 drawde (115), San Francisco, California, USA
| 4.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
Aug 20, 2007 Updated: Sep 10, 2007I actually dig this, maybe I could get into small beers. It’s a legitimate, traditional small beer, and the other "small beers" I’ve seen aren’t. Aroma is bread and light malt. Golden, clear, and visible carbonation. Light, refreshing taste. Could drink it all day for nice easy rise to a buzz. Maybe a great football beer when all your buddies are drinking low-alcohol lagers, you can still drink an ale.
TheBeerLover (1019), DC Metro Area, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Jan 30, 2007 22 oz bottle. Second runnings of Anchor’s Old Foghorn (barley wine) mash, makes this a "small" beer. Not too many commercial examples of small beer exist, so it really is nice to get a sample of this one. This beer pours to a deep golden to light amber color, with a soapy white head, and a moderate carbonation. The nose on this beer is grainy with light aromas of malt and some light citrus hops. Palate is lean, with some good light pale malt flavor, light flavors of estery fruit, and hints of earthy yeast. This beer finishes with more light malt and light fruity flavor up front, then ends with a mild citrus hop bite. Very refreshing, very drinkable, low alcohol beer that you could pound with impunity. A nice beer to enjoy on a hot day, and food friendly beer as well.
Arnoud (35), Hawthorne, New Jersey, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 |
Apr 24, 2002 I think I’m only the second reviewer who likes this beer. But any beer brewed by Fritz is okay by me. Anchor Small Beer is thin by the standards of American micro ales but it makes up for it in pure refreshment. The bitterness hits pretty hard in a beer lacking much malt profile or body but in thirst quenching way. If I could easily get it on the east coast, this would be an ideal everyday beer ... at least when I don’t want to get bloated from Anchor Liberty ;-)
Suttree (2743), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Mar 28, 2002 Am I the only person who likes this beer? Sure its overly bitter, and not particularly balanced, but it is an interesting mix of flavors.
MaBeer1972 (421), Leominster, Massachusetts, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 15/20 |
Sep 1, 2003 This is another very nice beer from Anchor. Nice frothy head out of the bottle, clear copper color, and a wonderful smooth drinking flavor with just enough hoppy bite to keep things interesting. (Without being obnoxiously sticky). Delicious!
BigBen2120 (688), Derry, New Hampshire, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Sep 5, 2008 1 pint 6oz bottle from a liquor store in Nashua, NH. Pours a crystal-clear golden body with nearly an inch of off-white head that slowly dissipates leaving some impressive lacing. Smells malty, fruity, with caramel and brown sugar notes, and a strong citrussy hop presence. Tastes grainy with caramel and citrus hops. Tastes a little watery, which matches the aqueous refreshing mouthfeel with moderate carbonation. Very drinkable and refreshing. Flavor (other than the hop presence) reminds me more of an American blonde or pale wheat maybe, rather than an APA or bitter. Still, reasonably priced (3.50$ per bottle) and is great for a hot summer day like today.
drpimento (873), La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Mar 5, 2005 was way better than I figured it would be as being a small beer. My first in this claimed category. I could understand it as a workaday beer. I’d get more ifn I could. This review is from a memory of this past fall? and its accuracy is neither promoted or guaranteed as accurate and is given in good faith to the best of this taster’s (ME) recollection. Ok Fritz, Ok, good beer....
bierkoning (6100), La Tropica, Netherlands
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Sep 26, 2003 Light amber color. 3,2% on the label. Citrus and blackcurrant aroma and flavor. Just a bit of hopbitterness and some tartness. Fairly thin but loads of flavor, especially for a low ABV beer. Heartily recommended as a low alcohol beer!
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