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Yep another 5 star recommendation.
Anchor Brewery the Tour:
Good short tour and great long tasting! Everyday at the brewery is a great day! I starts with a short history lesson, then we talk, taste and smell ingredients, and then we check out the process and ... we have a heck of a great time at the tap!
Yes is really is a great way to spend the second half of the day. The bad thing is this you have to reserve it 3-6 weeks in advance and way more than that if you want a Friday. And whats more is the tour is Free
Anchor Brewing Company the Beer:
Ah what a great taste and oh yes August 2009 new invention the humming ale made from New Zealand hop (the only hops they use that are not "domestic"). This beer does have a great crisp taste I will continue to enjoy in the years to come!
Cheers to you Anchor Brewing Co.
This is the coolest tour EVER!
Set aside a day during the week and call ahead to make a reservation. It was much harder to find a day that worked for all of our friends than it was to make it work with Anchor Steam.
The tour isn't very long. You get to see how the beer is made, a bunch of very fragrant hops in the hop room, and the bottling and labeling machines downstairs.
After that, it's back to the tap room to taste everything they have on tap and chat with the people who make the beer. How could this be any better? Oh yeah, it's FREE!
YESSSSSS Anchor brewing is great. Their tour is totally awesome. Went here on one of my last days living in San Francisco, and so glad I did! I've been on my share of brewery tours, but this was the most impressive. Their facilities are just awesome - stone, copper, stainless steel, buckets of hops, awesome! The real treat was learning the history of the business - and, of course, the tasting! I don't think I've ever had so many free samples in one sitting. I'm pretty sure every single person I was with left pretty toasty - and the cost? Nadda! I could not believe such a great tour and tasting was free... hell, I even got a free poster when I left.
Seriously, if you get the chance, give Anchor a visit. BUT PLAN AHEAD! Especially if you have a large party... they only give one tour a day, only on week days, and you have to reserve your spot. I don't care about your excuses. GO.
I don't see how you can not love this place. The tour was very cool and interesting. And of course, the beer tastings afterwards is awesome.
One piece of information: they stop the bottling machines at 2pm, so if you want to see them rolling it out Laverne and Shirley style, go on the earlier tour.
yeah, i'm sure they need another 5 star review. oh, that's right, sarcasm doesnt translate into text that well.
aaaaaanyway, my awesome friend Ken organized this tour, and we ended up rounding up four of us to go. not stellar numbers, but hey, at least i didn't go by myself!
My whole thing going into this was I didn't want to be THOSE assholes. I didnt want to look like those young kids just coming to drink. This goal was kinda marred by being 15 minutes late, but the directions ken had were completely bogus. They were super nice about us showing up late, and let us join the tour.
The tour guide was very knowledgeable, and they've got the whole thing down, complete with signs for when the tour takes a noisy turn. I tried to look suitably enthralled and ask questions to show that I REALLY CARED.
And then came the beer. You get 6 very decently sized glasses of beer, ALL FOR FREE. I started out trying to pass out the beers since we were the ones closest to the tap, and then just figured I was going to be that asshole and grabbed a seat and drank it. Our tour guide, who also tapped the beers, even made sure we didn't miss out on one of the beers when we lost track in the midst of our conversations.
The Anchor Steam was good, as always, and there were also a few nice surprises in there. I can't remember what my favorite one was called, but i think it was something patriotic. We all left suitably sloshed, and made our way out into the world to try and find some food to soak up the beer, pretending to know more about the beer we drink.
Nothing more than corporate than these guys. Wasted our time on a mislead that they welcome walk-in tours. We were told you need to book 2 months in advance.
Saw a very small crowd getting a tour while we were there, like two additional people would have
Pretty frikkin cool. Can't believe I didn't do this earlier and SHOCKED that Yelp hasn't had an event here...yet. The wines were great!
Here is the deal.
They don't have pub- but that's ok. They have a tasting room which looks exactly like a pub but he beer is FREE! They will pour you good hefty tastes all day and the beer masters will talk with you about anything beer related.
Great place for out of towners and locals.
Parking:
Tons of street parking.
You've just been yelped in.
The fact that out of 164 reviews thus far (as of 04.28.09) the lowest rating is 4 star review should speak volumes of this company.
Most of the reviews here will speak to the consumerist side of the product(s) that Anchor Brewery produces (and yes, I am a big fan), but I've chosen to touch upon the business side of the company in this review. I highly recommend reading the book Small Giants:
http://www.amazon.com/...
