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RATINGS: 505   WEIGHTED AVG: 2.67   EST. CALORIES: 99   ABV: 3.3%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
The tradition of brewing two distinct beers from one mash has existed for thousands of years, and for centuries the term "small beer" was used in English to describe the lighter and weaker second beer. We make our Old Foghorn Barleywine Style Ale from the rich first runnings of an all-malt mash, and Anchor Small Beer is our attempt to duplicate the "small beers" of old by sparging that same mash: sprinkling warm water over the Old Foghorn mash after the first wort has run off, thereby creating a second, lighter brew from the resulting thinner wort. We believe you will find Anchor Small Beer delicious—similar to what modern brewers call a "bitter"—and we hope you will also enjoy the idea of reviving an ancient brewing tradition, which is something of great importance.


1.2
   AROMA 3/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 1/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 3/20
yemenmocha (657) - Glendale, Arizona, USA - SEP 18, 2009
Only good feature of this beer is the appearance. Pours translucent amber with rocky white head that is thick and retains well. Nose has a metallic hop quality, but overall is fairly faint. Palate has a sour, spent grain flavor that isn’t simply not very good - it’s actually has a bad taste. What are they thinking? And no, the bottle is not defective. Finish is unpleasantly bitter. Has an unwelcome sulfur component as well. Couldn’t finish this one. I hope the kitchen drain enjoys it more than I do.

2.4
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 3/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 10/20
SudsMcDuff (3213) - .....Manchester United.........., Texas, USA - SEP 13, 2009
pours a medium caramel color.. . has some very noce foam aspects, decent lacing.. . god, taste is of mostly old used hops and soap, very soapy mouthfeel .. . uh, thanks to anthony and steve for the heads up, sample small doses only.. this stuff sucks..

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
Borresteijn (2596) - Amsterdam, NETHERLANDS - SEP 13, 2009
On tap at Beer Temple. Light amber orange colour, creamy white head. Aroma of malts, light caramel and citric hops. Flavour is light toasted malts, bit of caramel, good floral and light grapefruity bitterness. Lacks a bit of body, but is very refreshing and highly drinkable.

3.4
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
LilBeerDoctor (2568) - East Setauket, New York, USA - SEP 5, 2009
Bottle. Pours a clear light orange with a thick, foamy white head. Aroma of bready malt, sweat and floral hops. Flavor of bready/cardboardy malt, floral hops. A little bland, but not bad considering the %abv. 6/4/7/3/14 [3.4/5]

2.8
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
fredandboboflo (1570) - East Setauket, New York, USA - SEP 5, 2009
Bottle. Aroma of toasted grains, honey, at first I thought maybe some corn, but that either went away or maybe I just got used to it. Flavor malty with hints of caramel but mostly the toasted grains. Has an annoying grainy, astringent character. Light and easy drinking enough to go on with it despite the astringent side, but also not really interesting or any more enjoyable than any number of lighter, better beers.

3.1
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 15/20
ttoadee (47) - Texas, USA - SEP 3, 2009
While there was a slightlly "watered down" taste to the beer, it still had a nice hop bouquet and bitterness. Not as good as the house pale ale, but nice for a change of pace. Good when you want something a little lighter.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
VitaminR (540) - Colorado, USA - AUG 23, 2009
Sweet honey and pepper nose. Orangey gold color, Massive foamy head. Light Hop flowers crystalized in honey sweetness on a cracker, peppery bitter bite. Massive carbonation, lighter body, crisp, but bitter finish. This is a decent easy drinking beer for what it is, really seemed like an Anchor Steam light...this is the type of beer that could make a major dent in the higher quality lighter beer market.

2.6
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
nick76 (3461) - Tampa, Florida, USA - AUG 19, 2009
The aroma is very malty with grassy hops and some yeast and adjuncts. The appearance is golden with a nice head. The flavor is like the aroma with a bitter finish. The palate is thin but fizzy. Overall a decent session beer.


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