Brekle's Brown
Anchor Brewing Company in San Francisco, California, United States 🇺🇸
Brown Ale Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.87
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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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6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
How: Draught.
Where: BrewDog Shoreditch, London.
Appearance: Brown colour with a large beige head.
Aroma: Dried fruit, caramel, citrus, fruit.
Body: Medium body and carbonation.
Flavour: Drued fruit, caramel, some chocolate, hops.
Where: BrewDog Shoreditch, London.
Appearance: Brown colour with a large beige head.
Aroma: Dried fruit, caramel, citrus, fruit.
Body: Medium body and carbonation.
Flavour: Drued fruit, caramel, some chocolate, hops.
Tried
on 27 Sep 2014
at 03:57
6.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 5
Draft at Paradiso Dupont, courtesy of Greg - thanks! Clear dark amber color. Aroma is very subtle, plain caramel. taste is sweet creme brullee. Average.
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Aug 2014
at 10:29
8.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle. A- Caramel, toffee, malts, slightly sweet, citrus, toast, nuts, dark fruits. A- Reddish brown color, clear liquid, dark tan head. T- Caramel, citrus, mild bitterness, malts, slighty sweet, toast, toffee, raisins. P- Medium body, average texture, average carbonation, complex finish. O- Unlike any brown ale I’ve had. A unique taste of malts and citrus. Gotta love those citrus hops and who would’ve thought they would work so well with caramel and toffee notes. Solid all around. I did prefer it much more cold than at room temp but a rich complex taste like no other.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Aug 2014
at 17:32
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle at ALEhouse, Riga. Pours brown with a beige head, looking like a brown ale should look like. Beer is nicely chilled, so aromas are difficult to get at first - but when they come out, then there is some caramel, a bit of roast and surprising many herbal notes. Taste is clean I guess that at the time when brown ales were the most common beers (as pale malts were too difficult to produce) then they couldn’t actually make this clean taste. Not sure if I like it that much (maybe I prefer a bit malteir brown ales) but it definitely is good and well executed version.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Aug 2014
at 11:40
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle at home, Oulu. Originally rated 02072012. Colour is brown with small white head. Aromas and flavours: chocolate, sweetness and roasted malts.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Aug 2014
at 09:20
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Hazy copper, thick offwhite head. Roasted, caramel aroma. Flavour is roasted, malty with clear notes of hops. Finish has caramel and good bitterness.
Tried
on 21 Jul 2014
at 08:49
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 8
Bottle, 0.355l. Hazy copper brown color with medium creamy tan-like head and good lacing. Aroma of citrus, dark fruits, pine, caramel and medicine. Taste starts with rich light sweet malt, follows by refreshing lemon, herbs and notes of alcohol, while finish is heavy bitter. Full body, thick texture and fizzy natural carbonation. Excellent, very similar to Belgian strong ales...
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Jul 2014
at 12:59
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle at Craig’s. Pours brown, sweet toffee, light fruit, citrus, dry and creamy.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Jul 2014
at 23:46
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle 355 ml from Za Popent, Ljubljana. Pours dark brown with tan head. Caramel malty aroma. Caramel, nuts,bread, dried fruits flavor. Medium to full body.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Za Popen't Pivoteka
on 03 Jul 2014
at 13:50
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Botella de 33 cl en cimmeria 24-05-2014, en el momento. Color marrón oscuro caoba con espuma beige oscura no muy persistente. Aromas especiados y dulce a de caramelos tostados. Cuerpo medio con 6 vol. Sabores dulces y especiados con toques Maltosos y de caramelos tostados. Me esperaba algo mejor. No esta mal del todo.
Tried
on 24 May 2014
at 10:33