California Beer Reviews
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Anchor Small Beer
Served in irony, Anchor Small comes in a 1.6 fl oz bottle and has an interesting story. This low abv beer is made by using the second run off (see sparge) from the leftover grains used to make their Old Foghorn Barleywine. This idea is actually very earth friendly...
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...