Anchor Humming Ale

Brewed by Anchor Brewing Company
Style: American Pale Ale
San Francisco, California USA

Serve in Lager glass, Shaker

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Nice golden amber with a good head and lace. Taste has light malt at the beginning, but is more defined by sweet grass and piney hops. Once the hops enter, that flavor takes over through the finish (which is fairly long). Not very well balanced, lacking in flavor til the hops appear.

Bottle at Papsø. Clear golden coloured with a small white head. Sweet and fruity aroma of caramel and hops. Fruity flavour of hops and grass with notes of caramel. Hoppy finish.

clear yellow, small white head. aroma is hoppy and yeasty and slightly spicy. flavor is flowery, almost citrussy, yeasty, spicy bitterness.

Bottle: Clear golden beer with a small white head. Aroma is frruity hoppy with strong notes of Nelson Sauvin, rhubab, citrus, armpit. Taste is mellow sweet flowery with a bitter finish. A bit boring.

Bottled. A dark golden beer with a beige head. The aroma has notes of yest, hops, and citrus fruits. The flavor is sweet with notes of straw, malt, yeast, and citrus fruits, leading to a bitter finish.

Bottle 35,5 cl. Pours a clear golden with a lively off-white head. Sweet fruit, hops and a little phenols in the nose - or is it just the Nelson Sauvin that comes out this way? Fairly light in body, again slightly phenollic, a little caramel and a dry finish. Not the best take on a Pale Ale really. 140212

Light golden colour. Aroma of hops. Crisp, malt sweetness and finishes with slight hop bitterness

355ml bottle from Beers of Europe. An American Pale Ale. Best thing America has ever done for the world is invent the APA. The malt is a little drier than normal, and the hops have a pleasant earthy edge. Adds a touch of interest to a style that while wonderful can become a little pedestrian. Refreshingly crisp, fresh and lively. Nice one.

12oz bottle shared with garthicus. Hazy orange amber with a decent drool of off-white head. Light aroma, floral/perfume bitterness and vague citrus juice. Taste - very nice -sweet, fruity and wort-y nicely balanced by sneaky-bitter pungent floral hoppiness, some alcohol- pretty solid! Average body, mild carbonation, a fairly long floral finish, with a dry pithy aftertaste. Quite a surprise.

Thanks to HogTownHarry. Appearance: Slightly hazy, snow white head. Aroma: Not a lot of aroma yet quite pleasant, mild and hoppy with a hint of malt. Flavour: Lemon, nicely hopped, a hint of orange peel, quite refreshing, malty and a nice carbonation to it, simple but incredibly nice. Lovely hop finish.