Anchor Old Foghorn Ale

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

Slightly watery barleywine but what a flavor. Just the right amount of everything: flavor, bitterness, aftertaste and all the interesting mini flavors that barley wines have.

Bottle 355 ml 2005 vintage
Appearance: deep clear amber look, mid light rocky top, tanned sides.
Nose: thick blanket of malty sweetness. Dry alcohol to balance, straight with sense of being solid 7+
Flavor/Palate : Good, straight clean brew. Simple yet well made. Plenty of clean malts, boozy alcohol all together well paired. Solid Barley Wine.

From bottle cellared 8 months. Malt and alcohol on the nose with a hint of citris hops, Very well balanced, starts out smooth and malty rounds out to a nice bitterness stuck to the tongue. Very impressive.

Bought at a bar that was far to cold. Needed some warming and this was the right choice. A deep red orange color with a surprising amount of white head for such a still beer. Smell was of orange at first but gave way to a great malt and grain aroma. That malt was part of the taste but backed up by some hoppy spice and alcohol flavor. A good barley wine for how not overdone it is.

Sample from bottle at la Bière et Saveur 09.09.04 : Pour brown good lacing with a sparing head. This one is dense but still digestive. At first caramel take you then fallows molasses all well combines with great bitter finish. The body is full and carbonation is soft.

Considering this is America’s first barleywine it really sets a high standard. Ruby-red color, minimal to no head, and a sweet luscious smell of fruits and candies. Flavors of candy, sour apples which are kinda green (actetlyaldehyde ?), good but green with some hoppy bitterness. This is a sipping beer but it is good. It reminds me of Bigfoot but I prefer Bigfoot. I would like to cellar this beer and see how it changes. Serving type: bottle Reviewed on: 11-12-2007 17:09:42

Big shaving cream head, lots of bubbles within. Murky but glassy cherry red. The aroma is musty, gritty and heavy on gritty, grainy barley. It doesn’t really escape the snifter much. The flavor is hefty and slightly sour barley, combined with dates, raisin, grapes. Some dark cherry; both sweet and sour. A touch of honey. Some white wine sweetness and red wine depth. Feels thick, slick, oily, buttery. A big, hefty beer. Smooth but heavily sweet and sour.

Ruby amber color, small creamy head. Aroma of sweet malts, alcohol, raisins, and caramel. Well balanced flavor of alcohol, smoked walnuts, and sweet caramel malts. Medium/heavy bodied, velvety mouthfeel.