Jim Stitt is an Anchor Brewing Company legend. His yearly Anchor Christmas Ale tree drawing has become world-renowned. His labels are hand drawn and every year he draws a different tree for the Anchor Christmas Ale label. Meet the man who has been responsible for designing nearly every beer label for Anchor since the 1970s. Watch this 2012 video from Anchor Brewing about Jim Stitt.

Jim Stitt came to San Francisco in 1961, and now lives on his restored classic yacht, the White Heron, in Sausalito. His first label for Anchor was the Anchor Porter, first bottled in 1974.