Pub Patchogue, Thursday, December 13th, 6pm – 10pm.

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In 2011, John Sarno had an epiphany that the town of Patchogue needed something a little bit more off beat, out of the box, and eccentric from the other restaurants in town. A place that integrated his passion for sports and comedy. The Village Idiot’s mission was to create an environment where people like him could watch the games and feel at home. It’s a sanctuary for the sports enthusiast who wants a good laugh and a get away from the stresses of life.

The Village Idiot’s evolution from small pub to a full on dining experience was a natural progression to meet demand. In August 2013, the full service dining room opened up to what would become a massive success. The Village Idiot boasts a thriving nightlife with DJ’s spinning on the weekends. Happy Hour at The Village Idiot is always booming with drink specials and a positive party atmosphere.