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Anchor Steam Beer

Anchor Steam Beer

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A California Common brewed by
Anchor Brewing Company

San Francisco, California USA

bottled
common

on tap
common

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Commercial Description:
San Francisco's famous Anchor Steam®, the classic of American brewing tradition since 1896, is virtually handmade, with an exceptional respect for the ancient art of brewing. The deep amber color, thick creamy head, and rich flavor all testify to our traditional brewing methods. Anchor Steam is unique, for our brewing process has evolved over many decades and is like no other in the world. Anchor Steam derives its unusual name from the 19th century when "steam" seems to have been a nickname for beer brewed on the West Coast of America under primitive conditions and without ice. The brewing methods of those days are a mystery and, although there are many theories, no one can say with certainty why the word "steam" came to be associated with beer. For many decades Anchor alone has used this quaint name for its unique beer. In modern times, "Steam" has become a trademark of Anchor Brewing.

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sirsirus (60), Boston, Massachusetts, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20

Aug 30, 2006  
Amber colour with medium head, contains rich flavor not quite bitter or sweet. Also feels creamy, well balanced with hops and sweet malt. Tasted better and more hoppy from the tap rather than the bottle. A subtly sly brew that isn’t half bad.

 larsga (2319), Oslo, Norway
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/56/103/512/20
Oct 5, 2008  
Big offwhite lasting head leaves coarse lacing. Reddish amber body. Roasty caramelly aroma with perfumy notes. Dry-sweet dense caramelly malty roasty taste with fruity notes. Sharpish mouthfeel, dense palate. Dry fruity spicy aftertaste with notes of harmonically mixed toffee and grapefruit. Nice, but not major. (0.355l bottle, Systembolaget, Charlottenberg.)


NDbeerdrinker (60), North Carolina, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/513/20
Oct 4, 2008  
Pours a light amber color with a thin white head. Aroma isn’t strong and doesn’t offer much. Taste is honestly similar to Keystone. Nothing special here.


 nqualls (422), Tennessee, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Oct 1, 2008  
Bottle. Poured a clear amber/gold color with a creamy off white head. Aroma of caramel malt and some slight hops. Flavor of herbal hops and a clean mild bitter finish.


 FlagstoneHill (201), Erie, Colorado, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/518/20
Sep 28, 2008  
5/25/08: 12 oz
Aromas of light carmelly malt, herby hops
Amber color, some haze, off white head that persists
Light malt flavor, herby hop flavor, moderate bitterness, clean finish
Med-light body, med carbonation
Refreshing beer, clean. Nice hop character with malt balance.


 Oscbert (267), Sacramento, California, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/104/56/103/512/20
Sep 27, 2008    Updated: Oct 7, 2008
~Pours a clear light amber color with nice looking creamy white head. ~Sour straw cheap macro lager scent, perhaps slightly better. ~Taste is definitely better than the scent. Kind of a woodsy oat taste with slight hop bitterness and an oat sweetness. Not bad but a bit harsh in finish. ~Soft feel, but harsh finish. ~I really don’t see anything special about this beer. I wont turn it down if offered to me, but most likely wont buy again.



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