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It was San Francisco but California beer has come a long way since then (and is arguably the best beer in the world) and sadly they just didn’t keep up. Tradit
by rottencupcakes 3y ago
It was San Francisco but California beer has come a long way since then (and is arguably the best beer in the world) and sadly they just didn’t keep up.
Tradition only goes so far.
- 111111IIIIIII 3y ago[flagged]
- jmharvey 3y agoOne thing I appreciated about Anchor was that, unlike most California breweries, it didn't focus on highly-hopped, high ABV beers. I'll miss it.
- stickfigure 3y agoYou gotta brew what people buy.
- beaned 3y agoAnchor was everywhere when I lived in SF for a good while. It was the reliable staple when you knew everything else at the party would taste like bitter barf. It did sell where it was made; perhaps they could've made a stronger effort to make a name for it elsewhere.
- giantrobot 3y agoThe first Anchor I ever had was in Denver of all places. This was over 20 years ago. They made a name for themselves at least as far as there.
- synaesthesisx 3y agoThe first one I had was in Boston well over a decade ago - many bottles were consumed during undergrad.
- about3fitty 3y agoSitting here in Chinatown ending a tradition!
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- tayo42 3y agoI feel like this hasn't been true in a while. I have no problem going to breweries down here in so cal and getting tasty beer of all styles.
- simplyaccont 3y agoi have problem with with going into stores and getting not ipa and not beer flavored sparking water. (lets put heineken/stella/etc imports aside)
- legitster 3y agoIf anything, the new hotness has been Lagers and Pilsners for a while. As someone who likes hoppy + low ABV beers the death of the Session IPA has hit me hard.
- sdenton4 3y ago'West Coast pilsner' occasionally hits the sweet spot of hoppy and low ABV.
- soligern 3y agoPlenty of crisp, light beers now.
- _fat_santa 3y agoI don’t know about breweries in CA but the ones in CO all have beer that is up and down the “heaviness” scale. Most breweries you can get a light larger that’s like 4.1 ABV all the way up to double IPA’s that are running in the 9-10% ABV
- zetazzed 3y agoI drank Anchor occasionally, but then Fort Point was a better local, everyday beer. Now I think I East Brother is the best regional option for pilsner - just a little extra maltiness is really nice.