Anchor Liberty Ale

[Reckoner]

Has anyone here tried this beer? I need to switch it up from my usual Smithwick's.

 

[BigJ]

It is absolutely god awful.

It is the only beer where I never finished the entire 6-pack because I was so digusted by the taste of it. And that's saying a lot.

 

[Reckoner]

Originally posted by: BigJ
It is absolutely god awful.

It is the only beer where I never finished the entire 6-pack because I was so digusted by the taste of it. And that's saying a lot.

Damn, really? Beer Advocate was giving it rave reviews. Back to the drawing board...

 

[BigJ]

Originally posted by: PaulNEPats

Originally posted by: BigJ
It is absolutely god awful.

It is the only beer where I never finished the entire 6-pack because I was so digusted by the taste of it. And that's saying a lot.

Damn, really? Beer Advocate was giving it rave reviews. Back to the drawing board...

To be fair, I'm not a fan of Ales, but I do enjoy them every once in awhile. Also, it's not a very popular brew around me, so the 6er I got could've been skunky.

I say try it, but pick up something else just in case.

 

[alien42]

i would consider it a pretty good ale.

 

[Gibsons]

I like it, would prefer it to be a little more hoppy, but I could say that about most beers.

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

Originally posted by: Gibsons
I like it, would prefer it to be a little more hoppy, but I could say that about most beers.

I'm in the same boat. I can't imagine anyone being so disgusted by Liberty Ale - it seems awfully innocuous to me.

 

[Reckoner]

If not Anchor, what's something along the line of Smithwick's that I'll enjoy?

 

[mordantmonkey]

I like anchors summer ale, but their regular liberty ale doesn't do much for me.

 

[TraumaRN]

If you can, see if you can find some place with Bell's Beer

Their list of beer is Here

The summer ale, Oberon is great.

In the winter time, Third Coast Old Ale at 9.0 al by vol will make ya feel good fast while still tasting good.

 

[Gibsons]

Originally posted by: PaulNEPats
If not Anchor, what's something along the line of Smithwick's that I'll enjoy?

I'm not sure if I've ever had Smithwicks.

Try looking for smaller brewery's red or brown ale...
Liberty Ale isn't a bad way to go though.

 

[Reckoner]

I went with Hoegaarden Original White Beer and a 6 pack of Harpoon IPA

 

[scott916]

If you're a Hoegaarden fan, try a Duvel. You WONT be disappointed.

 

[Reckoner]

Originally posted by: scott916
If you're a Hoegaarden fan, try a Duvel. You WONT be disappointed.

Thanks, I'll give it a try next time I head out to the Liquor store

 

[andylawcc]

Originally posted by: scott916
If you're a Hoegaarden fan, try a Duvel. You WONT be disappointed.

I did.


I love Hoegarden, but I dislike all authentic Belgium Beer (Chimay, Orval, Durvel, the list goes on). I mentioned "Authentic" because I somehow liked Fat Tire, but it said Belgium on it but it doesn't taste like anything I mentioned above.

 

[YetioDoom]

Never had the Liberty Ale, but Anchor Steam is delicious.

 

[alien42]

Originally posted by: PaulNEPats

Originally posted by: scott916
If you're a Hoegaarden fan, try a Duvel. You WONT be disappointed.

Thanks, I'll give it a try next time I head out to the Liquor store

i love a good belgium and personally believe that duvel is terrible. i would recommend their other cheap belgiums like three philosophers and ommengang (sp?)

 

[gsellis]

Anchor Liberty is great. Their Christmas Ale is better though.

 

[scott916]

It's really a either love or hate type of brew. The flavors are very strong, but after having a Hoegaarden in Belgium, they're very similar. The american version seems much different, its not nearly as sour or strong. I'm not sure if they changed it for american tastes, but I was very disappointed when I got a six pack here.

 

[Reckoner]

Originally posted by: scott916
It's really a either love or hate type of brew. The flavors are very strong, but after having a Hoegaarden in Belgium, they're very similar. The american version seems much different, its not nearly as sour or strong. I'm not sure if they changed it for american tastes, but I was very disappointed when I got a six pack here.

