Anchor IPA
Anchor Brewing Company

Anchor IPAAnchor IPA
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From:
Anchor Brewing Company
 
California, United States
Style:
American IPA
Ranked #3,312
ABV:
6.5%
Score:
82
Ranked #24,949
Avg:
3.62 | pDev: 11.88%
Reviews:
210
Ratings:
1,168
Status:
Active
Rated:
Dec 09, 2022
Added:
Feb 05, 2014
Wants:
  20
Gots:
  364
Anchor IPA™ is made with 2-row barley malt and fresh whole-cone hops, its bright amber color, distinctively complex aroma, spiky bitterness, malty depth, and clean finish unite to create a uniquely flavorful, memorable, and timeless craft IPA.
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Ratings by Beermazter310:
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Rated by Beermazter310 from Nevada

4.25/5  rDev +17.4%

Apr 23, 2014
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Rated: 3.96 by InfernoBoss from California

Dec 09, 2022
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Reviewed by Sigmund from Norway

3.75/5  rDev +3.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
355 ml bottle, from Prima Beer, Hobro. ABV is 6.5%. Amber colour, moderate off-white head. Pleasant aroma of tropical fruits (fruity hops), hints of perfume and exotic woodwork, also spicy notes. Hoppy and moderately sweet flavour, notes of grapefruit as expected, but also earthy, spicy and herbal notes, with hints of blackcurrant leaves. Bitter aftertaste. Is this a blend of English and American hops?
Jul 19, 2022
 
Rated: 3.5 by mpenske from California

Jun 28, 2021
 
Rated: 3.15 by DvdP from Netherlands

Sep 27, 2020
 
Rated: 3.45 by DOCRW from Kentucky

Jul 04, 2020
 
Rated: 4 by TallGuyCM from California

Jun 16, 2020
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Reviewed by milkshakebeersucks from Maryland

3.74/5  rDev +3.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Clear, light amber appearance with a large, off white head and a fair amount of lacing. Aroma of orchard fruit and sweet malts with citrus lurking in the background. Smooth, moderately bitter flavor highlighted by fruity, floral hops. Citrus more evident in the aftertaste. Pleasing, medium bodied, decently carbonated mouthfeel leading to a lingering finish.
May 18, 2020
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Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho

3.64/5  rDev +0.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Poured out beautifully with a full, towering head and clear copper body. Aroma is a little musty. Hops are a bit subdued, some metallic tinge and dry, flat finish. Not a big and bold NW IPA, seems more East Coast style.
May 09, 2020
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Reviewed by cratez from Canada (ON)

3.67/5  rDev +1.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Rating from notes. Consumed June 2014. "A flavourful English-US IPA hybrid that strikes me as an Old World version of Liberty Ale. Pleasant and drinkable, but not sure why they made this given the substantial similarities to their APA."
Jan 26, 2020
 
Rated: 3.46 by casapy from Idaho

Apr 16, 2019
 
Rated: 3.5 by Griffith from Connecticut

Apr 04, 2019
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Reviewed by GuyFawkes from Illinois

2.83/5  rDev -21.8%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
Unknown vintage; drank 10/6/15 @ the Yarchives.

Opaque dark orange rust appearance.

A rough pour yielded a HUGE eggshell head (careful pouring!); a frothy curtain of lace.

Burnt corn, caramel & faint orange citrus notes in the nose.

Medium mouthfeel.

Burnt corn & caramel flavors up front; grapefruit bite on the finish. Pickle notes emerged as this warmed.

Drinkable, but just barely. Really old I hope?
Feb 14, 2019
 
Rated: 3.49 by Georgiabeer from Georgia

Jan 01, 2019
 
Rated: 3.5 by BeenTired from Pennsylvania

Dec 26, 2018
 
Rated: 3.54 by Kurmaraja from California

Dec 10, 2018
 
Rated: 3.5 by jpaulreese from New York

Sep 27, 2018
 
Rated: 4 by SargeC from California

Aug 07, 2018
 
Rated: 3.5 by DMcGirr from Massachusetts

Jul 22, 2018
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Reviewed by Harrison8 from Missouri

4.13/5  rDev +14.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Pours a foggy copper-orange with a finger of off-white foamy head that retains rather well. Aroma is old school, classic IPA, hitting notes of resin, pine, herbal, and dank hops. It has a slight bitterness at the edge. Flavor profile is a syrupy display of hops - herbal, resin, pine, dank, and light floral to be more precise. While hops are the name of the game here, biscuit and bread malts form a firm, but light, foundation for the hops. Mouth feel carries this beer well, delivering a velvety texture that nears on crisp, either way - it's refreshing. It has a medium consistency. Overall, old school, legacy hops are abundant in this flavorful, focused IPA.

Served in a 12oz snifter from a 12oz bottle.
May 25, 2018
Anchor IPA from Anchor Brewing Company
Beer rating: 82 out of 100 with 1168 ratings