Anchor Liberty Ale - Anchor Brewing Company

hustlesworth

Ohio

4.75/5  rDev +20.9%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5

A- pours a hazy golden peach with a sticky clumpy 1 1/2in cream colored head with decent retention and lots of wavy lace. a few bubbles rise here and there, this is a very attractive brew, with shimmering rays of bright golden orange where the light passes through the bottom of the glass.

S- buttery biscuit and sweet malt with a faint hint of cocoa, citrus pine hops, grapefruit, passionfruit, alchohol, mineral water, earthy aromatic wood

T- dried wood, earth/mineral and copper! the copper is very noticeable, but it's not like chewing on a penny. it's more like a fragrant essence of the metal coming out into the beer through the mash tun complementing the other flavors- sourdough bread yellow grapefruit peel, bitter spiced lemon, herbal piney hops from start to finish with a dry floral leafy aftertaste. this beer could really set the standard for how an APA should taste.

MF- initially silky becoming slick and coating as it goes down. finishes dry with a slight pucker that feels leafy and resinous.

D- a new addition to my list of widely available go to beers. anchor liberty ale, sierra nevada pale ale, and TD hoppus maximus.

Serving type: bottle

09-28-2007 04:50:54 | More by hustlesworth

Larrydoherty

Massachusetts

3.75/5  rDev -4.6%

06-17-2013 21:26:55 | More by Larrydoherty

adityashekhar

India

4/5  rDev +1.8%

06-16-2013 13:58:31 | More by adityashekhar

TheBeeraholic

Ontario (Canada)

4/5  rDev +1.8%

06-15-2013 20:34:01 | More by TheBeeraholic

IchLiebeBier

Virginia

3.75/5  rDev -4.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

Appearance: Cloudy, pale yellow/peach; small, frothy head, long lasting; good lacing

Aroma: Hoppy, floral notes dominate; citrusy grapefruit; malt

Taste: Smooth, hoppy, citrus flavor profile on start; hops linger on tongue and throat through mid, finishes with citrus, grapefruit aftertaste; smooth and well balanced

Remarks: Listed as Pale Ale, but seems more like an IPA

Did not score A, T, S, M at that time; disregard those scores

Serving type: bottle

06-15-2013 01:31:03 | More by IchLiebeBier

Sesam

Sweden

4/5  rDev +1.8%

06-14-2013 20:50:51 | More by Sesam

JMUbrewz

Virginia

3.75/5  rDev -4.6%

06-12-2013 20:49:28 | More by JMUbrewz

MandaLeigh

Nebraska

3.5/5  rDev -10.9%

06-12-2013 20:46:18 | More by MandaLeigh

PortLargo

Florida

3.75/5  rDev -4.6%

06-11-2013 21:51:08 | More by PortLargo

HowlingTurkey

Louisiana

3.75/5  rDev -4.6%

06-08-2013 21:04:58 | More by HowlingTurkey

jjd315

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +1.8%

06-08-2013 12:47:35 | More by jjd315

dar482

New York

4.53/5  rDev +15.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5

The beer is a hazy yellow and orange.

The aroma is quite big on fresh grapefruit and then some biscuit malt. A very nice aroma.

The taste is fantastic as it hits you with tons of grapefruit. Then it has a nice amount of malt and a lasting bitterness. It's very citrus hoppy and then a great malt backbone.

I would say this is more of the hoppy American pale ales than truly an IPA. It does push the boundaries though. I was pleasantly surprised by this. Fantastic citrus hoppy pale ale.

It's darn impressive that this was brewed in 1975, before Sierra Nevada's groundbreaking pale ale. This beer is an under appreciated classic.

Serving type: on-tap

06-06-2013 20:26:53 | More by dar482

TonyT013

Texas

3.5/5  rDev -10.9%

06-06-2013 02:59:29 | More by TonyT013

RBassSFHOPit2ME

California

3.75/5  rDev -4.6%

06-06-2013 00:14:41 | More by RBassSFHOPit2ME

Texasfan549

Texas

3.5/5  rDev -10.9%

06-05-2013 01:42:16 | More by Texasfan549

joshbrink

Alabama

4.5/5  rDev +14.5%

06-03-2013 20:22:58 | More by joshbrink

Jtrigonis

California

3.5/5  rDev -10.9%

06-03-2013 19:31:30 | More by Jtrigonis

Qstor

Maryland

5/5  rDev +27.2%

06-03-2013 15:46:31 | More by Qstor

maxwelldeux

North Carolina

1.25/5  rDev -68.2%

06-03-2013 02:44:57 | More by maxwelldeux

BrawnyCotton

Oklahoma

4/5  rDev +1.8%

06-02-2013 14:51:07 | More by BrawnyCotton

mick303

Ontario (Canada)

3.75/5  rDev -4.6%

06-02-2013 08:44:11 | More by mick303

GRUUMSH

Belgium

4/5  rDev +1.8%

06-01-2013 14:50:13 | More by GRUUMSH

His_Royal_Hoppiness

United Kingdom (England)

3.75/5  rDev -4.6%

05-31-2013 20:39:40 | More by His_Royal_Hoppiness

Plonk

Alabama

4/5  rDev +1.8%

05-29-2013 18:11:57 | More by Plonk

buzzed

Texas

4.25/5  rDev +8.1%

05-29-2013 16:25:13 | More by buzzed