The Last Run of Anchor Brewing, Ever?

[canyonwalker]

When Anchor Brewing Company's overseas corporate parent announced the brewery's liquidation a few weeks ago, I thought that was it for Anchor Steam beer and other varieties they produce. Indeed the next day I took a quick look on the apps for two big liquor store chains, TotalWine and BevMo, and both listed it as sold out at all area locations. It even came up in an online discussion forum I follow that's totally not related to beer. People reported snapping up the last few six-packs they were lucky to find.

It was a surprise, then, that I found a whole pallet of Anchor beer at a local TotalWine when I stopped by last night.



I didn't buy the whole pallet, of course; just two six-packs. Though I did wonder if maybe I should buy more since this could well be the last production run, ever. (I heard in the news late last week that the factory had completed its last production run and loaded it onto trucks.) The problem is, one, beer doesn't last forever in bottles or cans, generally less than one year; and two, I don't even super-like Anchor Steam. It's just... okay. Though along with a six-pack of Steam I also bought a sixer of their porter. I haven't had it in a long time but I do remember enjoying it. Now I've got some for a future round of my Beer Tasting project!