Crying in our beer: Anchor Brewing Company, SF landmark since 1896, to cease operations

by Jeff Ballinger, Bay City News July 13, 2023July 12, 2023

A brick wall outside the Anchor Brewing Company in San Francisco's Portrero Hill neighborhood bears the hand-painted company name in a 2018 file image. Anchor Brewing, which closed in 2023, will get a second shot at life under a new owner in a deal announced May 31, 2024. (waltarrrr/Flickr, CC BY-NC-ND)

A LANDMARK COMPANY in San Francisco has turned off its taps.

Anchor Brewing Company officials announced early Wednesday that it will cease operations and liquidate the business — established in 1896 — citing economic factors including declining sales since 2016.

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