Once you read this book, you will gain a much deeper sense of appreciation not only of the beer but of the brewery itself.
I am huge fan of educational pieces that can tie back to subjects that I can relate to - in this case, the book Small Giants and Anchor Brewery. After reading about the company, I knew I had to eventually take the tour someday and once I did, I was not disappointed at all. Sure, you can sample their beers and depending on how quickly you can pound beers you can get pretty buzzed and even recklessly drunk in the time allotted for a tour, but apart of you will want to remain sober to digest all the rich history behind this company.
The people that work here really enjoy their jobs which is a testament to the culture of this company. Do you know how much companies would dish out to replicate the sense of morale and ownership that the employees of this company have here? I can't even begin to fathom that. The end product is just one small representation of what this company embodies.
Simply put, you have to tour this place - there is simply no excuse for you not to especially if your are a local. You'll learn a great deal of the company's history and some cool random tidbits such as Bill Cosby trying to become an investor in the 1970s (because he was such a huge fan) but was ultimately turned down. When sampling beers, if you are a fan of strong beers, get a half and half of Foghorn Ale and a stout for a quenching refreshment that will leave you thirsting for more before your cup has yet to dip below the halfway mark.
After you checked out this place and read up on the history and culture, you'll never look at another beer the same way. (For another good read, check out the Harvard Business School case study on the Mendocino Brewing Company).
Anchor Steam=quality through and through.
I went on a private tour here and was so impressed with the thorough, informative and interesting facts, the pristine facilities and all of the different and fun rooms. I felt like I was Charlie in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory- with the exceptions being that my name is Felicity, they make beer instead of chocolate and I didn't get in trouble (or sucked up into a fan) for drinking any fizzy lifting drinks.
We got to enjoy as much free beer before and after the tour; they also had some delicious sausages for free too!!
Take this tour if you are on a budget and want to learn something/get drunk off of delicious, quality beer.
Even if I did have to pay for the tour, beer or sausages, I'd still give them 5 stars (bonus points for it being free, though!)
Edit:
AAAAAAAAAAnd as soon as I posted this, I saw that Cecilia B. had already mentioned feeling as if she was in Willy Wonka too----- so yes! Go! It's true! 2 people have said it's the beer-equivalent to your childhood fantasy(or nightmare...)
I feel like I'm part of a special club now that I've gone on the Anchor Brewing Tour. The tour that is only available during the weekday (too bad for you working folk) and the tour that you have to make reservations 6 weeks in advance for!
I arrived a little past the hour and the tour had already started but luckily the guide was giving some background info at the bar so they hadn't walked out of my sight. Andrew (he looks like Bill Murray + Quentin Tarantino), our tour guide, was very knowledgeable in both the history and the science behind this beer. The entire tour lasted about an hour, including six tastings. And boy, are they generous with the tastings!! They practically give you six 8 oz. cups.
There were a lot of foreigners on our tour so this is actually a good opportunity to meet people. The crowd was diverse in age, ethnicity, and everything. I would recommend going with a group of friends because drinking with one other person can be kind of strange especially during the day. They have a distillery downstairs (you don't get to see it) where they make their Old Potrero whiskey which they are licensed to make but not sell.
Btw, you can only take pictures in the bar room and where the beer vats are.
So I finally did the Anchor tour.
11 am on a thursday I felt the urge for some cold HOPING beer (get it!!?? I'm just too funny) so I got on the bus with hubbie and two Swedish friends that mostly like hof and stella (boooooring but hey we are Swedish).
The tour was great I felt like Charlie in the chocolate factory and I was just waiting for some of the greedy members of the tour to grab a beer and get sucked up in a pipe filled with his heavenly fluid that we all love too much, never happen.
Even though iI did not hear a lot I did however understand the part about tasting beer afterwords mmmm.
So after the kinda short, informative tour through a small and personal brewery it was time to get some beer.
I like Anchor steam and I really liked the summer beer and the wine beer.
Our tour guide was great even though he does this everyday with obnoxious people (mostly) that just want free beer (like me, no it was very interesting) he still held it together and was very friendly.
The rest of that day I should not share with you, it did however made me feel like I was sixteen again, for good and for bad.
