Anchor Liberty Ale

Brewed by Anchor Brewing Company
Style: American Pale Ale
San Francisco, California USA

Cloudy orange color with a lot of bright white head. Nice malty aroma. Flavor is hoppy with a strong grapefruit twang, a little sweetness, and a metallic aftertaste. Not bad.

Sampled at the Arizona Craft Brewers Guild 2008 Strong Beer Fest, on February 17, at the Mesa Amphitheatre.

Sampled at Food and Froth. Tasty ale with some hops but a nice sessionable ale, not too hoppy on a cold and snowy night.

Pours with great foam, medium lasting. Aroma is pleasant hops, but unremarkable. The flavor is what this style should be. Strong citrus, grapefruit predominant, and a malt that lays easy on the tongue. The body is much fuller on the palate than expected for a pale. This is a worthy ale, but a bit overpriced.

From a 12 fl. oz. bottle with a lot code of 70Y. Pours golden yellow with a puffy white head. and it sticks around Noticeable aroma of hops. Flavor has a strong element of hops too. It’s so hoppy, it tastes more like an IPA rather than a pale ale.

Pours a yellow orange with a fair amount of white head. Strong odor of citrus hops. The hops are more subdued in the flavor, which ends in a soft sweetness. A nice, crisp beer.

decent beer with good hops. smooth and mild, hops some fruit, not to complex.

It’s a little hoppy, but overall, there’s nothing notable about this beer. It’s just bland.