Anchor Summer Beer - Anchor Brewing Company

Grundle20

Ohio

2.68/5  rDev -20.9%
look: 4 | smell: 2 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 5

Appearance:
The beer pours crystal clear and golden in color. There's a big fluffy white head but it displays poor retention and very little lacing.

Smell:
From what I could gather, and that isn't much since this beer is almost devoid of scent, this beer smells like dish soap and nutmeg. There's corn like sweetness in the back but ultimately nothing about this beer really says wheat anything to me, crisp and light malt liquor maybe but not wheat ale.

Taste and Mouthfeel:
The beer drinks thin with very faint flavors of corn sweetness and a fleeting hint of wheat. There's some mild earthy hop tones but they're pretty blunted as well. Carbonation is light, and the beer goes down rather smooth which is to be expected in a beer nearly vacant of flavor. The finish is clean with a lingering corn sweetness in to the aftertaste.

Drinkability:
This beer is only baby steps ahead of a macro lager in terms of flavor and as such the drinkability is just about as high. An absolutely pound worthy beer.

Bottom Line:
Well I'd take this over a Budweiser on just about any day but only just so. A really lackluster beer from an otherwise great brewery. Pass on this beer.

Serving type: bottle

07-27-2007 18:17:28 | More by Grundle20

kkmiller76

New Jersey

3.25/5  rDev -4.1%

05-25-2013 00:22:46 | More by kkmiller76

Pilvi

California

3.5/5  rDev +3.2%

05-23-2013 20:42:40 | More by Pilvi

TMoney2591

Illinois

3.45/5  rDev +1.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Served in a Lagunitas mason jar.

Judging by the sweat after my run tonight, it's definitely Summer now. This stuff pours a clear brass topped by over a finger of white foam. The nose comprises light lemon peel, light wheat, light sweet flowers, and a hint of what may or may not be coriander. The taste brings in more of the same, but ups the lemon to a point where it's the clear star, making for a fruity breeze of a drink. The body is a hefty light, with a moderate carbonation and a crisp finish. Overall, a nice little hot-weather quaff, nothing special, but something easily drinkable.

Serving type: bottle

05-22-2013 05:40:07 | More by TMoney2591

TheZzyzxScarecrow

North Carolina

3/5  rDev -11.5%

05-21-2013 21:47:53 | More by TheZzyzxScarecrow

Lucoli

New York

3.25/5  rDev -4.1%

05-21-2013 01:22:19 | More by Lucoli

AlkaholTester

Nevada

3/5  rDev -11.5%

05-20-2013 21:00:10 | More by AlkaholTester

buckyp

South Carolina

3.5/5  rDev +3.2%

05-20-2013 01:42:09 | More by buckyp

wonothesane42

New Jersey

3.5/5  rDev +3.2%

05-19-2013 19:35:39 | More by wonothesane42

chefduff2

New York

3.25/5  rDev -4.1%

05-19-2013 05:08:17 | More by chefduff2

Buster

Oklahoma

3.25/5  rDev -4.1%

05-19-2013 02:20:22 | More by Buster

Mleblanc25

Massachusetts

3.5/5  rDev +3.2%

05-18-2013 01:49:46 | More by Mleblanc25

whallgren

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +18%

05-12-2013 19:13:44 | More by whallgren

DrunkinYogi

Connecticut

3.25/5  rDev -4.1%

05-10-2013 02:27:31 | More by DrunkinYogi

patpbr

Ohio

3.24/5  rDev -4.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

A - Poured into a pint with a golden color and a lot of carbination bubbling up.
S - Grainy, wheat. malts
T - Malty taste, wheat and a little yeasty.
M - light but with a bit of carbination. goes down easy and refreshing
O - Many other summer beers beat this one. Flavor was not right for me.

Serving type: bottle

05-08-2013 21:44:57 | More by patpbr

ssimpson89

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev +3.2%

05-06-2013 01:24:00 | More by ssimpson89

fishguyac

Washington

3.5/5  rDev +3.2%

05-04-2013 20:51:52 | More by fishguyac

jimmah120

Minnesota

3.55/5  rDev +4.7%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75

12oz bottle into mason jar. i can't be bothered to decipher the archaic code on the back. i know anchor prides itself on being 'old-school', but it's 2013 for shit's sake.

very clear yellow-amber look, small white fluffy head. smell is dry grain/wheat, with some lemon-pepper. taste is light, fluffy, airy wheat, with a lemony kick of hops. feel is light, finish of lingering bitterness.

Serving type: bottle

05-03-2013 08:01:23 | More by jimmah120

tjsdomer2

Illinois

3.46/5  rDev +2.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Appearance: Golden with great bubbles and good lacing.

Smell: Lemon...a lot like Pinesol. Somehow that medicinal smell works pretty well here.

Taste/Mouthfeel: Lemon and pine. Medium dry with a seltzer dryness. Taste is ok, but I really like the mouthfeel.

Overall Drinkability: Not a great beer. None of the fruity/yeasty wheat qualities I like. I would drink this again, but would not go out of my way.

Serving type: bottle

04-30-2013 02:12:20 | More by tjsdomer2

chim52chim

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev +3.2%

04-29-2013 19:32:41 | More by chim52chim

Bigben0328

Georgia

2.5/5  rDev -26.3%

04-27-2013 23:18:36 | More by Bigben0328

YeastEnthusiast

New Jersey

3.5/5  rDev +3.2%

04-27-2013 00:31:25 | More by YeastEnthusiast

jmgault1

California

3.5/5  rDev +3.2%

04-26-2013 04:32:23 | More by jmgault1

DerAtomsmasher

Washington

3.5/5  rDev +3.2%

04-25-2013 03:51:21 | More by DerAtomsmasher

admccabe

Pennsylvania

3.15/5  rDev -7.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Pretty average tasting beer to me, nothing about it really stood out. It is pretty drinkable, had to try it when it came to bottle shop. Tasted almost amberish to me. The bottle describes it as being very crisp, but I didn't get that experience. Maybe had it been on tap...

Serving type: bottle

04-21-2013 19:59:00 | More by admccabe