61/100) Anchor Brewing

I have set myself the goal to review three beers or ciders every week for 100 weeks. I will be learning about beer and ciders more as I do this, and if I am successful in this venture, I will have tried about 300 unique drinks. If you're curious how I'm doing, the number in the post's title tells you which week I am in now.

Old Foghorn, Flying Cloud, Steam Beer, Porter

Anchors away! The sky is clear and blue during the day, but during the twilight, in the Californian fog the making of steamy suds adds a mystique and a heady aroma to the night air.
You don't have to be a sailor to enjoy these beers.
 
Old Foghorn) did not benefit from warming up. Honestly, I am taking that as a bad sign, because barleywines usually open up well with warmth. Let this one settle into your gut like a cold mist after getting the bottle good and frosty. Otherwise, you'll probably dislike it. ☆☆☆

Flying Cloud) is a true "stout" porter. The terms stout and porter are largely interchangeable because the porter came first and a stout porter came later as a way to identify a stronger porter. This flying cloud though, is a true "stout" porter to me because it is so similar in taste profile to the following Anchor Porter. However, the Flying Cloud does it better with a more hearty mouth feel and more creaminess. ☆☆☆☆

Steam Beer) Read up sometime on the unusual method of fermentation used with this beer. It's unusual. The short-attention span version, is that a lager yeast is fermented in open air vats in the night air at a higher temperature than a lager usually is. The result is a spicier beer that is quite like a richer lager that has not been pushed so far as to be a pale ale. ☆☆☆☆

Porter) The initial and mid had an unusual creamy touch to them. The finish wasn't really harsh, but the linger had a very strong presence. Some might say smokey, but I think of it as a roasted chestnut flavor or like the aroma that comes off roasted hazelnut shells. Good, but I prefer the stout. ☆☆☆