Anchor Old Foghorn Ale

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

bottle on 4/11/08. red/deep golden color. Aromas of hops and fruits. Nice body and character... very big barleywine... huge on the palate, full of fruits and hops.... A wonderful aftertaste that lingers a bit to your delight. Very good barley wine. I would like to see how it ages...

Aroma: butterscotch, floral, malty. Appearance: dark tea with a tanhead some sheet lacing. Flavour: super sweet, malt, apricot vanilla. Palait: thick and lingering dark malt.

Date: 06/30/1996
Mode: Bottle
Source: BrickSkeller, DC

dark amber, no head, sweet fruity aroma, strong and sweet, just a bit of hop bite, long lasting fruity aftertaste tap: thin head, esters present in the aroma, extreamly smooth character
-------- /> Date: 01/10/2004
Source: blind tasting

muddy dark amber, thin tan head, fruity malt aroma, rich fruity malt flavor, low bitterness, fruity character just keeps growing as it gets warm
-------- /> Date: 12/04/2005
Vintage: vintage 1984
Words: LAX Sheraton

clear dark brown, headless, quiet opening, rich ripe fruit aroma, plums, dates, only a hint of carbonation in the mouth feel, thin body, lots of ripe fruit flavor but not as strong as the aroma would indicate, plenty of plum and raison, dry with only a hint of bitterness in the finish
-------- /> Date: 10/21/2006
Source: tasting
Vintage: vintage 1984

picking up brief alcohol in the aroma,
-------- /> Date: 10/21/2006
Source: tasting
Vintage: vintage 2004

more body and sweetness than the 1984, the sweetness helps bring out the fruit character
-------- /> Date: 03/01/2006
Vintage: 1996

muddy brown, whispy beige head, sweet ripe fruit aroma with lots of plum and raisons, body is thinning, huge sweet ripe fruit flavor, low bitterness,
-------- /> Date: 03/07/2008
Mode: bottle
Source: blind tasting
Vintage: 2004
Score: 3.1

Appearance: clear dark ruby red, fine beige head, bits of lace,
Aroma: sweet caramel malt aroma with a light fruity character,
Flavor: sweet fruity flavor, touch of caramel to enhance the fruityness, light balancing earthyness,

Aroma: 8/10; Appearance: 8/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 16/20
Rating: 3.8/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **4
-------- /> Date: 02/01/2007
Mode: bottle
Source: aa
Vintage: 2005

sweet and fruity, only a hint of alcohol, very good for a young bottle
-------- /> Date: 12/31/2006
Mode: bottle
Source: Bullochs
Vintage: 2006

sweet winey aroma with wisps of dark ripe fruits, good fruity flavor, low alcohol, low bitterness, same as always

Stubby bottle. This pours a muddy, ruddy brown with a reddish titl and barely a sparkle of a fizzy head. The aroma is sweet and fruity, with much less of a cooked essence than I’d expect from a barleywine. As I start to sip, I get a bit more of a steeped sugar sense, this coming off like a roasted apples. As it warms the alcohol also starts to making more of its warming presence known. A moderate but quite drinkable strong ale. (#3067, 8/28/2007)

I was expecting more from this beer. Warm mouthfeel...dark fruits and sweet toffee. Wonderful initial flavor, then disappointingly moves towards alcohol tinged finish.

bottle from mcox90: pours a crimson brown colour with nothin but a tan line around the edge of the glass for a head. aroma of toffee and caramel, hops, breadiness. fresh fruit (plums) mingeling with dark fruits raisins and figs. flavour is chewy adn toffee with wonderful breadiness and dark fruits and just a touch of the fresh plum from the nose. and excellent barley wine.

6-pack from Brewers World, Dumont, NJ...bottle pours iced-tea brown with a tiny tan head that lasted only a few seconds...smell of plum, molasses, fig...taste is sweet, malty, with dark fruits...very smooth mouth feel with a hint of alcohol at the back of the throat...very low carbonation...I really enjoyed this one...I agree with tgncc in that it’s a bit pricey but at least I’ll enjoy the next 5.

(Tap) Pours a deep mahogany color with a sparkling appearance and little head. Aroma of dark fruits and brown sugar. Malty, with a nice caramel and toffee backbone. Sticky and sweet, with a decent amount of alcohol warming as well. A decent barleywine, but a little too sweet for my tastes.