Anchor Humming Ale Review #43

Anchor Humming Ale
Style: American Pale Ale
Autumn Seasonal
ABV:  5.9%
12oz Bottle Poured Into A Peroni Lager Glass

 To commemorate an important milestone in Anchor Brewing’s long history, a special ale seemed appropriate. Having found and experimented with a very rare and unusual hop variety called Nelson Sauvin, we knew that its unique character would impart a wonderful flavor and aroma to a pale ale brewed especially for the occasion: Humming Ale.

Anchor Brewing Company
San Fransisco, California
Ernst F. Baruth
Otto Schinkel, Jr.
1896 

Appearance:
Golden Color With A Slight Orange Hue
Hazy Clarity
Three Fingered Bubbly Head
Retention All The Way Down
Relatively Low Effervescence
Ring Lacing  

Aroma:
Lemon Pine Sol
Orange
Pomegranate
Sour Milk
Vegetation
Soap 
Nelson Sauvin Hops

Mouth Feel:
Light Bodied
Thin Feel
Clean And Simple Ale
Light Sweetness/ Medium Bitterness Balance
Low Drinkability- Though To Drink And Finish
Dry Lingering Bitter Finish
Resin Flavor Lingers On The Palate
Not Refreshing Or Quenching


The flavor seemed to have a cooked vegetable quality that included cabbage and beets, with biscuits on the back of the tongue. The palate of this beer was thin and malty, with almost non-existent hop flavor. Faded to a malty presence and a long dry bitter finish.


0.5 Out Of 6
Don't Want A Sixer