O.B.A. Our Barrel Ale
Anchor Brewing Company in San Francisco, California, United States 🇺🇸
Strong Ale Special|
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7.23
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Barrel-aged ale is not new. It is a centuries-old tradition, from a time when barrels were thought of simply as the containers in which ale was stored and transported from brewery to tavern. Our experiments at Anchor, however, revealed that a carefully considered blend of our own ales, aged in-house in our own ex-Old Potrero handmade oak barrels, results in a unique, complex, and delightfully new tradition: Our Barrel Ale.
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8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle at home .. coded 5S0.. deep brown red . thick tan head ... soft peppery spicy toffee malts nose ... light boozy fruit ... soft sweet caramel... soft toffee malts .. ligth sweet caramel toffee malts .. juicy sweet caramel malt roast .. woddy peppry caramel toffe malts .. juicy malts
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Dec 2019
at 18:21
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Keg at Tempest - SF. Pours clear, deep brown with a foamy topping. The nose holds ripe dark fruits, berries, toasted toffee. Medium sweet flavour with some plums, berries, more toffee. Medium bodied with average carbonation. Sweet finish with low bitterness, more ripe, dark fruits. Tasty beverage.
Tried
on 26 Feb 2017
at 06:33
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Draft at PIB 2016, pours a deep dark mahogany with a small tan head. Aroma brings out leather, cocoa, bready notes and English malt. Flavour is complex, with bready caramel malt, toasted English malt, cocoa and light barrels. Complex and well-integrated. Excellent.
Tried
from Draft
on 26 Jun 2016
at 12:09
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
How: Bottle.
Where: Systemboalget.
Appearance: Amber colour with an off-white head.
Aroma: Spices, caramel, roasted malt, dried fruit.
Body: Medium body, low carbonation.
Flavour: Caramel, spices, roasted malt, chocolate.
Where: Systemboalget.
Appearance: Amber colour with an off-white head.
Aroma: Spices, caramel, roasted malt, dried fruit.
Body: Medium body, low carbonation.
Flavour: Caramel, spices, roasted malt, chocolate.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Jun 2016
at 10:00
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
12oz bottle thanks to Toby. pours out black topped with a tan head. Nose is big pit fruit sweetness sweet malts oak barrel belg notes. Taste is more of the pit fruit sweetness booze oak barrel. This is very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 May 2016
at 23:01
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Keg at Tempest, SF, 28/01/16. Light black with a decent tan cap. Nose is chocolate, dark malts, nutty, light wood, toffee. Taste comprises burnt chocolate, scrapings of barrel, toffee, dark fruit, light tobacco trace. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Ok.
Tried
on 22 Feb 2016
at 08:56
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
[2/4/16] Draught at Firewood Grill in San Francisco Airport. Dark brown. Aroma of caramel, wood, dark fruits, molasses, a bit of licorice. Sweet flavor with caramel, dark fruits, licorice, wood, and a bitter finish with a spicy alcoholic note. Medium-bodied.
Tried
on 14 Feb 2016
at 07:04
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
From a Growler bought at Liquor Shed in Casper.
2 finger head of foam sitting on a pitch black brew. Off white it tis, long lasting it tis, leaving some nice lacing it does.
Our Special Ale nose intact with a small hint of oak. In other words, some spice and a strong malt backbone.
Malty, roasty, mild but there spices, milder oak presence that works for me. By no means too sweet. .like I said, this maintains the qualities of the base beer remarkably well.
Medium for both body and carbonation.
This is a real treat! I’m glad I bought a Growler and not a Howler.
2 finger head of foam sitting on a pitch black brew. Off white it tis, long lasting it tis, leaving some nice lacing it does.
Our Special Ale nose intact with a small hint of oak. In other words, some spice and a strong malt backbone.
Malty, roasty, mild but there spices, milder oak presence that works for me. By no means too sweet. .like I said, this maintains the qualities of the base beer remarkably well.
Medium for both body and carbonation.
This is a real treat! I’m glad I bought a Growler and not a Howler.
Tried
from Growler
on 17 Dec 2015
at 19:15