Humming Ale
Anchor Brewing Company in San Francisco, California, United States 🇺🇸
Pale Ale - American Style / APA Special Out of Production|
Score
6.88
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To commemorate an important milestone in Anchor Brewing’s long history, a special ale seemed appropriate. Having found and experimented with a very rare and unusual hop variety called Nelson Sauvin, we knew that its unique character would impart a wonderful flavor and aroma to a pale ale brewed especially for the occasion: Humming Ale.
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7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle @ Zly Casy Pivoteka, Prague. Pours cloudy golden with a creamy white head and lacings. Citrussy and grassy nose and flavor with a bit of bread and caramel beneath. Smooth and dry. Nice
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Mar 2012
at 03:32
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle: Poured a light dirty amber color ale with a large foamy head with good retention and some lacing. Aroma of dry and lightly funky hoppy notes with dry malt notes. Taste is also a nice mix between some dry and light fruity and funky hops notes with non- descript dry caramel notes. Body is about average with good carbonation. Well done for a brewery that doesn’t disappoint.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Mar 2012
at 19:44
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
clear yellow, small white head. aroma is hoppy and yeasty and slightly spicy. flavor is flowery, almost citrussy, yeasty, spicy bitterness.
Tried
on 14 Feb 2012
at 09:21
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottled. A dark golden beer with a beige head. The aroma has notes of yest, hops, and citrus fruits. The flavor is sweet with notes of straw, malt, yeast, and citrus fruits, leading to a bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Feb 2012
at 08:44
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle 35,5 cl. Pours a clear golden with a lively off-white head. Sweet fruit, hops and a little phenols in the nose - or is it just the Nelson Sauvin that comes out this way? Fairly light in body, again slightly phenollic, a little caramel and a dry finish. Not the best take on a Pale Ale really. 140212
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Feb 2012
at 08:39
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
12oz bottle-thanks Patrick-pours yellow with a rich white head. Aroma is grapefruit-citrus bite. Taste is grapefruit-citrus hop bite, dry, slight light malt.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Jan 2012
at 09:28
8/10
Tried
on 20 Jan 2012
at 17:52
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
12 oz bottle from Julio’s Liquors for $2.15. Big full, frothy head that lasted and laced the lager glass. A grassy and lightly pine nose. The taste however, is slightly resinous up front with a citrus light flavor on the backend. Bready malt is also there for balance. No bitterness here. After I read the commercial description, I was wondering…”How different could this Nelson Sauvin really be ?” Well honesty, it does have its own identity about it. Pleasantly quaffable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jan 2012
at 17:41
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle.Orange colour with medium white head,who stays,good hoppy and tosted taste,well balanced mouthfeels,dry and refreshing,has some spicey finish and hoppy aswell.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Dec 2011
at 03:22
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle from Salling. Nice head with good duration. Color is golden. Aroma and taste are rich flowers, peach, citrus and hops.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Dec 2011
at 10:01