New Brew Tuesday: Anchor Steam Beer
Type: Beer
Name: Anchor Brewing’s Steam Beer
Price: $1.89
Made: San Francisco, California
Alc/Vol: 4.9%
This beer was forgettable, I kind of wish I wrote down all the fine points as I was drinking it but truth be told even with my notes there wasn’t much there. I didn’t think that this was nesecarily a bad beer, but it had such a light taste with a dry finish that it left little to talk about. It was one of those beers that if someone had asked me what I thought of it after I drank it I would of given a, “Meh” response and that would have been pretty acurate.
It is an easy drinking beer that you could enjoy any time anywhere really. It has a bit of a sweet scent but doesn’t taste sweet, you know there’s hops but it isn’t bitter. I would recommend this beer for someone who is intimidated about drinking a darker toned beer after drinking pilsners.
I give this beer 2 out of 5 bananas, I wish I could speak more on this beer but it hasn’t left me much to fling about. What’s your take on this San Francisco beer, love it-hate it, let me know.
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May 18th, 2010 at 10:21 pm
How timely, I just drank a bunch of these while in San Francisco. I would rate it a bit higher than you. It's easy to drink and reminds me of an IPA. It won't light your pants on fire with its quality, but then I wouldn't want my pants to be on fire anyway.
May 19th, 2010 at 3:27 pm
Really, and IPA? I didn't get that strong of a flavor out of it, but I have read elsewhere that after the first one they really start to grow on you. I do agree this wouldn't light your pants on fire, but we monkeys go with the pants optional mentality so we wouldn't be wearing them anyways hehe.
April 27th, 2011 at 6:50 am
This was one of my favourite beers when i was travelling through the USA.. maybe as I spent every day recovering from the previous nights efforts and like you said, it’s easy to drink!
May 2nd, 2011 at 2:06 pm
There are many different varieties to try as well.