Anchor Old Foghorn Ale

Brewed by Anchor Brewing Company
Style: Barley Wine
San Francisco, California USA

Pours with a somewhat opaque amber color and a frothy head that lasts. Has a fruity, nutty flavor with a taste of alcohol in the finish.

Bottle. Pours a brown/red, somewhat cloudy, with a pretty decent off white head. I hope this stuff cures my headache. The aroma is straight up barleywine, very malty with toasty notes and hints at toffee. A bit of those Anchor esters come through. Hm. The flavor is surprisingly balanced. The typical sugary barleywine flavor is here, tastefully so, with hints of vanilla, berries, oaky sweetness, and a very juicy finish. Though predictable, its balance and intensity are very well executed.

12oz. Bottle. Cellared from early 2007. Appearance of this beer is mahogany/ruby red in color with a medium tan head. Aromatics are complex with a mixture of dark over ripe fruits, burnt sugar and crystal malt. Flavor is similar with a heavy malt presence and some biscuit/bread like character. Carbonation is perfect, mild yet persistent and the beer is slightly heavy on the tongue without being overly syrupy. As this beer has been aged for a year and a half, the bite from the hops has subsided noticeably. Finish is dry with some mild bitterness. I’ve been drinking this beer for roughly 12 years or so now and while I can say that many breweries have caught on, few have managed to surpass this time tested classic.

REally delicious. Perfectly balanced malty sweetness with a good bite of dry hops. It is very complex with fruits and hints of malty goodness and a nice finishj. If only the bottle were bigger.

I found this really really sweet. Like Willy Wonka’s drip tray. Old Slugworth would love to get his hands on this stuff. Would certainly drink it again, not bad.

One of my favorite barley wines. Very strong banana/fruit flavor. Sweet on the palate and syrupy finish. Alcohol is strong, but beer is balanced overall.

Bottle. Pours deep bright amber, with a small tight head. laced well on the glass. nose is strong dark over ripe fruit, sweet and caramels. Taste is classic barley wine, thick sweet, heavy on the tongue, the alcohol is present and nicely warms the mouth. very nice mouth feel. finishes well.

Pours a semi hazey orange-amber colour with a small almond head. Aroma is sweet, caramel and toffee notes. Taste is creamy, rich and malted, biscuits bread and maple syrup flavors. Finishes very long with a crisp hop bite.