Anchor Liberty Ale - Anchor Brewing Company

luvND

Pennsylvania

4.55/5  rDev +15.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

Pours a cloudy golden color. Perfect head, thick, white, creamy, invites you to drink it. Aroma is crisp with plenty of hop and some citrus. Taste is absolutely perfect for a session beer, plenty of hop with a smooth malt balance. The mouthfeel is like silk, this stuff just feels good on your tongue. Exceptional drinkability. I would have no problem making this my house ale. It's a nice session beer in winter and would make a great companion to any summer BBQ.

Serving type: bottle

01-06-2003 21:38:21 | More by luvND

magpieken

Australia

4/5  rDev +1.5%

05-25-2013 15:24:28 | More by magpieken

BlueMoon10

Mississippi

3.5/5  rDev -11.2%

05-25-2013 14:04:45 | More by BlueMoon10

robertmitchum

North Carolina

3.75/5  rDev -4.8%

05-24-2013 09:35:01 | More by robertmitchum

DRTBrewster

Arizona

3.75/5  rDev -4.8%

05-23-2013 22:31:06 | More by DRTBrewster

barczar

Kentucky

3.8/5  rDev -3.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75

Pours a chill hazed medium copper with a pillowy 2 inch cream head that lingers.

Lime zest, lemon, floral hops, and caramel sweetness form the initial aroma. Complex, and different than most. Pine and resin emerge, along with grapefruit, mango, and peach.

Flavor is initially resinous and fairly bitter at the finish. Underpinnings of peaches, lemon, and lime fade to toasted bread and caramel malt mid palate, becoming slightly peppery, herbal, and grassy. Floral notes surface in the aftertaste.

Body is creamy and moderately full, with moderate draconian and a touch of alcohol warmth. There's a bit if hop astringency.

Fairly complex hop flavor profile and aroma. A little too resinous for my liking, but good support from the malt. Bitterness overwhelms in the aftertaste.

Serving type: bottle

05-23-2013 03:00:01 | More by barczar

mikeincharleston

South Carolina

3.75/5  rDev -4.8%

05-23-2013 01:08:39 | More by mikeincharleston

bonSreeB

Alabama

3.5/5  rDev -11.2%

05-22-2013 23:32:28 | More by bonSreeB

DStoked

Ohio

3/5  rDev -23.9%

05-22-2013 13:48:13 | More by DStoked

shamrock071521

Michigan

4/5  rDev +1.5%

05-21-2013 21:06:10 | More by shamrock071521

kylemckinnis

Oregon

4.25/5  rDev +7.9%

05-20-2013 22:45:14 | More by kylemckinnis

buckyp

South Carolina

4/5  rDev +1.5%

05-20-2013 01:44:39 | More by buckyp

likeemdark

California

3.5/5  rDev -11.2%

05-19-2013 19:05:51 | More by likeemdark

Lobstertainment

Ontario (Canada)

5/5  rDev +26.9%

05-18-2013 03:28:26 | More by Lobstertainment

KerryCummins1977

Kentucky

3.75/5  rDev -4.8%

05-18-2013 03:19:12 | More by KerryCummins1977

dfillius

Michigan

4/5  rDev +1.5%

05-17-2013 23:32:53 | More by dfillius

BeerAficionadoMCMXC

California

4.65/5  rDev +18%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5

It appears a golden color with good head retention. The aroma is belgian-esque with a hoppy and cereal smell. The taste begins with the belgian flavor, a kind of estery citrus perhaps. It is followed by a light and hoppy finish. A well balanced ale as the body remains medium to light. I'd drink six.

Serving type: bottle

05-17-2013 02:21:29 | More by BeerAficionadoMCMXC

JakeDebus

Maryland

4/5  rDev +1.5%

05-15-2013 18:08:27 | More by JakeDebus

mralbertson

North Carolina

4.25/5  rDev +7.9%

05-14-2013 03:33:05 | More by mralbertson

JollyRoger

Michigan

4.75/5  rDev +20.6%

05-14-2013 02:25:11 | More by JollyRoger

aty11b

Texas

4/5  rDev +1.5%

05-14-2013 01:08:21 | More by aty11b

TheLevi4000

New York

4/5  rDev +1.5%

05-13-2013 00:19:35 | More by TheLevi4000

paulytasker

New York

3.75/5  rDev -4.8%

05-11-2013 16:41:40 | More by paulytasker

ScottieD

Connecticut

3.75/5  rDev -4.8%

05-11-2013 01:24:48 | More by ScottieD

bconsidine

Maryland

3.75/5  rDev -4.8%

05-10-2013 18:34:01 | More by bconsidine