Brekle's Brown
Anchor Brewing Company in San Francisco, California, United States 🇺🇸
Brown Ale Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.88
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Brekle’s Brown has a coppery brown color and unusual depth of flavor with hints of citrus which makes for richness and complexity without heaviness. The classic, all-malt, single-hop American brown ale.
Trivia: in 1871 brewer Gottlieb Brekle arrived in San Francisco from Germany. He purchased an old beer-and-billiards saloon near Russian Hill and transformed it into the little craft brewery that — twenty-five years later — would be renamed Anchor.
Trivia: in 1871 brewer Gottlieb Brekle arrived in San Francisco from Germany. He purchased an old beer-and-billiards saloon near Russian Hill and transformed it into the little craft brewery that — twenty-five years later — would be renamed Anchor.
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6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from Yamaichi. Nose of brown sugar, caramel, chocolate, light spice. Deep brown witha tall, fine head. Sweet, malty, thick. Fruity, like raisins or grapes. Yeast character is a bit strange. A bit thin. Ok, not so special though.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Oct 2012
at 02:39
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Tapped (@Tryk-Bar):Hazy, amber coloured, big brown fluffy head, sweet dark malt, brown bread, dried fruits and some vinous aromas in the nose, hops in the background; moderate bitter-sweet flavour, medium bodied; lingering bitter-malty finish. A very convincing brew…
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Sep 2012
at 03:51
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Dark ruby - thick head with decent retention - the citra hops dominate the nose, but the roasted malt surprisingly compliments it quite well - sadly, the same cannot be said of the flavor - the beer is quite dry and roasty and the bright citrus notes of the hops simply do not work with or compliment this character - tangy, dry, citric finish - the body is creamy , the malt base is firm and the beer is well-attenuated, but it just doesn’t come together for me.
Tried
from Can
on 01 Sep 2012
at 20:53
7.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Creamy off-white good fully lasting head. Dark amber colour. Heavy malty and moderate hoppy aroma. Molasse and caram,ellic notes. Moderate bitter nice flavor. Average moderate bitter finish. Wonderfull well balanced brown ale. Oily palate.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Aug 2012
at 02:23
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
12 oz bottle. Pours a copper brown with a very light haziness and a light tan head. Sweet brown sugar caramel aromas. Flavor is sweet with toasted biscuit, brown sugar, caramel. Cocoa hints. Clean finish. Nice, a darn good brown ale here.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Aug 2012
at 23:58