Beer: Brekle's Brown Brewery: Anchor Brewing CompanyLocation: San Francisco, CAType: Brown ale In Three Words: malty, nutty, bold Once again, Anchor has produced a beer that I really love and can't get enough of. After touring Anchor Brewery a couple weeks ago (still be to be posted about), I had to grab a bottle of this signature beer they just came out with in honor of one of their original master brewers (who was named Gottlieb Brekle). He started the brewery way back in 1871. This beer is in honor of the 140 years of brewing tradition the brewery has undergone (phew, that's a lot). The beer is dark when you pour it with a soft brown color; pretty much exactly how it tastes if I was one of those people who can taste colors (I forget, is that a thing?) It's strong without being overpowering and has a smooth malty, almost creamy, flavor that rolls over your tongue perfectly. The darkness of the beer comes through in the little twinge you get in the corners of your mouth from the hops that have been balanced out to a tee with the malts. They exist in a yin-yang relationship in this glass of beer that comes straight out of the bottle. Definitely hoppier than your average brown ale, I think that is precisely what gives this beer it's original and snappy taste. The bitterness that comes through is accentuated by a sweetness that I can't quite place (maybe a chocolate?) but only allows for the brown ale malt to act as the counter to that. Together they make for a really authentic yet all around distinctive take on the traditional brown ale.
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