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Anchor Small Beer 2.66 414

Anchor Small Beer

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
4142.66/5.02.66/5.03.3%10.7English pint
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.
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 RSRIZZO (1369), Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/513/20
Sep 16, 2007  
Had in march of 1999. Color is a deep bright gold, with good carbonation and a thin head of big bubbles. Aroma is a light malt scent. Taste crisp and refreshing with a nice bitterness. It starts with a nice medium body that goes down crisp with a mild malt flavor. This maltiness is followed by an even hardy bitter finish.


 DYCSoccer17 (2201), Davis, California, USA
2.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/55/102/59/20
Sep 8, 2007  
Purchased at Corti Brothers in Sacramento, CA. Lightly grainy, light metallic aroma. A bit spicy and peppery, too. Transparent golden-copper body with a small, quickly dissipating, off-yellow head. Rather carbonated, spritzy, peppery, metallic hop flavors to start. A little grainy and roasted in the middle. Again, finishes with quite a bit of carbonation. This is ok, but I don’t like the idea of paying top dollar for the second runnings of a beer.


 puggy211 (602), cordova, Tennessee, USA
1.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/102/53/102/56/20
Sep 7, 2007  
bottle,light brown,malty grain ,breadnose,weird bitter taste.not good at all.


 Indra (2041), Prairie Village, Kansas, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/511/20
Sep 4, 2007  
22oz. bottle. Light aroma of toasty, husky grain combined with a moderate amount of earthy, fruity, gently metallic hop. Pale, clear amber color with a lasting, uneven off-white head. Flavor profile is gently tangy, very lightly sweetly malty, grainy and bitter, with a drying, lightly astringent effect at the finish and hints of fading citrus. Lager-like on the palate, clean, crisp and light, with a relatively insubstantial body. Packs a lot of character for such a small beer, and it’s interesting to see what else can be created/salvaged from a batch of Old Foghorn.


 Choos (504), Taylors Hill, Australia
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/510/20
Sep 2, 2007  
Aroma: vanilla, malt. Appearance: lightly hazy tea brown with a fluffy white head and sheet lacing. Flavour: bitter bland and lightly malty. Palait: thin and bubbly.


 drawde (115), San Francisco, California, USA
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/105/518/20
Aug 20, 2007    Updated: Sep 10, 2007
I actually dig this, maybe I could get into small beers. It’s a legitimate, traditional small beer, and the other "small beers" I’ve seen aren’t. Aroma is bread and light malt. Golden, clear, and visible carbonation. Light, refreshing taste. Could drink it all day for nice easy rise to a buzz. Maybe a great football beer when all your buddies are drinking low-alcohol lagers, you can still drink an ale.


 rocbyter (931), Waterbury, Connecticut, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/104/513/20
Aug 20, 2007  
Medium grainy malt aroma. Clear oramge golden color with a small white head. Clear malt taste with a carbonated palate


NickVega (73), Eugene, Oregon, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/102/515/20
Aug 19, 2007  
Nice session bear. Faint taste of Foghorn, but much much much lighter. They should put this in cans.



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