What beers does Anchor Brewing Company make?

Anchor Brewing Company makes 3 beers, including Anchor Liberty Ale, Anchor Porter, Anchor Steam Beer.

Anchor Brewing Company

🌍 United States · Regional · Known for Pale Ale · Porter

Known for Pale Ale · Porter

America's oldest craft brewery, founded 1896. Anchor Steam Beer — brewed using the rare California Common method with lager yeast at ale temperatures — is a San Francisco institution. Closed July 2023 after financial difficulties, then purchased by Chobani founder Hamdi Ulukaya in 2024. Beers continue to be produced via contract brewing. A historic brand of immeasurable cultural significance.

3Beers

3Styles

5.5%Avg ABV

1896Founded

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Beers by Anchor Brewing Company

3 beers

Pale Ale · 5.9%

Porter · 5.6%

California Common · 4.9%

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Brewery DNA

The recurring character behind the beers

Drawn from all 3 beers in the catalogue.

Emerging signature · based on 3 beers

Signature

What keeps showing up across their beers.

maltyevery beer

3 of 3 beers

crisp

2 of 3 beers

hoppy

2 of 3 beers

citrusy

2 of 3 beers

With 3 beers, only recurring notes are shown — one unusual beer moves this a lot.

Portfolio range

How broad they brew.

Varied3 beers · 3 style families

Pale Ale 1Porter 1Amber 1

A handful of styles across their range — a shared thread has to hold across each of them.

How they compare

Each beer measured against others of its own style, then averaged across the range. Compared with 183 other breweries making Pale Ale and Porter.

Three beers is enough for a first read, not a full house style — one unusual beer moves this a lot.

Across 3 beers in 3 style families, none of Anchor Brewing Company's characters carry through the whole range — the mix of styles they brew is the signature here.

typical for Pale Ale and PorterAnchor Brewing Company

in no beersin every beer

malty

in all 3 of their beers · typical Pale Ale and Porter brewery: 4 in 5

A shade above, but within the field.

smooth

in 2 of 3 · typical Pale Ale and Porter brewery: 4 in 5

A shade below, but within the field.

bitter

in 2 of 3 · typical Pale Ale and Porter brewery: 3 in 5

Right where the field sits.

hoppy

in 2 of 3 · typical Pale Ale and Porter brewery: 3 in 5

A shade above, but within the field.

clean

in 2 of 3 · typical Pale Ale and Porter brewery: 3 in 5

A shade above, but within the field.

Brewery performance

How their beers place in the hopIQ ranking.

Top 22%

average beer performance

beers in the Top 100

3 / 3

beers above the median

#909

best ranked beer
Anchor Steam Beer

Their beers place in the Top 22% of the catalogue on average, across 3 ranked beers. Consistent rather than spiky — no single standout carrying the rest.