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Power Hour: There’s No Slowing Down the IPA

The IPA continues to reign as the most popular style in American craft beer, but just how big could the style get in an industry that proudly touts a bevy of diverse flavors? According to Dan Wandel, principal of Beverage Alcohol Clients Insights for IRI, the IPA style alone is positioning itself to leap ahead of the entire “Progressive Adult Beverage” category in terms of popularity.

Anchor Brewing Releases 2014 Christmas Ale

San Francisco, CA — Anchor Brewing Company announces the release of the 2014 Anchor Christmas Ale; a rich, dark spiced ale that marks the 40th annual beer in this Anchor tradition.

Anchor Brewing Announces Release of BigLeaf Maple Autumn Red

San Francisco, CA — Today, Anchor Brewing announces the release of their annual fall brew, BigLeaf Maple Autumn Red. “When we released the beer for the first time last year I was thrilled to see such a positive reaction from Anchor fans,” said Mark Carpenter, Brewmaster at Anchor Brewing. “While I always hate to see… Read more »

Anchor Releases Saaremaa Island Ale

San Francisco, CA — Today, Anchor Brewing Company announces the release of the sixth brew in their Zymaster┬« series, Saaremaa Island Ale.

Anchor Brewing Releases Anchor Summer Beer

San Francisco, CA — Anchor Brewing Company announces the release of their summer seasonal, Anchor Summer┬« Beer, a refreshingly light and thirst-quenching American-style filtered wheat beer.

Anchor Brewing Releases California Lager in Cans

San Francisco, CA — Anchor Brewing Company is encouraging beer enthusiasts to help parks nationwide by purchasing Anchor California Lager┬«, California’s first genuine lager reborn.

Anchor CEO: IPA Opportunity Abounds

Truth be told, Anchor Brewing actually introduced one of the very first American IPAs, Liberty Ale, in 1975 and has been selling it ever since. But with consumer recognition for products that more directly display IPA in their names at an all time high, Keith Greggor, Anchor’s CEO, decided that it was time to launch… Read more »

Anchor Brewing Announces Release of Anchor Bock Beer Marking Its Final Selling Season

San Francisco, CA — Anchor Brewing Company announces the release and final selling season of Anchor Bock┬« Beer, a seasonal interpretation of the strong German beers that mark the beginning of spring. Each year, breweries in Germany celebrate the coming of spring with a strong, flavorful beer. Anchor Bock Beer, a dark satiny brew with… Read more »

Anchor Brewing Releases 39th Annual Christmas Ale

San Francisco, CA — Anchor Brewing Company announces the release of the 2013 Anchor Christmas Ale; a rich, dark spiced ale that marks the 39th year of this Anchor tradition. Every year since 1975 Anchor has brewed a distinctive and unique Christmas Ale, which is available from early November to mid-January. The Ale’s secret recipe… Read more »

Anchor Brewing Releases Zymaster No. 5

San Francisco, CA — Today, Anchor Brewing Company announces the release of the fifth brew in their Zymaster┬« series, Harvest One American Pale Ale. It’s hard to imagine that the Cascade hop, today one of craft brewing’s most popular hop varieties, was ever new. Yet this distinctively aromatic hop, developed in Oregon by the USDA’s… Read more »