Anchor Porter

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

12oz bottle. Dark brown with light brown slowly fading frothy head. Biscuits, toffee and caramel on the nose and coffee, caramel & chocolate on the tongue. Smooth malty finish with a mild sugar aftertaste. This one went down nice & quick.

Deep black color, thick tan head. Roasted malt aroma. There is a strong sweetness with a nice roasted malt flavor to balance it out. Very smooth, maybe a tad too light, but a good beer.

A fabulous porter. Pours a dark brown, light tan head. Head fades fast with no real lacing. Roasted aroma and a chewy roast flavor with hints of coffee. Very smooth, dry finish with a roasted flavor that really lasts.

Pours very dark brown with a thin tan head that leaves a little lacing. Very week earthy aroma. Nice sweet malty flavor though with a punch of coffee in the middle and a light but smooth roasted hop finish. A little thin but not too bad.

THOUGHTS: A really nice beer. I was very surprised by this one. I knew anchor did California commons well, but I didn’t know they did incredible porters too. I think I will be trying more styles of anchor beers in this new year. (Had this on New Year’s Day.) TECHNICAL: Bottle. Poured a dark brown that was black in the glass with slight red highlights and an average, tan head. The aroma was moderate to heavy roasted, chocolate (like hot cocoa mix and chocolate syrup) malts and very light hops. The initial flavor was lightly sweet and lightly to moderately acidic; while the finish was moderately to heavily sweet and lightly biter with an average duration. The flavor was mostly roasted malt with a little bit of bitter chocolate and just a hint of hops in the finish. The medium body was a little oily and a little dry with lightly fizzy carbonation and a moderately astringent and lightly chalky finish.

Average color for a porter, small head that lasts, no lace. Aroma is a sweet molasses/chocolate with slightly burnt notes. The flavor is roast barley, molasses. All in all a bit sweet for me, although I’m a little sick and stuffed up.

12 ounce bottle purchased at ABC Liquors Pembroke Pines, FL for $1.89. Very good.

Dark color with a really nice head. Aroma has roastiness with some carmel and cofee. Taste has some chocolate and coffee. Very good beer.