The Anchor Brewing Story: America'S First Craft Brewery & San Francisco'S Original Anchor Steam Beer

The sweeping illustrated story of AmericaÆs oldest and most iconic craft brewery, featuring a history of American brewing traditions and homebrew recipes for AnchorÆs top brews including Anchor Steam and California Lager San FranciscoÆs Anchor Brewing Co. is one of AmericaÆs oldest breweries, with an extraordinary heritage rooted in the California Gold Rush. Undaunted and resilient, it has survived earthquakes, fires, insolvency, and Prohibition. In 1965, when mass-produced, mass-marketed beer completely dominated the American brewing landscape, Fritz Maytag rescued the nationÆs smallest brewery and its unique Anchor Steam Beer from the brink of bankruptcy. Focusing on tradition, quality, and flavor, Maytag transformed Anchor Brewing, igniting a revolution that paved the way for todayÆs craft beer movement. Anchor brewery historian David Burkhart tells the story of AmericaÆs first craft brewery in this compellingly definitive insiderÆs guide. With three hundred imagesùmost shown for the first timeùand original homebrew recipes for four of AnchorÆs iconic brews (Anchor Steam, Anchor California Lager, Anchor Porter, and Liberty Ale), The Anchor Brewing Story is a book for beer drinkers, homebrewers, pro brewers, entrepreneurs, San Franciscoûphiles, and anyone who loves a good comeback tale.

• | Author: David Burkhart
• | Publisher: Ten Speed Press
• | Publication Date: Nov 15, 2022
• | Number of Pages: 288 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover/Cooking
• | ISBN-10: 0399581235
• | ISBN-13: 9780399581236