So, day two and I managed get a couple of places on a tour of Anchor Brewering Co. My buddy Joe who is a retired naval officer was happy to join me. Trust me this was an awesome tour, its free, the leder was very good and the beer tasting room amazing!
They are best know for the flagship Anchor Steam beer and Fritz Maytag who saved the brewery in the 1960's and is arguably the 'godfather' of craft brewing in Northern California. He still is the brewmaster and comes in 4-5 days a week! This is a beautiful brewery. With views of the San Francisco. The brewing mash tun and coppers came from Germany. The building is an old coffee roasting factory. The tour was great. They brew a lot of beer with a pretty small scale operation. Don't miss this if you get the chance… I will be back to update this post when I have some more time. For now here are some photos and map below! Enjoy.View Larger Map
Wed, Dec 9, 2009
Beer, Brewery, Northern California, USA