Anchor Porter

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

Serve in English pint, Stem glass

Anchor Brewing Company Porter--1997 22 oz. Bottle. 5.50% ABV. (4.5 / 5.0) Clear dark brown red color. Wow front explodes with cherry nut chocolate flavor built on thick rich body. Finishes lightly spicy with hints of Christmas Ale, but nothing harsh. Wow Again. Sampled 3/3/1999. Anchor Brewing Company Porter--1997 12 oz. Bottle. 5.50% ABV. (4.0 / 5.0) Clear dark red brown color. Rich chocolate head leaves rich lace. Sweet cherry toffee licorice front with light chocolate hint. Rich malty sweet toasted cherry toffee body. Ends rich and smooth. Sampled 12/26/1999. Anchor Brewing Company--Anchor Porter--2002 12 oz. Bottle. 5.70% ABV. (4.75 / 5.0) Clear ruby obsidian color. Mild espresso laced head. Malty roasted mild espresso cocoa fruit hop front. Sweet thick crusty chalky roasted fruity smooth creamy cocoa body. Roasted mild hop end. Sweet. Burnt. Sampled 1/13/2003.

UPDATED: FEB 8, 2004 Decadent flavor sets the tone: a thick, tasty brew that one could drink forever. Solid in every respect, although the sticky mouthfeel/aftertaste might be a little much if you're trying to talk to someone. Also, the flavor could be somewhat stronger.

Chocolate, carmel and raisins jump out on this one, tasted very fresh, probably due to living in California. Very nice on the palate. Very good.

UPDATED: MAR 14, 2005 i loved this beer, very dark with some rubis reflection with a small creamy head and smell like mocha and hops. The taste is great and robust for a porter, rosted, mocha and creamy, one of the best porter i ever tasted. Une très bonne Porter, très opaque, avec quelques reflets rubis a peine perceptible, par contre sa mousse de couleur moka est légère, mais crèmeuse. Au goût, elle est onctueuse, bonne amertume, le grain grillé et sa saveur de moka est prédominante et elle est assez gazeuse. Je la reccomande fortement.

Pleasant malt smell, taste is nice and balanced. Highly reccomended. Will do again.

Anchor Porter: Drank out of Sam Adams glass Pour: It pours an almost black color but with a reddish color around the bottom where just a little bit of light shines through. The carbonation doesn’t seem to be too high but it is hard to tell due to the darkness of the beer. The beer has a massive three finger head with creamy consistency on top but a soapy consistency on bottom. The head seems to linger a pretty long while. Aroma: Chocolate is the forefront aroma with a backbone of roasted malts. I don’t really get any alcohol smell which boosts my optimism for tasting this beer. First taste: Although chocolate is the most pronounced note in the aroma the roasted malted barley is the main taste. The chocolate provides a nice accent to the malts but what really gives this drink its unique flavor is the combination of barley and hops. It has a nice refreshing flavor with somewhat of a thin slippery mouth feel to it. There is a nice quaint bittersweet finish to it that seem to end abruptly only to be replaced by a more barley flavor. Overall: The anchor porter is a really nice tasteful refreshing brew that I did enjoy greatly. It is a beer that brings foreword the sometimes over shadowed barley characteristics. I would give this beer a rating of excellent.

An amazing stout. Pour black with an awesome, pillowy head, which turns into nice lacing. Aromas are not significant at first...but as the beer warms notes of caramel and banana hit the nose. On the palate, espresso, followed by a nice sweetness...again, I get caramel and bananas. Nice slightly bitter finish. Amazing beer!!!

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