Anchor Brewing Company Beer Reviews
Located in San Francisco, California, USA. Founded in 1896, current owner and “Father of American craft brewing” Fritz Maytag purchased the brewery in 1965. Famous for Steam Beer (California Common).
Anchor Porter
In the midst of sampling their Christmas Ale (’99-’11 vertical) I took a break to indulge on this wonderfully crafted dark ale. I’ve had this beer before, but it has been a few years since. I wanted to revisit it for a few reasons: 1) it is good...
Anchor Christmas Ale 2005
Tree: Quercus agrifolia (Coast Live Oak) I found the latin name rather humorous. “Agrifolia” sounds close to agriphobia. Not sure what would happen if a tree had a fear of farming? I digress. Another stout-like brew for this year’s batch. It...
Anchor Christmas Ale 2002
Tree: Populus fremontii (Fremont/Alamo Cottonwood) Picking up where I left of yesterday, I found myself pouring vintage 2002. The contents of the bottle was much darker this time around and the head much more dense than before. Looking through the glass into some...
Anchor Christmas Ale 2001
Tree: Washingtonia filifera (California/Desert/Arizona Fan Palm) Pouring a deeper ruby reddish color it looked more like a Scottish style ale mixed with a Porter. The head plumed rather fast and formed a tight knit beige barrier. When it came to the aroma, this...