Anchor Old Foghorn Ale

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.