The Anchor Brewing Story

<b>The&#160;sweeping&#160;illustrated&#160;story&#160;of America&#146;s oldest and most iconic craft brewery featuring a history&#160;of American&#160;brewing&#160;traditions and&#160;homebrew&#160;recipes for&#160;Anchor&#146;s top brews including&#160;Anchor&#160;Steam and California Lager</b><br><br>San Francisco&#146;s Anchor Brewing Co. is one of America&#146;s oldest breweries with an extraordinary heritage rooted in the California Gold Rush. Undaunted and resilient it has survived earthquakes fires insolvency and Prohibition. In 1965 when mass-produced mass-marketed beer completely dominated the American brewing landscape Fritz Maytag rescued the nation&#146;s smallest brewery and its unique Anchor Steam Beer from the brink of bankruptcy. Focusing on tradition quality and flavor Maytag transformed Anchor Brewing igniting a revolution that paved the way for today&#146;s craft beer movement.&#160;<br><br>Anchor brewery historian David Burkhart tells the story of America&#146;s first craft brewery in this compellingly definitive insider&#146;s guide. With three hundred images&#151;most shown for the first time&#151;and original homebrew recipes for four of Anchor&#146;s iconic brews (Anchor Steam Anchor California Lager Anchor Porter and Liberty Ale) <i>The Anchor Brewing Story</i> is a book for beer drinkers homebrewers pro brewers entrepreneurs San Francisco&#150;philes and anyone who loves a good comeback tale.