I don't like to drink beer, but I have to know a lot about it. As a bartender and a bartender school instructor, I not only serve and sell beer, but I also teach people who take my class about beer. I lecture my classes each week on how to pour a proper pint of beer, what a perfect Guinness pour looks like, the differences between a lager and an ale and why Hefeweizen comes garnished with a lemon. When my customers come into the bar and ask for a beer, I have to be ready to suggest a type of beer depending on their tastes and what we have in stock.
So in an attempt to educate myself more about the world of beer and hopefully develop a healthy palate for beer, I recently went on the Anchor Steam Brewery tour on Potrero Hill. The hour and a half tour of the brewery took us on three of the four floors in the brewery showing the entire process of how Anchor Steam produces their beer all the way to the packaging and shipping room.
The best part of the tour was the two-hour tasting. In the tasting room, Anchor Steam provided four of their beers on tap. While everyone in the tour group tasted all of the different beers, the brew master described the different flavors found inside each of the beers and encouraged everyone in the group to ask questions about the Anchor Steam company, its history and beer producing in general.
The Anchor Steam Brewery is truly a beer lover's heaven. And as a non-beer drinker educator and seller myself, I found the tour extremely interesting, informative, and invaluable.
Anchor Brewing offers one of the best brewery tours I have gone in the last few years. The tour is very informative and the tasting afterwards is quite generous. Make a reservation well in advance.
I love touring this place. I live nearby, so it's one of my favorite places to take out-of-town visitors. I don't actually like beer that much, but Anchor's good enough that I usually have a little bit of a taste at the end. One time they let us sit around for 2-3 hours after the tour having a chat.
Yes you have to prebook, which is fair enough for a free tour. And the maximum group size is 10 people.
And as for public transport accessibility, the 10, 19 and 22 bus lines all stop a block away (the 19 stops right outside on the way into the city).
I can't believe that I've been in Bay Area for 6 years and in San Francisco for almost 2 and I've only now gone on a tour of the Anchor Brewing Company. This is unacceptable - I will have to make up for it by visiting several more times this year and doing some quality assurance testing on their beers.
Gene X. organized the tour for a few of our friends and it was great. Mike, the tour guide, did a great job showing us around and telling us about the history of Anchor and about the brewing process. Since I brew beer myself, it was especially interesting to see the equipment they use and see how the brewing happens at this scale. Somehow I expected the brewery to be larger, but all the Anchor beer in the country comes from the big 3 copper kettles/tuns that they have here. We didn't get to see the bottling process because they just finished and were cleaning up, so if you want to check that out go on the 11am tour instead of the 2pm one.
After the tour we had a chance to sample 6 of the beers that Anchor produces regularly: Steam, Liberty Pale Ale, Summer Wheat, Bock, Porter, and Old Foghorn barleywine. I am a big fan of Steam and Bock, but the barleywine was fantastic. It's always great to get free beer, but doing it at a famous brewery on a beautiful San Francisco afternoon is even better. This was a great start to the SF Beer Week.
Friday tour as a surprise bday gift for me. Drinking beer as part of the tour, meet a couple who are there for a birthday treat too.
A year later, reminisce about the day we met our good friends at an awesome brewery with an awesome tour that attracts awesome people.
When I bartended they took us on a tour. By the end I was wasted. I think it was their fog or Whiskey.
This is a must for anyone living in the Bay Area who likes beer.
Great tour, but only on weekdays and you MUST make reservations in advance. I had a mandatory shutdown and my dad was in town, so it actually worked out and we were able to get a spot on a Thursday morning tour at 11. Oh yeah, beer for lunch.
The tour very informative and cool, especially the bottling line. I had no idea the brewery was so small, only employing 60 or so people. Plus, all the beer is brewed in one building in Potrero Hill! The tour group was pretty small, maybe 15-20 people.
Of course, the beer tasting was the best part. They use generous sized glasses and we sampled six different beers. I really liked the porter and the Liberty ale. Mmm...I had to ask for half a glass for the last two since I had to drive later after lunch. lol!! Soooo much beer, yet sooo good though.
I had a work "bonding" event here on a Friday morning. (Welcome to the good life...getting paid to drink at 10am is definitely baller status). Back to the review...
We had a very pleasant time here. Upon arrival, you wait for the FREE tour to start at the waiting room. When the tour guide is ready, he calls everyone together and starts his spiel about the history, business, and facts of the Anchor Steam Brewing company.
He then continues the tour in the brewing room, discussing the huge machines that are used to brew the beer daily. The figures of how many they can bottle is pretty amazing. Can't believe a tiny brewery can make enough beer to serve both nationwide and internationally.
