{"id":83497,"date":"2025-12-06T00:45:07","date_gmt":"2025-12-06T00:45:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/83497\/"},"modified":"2025-12-06T00:45:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-06T00:45:07","slug":"anchor-brewing-is-dormant-but-not-departed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/83497\/","title":{"rendered":"Anchor Brewing is dormant but not departed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left\">Anchor Brewing is not turning its back on San Francisco.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left\">A report in a niche beer publication that the dormant brewer is leaving the city for good is false, brewery owners told The Standard.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left\">Since abruptly going dark in July 2023, San Franciscans have been waiting for Anchor Brewing to reopen its factory and bring back its famous steam beer and ales that it\u2019s been crafting for 125 years. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left\">The erroneous article, published Tuesday by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.americancraftbeer.com\/beer-buzzkills-anchor-brewing-leaves-san-francisco\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">American Craft Beer (opens in new tab)<\/a>, has the alarmist title \u201cBeer Buzzkills: Anchor Brewing Leaves San Francisco.\u201d It asserts that CEO Hamdi Ulukaya\u2019s team had told The Standard that they have no intention of reopening the Portrero Hill brewery. Instead, it claims that Anchor beer will be brewed by a contract partner from outside the city.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left\">American Craft Beer misrepresented what The Standard reported in May: that the brewery had seen little visible movement since Ulukaya acquired it in May 2024, with no announced reopening date and no confirmed plans for starting production.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left\">A representative of Ulukaya\u2019s family office, Shepherd Futures, confirmed that the claims in the American Craft Beer article were false and said reopening plans are in the works but did not provide a timeline.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left\">Tom Bobak, the editor-in-chief of American Craft Beer, apologized for the error and blamed his use of ChatGPT for the misinterpretation of the Standard\u2019s reporting. The website has added a note updating readers on the reality. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left\">But the misinformation has started to spread. Other publications, including TheStreet, have repeated the unverified claims.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left\">Anchor Brewing, founded in 1896, is no stranger to dramatic headlines. The brewery has survived earthquakes, Prohibition, near-bankruptcy and the rise and fall of craft beer trends. Under Fritz Maytag, who owned the brewery from 1965 to 2010, it pioneered the modern craft beer movement. Ulukaya\u2019s purchase in 2024 was a relief to fans, though beer production remains in limbo. Ulukaya, who founded yogurt behemoth Chobani, told The Standard in May that he intended to rebuild Anchor in its original form, as he was a fan of the brewery\u2019s historic branding and imagery.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left\">\u201cBeing part of a rebirth and brand of the company and being part of maybe a new dimension of the city is pretty exciting,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Anchor Brewing is not turning its back on San Francisco. 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