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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.


1.7
   AROMA 3/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 3/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 5/20
chilehead (186) - Laguna Niguel, California, USA - NOV 10, 2006
Dry, light, boring. Nothing much interesting here, still better than bud tho.

2.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 9/20
dwyerpg (3462) - Las Vegas, Nevada, USA - NOV 10, 2006
Fairly balanced malt/hop aroma. Seems kind of like the regular, w/a lot of that steaminess to it. A little hops in the finish.

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 11/20
dwedin (245) - Happy Valley, Oregon, USA - NOV 9, 2006
Nice golden amber with small white head. Malt aromas, a little citrus. The flavor is clean and crisp, tastes like a light craft lager.

2.9
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
Ibrew2or3 (4699) - Phoenix, Arizona, USA - NOV 4, 2006
Dark golden color with nice off white head. Aroma is very light. Almost no smell. Flavor is like a watered down Anchor Steam. It has light malts and a full hop flavor.

2.6
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
ThomasE (5176) - Copenhagen, DENMARK - OCT 23, 2006
Clear amber colour with a small white head. Malty, light caramel and fruity sweet aroma with a vague herbal note. malty, sweet flavor with some fruity noyes and a dry herbal finish.

2.3
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 9/20
patrick767 (2772) - fort wayne, Indiana, USA - OCT 21, 2006
22oz bottle - Pours light copper with a one finger head. It has very little aroma, maybe just a little graininess. The flavor is mild hop and malt in a too thin body. The finish is lightly bitter. This one is definitely too watery.

2.9
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
joergen (13935) - Frederiksberg, DENMARK - OCT 13, 2006
Bottle. Clear amber coloured with a white ehad. Aroma of malts, caramel, tea and hops. Flavour of malts, fruits and hops.

2.6
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
bager (2121) - Copenhagen N, DENMARK - OCT 4, 2006
Bottled. Light brown coloured with a rather large head. Very mild. Somewhat bitter, fruity and hoppy. Too mild and sharp though.


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