I actually kind've like the Hoegaarden. It has an almost sweet aftertaste to it.

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

Originally posted by: scott916
It's really a either love or hate type of brew. The flavors are very strong, but after having a Hoegaarden in Belgium, they're very similar. The american version seems much different, its not nearly as sour or strong. I'm not sure if they changed it for american tastes, but I was very disappointed when I got a six pack here.

I wouldn't really agree with that at all. Liberty Ale is a relatively heavily hopped ale that has essentially nothing in common with a witbier like Hoegaarden. Personally I love very hoppy beers - IPA is by far my favorite style of beer, and the hoppier and more bitter the better - and can't stand witbiers/weissbiers. Although I love a lot of very strong beers, including barleywines, I personally don't care for Belgians (some of which are among the highest-gravity beers made) because of their lack of hops.

 

[Gibsons]

Originally posted by: DonVito

Originally posted by: scott916
It's really a either love or hate type of brew. The flavors are very strong, but after having a Hoegaarden in Belgium, they're very similar. The american version seems much different, its not nearly as sour or strong. I'm not sure if they changed it for american tastes, but I was very disappointed when I got a six pack here.

I wouldn't really agree with that at all. Liberty Ale is a relatively heavily hopped ale that has essentially nothing in common with a witbier like Hoegaarden. Personally I love very hoppy beers - IPA is by far my favorite style of beer, and the hoppier and more bitter the better - and can't stand witbiers/weissbiers. Although I love a lot of very strong beers, including barleywines, I personally don't care for Belgians (some of which are among the highest-gravity beers made) because of their lack of hops.

We have similar tastes...

They kind of go hand-in-hand, but along with the lack of bitterness/hops, I dislike the sweetness of a lot of Belgian beers. Beer shouldn't be sweet! :thumbsdown:

 

[Reckoner]

Originally posted by: Gibsons

Originally posted by: DonVito

Originally posted by: scott916
It's really a either love or hate type of brew. The flavors are very strong, but after having a Hoegaarden in Belgium, they're very similar. The american version seems much different, its not nearly as sour or strong. I'm not sure if they changed it for american tastes, but I was very disappointed when I got a six pack here.

I wouldn't really agree with that at all. Liberty Ale is a relatively heavily hopped ale that has essentially nothing in common with a witbier like Hoegaarden. Personally I love very hoppy beers - IPA is by far my favorite style of beer, and the hoppier and more bitter the better - and can't stand witbiers/weissbiers. Although I love a lot of very strong beers, including barleywines, I personally don't care for Belgians (some of which are among the highest-gravity beers made) because of their lack of hops.

We have similar tastes...

They kind of go hand-in-hand, but along with the lack of bitterness/hops, I dislike the sweetness of a lot of Belgian beers. Beer shouldn't be sweet! :thumbsdown:

I kinda like it. IPA starts out smooth, then really turns bitter which is okay I guess. I like beers that go down smooth.

 

[scott916]

My last post was likely confusing, I actually committed a bit of a threadjack by comparing Duvel to the Belgian Hoegaarden. I'm actually quite the hophead myself, I love a good IPA. DonVito: Recommend any good IPA's other than Stone IPA?

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

Originally posted by: scott916
My last post was likely confusing, I actually committed a bit of a threadjack by comparing Duvel to the Belgian Hoegaarden. I'm actually quite the hophead myself, I love a good IPA. DonVito: Recommend any good IPA's other than Stone IPA?

Ahh - I see I misunderstood you - sorry about that.

My absolute favorite IPA, which unfortunately is not sold in Minnesota, is Dogfish 90-Minute (though the 60-Minute is good too). My other favorites are Lagunitas, Bell's Two-Hearted Ale, Anderson Valley Hop Ottin', and Smuttynose. The new Sierra IPA is quite good as well, and I often buy Goose Island just because it's readily available and inexpensive where I live.