Liberty Ale

Brewed by: Anchor Brewing Co.
Brewed at: San Francisco, California, U.S.A.
Type: Ale
5.9% A/V

First Impression
A really traditional looking package. Everything from the size and shape of the bottle to the graphics is in line with the label claims of respect for the "ancient art of brewing."
A little hazy as you might expect from a traditionally prepared beer. The color is just a touch toward the orange side of 24 karat gold.

First Sip
A nice hoppy, yeasty nose. More than a little bit of the sourdough character of genuine yeast conditioning before the dry-hopped bitterness kicks in.

Halfway
Undecided. The high quality marketing is not sitting well with the almost too primitive brewage.

Bottoms Up
There can be no doubt at this juncture, of the steadfast, traditional brewing methods employed by Anchor in crafting Liberty Ale. Surely this is how beer must have tasted in The White Horse Tavern in 1675! However if I'm honest, it tastes like there have been no advances in brewing during the past three hundred years or so, or more to the point, if there have been, they are being ignored on purpose.
66/100