Anchor Old Foghorn Ale

Brewed by Anchor Brewing Company
Style: Barley Wine
San Francisco, California USA

Serve in Snifter

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UPDATED: MAR 18, 2008 Date: 06/30/1996
Mode: Bottle
Source: BrickSkeller, DC

dark amber, no head, sweet fruity aroma, strong and sweet, just a bit of hop bite, long lasting fruity aftertaste tap: thin head, esters present in the aroma, extreamly smooth character
-------- /> Date: 01/10/2004
Source: blind tasting

muddy dark amber, thin tan head, fruity malt aroma, rich fruity malt flavor, low bitterness, fruity character just keeps growing as it gets warm
-------- /> Date: 12/04/2005
Vintage: vintage 1984
Words: LAX Sheraton

clear dark brown, headless, quiet opening, rich ripe fruit aroma, plums, dates, only a hint of carbonation in the mouth feel, thin body, lots of ripe fruit flavor but not as strong as the aroma would indicate, plenty of plum and raison, dry with only a hint of bitterness in the finish
-------- /> Date: 10/21/2006
Source: tasting
Vintage: vintage 1984

picking up brief alcohol in the aroma,
-------- /> Date: 10/21/2006
Source: tasting
Vintage: vintage 2004

more body and sweetness than the 1984, the sweetness helps bring out the fruit character
-------- /> Date: 03/01/2006
Vintage: 1996

muddy brown, whispy beige head, sweet ripe fruit aroma with lots of plum and raisons, body is thinning, huge sweet ripe fruit flavor, low bitterness,
-------- /> Date: 03/07/2008
Mode: bottle
Source: blind tasting
Vintage: 2004
Score: 3.1

Appearance: clear dark ruby red, fine beige head, bits of lace,
Aroma: sweet caramel malt aroma with a light fruity character,
Flavor: sweet fruity flavor, touch of caramel to enhance the fruityness, light balancing earthyness,

Aroma: 8/10; Appearance: 8/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 16/20
Rating: 3.8/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **4
-------- /> Date: 02/01/2007
Mode: bottle
Source: aa
Vintage: 2005

sweet and fruity, only a hint of alcohol, very good for a young bottle
-------- /> Date: 12/31/2006
Mode: bottle
Source: Bullochs
Vintage: 2006

sweet winey aroma with wisps of dark ripe fruits, good fruity flavor, low alcohol, low bitterness, same as always

355 ml bottle bought @ Bierzwerg.de. Pours dark reddish wooden brown with a rather small offwhite head that doesn’t leave much trace while dissipating. Smell is sweet with caramel, plums, ripe dark grapes, wood, alcohol, honey, vanilla extract, fudge and very subtle hints of rubber. Taste is sweet, bitter and tiny sour with sweet dark bread, grass, orange peal, caramel, alcohol, lemon zest, plums, toffee, pineapple, green grapes, wood and hints of minerals, vanilla, red wine and resin. Mouthfeel is sticky sweet, tiny tart, tiny boozy and medium to full bodied. Finish is slightly sweet and bitter with burnt caramel, orange peal, wood, pineapple and lemon zest.

Bottle. Clear red/brown colour with a nice white head. Aroma and flavour of caramel, alcohol, dried fruit, malt and hoppy notes.

It isn’t flashy, but it’s a nice and traditional barley wine. It has some tame fruitiness, amber velvet mouthfeel, slight sourness, and just enough alcohol to keep you sort of guarded. It’s a sippin’ beverage and I like it.

Strong, fruity aroma is rather sweet but not cloying, and has an overtone of molasses plus a firm hint of honey. It pours a beautiful clear mahogany-copper with a thick, fluffy, pale copper-tan head that leaves a fair amount of lacing. Sweet, fruity flavor has tones of honey and caramel, as well as a noticeable, if not fierce, alcohol bite that nicely offsets the sweetness. Texture has good body and an OK amount of fizz. Sound the foghorn and pour this one down the hatch!

Donkeramber , veel kraag. Complex aroma , smaakt zoetig en tamelijk vol, Veel mout, bitterzoet, fruitig. Lekker spul, waar kan ik de kratten kopen?

Bottle. Aroma of plums, prunes, wood and alcohol. Slightly unclear brown colour with light brown head. Sweet and spicy flavour with prunes, alcohol and oakwood. Nive bitter finish from the hops.

Bottle from Bierzwerg. Dark brown colour with big head. Aroma is malty, dark fruits, hoppy. Flavour is caramel, hoppy citrus finish.

12oz bottle poured into shaker glass Aroma: Sweet and malty. Caramel, vanilla, bread, & alcohol. Appearance: fairly clear. coppery color with little to no head Taste: High sweet and mild bitter Palate: medium body and thin texture. lively carbonation. short finish that was sweet and just barely bitter Overall: very good flavor but seemed a little thin. Lower end of the spectrum for alcohol on a barley wine but I enjoyed it. Did not have much heat to it. Flavors definitely seemed to come out once it warmed up a bit. Had this at a pizza place but would pick up another bottle to try it at home.

Pours an amber color with a small white head. Aroma of dark fruit. Taste is of caramel, apple, sweet fruits and hops. Nice alcohol burn towards the end. Full mouthfeel.

Poured a reddish amber, with a fluffy tan head. No apparent lacing. Smell is figs, prune, caramel, vanilla; just very sweet. Taste is much the same, well-balanced, sweet upfront with tastes of raisins, figs, caramel, and alcohol. It has a creamy mouthfeel and ends medium bitter. Pretty damn good.