We then go down stairs to the packaging section of it. The assembly line was super old school and again you are completely in shocked at their production rate at that facility.
The tour ended with a tasting (what everyone was essentially there for). It was really generous. I think we had about 6 or 7 cups of beer on tap. The guy did a great job of explaining the differences and similarities of each beer. He was also lenient and didn't care if you asked for more beer. I was pretty buzzed at the end. I could tell others were too because we all talked really loud on the way out.
Great place to be! Too bad it's not accessible by public transportation. I suggest taking a cab here. Also, I heard you need to make reservations in advance (especially for large groups which may take up to one month + in advance).
This place recieves an A for Awesomeness!
On the website, it says that you'll need to make a reservation for a tour a month ahead of time, but if you call a couple of days before, you can check to see if anyone has cancelled and you can get in right away.
The tour was like being in Willy Wonka's chocolate factory but instead, beer. They give you a detailed history and tour of the Achor Brewing company and at the end they let you try their beers...did I mention, FREE!?
They had 6 of the 8 brews of tap, which included:
Anchor Steam, Summer Ale, Christmas Brew, Barley wine, Porter, and an IPA (I think).
And I didn't know they produced gin and whiskey. They also have a side project where they make wine. Darn, I forgot the name...now it's going to bother me.
For those who know me, you know I'm not a huge beer connoisseur...but the past few months I've been hanging around some serious beer drinkers and they've piqued my interest in the libation known as BEER. When I heard that a group was getting together to check out Anchor Steam's tour I figured it would be a good lesson in how this beverage is made! Ended up getting a lot more out of it than I thought!
The tour guide was pretty knowledgeable about the brewing process and no only that, the history of the company itself. It has a long, fascinating history all in San Francisco which is rare these days as apparently most of the breweries in the area died out around prohibition! We walked through all the various rooms where they make the beer, the best being the hops room....take a whiff! YUM! (Funny that it was my favorite room as I don't care for hoppy beer all that much!)
After the tour we were able to taste (and by taste we were given half pint glasses!) of all six of the beers they had on tap. My favorite by far was the bock beer. I'm not sure I've ever had a bock beer in my life but I know now to look for them. We also got to try the barley wine (Foghorn) which was....interesting. I'd never had barley wine before but had heard a lot about it. At first taste I really didn't care for it....then it became more tolerable, but I'm still not a fan.
After spending more than an hour drinking, most of the group walked out of there a little buzzed....and of course it was the best kind of buzz because it was FREE. I definitely think this is one of the best tours to go on if you're visiting SF or even if you live here! And you really can't beat free (GOOD) beer...
F-R-E-E B-E-E-R ! ! !
Is there anything more to say? You'll have to sit through the tour before you get the free beer, but its actually quite worth it. You'll learn about the history of the Anchor Brewing Company, how it almost went bankrupt and how it survived, and the reason why they call it "steam" beer.
At the end of the tour, you'll get to sample all the different variations of beer that they brew. My personal favorite is the Foghorn beer (8-10% alcohol content). It's basically "all-you-can-drink" and very much worth the free admission.
Some friends and I booked a tour for a Friday about 2 months in advance. Since we all work "normal" jobs, we needed to plan that far ahead so we could all get the day off.
There were probably about 20 - 25 people total. We started the tour and I immediately started not feeling well (I think it was a morning massage plus not drinking enough water that lead to my dehydration.) The non-tour staff were very sweet and brought me water and insisted that I just sit down and wait for the tour to return. Thankfully, I ended up feeling better by the time we got to the tasting portion of the tour. My friends said that I faked not feeling well to avoid learning but I was really sad to miss the tour. They recapped it for me later.
The entire tour takes about 45 minutes and then the rest of the time is dedicated to delicious beer tasting.
Oh, and it's all free. Yes, free.
Since I moved to San Francisco 8 months ago, I have wanted to go here. Finally, I had a weekday off and got booked on the 11am tour (they run two tours a day, 11 and 2) at Anchor Brewing Co.
Living in Potrero Hill, I have been often tormented by the sweet smell that comes out of here. Sometimes, you walk to the train station in the morning and your stomach starts to rumble, craving that sweet hops. When you are in the brewery, the smell is even stronger and tortures you further. You walk by a room packed with hops (it looks like pot...) and get to see the bottles get filled and labeled. You see the brewer stir the giant vats, all the while, the sweet aroma killing you.
