Epinions Recent Reviews for Anchor Steam Beer

Anchor Steam Beer: Anchor Steam Beer, When you can't find a good import.

Mon, 11 Jul 2005 20:25:09 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author caithnessfan - I decided to have a beer or three in the fridge for emergency purposes recently but was totally clueless as to where a good package store was to be found since I'm new in town. Rather than spend a fortune in that liquid gold called petrol, driving...

Anchor Steam Beer: Extraordinary balance

Sat, 23 Apr 2005 00:11:31 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author bkalafut - Much has been said in other reviews about Anchor Steam's unique method of production; it's essentially a lager brewed at temperatures more commonly associated with ales. I don't know enough about beer making to say what effect this has on the taste...

Anchor Steam Beer: God Bless Fritz Maytag

Fri, 21 Jan 2005 00:04:52 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author moocey - A short history of my experience with Anchor Steam: I need to start this review by saying that I live in Alabama - NOT a haven for craft beer drinkers and certainly not a place to find much other than what Budweiser Miller and...

Anchor Steam Beer: Uniquity Hiding In Plain Sight

Thu, 1 Apr 2004 01:17:20 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author CPUENGR - We are creatures of habit. We enjoy doing things the same; it's safe and comforting. Yet, once in a while we must break away and mix things up. Some of us do so more than others. I, for instance, like many of my colleagues that enjoy contributing to...

Anchor Steam Beer: The San Francisco Treat

Tue, 23 Mar 2004 02:15:29 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Bryan_Carey - California’s Anchor Brewing Company is one of America’s best craft brewing operations. Owned by appliance magnate Fritz Maytag, this company brews many fine malt beverages and it has a distribution base that reaches every state in the union and many...

Anchor Steam Beer: e

Thu, 11 Mar 2004 14:01:08 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author robotic_arm - anchor steam is a great american tradition which thanks to gadzillionaire fritz maytag has been preserved for all of us to enjoy. anchor steam is certainly one of the top 5 american beers and the reason for the surge of microbrews in the past 10 years...

Anchor Steam Beer: HISSSSssssss............

Wed, 7 Aug 2002 14:07:07 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author proxam - The Anchor brewery, founded in 1896, used a unique American brewing method which was first perfected during the Californian Gold Rush days when refrigeration was not available. This method involved using bottom-fermenting lager yeasts in very shallow...

Anchor Steam Beer: Boromir Švejk Lets Off Some Steam

Thu, 14 Jun 2001 17:31:56 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Fez_Monkey - The June weather pattern along the coast of SoCal is very interesting, and it tends to confuse outlanders to no end. Every morning it is overcast due to a marine inversion layer, which is a neat way of saying "sort-of-foggy." But by 1 or 2pm, the...

Anchor Steam Beer: Anchor Steam: the only beer style indigenous to the USA

Tue, 12 Jun 2001 02:02:35 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author andaryl - Anchor Steam is one of the great success stories of American brewing, a microbrewery that came before the boom and brewer of what is considered to be the only beer style indigenous to the USA. This brewery is of such fame that at least some part of every...

Anchor Steam Beer: Anchoring the Microbrew Revolution.

Mon, 26 Mar 2001 19:52:21 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author beersnob - Anchor Steam Beer is the only beer style indiginous to the U.S. It is an original that is as much San Francisco as the Golden Gate Bridge. Being from San Francisco it makes me proud to see a fine beer , so good , produced in my hometown. It is ale like...

Anchor Steam Beer: Another Dependable Maytag

Sat, 2 Dec 2000 14:30:34 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author fuche_bu - The Boston Beer Company, brewers of Samuel Adams beers, generally gets credit for spearheading the craft brew movement in America. While they were certainly at the forefront of advancing the good word, there is another brewery that predates Sam Adams...

Anchor Steam Beer: Something GOOD does come from California

Tue, 10 Oct 2000 18:53:20 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author LaFeet - WOW !, What an interesting taste ! This was my reaction when I first tried Anchor Steam Beer back in the early eighties. I was at one of those brew pubs that only served bottled beer, about 450 different types of bottled beer that is. This place had...

Anchor Steam Beer: Uncommon Common

Wed, 20 Sep 2000 21:38:05 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Bruguru - In a previous opinion on Samuel Adams Boston Lager, I wrote about beer entrepreneur and pioneer Jim Koch and the ways in which he expanded awareness of craft beer in the United States. While it's true Koch fanned the flames of beer enthusiasm here, the...

Anchor Steam Beer: Full steam ahead...

Tue, 4 Jul 2000 22:49:43 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author PALWalrus - Anchor Steam has a dear place in my memories. I was first exposed to this unique beer when visiting San Francisco in the late 1980's

and spent a lot of my time downtown visiting clubs and generally having a good time. I was really pleased to see...

Anchor Steam Beer: Anchor Steam is a Taste of America's Brewing Tradition

Thu, 8 Jun 2000 14:41:25 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mrkstvns - They don't make 'em like they used to. How many times have you heard that cliche? Thankfully, it's not always true. Anchor Steam Beer proves that you can make a beer the way it used to be done, and you can create a modern classic, develop a loyal...

Anchor Steam Beer: Full Steam Ahead...

Wed, 31 May 2000 22:35:47 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author farndog - After struggling for years to obtain any of the fine beers rolling off the line at Anchor, I finally moved to the West Coast where Anchor Steam can be had ON TAP. Anchor Steam is far and away one of the finest beers brewed this side of the pond, and yet...

Anchor Steam Beer: Anchor Steam with food

Mon, 3 Apr 2000 04:31:38 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author kirkhugo - Anchor steam beer is the work horse of the Anchor line. It does what a good beer is built to do (whatever you want it to) like magic it will make bad food palatable, good food better and great food a joy. Maybe it is because the temperature is colder,...

Anchor Steam Beer: Refreshing and unique

Thu, 3 Feb 2000 14:54:47 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author loraxc - Anchor Steam's unique brewing process makes for a hoppy but drinkable ale that doesn't taste quite like anything else. This is an excellent beer for a summer evening, but it's flavorful enough for any time of the year. What's more, it's becoming really...

Anchor Steam Beer: Micro brew tasty !

Mon, 24 Jan 2000 22:45:24 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author zyros - If I closed my eyes I would swear I was sitting down at the corner micro brew. What more can be said about this top quality drink. It is one of the best kept secrets in California and it is one of my favorites.

I have tried Anchor Steam in...

Anchor Steam Beer: A Very Pleasant Brew

Fri, 21 Jan 2000 13:42:06 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author bbabiuk - I recently visited a friend in Minneapolis, and he had a case of Anchor Steam in the fridge. Within 2 sips I could see why he enjoyed this beer so much.

Anchor Steam, brewed by the Anchor Brewing Co. of San Francisco, CA.

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Anchor Steam Beer: It Says, "San Francisco"

Thu, 23 Dec 1999 15:19:34 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author peterme - The Anchor Brewing Company is credited with single-handedly reigniting American craft brewing with the production of Anchor Steam. Samuel Adams, Pyramid, Red Hook, Pete's Wicked--they all owe a debt to the vision of Fritz Maytag, who acquired the company...