Anchor Brewing Co. is one of the older craft breweries in the country. Their flagship is Anchor Steam, but they also make a pretty mean Porter, which I previously reviewed.
From the bottle: "San Francisco's famous Liberty Ale was first brewed on the 18th of April, 1975, to celebrate the 200th anniversary of Paul Revere's historic ride. It is virtually handmade by the brewers of Anchor Steam Beer in one of the smallest and most traditional breweries in the world. Liberty Ale is made with the finest barley malt; fresh, whole hops; top-fermenting yeast; pure water; and the simple natural methods that reflect our exceptional respect for the ancient art of brewing. It is 'dry hopped,' a classic ale tradition, and slowly completes its fermentation in sealed vats in our cellars. This unique process creates Liberty Ale's distinctive bouquet and uncommonly delicate, entirely natural carbonation."
It has 5.9% ABV and is brewed with cascade hops and two row pale malts. As you can see it pours with a large foamy head and a hazy dark straw color like a hefeweizen. It tastes like a pale ale, but lighter body, more subtle malts, and smoother and lighter carbonation. The malts leave a short malty aftertaste. Beer advocate calls it an American IPA, but I don't think that's very fitting. It's more like a creamy pale ale, which makes it easily drinkable. The timing of first brewing it in April was appropriate because this is a great spring-time beer. Cheers!
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