Until you get to the tasting that is... Now, when I was told "tasting" I though you would get a shot glass... or a bit shot glass. No. You get a glass. It's not a pint or anything, but it's about 300ml. And you get 5 of those. I started asking for half glasses after the third because it was barely past noon. I got to taste the Old Foghorn, which I had not yet tried, and loved it. It's so sweet and creamy -- the beer's answer to the dessert wine. And the Christmas Ale, that released today, was great too. It's so spicy and rich. It would be perfect with pork or duck. My mouth is watering...
And the best part: this was all free. As soon as I have a weekday off again, I'll be calling in for another tour.
Rumor has it... Monday though Friday 11-3 @ Anchor Steam Brewery they have free BEER tours...
so its a cheap date and its free beer, thats a WiN WiN BABY!!!
Thanks so much to the generous and patient folks at Anchor Brewing for this wonderful FREE tour. They take their time...one tour a day...and they enjoy sharing their passion for beer with you. Tickets (free) are hard to get, but I called the day before for cancellations and got right in. Kids can come along, just no beer for them at the end. The tasting was great. I was expecting shot glasses. No! full size glasses for everyone. Great fun!
Finally got around to checking out Anchor after living here for over 11 years. The tour is pretty neat and we had Mike who did a great job explaining the history of the brewery as well as walking us through the tour. I'd probably suggest the 11am tour as everything is humming along on the assembly line then while at the 2pm tour the line is shut off but either way it's a good tour. No pressure to buy or anything else and it's actually free so you really can't beat the tour and the free tastings at the end.
I ended up really digging their bock which I hadn't had before (I'm a fan of Shiner Bock from my college days) and it's also cool to see all the various other styles they have. Check out the 1989 earthquake beers too - it's interesting to see what they did with that and there's a pretty cool group photo during the tour of some original team from last century and a modern version of the same pose with more current employees.
You had me at free beer. Make your reservations far in advance.
I can't believe I haven't written a review of this place yet. This place makes the best beer in the bay area, probably the best in California, and possibly the best beer in the world. The steam beer and the Liberty ale are two perfect beers. They don't use short cuts or cheap fillers. They aren't the strongest beers and the latest trend is over the top alcohol content but I'd honestly have the mellow happy buzz I get from Anchor products over the ragged, crazy, drunkedyness (yes I make up words) from a fortified beer.
If you haven't been on the Anchor tour you must go even if you have to call in sick.
Anchor never gives me a hangover no matter how much I drink because they use quality ingredients.
I've been a big fan of Anchor's beer for a long time, their "Steam" beer to be exact. It is amber hued, nicely balanced and most importantly very local, with ALL their production done here off Mariposa in SF. Pizza with Anchor Steam, seafood with Anchor Steam, takeout Chinese or Thai with Anchor Steam, etc...you get the picture. So when some friends of mine finally set up a trip over here, it was like asking me to go Mecca. I was all over it.
The tour of the brewery itself is very structured and organized (you have to stay in your group and no photos after a certain point, b/c you're literally walking through a "working" brewery.) It is however very informative as the guide was able to answer any question thrown his way.
The tour ends in a tasting room where you are able to sample 6 different brews in what appeared to be 8 oz glasses. After not even an hours time of tasting, we've downed over 40 oz of delicious beer. And for anybody whose ever downed a 40 ouncer before noon should know, we we're feelin' pretty gooood. I even got to try 3 new beers (to me) that I usually can't find at stores which were a real treat.
And all for FREE. Ya just can't beat that, I'd do it all over again with another set of friends willing to do the tour. Now I see the averaged 5 star rating even well after a hundo reviews. Woohoo! As good as it gets! (I just had to conclude with that)
Great place. I had some wonderful free beer and was able to taste various types. The staff was helpful and very nice. I only wish I had some more time to taste some more.
I was drunk by the time I left and was treated with respect and friendliness. Please take some time to head on over and be careful of how much you drink! I warn you. The place does have a bad smell as well. I did appreciate the rich history behind the place. It's one of the oldest micro-brews in the world and has been in SF since forever. Our tour guide was a funny mid-aged guy named Greg( I think). The guy knew just about everything there is to know about beer, and told jokes nearly all the time!
Go check this place out!
This brewery is beautiful, and the tour was great! At the tasting, the bar you're at has several bottles of their beer on the top of the cooler. The labels are ones they've used over the years, and the girl serving the tasters was able to tell me about all the different ones, and some funny stories regarding them too.
