California Common – Beer Style Overview

California Common Introduction – by Firkin Ron The term beer style refers to a broad set of descriptors used to differentiate and categorize types of beers. In short, descriptors such as color, flavor, strength, ingredients, production method, recipe, history, and origin create the framework for establishing the style of a beer. And almost any time…

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Anchor Brewing Company in Tuesday SnapShots

Tuesday SnapShots is a weekly recurring photo-story that presents photographs of a brewery, tasting room, or other alcohol industry-related location that our team has visited in the past.  No extensive text – just name, location, and date of visit followed by a few original photographs or videos. Anchor Brewing Company in Photographs Name: Anchor Brewing…

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Jim Stitt – Meet the Artist Behind Anchor Brewing’s Labels

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….

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