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Anchor Old Foghorn Ale

Anchor Old Foghorn Ale

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A Barley Wine brewed by
Anchor Brewing Company

San Francisco, California USA

bottled
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on tap
common

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10543.86/5.03.86/5.09%86.6Snifter P  Stats

Commercial Description:
A ruby red brew with little carbonation, and a warm finish.

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 thehoff (522), Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/516/20

Mar 30, 2008  
Dark brown/amber. No head. Thin off white around the edge only. Smells like toffee, molasses. Some floral notes. Very sweet molasses flavor. Slight bite in the roof of the tongue. Coats the roof of my mouth a bit. Nice barleywine. Warms the brain.

 SamGamgee (591), Santa Cruz, California, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Oct 10, 2008  
12oz bottle. Deep red-brown with a lasting head. Fruity, toffee, candy, jelly... nice aroma. Sweet, caramel, intense fruitiness, light hops, light bitterness This is really tasty, and much more drinkable than most barley wines that I’ve had. Full bodied, but not sticky or too chewy like some. Smooth to the max.


 malrubius (455), USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/516/20
Oct 8, 2008  
12 ounce bottle dated April 07 in pint glass. Reddish amber with ring head. Sweet cherry port aroma. Sweet brown sugar ripe cherry with medium bitterness. Medium-full body and low carbo. Nice sipper. I’ve loved this one for a long time, but now I prefer a more aromatic and hop flavored barleywine like Bigfoot or Old Ruffian.


 azlondon (501), Greater London, England
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/104/517/20
Oct 8, 2008  
Appearance: Dark brownish red. Very little head, tan. Aroma: Sweet, caramel. Ripe fruit. Malt. Taste: Smooth. Vinous fruit, malt. Sweet. Info: 355ml bottle, 8/10-2008, 185/300, 200/500


 DeadGuyFrank (345), http://westchesterbeer.com, USA
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/520/20
Oct 7, 2008  
Old Foghorn is first off, a great name for a barleywine. Second, Andy Musser from the Phils ol’ broadcasting team pours it at the Kennett Brewfest. Third, it is one of my favorite barleywines period, plenty of ripe fruit, malt backbone, but not port like. Super fantastic beer - highly recommended.


 Fin (2357), Merton, Oxfordshire, England
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Oct 6, 2008  
Bottle, picked up at Bellingers Jet Garage, Grove Nr Wantage,Oxon, consumed 06-10-08 Pours brown but a bit ruby reddish as well, white head, looks good. Some dark sticky fruits on the nose, predominantly figs and dates but also some raisins, bit Christmassy I suppose. Taste is sweet, malty and those dark fruits show again but backed up with a big dose of alcohol, really quite nice but not as good as I expected.



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