Anchor Steam Beer
Brewer: Anchor Brewing
Style: California Common
The California common is arguably America’s first original beer style. As the Bay Area was settled, folks needed beer but lacked the cold storage to make German-style lagers. Inventive brewers adapted their yeast to the warmer temperatures, and a refreshing hybrid lager, brewed like an ale, was born. Anchor Brewing has been producing the style since 1896, making it the oldest craft beer in America.
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