Old Foghorn
(has 7 batches)
Anchor Brewing Company in San Francisco, California, United States 🇺🇸
Barley Wine - Barley Regular|
Score
7.59
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Old Foghorn is brewed based on historic English barleywine methods. It is highly hopped, fermented with a true top-fermenting ale yeast, carbonated by a natural process called "bunging" to produce champagne-like bubbles, and dry-hopped with additional Cascade hops while it ages in our cellars. Made only from “first wort,” the rich first runnings of an all-malt mash, three mashes are required to produce just one barleywine brew. Introduced in 1975, Old Foghorn Ale was the first modern American barleywine sparking renewed interest domestically and in Britain.
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8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle from Beers Of Europe. Clear amber body with a beige head. Steady carbonation. Faint lacing. Aroma of honey, lemon and banana bread. Flavour of marmalade, menthol and mashed strawberry. A sweet, hop-heavy Barley Wine. You can tell with just a sip that this is a big beer, absolutely packed full of malt and hops.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Nov 2019
at 08:45
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Imported by Bier & Co Amsterdam. 9,4% on the label. Cloudy with a creamy head. Aroma has plums and licorice. Very fruity flavor (plums and sweet apples, blackcurrant). Licorice and alcohol. Just a hint of apple sourness. Maybe a bit thin for such a strong beer.
Tried
on 26 Aug 2019
at 12:07
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 10
Overall 9
Bottle with expiry 04-2019. Dark amber colour, minimal head, fair lacing. Aroma is lots of red fruit, also honey, toffee, citrus hops. Heavy sweetness, light bitterness. Not too sweet. Very pleasant mouthfeel, sticky texture, but does not feel cloying, pleasant sensation from bubbles. Well balanced. Very good! Probably the best barley wine I have tasted.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Apr 2019
at 19:40
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
355ml bottle (BBF: 03/2020, 9,4%) from Yeme (Tomasikova street) in Bratislava. F: huge, tan, long lasting. C: dark coppery to brown, clear. A: malty, mellow fruity, caramel, dried fruits, bit vinous, some berries, herbal touch. T: rich sweet malty base, mellow fruity, caramel, bit toffee, red berries, herbal, decent bitterness, bit citrus peels, spicy, bit warming alcohol, nice balanced, medium to full body, soft carbonation, enjoyed.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Apr 2019
at 20:38
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Bottle at home, from Biervana, Munich, 20th January 19. Pours a dark chestnut brown. Aroma is caramel, burnt malts. Taste is sweet, with some bitter character, caramel, burnt sugar and dark fruit. Nice one.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Jan 2019
at 21:00