Anchor Brewing Company

Regional Brewery in San Francisco, California, United States 🇺🇸
Owned by Sapporo Breweries

Established in 1896

Closed in 2023

Contact
1705 Mariposa St, San Francisco, CA, CA 94107, United States
Description
Anchor is America’s first and oldest craft brewery, with roots dating back to the California gold rush. Today, our beers are handmade from an all-malt mash in our traditional copper brewhouse. Our process combines the time-honored art of classical craft brewing with carefully applied, state-of-the-art modern methods.

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7.3
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8

Old rating from 22-04-15 - 355ml bottle, pours dark brown with a foamy beige head. Aromas & tastes of caramel, coffee, chocolate & roasted malt. Moderate body. Medium bitter finish. Highly enjoyable

Tried from Bottle on 08 Jun 2025 at 15:34


7.4
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Old rating from 06-06-15 - 355ml bottle pours light brown with a white foamy head. Aromas & tastes of caramel, citrus, peach, melon, pine, resin, toffee & mild malt. Medium body. Dry moderate bitter finish. Excellent

Tried from Bottle on 08 Jun 2025 at 12:18


7

Tried from Bottle on 04 Jun 2025 at 00:57


7.5

Tried from Bottle on 04 Jun 2025 at 00:56


7

Tried from Bottle on 04 Jun 2025 at 00:55


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Bottled. Dark reddish black pour. Yeast. Wheat. Malt. Spice. Honestly pretty darned good. More like a Weiss bock.

Tried from Bottle on 20 May 2025 at 01:32


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Draught from waterfront. Slightly cloudy orange yellow. Lots of fruity sweetness. Kind of yart. OK.

Tried on 20 May 2025 at 01:28


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Bottled. Slightly cloudy golden pour, white head. Some bready malts and grass, light tinge of hops. A flavorful but traiditional lager.

Tried from Bottle on 20 May 2025 at 01:21


6.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Draught due brouwerij lane. Yellow orange pour. Light malts bread and grass. Not as bad as some say.

Tried on 20 May 2025 at 01:06


7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

Draught from waterfront ale house. Brownish pour. Hops and a good chunk of malts a nice ale.

Tried on 20 May 2025 at 01:04