Anchor Brewing Company

Regional Brewery in San Francisco, California, United States 🇺🇸
Owned by Sapporo Breweries

Established in 1896

Closed in 2023

Contact
1705 Mariposa St, San Francisco, CA, CA 94107, United States
Description
Anchor is America’s first and oldest craft brewery, with roots dating back to the California gold rush. Today, our beers are handmade from an all-malt mash in our traditional copper brewhouse. Our process combines the time-honored art of classical craft brewing with carefully applied, state-of-the-art modern methods.

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7/10
Tried from Bottle on 29 Jan 2021 at 21:18

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
355ml bottle from Hopt, France. Pours dark brown, with fine beige foam. Aroma is coffee, dark chocolate, molasses. Body is fairly light, with almost no carbonation. Taste is medium bitter, pretty roasty, with a little vanilla behind. Final is thin like before, roasty.
Tried from Bottle on 14 Jan 2021 at 12:48

7.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Canned August 17th and it just now showed up in a mixed 12 pack?

Pours a slightly hazy pale gold with a large billowy head of foam that lasts.

I get noticeable notes of piney hops in the smell, some fruitiness, and a rather substantial malt presence.

The taste is almost as malty as it is hoppy. Nice notes of pine, fruity, more than solid taste of malt that reminds me of an English style IPA..like the late Bridgeport IPA. Love the mild sweetness.

Smooth as silk mouthfeel.

Cool that this was in the pack so I could try it. It is right up my alley for a balanced IPA.
Tried from Can on 10 Jan 2021 at 21:11

4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 3 Texture 4 Overall 4
Bottle at The Lobstar, Madrid. A dark brown pour with a tan-to-beige head. Aroma is blackberry, blackcurrant, cola gummy. Drier than the nose forecasted. Medium to low-bodied. Fizzy, crisp, easy-going. Not all that jazz, to be honest.
Tried from Bottle on 07 Jan 2021 at 22:15

5/10
Tried from Bottle on 29 Dec 2020 at 17:22

5/10
Tried from Bottle on 29 Dec 2020 at 14:02

5/10
Tried from Bottle on 29 Dec 2020 at 13:30

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Bottle. Fairly hazy golden amber with a white head. Aroma of bitter oranges, some medicinal notes, bread. And so it tastes. Bittersweet with an almost menthol-like finish. Sharpish citrus leans towards yuzu. A little reminiscent of De Ranke XX Bitter. Well-integrated flavours. Interesting.
Tried from Bottle on 22 Dec 2020 at 12:50

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Bottle. Hazy orangish amber with a small dense white head. Aroma of passionfruit, peach, tinned mandarin. Light bodied, cleaner than it looks. Very fruity with some light bread behind before some resin creeps up at the moderately bitter finish. Pretty good, refreshing.
Tried from Bottle on 17 Dec 2020 at 12:39

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
355ml bottle. Pours bright gold with a large head. Aroma is piney orange citrus. Taste has orangey citrus to start with a bitter pine finish.
Tried from Bottle on 15 Dec 2020 at 20:19