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Bay Curious

How Anchor Brewing Started the Craft Beer Craze

Bay Curious

KQED

History, Society & Culture, Places & Travel

4.9 β€’ 999 Ratings

πŸ—“οΈ 7 December 2023

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

In the 1960s and 70s, American beer drinkers didn't have many options. Large brewers were pumping out beer that was bland, tasteless and characterless. But in San Francisco, one small brewer was doing it differently. Their methods weren't new β€” they were making beer the old fashioned way β€” but their brew stood out as robust and flavorful among the sea of lackluster options. Their beer garnered a lot of attention β€” and helped launch a craft brewing revolution. This week on the show, producer Amanda Font explores craft beer's history in San Francisco, and visits a successful brewery who is carrying on the creative torch. Additional Reading: How San Francisco's Anchor Brewing Started the Craft Beer Craze Read a transcript of this episode Sign up for our newsletter Enter our Sierra Nevada Brewing Company monthly trivia contest Your support makes KQED podcasts possible. You can show your love by going to https://kqed.org/donate/podcasts This story was reported by Amanda Font. Bay Curious is made by Olivia Allen-Price, Amanda Font, Christopher Beale and Pauline Bartolone. Additional support from Cesar Saldana, Jen Chien, Katie Sprenger, Jasmine Garnett, Carly Severn, Holly Kernan and the whole KQED Family.

Transcript

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0:00.0

From K-QED.

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Beer. Humans love it, Americans love it, Californians love it.

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Whether you're cracking open a cold one at Dolores Park,

0:12.9

clinking pint glasses with your buds at a local brewery,

0:16.0

or paying way too much for refreshments at a Giants game.

0:20.2

When there's good times to be had, many Californians choose beer.

0:25.0

Side effects of beer may include thinking you're stronger than you really are, excessive burping and ordering nachos.

0:29.0

Please drink responsibly and only if you're 21 or over.

0:31.0

Hey everyone, this is Bay Curious,

0:33.8

the show that answers your questions

0:35.5

about the San Francisco Bay Area.

0:37.5

I'm Olivia Alan Price.

0:39.0

And I want to kick off this week's episode

0:40.6

by playing you one of my favorite sounds.

0:43.4

That's a fresh pint of beer being poured.

0:50.9

That kind of dampened foamy sound is just so good, especially when you

0:57.0

hear it in one of the Bay Area's many fine drinking establishments.

1:00.8

There says place called Buffalo Bills in Hayward, and I've been going there since a little after college like 2000.

1:09.0

Bay curious listener Ricky Chandra enjoys having a pint with friends. In particular, he likes local craft beers.

1:15.7

At first I like the IPAs and they start to get a little too heavy for me.

1:20.9

So now I've been more into Pilsner's and Kols. And yeah, I think Kols has been my go to

1:27.3

bear lately.

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