It’s that time of year again: San Francisco’s favorite week to celebrate the amazing beers of our city. We’re thrilled to offer up a number of awesome events jampacked with exclusive brews, pairings, and more! Check out our list and come Raise Your Anchor with us!
Week Long Activities:
CELEBRATE ANCHOR’S FLAGSHIP STEAM BEER WITH A LIMITED STEAM FLIGHT
Take an extraordinary flight at Anchor Public Taps all throughout February, Anchor style! The special flight includes:
- Flagship Anchor Steam Beer!
- Crisp and refreshing California Lager
- Unfiltered Steam – the Anchor Steam Beer you know and love, but unfiltered. If you ask any Anchor Brewer how they like to drink Anchor Steam they’ll say, “straight from the cellar tanks.”
- Gold Rush, a dashing malty-lager that pours like honey.
Where: Anchor Public Taps
INNOVATION BEER TO GO (FINALLY!)
Anchor Public Taps’ innovation beer is now available for the first time in 16oz cans to-go. Now you can grab a four-pack of the latest beers to enter the Potrero Project, a collection of beers exclusively brewed in our pilot brewery for our Public Taps guests. Catch a new brew every Friday!
- Where: Anchor Public Taps
- Price: $22 per four-pack
Scheduled Events:
Tuesday, 2/11: FLIGHTS AND BITES: A special Anchor Brewing + Frank Grizzly’s Food & Beer Pairing.
Frank Grizzly’s has designed a special menu of items that pair with select Anchor Public Taps favorite brews! Pairings include Drivin’ Me Hazy IPA with Yellow Tomato Gazpacho, Sesame Sauce Black Lager paired with Black Sesame Dessert Soup and Toasted Sesame Mochi and more!
- Where: Anchor Public Taps
- Food available 5PM-10PM. No ticket required.
- All menu items are available a la carte, but $25 scores you a flight of 4 beers and 4 bites.
Tuesday, 2/11: BEER-THEMED TRIVIA!
On this special night of Trivia Tuesday, put your brew savvy to the test with Geeks Who Drink. Choose from 19 different Anchor beers on tap, featuring classics you know and love, plus new, experimental brews served exclusively at Public Taps.
Thursday, 2/13: BARREL TASTING, HOSTED BY THE BREWERS
Join us for our most anticipated event, the Anchor Barrel Tasting! Anchor brewers will take attendees through a very rare and special tasting featuring single barrel aged beers siphoned directly from the barrel in front of you.
- Imperial Steam – Barreled in September, 2017 and aged in Old Potrero Straight Rye barrel
- Chocolate Milk Stout – Barreled in December, 2017 and aged in a Woodford Reserve Bourbon barrel
- Stout – Barreled in September, 2018 and aged in a French Cabernet Sauvignon barrel
- 2018 Christmas Ale – Barreled in March, 2019 and aged in a Jack Daniels Sinatra barrel
- (Sour) 2016 Christmas Ale – Barreled in July, 2017, aged in a French Malbec barrel and soured with ‘Suburban Brett’ with Boysenberry fruit added
- Where: Anchor Public Taps
- Timing: Tastings last 1 hour and will be held between the hours of 5pm – 8pm. When purchasing a ticket, please be sure to select your preferred timeframe.
- Tasting 1 (5PM – 6PM), Tasting 2 (6PM – 7PM), Tasting 3 (7PM – 8PM)
- Tickets required: $25
- Link to Purchase Tickets
Friday, 2/14: SPECIAL VALENTINE’S DAY BEER RELEASE: Tokyo Rose
Love is in the air at Anchor, and we’re celebrating with a Fruited Sour Porter we call Tokyo Rose.
- Tasting notes: Aged in Old Potrero Rye Whiskey barrels since 2018, this porter teems with cherry and boysenberry flavors spiked with Rose Water. If you don’t have a Valentine this year, Tokyo Rose is here to keep you company.
Sunday, 2/16: GIRL SCOUT COOKIE PAIRING!
It’s the most wonderful time of the year: Girl Scout Cookie season. Pair four of the cookie classics you know and love with a special beer from Anchor Brewing.
- Where: Anchor Public Taps
- Time: 2:00PM-5:00PM
- Price: $25
- Tickets required: $25
- Link to Purchase Tickets
Steam Market Education Events!
Wednesday, February 12 | 3:00PM – 6:00pm
New England Lobster Market, Burlingame
An Anchor Brewing representative will be on-site to answer all of your beer questions!
- Specials: Happy hour pricing on lobster taco, lobster cocktail and lobsters claws along with $1 off beer from 3-6pm!
Thursday, February 13 | 3:00 – 5:30PM
Rustic House, San Carlos
Happy hour Oyster pairing and Anchor Education station! Featuring Anchor Steam, Baykeeper IPA and Our Special Ale. An Anchor representative will be on-site to educate gusts on all of their beer questions!
Specials: $3 off beer, $2 oysters
