Anchor Steam Beer

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

As a California Common, this brew is a bit uncommon in the rest of the USA. Pours a clear amber with no head and little to no lacing. The taste is unique with refreshingly light fruit and malts. A pretty good beer, and one of the best that i had in this style. Though easily not the best from Anchor. LC

Bought as a novelty - its not too bad. Nothing very special, either.
Slightly malty, smooth and sessionable. Pretty neat for a novelty.

Overall Impression: Very drinkable amber beer with a slight orange taste

Pretty good overall beer has good body and good taste, good aroma. Good quality too

pours golden with a little head. tastes of bitter malts. nothing special. poured out of bottle

She shines like polished copper in the clear California skies, glinting and sparkling with flashes of amber and orange playing tricks with my eyes. A puffy white head floats lazily atop her crown as if a cloud had fallen from the sky to perch quite happily there. Like a gentle summer breeze, her nose embraces me with fresh lemon and sweet honey warmed by the sun. Fresh dough, cereal grains, and malt keep her full-bodied and strong while maple, cinnamon, and summer fruits such as peaches and melons liven things up a bit. As tantalizing as her nose is, tis her brew that I savor the most and my first quaff is bright lemon juice and savory peaches and melon drenched in honey. A faint presence of bitter grapefruit and dry grass lingers in the back of her palate while a frothy mouthfeel makes way for a bready fullness of warm white bread and cereal grains. A growing bitter presence in her finish does not detract from her overall palate of peach skins, melon, and honey. Instead, their balance is perfect, and each refreshing quaff leads easily into the next until there is nothing left to savor but our treasured memories.

I could drink Anchor Steam any day, every day. It is easy to see how the thirsty hunters of gold quenched their hopes and dreams with this golden elixir that sparkled in the light of hope and promise. Anchor Steam Beer is a great doorway beer for the new and curious beer adventurer, and always a great fall-back for the tried and tested beer gourmand.

bottle. pours amber with some head. medium carbonation. slightly malty, earthy bitterness.

An amber beer with a fine head. The aroma is slightly malty and the flavor is slightly acidic with a soft malty tone...it is what it is...