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Anchor Small Beer 2.66 417

Anchor Small Beer

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bottled
common

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
4172.65/5.02.66/5.03.3%10.8English pint
Commercial Description:
The tradition of brewing two distinct beers from one mash has existed for thousands of years, and for centuries the term "small beer" was used in English to describe the lighter and weaker second beer. We make our Old Foghorn Barleywine Style Ale from the rich first runnings of an all-malt mash, and Anchor Small Beer is our attempt to duplicate the "small beers" of old by sparging that same mash: sprinkling warm water over the Old Foghorn mash after the first wort has run off, thereby creating a second, lighter brew from the resulting thinner wort. We believe you will find Anchor Small Beer delicious—similar to what modern brewers call a "bitter"—and we hope you will also enjoy the idea of reviving an ancient brewing tradition, which is something of great importance.
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 daknole (3166), Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
2.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/104/54/103/58/20
Feb 2, 2010  
Orange/gold pour, nice white head. Barely any aroma. A watery malt and caramel smell barely escapes the glass. Flavor is watery as hell. I am guessing this would only be good on a hot as hell day when you just finished mowing the lawn. Meh.


 JoeTheYounger (325), California, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/104/512/20
Jan 17, 2010  
Very clear light golden color with tiny head. Aroma was very faint and grainy with small hop presence. Taste was very light yet bitter as crap and kind sour. Pallet was nice. Overall not too bad for such a low % beer but really didnt do it for me.


CampesinoTino (85), Fremont, California, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/104/55/102/511/20
Jan 12, 2010    Updated: Feb 1, 2010
Bomber. It pours light golden and has sea foam like head. The taste is very bitter with a strong barley flavor and a refreshingly sour finish. I admire Anchor’s attempt to make a quality light beer especially considering that most microbreweries seem to be trending toward double and triple ales and stouts with insanely high ABVs.


 6ROW (291), corpus christi, Texas, USA
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/104/54/103/510/20
Dec 31, 2009  
light copper pour with a big three finger dense rocky white head. no aroma sticks out the taste is citrus/ pine hops with a bitter finish. i like the idea of this beer but i would not pick it up again.


 drjay44 (865), Salida, Colorado, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/105/56/104/510/20
Dec 31, 2009  
22 oz. bottle. Shared with Gabe. Pours a thick white head, with some lacing, over a clear light amber (SRM 8) body....nose is light toffee, biscuit.....taste initially light toffee then lingering medium bitterness...mouth feel is medium as is carbonation. This is a very interesting beer, light in many characteristics, except for the somewhat uni-dimensional bitterness. This would be a great beer on a hot day.


aetheon (68), Beer Dungeon, Minnesota, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/54/102/511/20
Dec 27, 2009  
nice medium golden color, smallish head and fair amount of lacing. medium carbonation as well. Flavor is a bit different than most beers, not much malt comes thru at all, even tho the hops are not overly strong they present most of the flavor which is very earthy with notes of cardboard and pine. Overall the beer is alright, I might drink it again, but I prefer most of the other Anchor beers over this. Oh and I would not agree that it is similar to a bitter as they state.


 kidmartinek (1018), austin, Texas, USA
2.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/53/102/58/20
Dec 23, 2009  
A light clored beer with a 1 inch white foam head that lasts. Arma is of bitter hops and noble englidh malt. Flavor has n malt backbone, just unending bitterness. But not the kind you like. Watery palate. Headache finish.


 FunkyBrewster (572), Chicago, Illinois, USA
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/102/59/20
Dec 18, 2009  
500 ml bottle. Pours a clear pale golden yellow with a small white head. Aroma is lightly fruity and grainy, really light lemon zest and some hop spiceiness. Flavor starts with a crisp and light fruit zest, hay , some grain, very dry and some rye. Light body and a sharp carbonation. Table beer.....nice



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