Anchor Steam Beer
overall
93
style
Brewed by Anchor Brewing Company (Sapporo)
Style: California Common / Steam Beer
San Francisco, California USA
Style: California Common / Steam Beer
San Francisco, California USA
Serve in Lager glass, Shaker
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RATINGS: 3830 WEIGHTED AVG: 3.32/5 IBU: 33 EST. CALORIES: 147 ABV: 4.9%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
First Brewed: 1896, First Modern Bottling: 1971
Alc. by Volume: 4.9%, Availability: Year-round, Malt: Blend of 2-Row Pale & Caramel, Hops: Northern Brewer
Anchor Steam® Beer owes its deep amber color, thick, creamy head, and rich, distinctive flavor to a historic brewing process like none other. It is a process that combines deep respect for craft brewing tradition with many decades of evolution to arrive at a unique approach: a blend of pale and caramel malts, fermentation with lager yeast at warmer ale temperatures in shallow open-air fermenters, and gentle carbonation in our cellars through an all-natural process called kräusening.
Anchor Steam® Beer derives its unusual name from the 19th century when “steam” was a nickname for beer brewed on the West Coast of America under primitive conditions and without ice. While the origin of the name remains shrouded in mystery, it likely relates to the original practice of fermenting the beer on San Francisco’s rooftops in a cool climate. In lieu of ice, the foggy night air naturally cooled the fermenting beer, creating steam off the warm open pans. Once a nickname for any Californian or West Coast beer brewed under these conditions, today the name “steam” is a trademark of Anchor Brewing and applies only to the singular process and taste of our flagship brand - San Francisco’s original Anchor Steam® Beer. The classic of American brewing tradition since 1896.
First Brewed: 1896, First Modern Bottling: 1971
Alc. by Volume: 4.9%, Availability: Year-round, Malt: Blend of 2-Row Pale & Caramel, Hops: Northern Brewer
Anchor Steam® Beer owes its deep amber color, thick, creamy head, and rich, distinctive flavor to a historic brewing process like none other. It is a process that combines deep respect for craft brewing tradition with many decades of evolution to arrive at a unique approach: a blend of pale and caramel malts, fermentation with lager yeast at warmer ale temperatures in shallow open-air fermenters, and gentle carbonation in our cellars through an all-natural process called kräusening.
Anchor Steam® Beer derives its unusual name from the 19th century when “steam” was a nickname for beer brewed on the West Coast of America under primitive conditions and without ice. While the origin of the name remains shrouded in mystery, it likely relates to the original practice of fermenting the beer on San Francisco’s rooftops in a cool climate. In lieu of ice, the foggy night air naturally cooled the fermenting beer, creating steam off the warm open pans. Once a nickname for any Californian or West Coast beer brewed under these conditions, today the name “steam” is a trademark of Anchor Brewing and applies only to the singular process and taste of our flagship brand - San Francisco’s original Anchor Steam® Beer. The classic of American brewing tradition since 1896.
3.7
UPDATED: SEP 5, 2023 0.335l bottle. Clear copper colour with medium lasting off-white head. Aroma: Flourish, yeasty tones with a hint of honey and caramel. Taste: Malty slightly sweet start with a bit of watery feel than an intense crispy bitter mouthfeel comes in. Light/medium body fizzy carbonation. Medium lasting bitter/sourish finish.
3
UPDATED: AUG 27, 2023 Goud geel bier met een mooie witte schuimkraag. Het bier smaakt granig zoet met een stevige stro smaak. Het bier daarnaast ook mooi bloemig en ietwat kruidig. Eindigt ietwat bitter en droog.
3.6
UPDATED: JUL 13, 2023 Kultowe piwo, kolor bursztynu piana średnia. Zapach i smak ziół, słodu trochę owoców, wytrawne
3.8
UPDATED: JUL 10, 2023 Saw news that Sapporo was stopping distribution outside California. In 1983 I visited San Francisco with a buddy. One afternoon we were hiking uphill from Fisherman's Wharf stopping in bars as we went. One beautiful bar had a local beer we'd never had, Anchor Steam. After 3 pints we moved on, first craft beer I ever had.
I bought a case today. Pours a very pretty amber. Malty aroma, medium mouthfeel, malty flavor with lingering bitterness, a hint of resin. Nice session beer.
3.6
UPDATED: MAR 28, 2023 bottle - throw back rating had several times. solid unqiue beer - good complexity for a basic beer
3.5
UPDATED: FEB 22, 2023 Bottle from Promo: 355 ml, at home, #StayHomeDrinkBeer Price : 2,55 eur. neblogas, bet tik ne užtokia kaina
3.6
UPDATED: DEC 8, 2022 # 3369; 12/2022. Herbal, malty and slightly fruity aroma. Clear amber body; persistant off-white head. Malty, toasty, herbal, resiny, clean. Crispy, medium body. My first California Common. Very good one. 0,355 l, bottle, craf beer shop, Vienna.
3.7
UPDATED: NOV 26, 2022 Top notch quenching drinkable and refreshing when fresh. Great beer. Bierkonig ams
3.7
UPDATED: AUG 15, 2022 0,355 l bottle from Systembolaget Göteborg Bäckebol. Drinkable beer, not bad at all.
2.7
UPDATED: MAR 23, 2022 23.03.2022: Barwa głęboki bursztyn, klarowne. Obfita, ładna piana. Aromat głównie słodowy, trochę chmielu. W smaku słody, chmiel. Całkiem konkretne ciało, czuć delikatną lepkość. Goryczka raczej niska, ale zdecydowanie wyczuwalna.
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