1.8 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 7/20
Very hopped and dry. Still not much nose and not much in the malt. This is made from their Foghorn washings. Are they better off not putting out this brew?
2.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 9/20
Very fizzy and watery, decent bitterness, but the lack of malt character was unappealing. Low alcohol content is a negative.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
I think I’m only the second reviewer who likes this beer. But any beer brewed by Fritz is okay by me. Anchor Small Beer is thin by the standards of American micro ales but it makes up for it in pure refreshment. The bitterness hits pretty hard in a beer lacking much malt profile or body but in thirst quenching way. If I could easily get it on the east coast, this would be an ideal everyday beer ... at least when I don’t want to get bloated from Anchor Liberty ;-)
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Am I the only person who likes this beer? Sure its overly bitter, and not particularly balanced, but it is an interesting mix of flavors.
2.6 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Bitter and thin, but I like it more than their Steam beer. Of course, I’m not much of a fan of the Steam beer.
2.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 8/20
The worst beer to have come from anchor. Little in the way of body and an overall lack of malt chewiness. Empty bitterness throughout. I love hops, but this bitterness was too much.
2.7 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Appearance: slightly reddish, nice head, clear. Aroma: slightly stale lager/pils; strong but not so good. Flavor: very hoppy and dry, little malt presence -- like very strong grapefruit, almost mouth-puckering. Body medium, finish bitter and lingering. I might like this more than most; I find it kind of interesting for Anchor, but it is certainly their weakest product overall and I can only recommend it to diehards.
1.9 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 7/20
Would expect more out of a fine brewery like Anchor. This stuff is like water with neither malt nor hop profile very evident, almost like water. Hop bitterness, but no hop flavor.
2.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 9/20
The only Anchor I have had I don’t like. I like most bitter beers, but this was just bitter and cranky. No body, none of that characteristic Anchor mouthfeel.
2 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 5/20
By far the worst Anchor beer I have drank.
I was expecting remnants of the barleywine. This beer
tastes more like an American lager style.
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