Anchor Brewing Company
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The Anchor Brewing Company is a craft brewery based in San Francisco, California.
One of the oldest breweries in America, Anchor in its current form as a leading craft beer maker dates back to the 1960s. It is credited with leading and inspiring the craft beer revolution, and this along with its catalog of consistently excellent beers makes Anchor a much beloved brewery among beer enthusiasts.
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[edit] Beers
- Anchor Bock - a bock
- Anchor Liberty Ale - a pale ale
- Anchor Old Foghorn - a barleywine
- Anchor Porter - a porter
- Anchor Steam - a steam beer
[edit] Availability
The Anchor Steam, Liberty Ale, and porter are widely available throughout the United States. The steam beer can sometimes be found on tap. The Old Foghorn is rarer, and therr are other Anchor beers available only in the San Francisco Bay area.
[edit] Packaging
Available in six packs. The steam beer is sometimes found in 22 ounce bottles.
[edit] Location
http://www.anchorbrewing.com/ 1705 Mariposa St. San Francisco, California, 94107 United States
[edit] History
Founded in the late 19th century, Anchor is one of the very few small American breweries to survive the post-Prohibition consolidation of the beer industry. Run without success for many years, by 1965 it was on the verge of bankruptcy when Fritz Maytag stepped in and bought controlling interest of the company for a few thousand dollars. He apparently thought owning a brewery would be fun.
Under Maytag, the brewery slowly built up a reputation for excellence. By the 1990s, Anchor beers had become readily available throughout much of the United States.
