Het Anker
Mechelen, Belgium
11.2oz bottle
$19.99 four pack
10.5% abv
Appearance: Brown body with a light tan head
Aroma: black licorice, sweet fancy raisin, coffee,
Flavors: the black licorice stands out to me … reminds me of
Smith Brothers Licorice Cough Drops, then the coffee hits the palate and then hints
of sweet fancy raisin, fig, and a touch of chocolate. I do not notice the alcohol.
Mouthfeel: low carbonation, very light bitter note hits the
mid palate if you are paying attention, black licorice and a light roasted
coffee with milk lingers on the aftertaste. Body weight seems to be medium-full. That 10.5% abv does not even seem to be a
factor so, watch out.
My Strength Rating: 6 – just making it into the medium-full
range.
To the Point: I have never had this beer before and when I
took a quick sniff and a sip … I thought what did I waste my money on … this is
just plain old sweet, sweet and sweet … well … it also has some weird flavor. Then I said, I need to review this … let’s do
it and get it over with. After thinking
about what I smelled and what I was actually tasting I then started to like
this Ale. After all … I love black
licorice (the good stuff) this is not your cheap sweet Swizzler type licorice. Not
for everybody but, if you think about what you are drinking and understand …
then you may like it … if you like licorice.
This was an interesting tasting for I went from hating it
from the first sip to thinking about it and trying to understand it and
eventually liking it (maybe really liking it).
On beer advocate it scored a 90 with 419 reviews. I would have guessed it to be in the 70’s. I don’t know if I am ready to say it is
exceptional nor am I going to say it is average.
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