In the room that you wait in to go on your tour has many interesting things to look at, and some rocking chairs to relax in. I definitely will go back!
Thank you, Mr. Maytag, for breathing life back into Anchor all those years ago.
Free beer 5 stars no doubt! Tour guide was pretty cool and informative.
I didn't know this brewing company was here for that long. The history was pretty fascinating of how "steam beer" evolved here in SF. As long as your an employee you can gulp down as many beer's as you like.
I'm available for hire any day! You get to sample all the beers that are on production after the tour. Sample drink, more, sample, drink more, sample, and sample lol. Call me a cab now. I recommend the Liberty Ale.
I end up here about twice a year specifically for the Free Beer, but always enjoy the tour. Now if i could just figure out exactly what times the tours end so i could just show up for the beer service...
Either way, if you're in town, its a great free stop for the tourist. You'll leave drunk, happy and ready for Clam Chowder in one of those bread bowls.
I don't think it can get any better. It is a lot of standing when listening, but it is very informative and the sweet aroma of the brewhouse and the bottling process is fun to watch.
They will pour you A LOT. A LOT. A LOT. You basically get to taste 6 of the beers they have on tap in half pints (i.e. Anchor Steam, Liberty Ale, Porter, Old Foghorn, Summer Ale, & Christmas Ale). And you can get refills of whatever you like. Great way to check out a brewery. There is a reason you have to book this tour two months in advance. The knowledgeable brewmasters can field any question you throw at them and the beer is high quality. I would advise a 2pm tour over the 11am tour though.
This tour inspired us, so we got pitchers of Anchor Steam at McTeague's after.
First, I have to say that this establishment does in fact make the best beer...in the world. Guiness has its place, Stella Artois has its place, Sierra Nevada comes close, but Anchor Steam is what the Atomic Clock is for time, when it comes to beers, it sets the bar. So go visit this brewery, the bar is open once a month to friends and family, (if anyone is interested in what day that is, just send me a message, otherwise I am not telling the public as its our secret). I highly recomend the tour, where else can you see how they make the worlds greatest beer.
I want to thank the brew-masters at Anchor for always having the consistency, discpline and quality that is tangible in each batch.
Where is the 6 star rating when you need it....
I don't even like Anchor Steam. On that note, I don't even like beer. It's too bubbly and makes me feel more pregnant than I wish to feel on any given night. I'm more of a vodka soda with a twist of lime and a splash of pineapple kind of lady - but you guessed that right?
Nonetheless 5 Yeasty and Hoppy and Malty Stars for the Anchor Steam Brewery Tour.
Know why? Cause the tour ends with a tasting. Not the "here's a taste of our beer" tasting. It's more like a free-for-all which of these five beers is your favorite do you want some more we drink this stuff all day like its water and want you to make us feel better about that issue so drink drinky drink.
Oh, and its for free.
Suck on that Guinness Factory Tour.
I really don't know what I could say about this place that hasn't already been said.
The aroma of hops permeates the place, filling you with excitement as you enter the taproom. For NO cost, you get a Free and informative tour, and SIX FREE delicious 8-10oz tastings. From what I hear, make a reservation way ahead of time, especially for a bigger party, and you're good to go. My favorites were of course "steam," but also the porter, barleywine, and liberty ale. They were all great!
An informative and interesting tour. We had an insufferable know-it-all on the tour who made everyone (me) want to stab him in the eye but the guide handled him well and his female friend swooned around him so much that he was distracted by his own manliness and soon stopped asking irrelevant questions. The people there (only 25 at a time) all seemed to be either local or from other states and visiting friends in the city.
We got to sample 5 of their beers a half pint at a time, a summer beer , the trademark steam beer, something else (hic), a porter and a sweet after dinner beer like a dessert wine, which I was surprised to find that I really liked. The tour guide turned bar man and now best friend to many, asked if anyone wanted some more of the one you liked the best. I plugged for the porter, so for people who had drank a full measure of all of the beers on offer, they had drunk 3 pints for free and it wasn't even 1pm. Just amazing. There was seemingly nothing in it for them - they had no beer to sell but it must be worth it for them however I plan to buy myself some more Porter and some sweet Old Foghorn before the week is out and I would urge anyone to take the tour. In short, the power of word of mouth advertising executed extraordinarily well.
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