TABLE OF CONTENTS - Minnesota Craft Brewer's Guild

Anchor Brewing Co. - #32
San Francisco, CA | www.anchorbrewing.com
Fritz Maytag became the Brewery’s sole owner. Two years later—and one hundred years after German brewer Gottlieb
Brekle founded the brewery that became Anchor—Fritz began bottling Anchor Steam Beer. This was the first bottled
Anchor Steam in modern times. By late 1975, Anchor Beer was on its way producing 4 other style of beers.
Brewmaster: Fritz Maytag
□□
Anchor Steam [ 4.9 % ABV ]
Anchor Steam derives its unusual name from the 19th century when
“steam” seems to have been a nickname for beer brewed on the West
Coast of America under primitive conditions and without ice. The
brewing methods of those days are a mystery and, although there are
many theories, no one can say with certainty why the word “steam”
came to be associated with beer. For many decades Anchor alone has
used this quaint name for its unique beer. In modern times, “Steam”
has become a trademark of Anchor Brewing.
Notes -
□□
Anchor Liberty [ 5.9 % ABV ]
A special top-fermenting ale yeast is used during fermentation and is
responsible for many of Liberty Ale’s subtle flavors and characteristics.
Carbonation is produced by an entirely natural process called
“bunging,” which produces champagne-like bubbles. Dry-hopping
(adding fresh hops to the brew during aging), imparts a unique aroma
to the ale. It is a process rarely used in this country today.
12