num_pages: 288
description: The sweeping illustrated story of Americas oldest and most iconic craft brewery featuring a history of American brewing traditions and homebrew recipes for Anchors top brews including Anchor Steam and California LagerA tale of worldly curiosity brilliance persistence and a thirst to succeed . . . If you ever wondered why beer drinkers get passionate about good beer read this book.Charlie Papazian author of The Complete Joy of HomebrewingSan Franciscos Anchor Brewing Co. is one of Americas 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 nations 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 todays craft beer movement. Anchor brewery historian David Burkhart tells the story of Americas first craft brewery in this compellingly definitive insiders guide. With three hundred imagesmost shown for the first timeand original homebrew recipes for four of Anchors 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 Franciscophiles and anyone who loves a good comeback tale.
language: English
title: The Anchor Brewing Story: America's First Craft Brewery & San Francisco's Original Anchor Steam Beer
publisher: Ten Speed Press