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Anchor Brewing Company was a brewery on Potrero Hill in San Francisco, ... Above the beer taps is a row of Christmas Ale bottles, one from each year beginning in 1975.
A person walks across the street from Anchor Brewing Co. in San Francisco. ... of its fan-favorite Christmas Ale after nearly 50 years. Anchor got its start in 1896 in San Francisco, becoming the ...
Craft beer pioneer Anchor Brewing Co. — maker of its famous Anchor Steam and Christmas Ale beer —has been purchased by Chobani yogurt founder and billionaire Hamdi Ulukaya. Craft beer pioneer ...
San Francisco’s 127-year-old Anchor Brewing Co. will shut down and liquidate after years of declining sales, citing tough economic conditions. Anchor was a trailblazer in the U.S., brewing craft ...
The tradition of Christmas beer was carried on through and beyond the Middle Ages by monks who would produce beer for the Christmas season. [18] The addition of spices to Christmas beer occurred in the late 1980s, under the auspices of the Anchor Brewing Company . [ 22 ]
San Francisco may be the birthplace of the craft beer movement since Fritz Maytag rescued the struggling Anchor Brewing Company in 1965. He refined the Anchor Steam Beer recipe in the early 70’s and started brewing porter, barleywine and an annual Christmas ale.
Anchor Brewing, America’s oldest craft brewer, closed last summer after more than 127 years in business. Now, it’s being brought back to life thanks to an unexpected buyer.
However, at this time, the late 1960s, a bear market controlled the U.S. equity market. Maytag stock fell, and his lenders required Fritz to post more and more of his inheritance. Meanwhile, he focused on turning around Anchor Brewing's fortunes. He both altered the recipe and the complex brewing process. Over time the beer surged in popularity.