Anchor Porter

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

Big, tight, dirty brown head with a lotto sticky brown laceing.Dark ass porter, opaque.Malty sweet nose.Med/full body.Slick mouthfeel. Sweet malty flavors some grassiness? and roasted malt flavors show themselves in the finish. A little more hop, please.

the first thing i noticed after the pour was a bit of banana in the aroma,and thats a bit strange for a porter.as far as the body and head goes they were right on point.the first tip of the pint glass to my mouth gave me flavors of sweet malts,smoke,some b.b.q.,and a dash of hops.pretty good stuff although im a bit perplexed by the aroma.

12. oz. Bottle Pours out a nice rich black. topped of with a good tan head. There is a hint of chocolate flavor that is very tasty.

Its not popular to say, but I’ve always regarded this one as mediocre. Its good, but there are so many good porters out there that blow this guy away - blackish brown pour with a medium head. Aroma is roasty and grainy. Flavor has a bit of coffee and hop presence with doses of chocolate and dark bread. Smooth finish, but again always boring to me. A classic, but not Anchor’s best.

12 oz bottle. Poured dark black with small tan head. Big nose of chocolate and coffee. Rich mouthfeel. Flavor is rich of chocolate and burnt malts. Very nice hoppy finish. An excellent porter.

Pours dark brown with small tan head that lasts a minute. Sweet malt chocolate aroma. Some chocolate and coffee in the flavor, but something else I can’t pinpoint. Maybe brown sugar? Very crisp dry finish.

(Bottle at Haket, Göteborg) Pours very dark brown with light brown head. Smells sweet soy. Dried fruits, chocolate. Vineous. Some american hop. The taste is sweet, dried fruits. Some toffee. Barley. Salt. Chocolate. Finishes with coffeebeans. A very special porter.

Anchor Brewing has always been a favorite of mine. Going back when I first stared with their Liberty Ale and working my way up to Old Foghorn. It’d been awhile since I cracked open an Anchor Porter so I thought I’d give it a go. Pours out a rich, creamy thick tanish/brown head which stayed the course while drinking. Color of the beer is a deep chocolate brown color, with some light bubbles sticking to the sides. Flavor is dark chocolate, some roasted coffee, molasses and toffee. Flavors were more of the same with the nose but an added hop profile to keep it lively and interesting. This is an excellent example of what a porter can be. Drinkable, rich, smooth, and not overbearing in anyway. A near masterpiece from a phenomenal brewery.