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About John H.
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Canada
Favourite Beer Style
Malty, aromatic beers. Belgian ales rank high on my list.
Anchor Brewing Liberty Ale
Submitted by John H. on Tue, 12/16/2008 - 10:54
Brewery Name:
Beer Style:
American Pale Ale
Serving Style.:
650 ml. bottle
Alcohol Content:
5.9 %
Where Purchased?:
L.C.B.O.
Burnished copper with a short lived head.
Nice orange citrus aroma.
Citrus, earth and a strong hop start with a heavy grapefruit like sourness in the middle and at the finish.
This is a fine example of an American pale ale.
Other reviews of this Beer
Other reviews of this Beer
Anchor Brewing Liberty Ale
Click on the Title to Comment on this review.| reviewed by: Bruce Ticknor  | Serving Style: 650 ML Bottle Where Purchased: L.C.B.O. Beer Rating: |
Anchor Brewing Liberty Ale
A full thick white head which reduces to a clumpy layer. The beer is a dark golden colour with a light haze, could be chill haze.
The aroma is citrus hops with a hint of licorice. A very faint earthy aroma comes through as it warms.
Feel is full and rich with a bright sparkling carbonation feel.
Tastes have a nice doughy malt base with a sharp citrus tang. Lot's of grapefruit, a bit of earth and just a hint of licorice in the background.
The start is moderately sweet but the citrus hop tastes kick in almost immediately and give a grapefruit middle. The finish displays the earth and licorice beneath the bright bitter hops.
A great warm weather beer, I just had it with some grilled spicy sausage and grilled mixed veggies on a nice spring like day and the strong hop profile blended and enhanced the food wonderfully. The hops cut through the oily sausages and allowed all the tastes to blend nicely.
I think I will lay in a stock of this stuff for the BBQ season.
Anchor Brewing Liberty Ale
Click on the Title to Comment on this review.| reviewed by: beermanbob  | Serving Style: 500 ML Bottle Where Purchased: L.C.B.O Beer Rating: |
Anchor Brewing Liberty Ale
Lot's of white foam, a dark yellow colour.
Aroma is pine and grapefruit.
Taste is very grapefruit. Not nearly enough malt base in this.
It demonstrates what the Americans are doing with over-hopped beer. I don't care for it much, one is more than enough, no way I could drink this all evening.
Needs a lot more sweet malt taste.
