Beer In Front Awards: Anchor Steam Beer

So I’ll be posting each beer I rate for the 2022 Beer In Front Awards. Visit the website at beerinfront.com and the Awards page.

My next beer for judging is a classic West Coast beer out of San Francisco. It’s the Anchor Brewing Steam Beer.

The appearance of this beer is very nice. A clear, golden amber color with a nice dense off white head. This gets an 8 for appearance.

The aroma comes across bold with a bread dough malt fragrance. You also get a sense of sweetness from the aroma. I give it a 7 for aroma.

The taste was a surprise because I assumed it would be all bready malt. But it was mildly bread mixed with some tobacco and/or figs and burnt sugar. I gave it a 7 for flavor.

Overall I enjoy this beer and it is unique flavored and not just another lager. Overall I rate this beer a 7.