Anchor Old Foghorn Ale

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

Bottle. Pours amber with orange and red tints. The thin beige head dissipated quickly. Strong caramel, fermented fruit, and malt aromas. Taste was very sweet and fruity with caramel, alcohol (brandy), and malt flavors.

Pours a clear ruby red to amber color with a thick light orange head. Aroma is intense sweet malt with fruity notes and... some more sweet malt. Flavor is less extreme and actually quite well balanced. There is this delicate sweetness that starts it all off, followed by a nice subtle bitterness that peeks around the corner. Well in balance and never over the line. Although its body is based primarily on the sweet malts it never gets boring.

Bottle. Poured a dark reddish amber with a quickly dissipating light brown head. Aroma was full of sweet barley giving it a cereal and caramel flavor. Flavor was quite sweet with a grainy flavor as well as some caramel. Nice and thick on the tongue.

Pours a reddish brown with an aroma of caramel, molasses, and dark fruit. Flavor of caramel, molasses with some alcohol. Very sweet, but very drinkable.

Recently purchased bottle. Pour is clear ruby red with a smallish beige head. Aroma has notable hops, lots of sugar, marshmallow, light malt, and faint cognac. Flavor is hoppy up front. Then a cloying sweetness kicks in that I am not a fan of. There is also a bit of oxidation present as well. I just bought this bottle and there was no indication that it was a vintage bottle. The finish is a sweet mess with light alcohol and light black pepper. I have had this beer before and I remember liking it. Maybe this was an off bottle

Dark amber coloured, not that dark as some other barley wines (like hertog jan grand prestige), small off-white head.NIce floating bubbles in the glass. Aroma si fresh, fruity (berries, a bit cherries or cassis-ike). Taste is bitter, hoppy, smooth, a bit fruity, long hoppy inish, with some herbs. Nice!

Pours light ruby amber with a thin beige head. Aroma is mild caramel and berries. Taste is light sweetness with a buttery feel. Thin smooth texture, some alcohol but not as sharp as other barleywines.

12 oz. bottle. A cold icy day calls for a barleywine selection. Pours a slightly murky deep red brown, with grey-beige head. Smells of caramel, malt, vanillia, slight notes of clove / banana fruit, raw sweetness. Taste is similar but earthier. Finishes with alcohol on breath. My nose is pretty congested right now so maybe i missed a couple of things here but overall pretty good.