2.6 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Bottle. Malty with mild hopped aroma. Orangish color with a small head. Flavor is malt, grain, slightly watery. Palate is thin. Resembles something like a Michelob Amber. Ok for what it is, like brewing a second pot of coffee without changing the grounds or the filter.
2.4 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 9/20
Bottle shared with HogTownHarry & biegaman -- courtesy of HogTownHarry. Pours a hazy amber-orange with a small diminishing white head. Aroma of armpit, diacytil, grain and light sweet malt -- not pleasant. Flavour’s no better: grainy with diacytil and a disgusting aftertaste -- Ugh! So bad, I didn’t like this at all.
2.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Bottle (650ml). Shared with blankboy and beigaman, my bottle - NOT $18 heh heh heh - that was mean. Slightly hazy amber with a decent creamy/rocky off-white head. Perfume hop and sweet light toasted malt aroma. Weird herbal/bitter taste, dry and brackish. Average soft body, decent carbonation, astringent, with a long bitter/harsh aftertaste. Meh.
2.3 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
I was curious and curiousity killed the cat that was Anchor’s glowing reputation in my eyes (or nose and mouth as the case may be). I am a fanatic about the Steam and the Porter, but I’ll pass on the Small. It may be the nature of the style, but to me this was a watery brew that offered no body, no alcohol and no sweetness to balance the bitterness. Not my cup of beer, but not offensice.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle. Poured clear amber with medium white head that diminished slowly with good lacing. Medium sweet malty aroma. Medium body. Well balanced flavor with a medium bitter finish of moderate duration. Good brew.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
From a bottle at the Anchor brewery
Golden with amber/orange highlights with a medium ivory quickly diminishing head
Taste: Slight toast, some caramel when the big hop/astringency comes from behind to overtake this light malt profile...
Palate: Light bodied with moderate carbonation and the woodsy (Northern Brewer?) hop bite
Overall: A rare style of beer... a hidden gem amongst the big-beer filled constellation... for a bitter seems too hoppy. What a tip of the hat to the traditional English partial gyle brewing tradition. Genius lives in the ability to brew magic in small beers
Cheers!!!
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Bottle @ Falling Rock Barlywine dinner poured a clear light amber with a small lasting off white head. Aromas of sweet malt, biscuits and earthiness. Palate was light bodied and crisp. Flavors of biscuits and some earthiness with a lingering bitter finish.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 12/20
Clear and golden-amber with a thin head. Carbonation is very lively; crisp and refreshing mouthfeel. Malts are very toasty, with just a hint of sweet caramel lingering behind. Bitterness is relatively bold and drying. Overall, not a whole lot going on, but it is what it is. As a small beer, it’s pretty darn good. Way to recycle and not waste! Fat Tire fans should give this a try.
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