Anchor Porter

I don’t know why I’ve waited so long to try this, its pretty easy to find (Relatively speaking). This is amazing stuff. It really reminds me of a trappist ale. This is the third porter I’ve rated (Bully Porter and Rogue mocha porter being the others). Its get a rare perfect rating. Beautiful dirty head, almost black body. Caramel, fruit (Can’t quite describe it), coffee in the palate followed with a burnt bitterness that balances it out. Wonderful aroma. Fig? Raisin? I don’t know. Just a great effort from Anchor.

Well this is my first beer review, so you should probably disregard everything I say, but man, what a beer!! I don’t think I’ve had a better beer let alone a better porter. It looks beautiful, pours a deep black with a little red in the light, with a nice tan head. The tase is perfectally balenced. A little sweet (from the smell mostly), a little bitter - like french roast coffee. I think I was expecting this to taste more like Guiness, but I’m supprised and pleased that it’s much better. Don’t pass this up if it’s on the shelf.

Chocolate and coffee flavors, maybe a little smokey. Not at all fruity like some porters. Friends think it’s a bit hopsy but I disagree, they’re probably just not used to porters. My favorite of all beers.

Anchor Porter is not just great, but something that brewers should take note of, a prime example of why craft brewing in America is as great as it is. When you look at the bottle, it appears frivolously austere, serious but unorthodox. The label appears to be from a generation ago, which invites you to taste a brew from a time when craft beer was the only beer available. The porter is rich tasting, with subtle hints of chocolate and strongly roasted malted barley flavor. It is slightly carbonated with just a dash of sweetness; pouring a creamy beige head and hints of bitterness. It is solid and noble, just as the bottle shows. Anchor Porter is the kind of beer you see on a menu at a neighborhood restaurant and recommend to friend who is looking for something other than Guinness.

Very tasty and an interesting history. Dark beer, it’s a porter hello. I guess what it boils down to is, I like hints of coffee!

Best American/World Porter

Dark, complex, and rich (sort of like Colin Powell) this brew IS the best American-made porter, period.

Man I want to spoon with this brewery. Lovely Porter. I’ve only had it out of the bottle and it ALWAYS satisfies. Pours a deep dark black. Dark like space dark. Head is tan and luscious like mama’s mashed potatoes. The bouquet is incredibly satsifying. The thing that is most interesting about this beer is that most other porters and stouts characteristically and traditionally are dry, so dry that what comes through is the arid texture of the dark roasted malt. Although I am a big fan of this style, it is difficult for my tongue to get past the dry, cracked, paperlike finish of the malt. This brew however is like chewing on a big ball of burnt black WET paper. Alright kind of gross, however not as dry as other porters and thus beautiful. Roasty, yeasty and satisfying this brew is great after a hard days work. G-rat