Anchor Brewing’s roots date back to the California Gold Rush making it one of America’s oldest breweries. And its Anchor Steam Beer has been a San Francisco original since 1896. In 1965, Fritz Maytag acquired and revived the struggling brewery at a time when mass production of beer dominated and seemed unstoppable. Maytag started a revolution in beer that originated today’s craft beer movement. And still today, at Anchor, we practice the time-honored art of classical brewing, employing state-of-the-art methods to ensure that our beers are always pure and fresh. Read More