Liberty Ale
Anchor Brewing Company in San Francisco, California, United States 🇺🇸
Pale Ale - American Style / APA Regular|
Score
7.00
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The champagne-like bubbles, distinctive hop bouquet, and balanced character of Liberty Ale revives centuries-old ale brewing traditions that are now more relevant than ever. First introduced in 1975, Liberty Ale is brewed strictly according to traditional craft brewing methods, and uses only natural ingredients — pale malted barley, fresh whole-cone Cascade hops and a special top-fermenting yeast, and water.
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6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle at home. Has a slightly hazy orange colour, and with a creamy head. Aroma of berries, apricot, sweet malt, caramel and some lime and spices. Sweet flavour as well with more caramel, flowers, dried fruit and grassy hops. Has a slick mouth feel, and a balanced bitterness. A pretty malty and fruity APA with a pleasant bitterness in the end.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Jan 2015
at 15:03
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Part of my Liquor Mountain Tasting Set & so served in the accompanying Anchor Brewing glass. Liberty Ale - 6% pours a crystal clear shinning copper gold with virtually no head. The aroma is a pleasing fruity & floral bouquet. Medium bodied with a very sweet, fruity flavor, a bit of minerality and some biscuity malt bite. I am also getting a bitter crisp finish with some buttery vanilla notes. It’s ok, I can see how in 1975 this would have wowed people but these days it is quite tame especially for something in the American Pale Ale category.
Tried
from Can
on 03 Dec 2014
at 07:06
8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Flasche (355 ml) von Getränkefeinkost, Berlin-Friedrichshain. - Mein erstes amerikanisches Bier vor einigen Jahren und eins der wenigen US-Biere, die ohne größere Anstrengungen in Berlin zu bekommen sind. - Helles Orangegelb, trüb; bescheidene Schaumbildung. - In der Nase köstlicher fruchtiger Hopfen: Grapefruit, Orange, Nadelwald. - Antrunk delikat fruchtig-hopfenherb mit Anklängen von Zitronenschale. Kaum süß. Mild rezent, schlank, trocken. Die fruchtige Hopfenherbe geht nahtlos in trockene, mild harzige Bittere über. Wunderbar aromatisch-hopfenbitterer Nachtrunk. - Geradezu elegantes Pale Ale, mit markanten aber nirgends übertriebenen Hopfenaromen. Deutlich subtiler als so mancher Pale-Ale-Versuch eines deutschen „Craft“-Bier-Adepten.
Tried
on 30 Oct 2014
at 11:57
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
12 fl oz bottle. Clear yellow-orange with creamy white head. Some lacings on the glass. Fruity aroma of lemon, orange, mango and grapefruit. Low carbonation. Bitter and dry finish. Overall a good beer. Very refreshing, easy to drink.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Oct 2014
at 13:41
7.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Review based on the BJCP2008 guidelines (style 14B). Bottle 355 ml - Batch unknown. AROMA: floral and citrusy hop and esters aromas reminescent of grapes, oranges and some piny and resinous character. some sweet malt background. APPEARANCE: medium gold color and clear. nice moussy head of a slight ivory colour that persists. TASTE: citrusy and piny flavours more faint than the aromas. sweet malt background. medium-high bitterness that lingers into a dry finish. PALATE: medium-light body with medium-low carbonation. OVERALL: a nice APA that promisses in the aromas but doesnt deliver much in the flavours.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Sep 2014
at 16:17
6.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 5
Bottle. Pours clear golden with thin off-white head. Lots of lacing. Hoppy, fruity, flowery nose. Taste likewise, peaches, green apples, a bit of pine, grassy, some malty caramel, chemicals. Taste is light sweet to dry, medium bitter. Light astringency on the palate, medium high carbonation, watery. Long chemical bitter finish. Weird.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Aug 2014
at 10:55
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
(tap 0,3l @ OP (Brno))
Aroma : Fruity (peaches, sweet oranges), bubble gum.
Appearance : Clear dark golden color. Minimal white head.
Taste : Fruity, medium sweet, light bitter.
Palate : Medium body. Light sticky texture. Long bitter finish.
Overall : Interesting, balanced, unusual.
Aroma : Fruity (peaches, sweet oranges), bubble gum.
Appearance : Clear dark golden color. Minimal white head.
Taste : Fruity, medium sweet, light bitter.
Palate : Medium body. Light sticky texture. Long bitter finish.
Overall : Interesting, balanced, unusual.
Tried
from Draft
on 29 Aug 2014
at 00:19