The Anchor Brewing Company, San Francisco, USA

1705 Mariposa St, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA.
https://www.anchorbrewing.com/

In a pre-COVID world, tours of the brewery were in small groups of about 10 people. Visitors get to walk around the brewery, see the whole brewing process and learn about how Anchor Steam is made, as well as learning about the history of the company.

Our tour guide was super enthusiastic and from seeing the staff in the factory, it looks like a great place to work. If only my office was like that! The tour was $25, but I would say you get that back in beer if you should want it. As I’m not a huge beer fan, I only had a taste, but you get to sample a lot of their different beers. The tour talks about their past, where they are now and their vision for the future. As well as how they are trying to keep the history and their methods of brewing alive. Anchor Brewing is community-minded and supports local initiatives as well as California State Parks from the sale of their California Lager.

The Anchor Brewing Company dates back to the 1890s and was the creation of German brewer, Gottlieb Brekle. In 1965, to save it from closure, Frederick Louis Maytag III purchased the company. In 1979, Anchor moved to its current location on Mariposa Street. The building was once a coffee roaster and is a wonderful example of Art Deco architecture.