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Anchor O.B.A. Our Barrel Ale 3.49 23

Anchor O.B.A. Our Barrel Ale

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233.69/5.03.49/5.0Special7.5%49.3Snifter, Trappist glass
Commercial Description:
Barrel-aged ale is not new. It is a centuries-old tradition, from a time when barrels were thought of simply as the containers in which ale was stored and transported from brewery to tavern. Our experiments at Anchor, however, revealed that a carefully considered blend of our own ales, aged in-house in our own ex-Old Potrero handmade oak barrels, results in a unique, complex, and delightfully new tradition: Our Barrel Ale. Available in 50.7-oz magnum bottles.
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 Papsoe (15103), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/516/20
Aug 15, 2009  
Bottle 150 cl. Clear, warm orangey brown with a tiny off-white head. Sweetish aroma of burned malt and wood. Medium body, burned caramel and lots of oak. Hardly any biterness. 110709


 Nuffield (2724), Roseville, Minnesota, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/514/20
Jul 31, 2009  
Like many people who have rated this beer, I may like the story behind it but have a hard time seeing anything particularly special in the beer. Lots of British beers are barrel aged but a lot of those beers have 3.1 averages. Bottle shared at RBSG 2009 grand tasting.


 bu11zeye (5621), Frisco, Texas, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Jul 30, 2009  
(1.5L bottle) Pours an amber-brown body with a small off-white head. Aroma of caramel, cherry, toffee, wood, and old candy. Flavor of wood, caramel, toffee, bourbon, and some vanilla.


 kp (8500), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Jul 19, 2009  

Name: OBA
Date: July 11, 2009
Mode: Bottle
Source: RBSG 2009
Appearance: clear amber, scant head
Aroma: sweet caramel and vanilla aroma
Flavor: sweet caramel flavor, lots of vanilla sweetness, light oak, light earthy bitterness
Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 14/20
Rating: 3.5/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **4


 yespr (12404), Copenhagen O, Denmark
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Jul 18, 2009  
From magnum bottle at RBSG Grand Tasting 2009, courtesy of aspidites - thanks Mike. Pours hazy dark brown with a small white head. Aroma is dry wooden and solid roasted malty. Sweet malty and roasted carmalt. Slight bitter and chocolate malt flavoured. Subdued chocolate and vanilla finish.


 IrishBoy (2719), Bakersfield, California, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/102/514/20
Jul 16, 2009  
Bottle shared at RBSG! Nose of oak and vanilla. Clear brown with a small beige head made of big bubbles. Flavor was bourbon, caramel, and a little vanilla.


 beastiefan2k (1605), Lawrence (formely NYC), Kansas, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Jul 16, 2009  
Magnum shared by the silky one at RBSG’09 Grand Tasting. This was a grade A mess up of a barrel beer. I see why they threw in in a magnum and made less bottles. The beer is basically alcohol and lots of barrel, lots of leafy barrel, lots of cardboard, and lots of crap. It is a dark brown color. This was just amateur night at the Apollo. The beer is a dark brown color.


 golubj (1290), Sunnyvale, California, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/514/20
Jul 14, 2009  
Bottle shared at the grand tasting, thanks a lot. Aroma is vanilla, wood and aged malt. Flavor is the same; somewhat mellow overall and the malt is sorta plain, neither bitter nor sweet.



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