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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.


3.2
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 13/20
sleepylopes (318) - New York, USA - APR 26, 2009
sweet stale biscuit and malt grapefruit. malt sweet citrus upfront and a lingering bitter finish. just what i was looking for.

2.3
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 9/20
BuckeyeSammy (506) - Cleveland, Ohio, USA - APR 26, 2009
Sleepy’s been looking for this one for years, nice to finally find. Aroma of corn, grainy malt. A little flat, watery, almost undrinkable when it warms up. Interesting, but once was enough.

3.1
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 14/20
satan165 (1003) - River Grove, Illinois, USA - APR 14, 2009
aroma of wet cereal and some hops. aroma alone disputes some of my preconcieved notiions based on ABV and its manner of being brewed. flavor is nicely bitter for such a weak beer. still, slightly metallic and nearly unpleasant but far from levels of disgust. aroma continues to intregue me, and flavor is not lacking enough to deserve the poor marks this beer has received.

2.4
   AROMA 3/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 12/20
ajwilliams (132) - , Indiana, USA - APR 4, 2009
Bitter, light, crisp, watery. What do these words have in common? They all describe a rather disappointing beer. I love Old Foghorn, so I guess I will stick to that.

3.5
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
Ethereal (2355) - London, Greater London, ENGLAND - MAR 23, 2009
Bottle from Utobeer, drunk at home with tashi, 19th March 09. Deepish amber, quite carbonated. Surprisingly hoppy. Very drinkable and rather under-rated looking at the scores here. A refreshing English-esque beer that you can quaff all day.

2.5
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 10/20
dmac (2509) - Toms River, New Jersey, USA - MAR 12, 2009
22 oz bomber from Stateline. Pours flat bodied rusty copper with a pillowy white head. Aroma is lots of grainy malts, some vegtable sweetness a’ la creamed corn. Flat smooth bodied with soft/average carbonation and just a slight touch of bitterness on the finish. Flavor overall is bland...sort of like tonic water soaked 7 grain bread. Well at least this will get me drunk, Wait 3.3%!!! What The Hell Is This? Who Greenlighted This Fake Beer Project?

2.6
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 12/20
anders37 (9280) - Malmö, SWEDEN - MAR 9, 2009
Draft @ Anchor Brewing Company. Pours a golden color with a small white head. Has a malty bready caramel aroma. Sweetish weak malty grainy flavor. Has a sweetish malty finish with some hoppy bitter aftertaste.

2.5
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 9/20
JohnnyJ (2875) - San Diego, California, USA - MAR 5, 2009
Pours a clear orange yellow with white head. Malty, with some citrus and caramel. Finishes with a small amount of bitter hops. It’s alright, might be good for mowing the lawn.


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