Anchor Old Foghorn - Anchor Brewing Company

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1,335 Ratings

rAvg: 3.92
pDev: 11.22%
Reviews: 958
Hads: 377

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Brewed by:
Anchor Brewing Company

California, United States

Style | ABV
English Barleywine | 8.20% ABV

Availability: Year-round. bottle (883), on-tap (74), nitro-tap (1).

Notes:
ABV varies slightly over the years.

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Reviews by JWU:

JWU

Pennsylvania

4.05/5 rDev +3.3%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

12oz. bottle poured into a snifter

A- a murky dark amber with ruby edges. A half finger of light khaki head dissipates quickly and is quite fizzy.

S- white grapes, plums, faint malt and a bit of booze.

T- Wow, the taste makes up for the lackluster appearance and very fruit juicy smell. Big hit of slight boozyness, dark fruits and sweet malt up front. A bit tart, some esters are there as well as a touch of herbal hops on the end which help to dry.

M- Medium carbonation and perhaps a bit light for a barleywine. A dry finish is imparted by the tartness which really gets the side of the tongue and cheeks.

O- I'll have this over, and over again. Very, very good.

Serving type: bottle

07-15-2012 23:58:59 | More by JWU

More User Reviews:

Vigilante

Nevada

4/5 rDev +2%

06-16-2013 05:47:41 | More by Vigilante

anson42

California

3.75/5 rDev -4.3%

06-16-2013 03:50:59 | More by anson42

BillHilly

Washington

3.75/5 rDev -4.3%

06-15-2013 01:56:21 | More by BillHilly

megamass

New Jersey

4.25/5 rDev +8.4%

06-07-2013 05:08:39 | More by megamass

LJWalker

Alabama

3.25/5 rDev -17.1%

06-05-2013 14:23:06 | More by LJWalker

GRUUMSH

Belgium

3/5 rDev -23.5%

06-01-2013 14:49:57 | More by GRUUMSH

jibjib513

Ohio

4/5 rDev +2%

06-01-2013 12:04:22 | More by jibjib513

Plonk

Alabama

4/5 rDev +2%

05-29-2013 18:12:10 | More by Plonk

buzzed

Texas

4.25/5 rDev +8.4%

05-29-2013 16:25:53 | More by buzzed

Kingcurio

Oklahoma

4/5 rDev +2%

05-27-2013 23:43:08 | More by Kingcurio

moistnugget

Florida

4/5 rDev +2%

05-26-2013 03:24:43 | More by moistnugget

mikeincharleston

South Carolina

4.25/5 rDev +8.4%

05-22-2013 01:11:48 | More by mikeincharleston

buckyp

South Carolina

4/5 rDev +2%

05-20-2013 01:45:09 | More by buckyp

Slatetank

Pennsylvania

4.25/5 rDev +8.4%

05-16-2013 21:58:04 | More by Slatetank

flyingpig

United Kingdom (Scotland)

3.94/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

Deep amber to light brown colour with a clear body and a light brown, bubbly lacing on top for a head that ends up as more of a touch of foam around the edges.

Very hoppy initially with a lot more coming through than I expected despite the fact I knew before hand that the beer is dry hopped after fermentation. Strong and fruity aroma that is full of caramel malts, sugar, toffee and darker fruits. There is a touch of alcohol but not as much as I would have expected from the abv. on the bottle and there was some butterscotch and a touch of spice to round things off with.

Strong alcohol and sweet malt taste kicks things off along with some background caramel and some brown sugar. There is a lot of hops plus some prunes, figs berries and dates as well as some lighter fruit such as apricot and apple.

Sweet and with quite a bit of sugar, there is a lot of alcohol in the the beer that the smell only hinted at and the carbonation levels are low. The beer is full bodied and quite smooth with a spicy, warming finish.

Massive alcohol content, the beer was very complex in both smell and taste with plenty of sweet malts and fruits featuring. A lot more hoppy than I'd expected which was a big surprise and a most welcome one. One I'll look to pick up again I think.

Serving type: bottle

05-14-2013 15:28:57 | More by flyingpig