1975
Anchor Brewing First Brews Old Foghorn
Anchor Brewing first brewed Old Foghorn in San Francisco in 1975. Under Fritz Maytag, the brewery adapted the English barley wine tradition for an early American craft brewing audience, adding a strong ale to its expanding range. Old Foghorn became one of the pioneering American craft examples of barley wine. It brought the style into the same brewery revival that produced Anchor Porter and Liberty Ale, while representing a separate beer and a different strong-ale tradition.
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Beer Judge Certification Program, 2021 Style Guidelines, 22C American Barleywine, History. Identifies Old Foghorn as one of the first American craft versions, first brewed in 1975.
Esther Mobley, "From Steam to San Franpsycho: The definitive timeline of Anchor Brewing's beers," San Francisco Chronicle, June 14, 2019. Independent account connecting Old Foghorn, Fritz Maytag, the English style, and 1975.
Dick Cantwell, "Barley wine," The Oxford Companion to Beer. Corroborates Old Foghorn's 1975 production and the American development of the style.
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