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Anchor Small Beer 2.66 412

Anchor Small Beer

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common

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
4122.65/5.02.66/5.03.3%10.6English pint
Commercial Description:
The tradition of brewing two distinct beers from one mash has existed for thousands of years, and for centuries the term "small beer" was used in English to describe the lighter and weaker second beer. We make our Old Foghorn Barleywine Style Ale from the rich first runnings of an all-malt mash, and Anchor Small Beer is our attempt to duplicate the "small beers" of old by sparging that same mash: sprinkling warm water over the Old Foghorn mash after the first wort has run off, thereby creating a second, lighter brew from the resulting thinner wort. We believe you will find Anchor Small Beer delicious—similar to what modern brewers call a "bitter"—and we hope you will also enjoy the idea of reviving an ancient brewing tradition, which is something of great importance.
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 Dansting (222), Overland Park, Kansas, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Jun 20, 2007  
Bottle. Clear golden color with a light white head. Slight lacing. Aroma is light and almost smells like toast. Definitely different. Easy-drinking mouthfeel. Flavor is small, like its name suggest, with a slightly hoppy and bitterness to it. I’m a fan of Anchor, and this is a decent beer. I’ll buy it again.


 carl4beer (406), Fairfax Station, Virginia, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/510/20
Jun 20, 2007  
pours a golden amber with small head. aroma of yeast and malt. very mild on the palate and with a crisp hop finnish. not bad for what it is.


 tjthresh (1780), Greenfield, Indiana, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/511/20
Jun 3, 2007  
12 ounce bottle poured into a shaker. Clear golden yellow with some nice carbonic bubbles rising to a nice white head. Decent bready aroma with a punch of earthy hops. Flavor features the hops and then the malt. Highly carbonated. Its beer.


 BrewDad (2372), Olympia, Washington, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/514/20
Jun 3, 2007  
Bottle
A nice clean easy to drink small brew. This was light golden in color with a thin head. The flavor was thin but there. This was a very easy to drink and taste beer. Light in all flavors. If you didi not sotre right this beer would go south very fast. I liked trying this beer.


 cking (1041), North Canton, Ohio, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/514/20
Jun 2, 2007  
Rated 2/4/07: I really like the concept of this beer, had no idea about the process until I had already bought the bomber THEN decided to read the label. Leave it to Anchor to continue an age old method of beer making that likely is rarely performed today. Light lively aroma a smidge of bitterness and malt. Grand pour, nice light copper color with a monsterous fluffy white head and more than ample lacing. Very crisp and surprisingly filling for such a "small" beer. Flavor is real nice. Good maltiness coupled with a fine light bitterness, simple and well received. Goes down real smooth and quick, this is a great session beer. Love the small oval label on the beautiful big bottle, nice touch.


schmidtserland (6), Exton, Pennsylvania, USA
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2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/56/103/511/20
May 26, 2007  
Had it on my deck after a 15 hour workday. Should have worked 16 hours. Nothing spectacular. Liked the color. Have after mowing the lawn.


 riversideAK (2792), Shoreline, Washington, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/102/512/20
May 18, 2007  
The aroma here is cereal. It pours a yellow gold with a frothy head. The flavor is really just cereal here followed by some lemony hops. Pretty basic. Light bodied. Easy drinking. Not so much a bitter, but more like a gold ale. Not bad, but not that good. I would drink it again, but not seek it out.


 csbosox (1082), Prairie Village, Kansas, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
May 14, 2007  
22oz bottle. This will be my second time drinking it, the first time I split it with a friend and never got around to rating it. Pours golden with very active fermentation and a two fingered head. Aroma is earthy, spicy hops. The flavor is earthy hops, almost rye-like, with a biscuty malt flavor and a pleasant, clean finish with just a bit of hops. Not a bad bitter, but overcarbonated for the style. The overcarbonation doesn’t actually affect the taste. Would be interesting to try on cask. Easy drinking and enjoyable.



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