Anchor Brewing Company Liberty Ale
Style: American Indian Pale Ale
Alcohol Content: 5.9%
From: Portrero Hill, San Francisco, California, USA
Purchased From: Utobeer, Borough Market London
http://www.anchorbrewing.com/
http://www.anchorbrewing.com/
Anchor began during the Gold Rush when Gottlieb Brekle arrived from Germany and began brewing in San Francisco. In 1896, Ernst F. Baruth and his son-in-law, Otto Schinkel, Jr., bought the brewery and named it Anchor. The brewery burned down in the fires that followed the 1906 earthquake, but was rebuilt at a different location in 1907.There is no record of what Anchor did during Prohibition, but it resumed serving steam beer after Repeal, possibly as the only steam brewing company still in operation. However the brewery burned down yet again within the year, and it relocated once more, this time to a building a few blocks away.
The brewery continued operations into the late 1950s, but suffered heavily from the country's increasingly strong preference for the light lagers produced by the megabreweries. Whereas there had been more than 4,000 breweries at the turn of the twentieth century, only 70 remained by the 1960s. In 1965, Frederick Louis Maytag III bought the brewery, saving it from closure. Maytag purchased 51 percent of the brewery for several thousand dollars, and later purchased the brewery outright. It moved to its current location near Potrero Hill in 1979. In 1971 the brewery began producing its now famous Steam beer. However for this review we will be focusing on their lesser know Liberty Ale.
Colour: Once poured you are presented with a glorious orange/tan coloured beer. There is a fabulous thick white head which luckily lingers in the glass as you drink. This beer is also very lightly carbonated with champagne style bubbles running throughout this beer.Truly a beautiful beer to behold.
Aroma: Thanks to the size of the head, you get a lovely bouquet which will bombard your senses. Freshly cut grass and pine needles are the dominate smells but you can also pick out a sweet smell of caramel. These flavors mix extremely well and are not to over powering.
Body: As I mentioned previously there is a very low level of carbonation in this beer. This helps to create an extremely light ale that is extremely refreshing to drink. Left long enough these bubbles will die down creating one of the smoothest drinks I have ever tried. The dry hopping of this beer also helps to create a crisp/dry mouth feel after every sip.
Taste: The primary hops used in the making of this beer are cascade. These hops are know for there grassy pine flavors and are one of the primary hops used in creation of American pale ales. You can also pick out hints of sweetened gooseberries/grapes and orange peel. These fruit notes are very fair and you will need a couple of sips pick these out of the beer. All these flavors are very subtle and inter play with each other beautifully. There is an after taste of worthers original in this drink but this does not linger long.
Aroma: Thanks to the size of the head, you get a lovely bouquet which will bombard your senses. Freshly cut grass and pine needles are the dominate smells but you can also pick out a sweet smell of caramel. These flavors mix extremely well and are not to over powering.
Body: As I mentioned previously there is a very low level of carbonation in this beer. This helps to create an extremely light ale that is extremely refreshing to drink. Left long enough these bubbles will die down creating one of the smoothest drinks I have ever tried. The dry hopping of this beer also helps to create a crisp/dry mouth feel after every sip.
Taste: The primary hops used in the making of this beer are cascade. These hops are know for there grassy pine flavors and are one of the primary hops used in creation of American pale ales. You can also pick out hints of sweetened gooseberries/grapes and orange peel. These fruit notes are very fair and you will need a couple of sips pick these out of the beer. All these flavors are very subtle and inter play with each other beautifully. There is an after taste of worthers original in this drink but this does not linger long.
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