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RATINGS: 2130   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.84   EST. CALORIES: 168   ABV: 5.6%
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San Francisco’s famous Anchor Porter brand is made in one of the smallest and most traditional breweries in the world by the brewers of Anchor Steam Beer. Our old-fashioned Porter is virtually handmade, with an exceptional respect for the ancient art of brewing. We use 100% malted barley, generous amounts of fresh, whole hops, entirely natural carbonation and a simple, natural brewing process which is like no other in the world. The deep black color, the thick, creamy head and the intensely rich flavor of Anchor Porter, made in San Francisco since 1974, have earned this delicious and unique brew a worldwide reputation for outstanding quality. It is aesthetically pleasing and wholly superior in every respect.

4.1
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
justm (81) - Essex, ENGLAND - DEC 18, 2011
Bottle bought from Cellars in Billericay. Pours a lovely dark brown with a magnificent beige head. Aroma is heavy on the banana with toffee notes. Taste is gorgeous raisin fudge with banana coming through with a touch of vanilla. Quite thin on the palate, but it is a porter and not a stout. A simply gorgeous beer. If you like rum and raisin fudge, you’ll love this.

4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
worldbeertaste (400) - Lancashire, ENGLAND - DEC 18, 2011
Black body with a light brown head. Smells of roast, caramel and malt with a smokey element. Medium thin body light carbonation. Sweet banana start with a caremel malt middle and a smooth chocolate light roast finish. Very smooth. Goes down very easy. Balance between the sweet and sour. I like it a lot.

4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 18/20
Markm2151 (67) - toledo, USA - DEC 15, 2011
The head was average, creamy, and between light brown and dark. The color appeared to be between dark brown and black. The malt aroma smelled of molasses, coffee, with a sweet underlying roasted tone, with just a hint of black licorice. The palate was medium, creamy, and average. The flavor duration was average, with a light to moderate sweetness. Overall, there was an excellent aroma, creamy head, with an excellent roasted malt flavor, without being burnt. Great porter.

4.3
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 18/20
Errl (80) - Plano, Texas, USA - DEC 14, 2011
1 Pints 6 fl oz- Bottle- Poured into a Sniffer. Pour is Dark with a Dark tan head..The smell is roasted Malts and and chocolate with light toffee, Palate is well balanced flavor of Malts and chocolate, This is a damn good Porter..Not heavy or overpowering at all..Save a few swigs and Pour it over a bowl of Vanilla Ice Cream. It is amazing

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
adnielsen (3102) - Denver, Colorado, USA - DEC 13, 2011
Bottle @ home. I haven’t had this in ages, so I’m pretty pumped to finally try it again. Deep brown/black appearance with a creamy, brown head with great retention. Roasty, chocolate malty, light smoke, a touch woody, light espresso, chocolate aroma. Creamy mouth feel. Quite roasty chocolate malty, moderate espresso, somewhat burnt, lightly smoky (more so on the finish), light caramel, chocolate flavor. A touch burnt, smoky, roasty chocolate malty aftertaste. Easily drinking tasty beer.

3.7
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
Wolfbass (517) - Firenze, ITALY - DEC 10, 2011
Sinceramente questa è davvero una gran birra, aspetto meraviglioso, nero impenetrabile con schiuma color cappuccino che rimane fedele al bicchiere. Al naso caffè, liquirizia e leggero cioccolato. In bocca scivola via che è un piacere e lascia un retrogusto lungo di liquirizia. Manca solo un buon toscano...

3.5
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
Frenger (94) - Derby, Alabama, ENGLAND - DEC 9, 2011
From bottle. Pours black with no head. Lots of dark roasted coffee aroma and burnt chocolate. Slightly smokey with an oily texture. Tasty tasty.

3.9
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 17/20
MalcolmTucker (147) - SCOTLAND - DEC 7, 2011
Bottle. Pours black with a beige head thaty linger Chocolate and toffee aroma. More chocolate in the flavour with sweet raisin too. Medium body. Very good.


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