Anchor Steam Brewery sold

[thatguy]

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[Drunk Monk]

...hope it won't affect our RM brewery tour. Next year will be the 10th.

[Dr. Ivor Yeti]

Yeah, trepidation here. Hopefully a seamless hand-off. I do like my Liberty Ale and my Porter. And the Old Potrero is purty tasty, too.

[Drunk Monk]

I've still never been able to make it into the distillery across the street. That's been a major goal, but it just hasn't happened.

[thatguy]

When I went on the brewery tour a few years ago, they didn't have a license to serve spirits, so tastings from the distillery were out. Has that changed?

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[Drunk Monk]

They never showcase their distilled stuff or their distillery. It was all part of Fritz's side project. That's a real shame but after a few beers, you don't care as much.

[Drunk Monk]

He says that the new owners are bring two major shifts to the company.

#1. Anchor will advertise. I didn't realize this before but they don't really advertise.

#2. They will develop the distillery. Apparently they will change the logo so it includes the distilling, not just brewing. They want to really develop this market.

[thatguy]

I'm seeing their Junipero gin and Old Potrero whiskey more and more...

I'm good with that.

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[Dr. Ivor Yeti]

Bein' humble don't pay the bills. Good on 'em!

[Drunk Monk]

I've got a bottle of Old Potrero at home which I've been savoring. It's behind my bottle of 21 Glenfiddich, which is behind my bottle of green label JD....

[Drunk Monk]

Saturday April 2, starting at 5PM

If you've never done this tour, please come and be my guest. We get the run of the place - a private tour and the taps are open. Plus I control the guest list for this event.

LB & I will be there.

[Greg_phpbb3_import1]

I beg your pardon? They put you in charge of the taps. Something about foxes and hen houses springs to mind. Then again, I guess you could be older and wiser.

[Drunk Monk]

This is the 10th annual. I founded this event. Mull that over for a moment.

To quote HST, "When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro."

10 years. my my.

[Dr. Ivor Yeti]

Free beer on a Saturday evening? I might just be able to squeeze that into my schedule....!

This will follow the previous Saturday's Whisky-Fest. For the World's Heaviest Light-Weight, this is a lot of drinking.

[thatguy]

I may make it as well and might have a guest or two in tow if that's ok...

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