Hop Horizons

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Anchor: Old Foghorn

This New World barley wine is/was brewed by Anchor in San Francisco, California, USA. It's achieved an overall score of 77.78%. Based on 2 tastings, the average ABV is 8.80%.

Historical Community Tasting Notes

Preserved from the RateBeer community archive (circa 2000–2018)

12 oz. bottle. Aroma of sweet tobacco, cherry, chocolate, and dessert wine. Pours a cool looking, clear, red-tinted brown with a moderate amount of tan head and good legs. In addition to all of the elements present in the aroma, the flavor contains pepper, pear, and a noticeable English-style hops bitterness. The bitter presence in an otherwise fru
Bottle. Great dark red/brownish color, quickly dissipating head that I forgot the color of. Sweet aroma of caramel, citrus, smells more like a port than anything. Oily sweet mouthfeel, a little chewy, taste of cola, caramel, plum. Awesome beer, will have to try on tap at Toronado.
The head is moderate on this beautiful, reddish brown beer. The aroma is wonderful and complex with notes of sweetness and fruit. The mouthfeel is oily. The flavour has notes of malt, candy sugar, flower, figs, apple and other fruits. The final bitterness is nice.

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In Book 272 on page 1 (visualisation):

Beer Listing

Date and Time Container Pub/Place and Where Strength ABV Colour Score Components Score Descriptive word(s) Book No.
13th Oct 2003 at 10:05 pm draft Yardhouse (San Diego), San Diego, California, USA 8.80 dark golden Taste: 94.12%
Head: 66.67%
Aroma: 80%
Ease: 66.67%
Clarity: 100%
 77.431% strong 70
11th May 2008 at 8:30 pm bottle (home), Liverpool, Merseyside, England 8.80 dark golden with a slight red tint Taste: 94.12%
Head: 66.67%
Aroma: 80%
Ease: 44.44%
Clarity: 100%
 78.119% syrupy-chocolate 249

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Other Beers (etc.) by Anchor

Apart from Old Foghorn, Hop Horizons lists 28 others by Anchor. These are:
BigLeaf Maple Autumn Red
Black Berry Daze IPA
Bock Beer
Brekle's Brown
Brewer's Pale Ale (Nelson Hop Blond)
Brotherhood Steam
California Lager (Zymaster Series No. 1)
Coffee Porter
Fog Breaker IPA
Go West! IPA
Humming Ale
IPA India Pale Ale
Liberty Ale
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year (2014)
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year (Our Special Ale 2004)
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year (Our Special Ale 2020)
Merry Christmas + Happy New Year 2022
Merry Christmas 2016 Happy New Year
Merry Christmas Happy New Year 2017
Meyer Lemon Lager
Odeprot
Porter
Saison
San Franpsycho IPA
Small Beer
Steam Beer
Summer Beer/Wheat
Winter Wheat

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