Anchor San Franpsycho IPA

Description Further InformationReviewsDelivery San Franpsycho IPA is fermented with a mixed culture of yeasts to create a beer with unique fruity and estery aromas. The mouthfeel is creamy and smooth, mildly effervescent and with a hint of back end tartness, they also add peach and apricot fruit puree during secondary fermentation to give a pleasant hint of sweetness. While undoubtedly regarded highly among the ranks of craft breweries San Fransisco's Anchor Brewing can, in fact, trace its roots all the way back to the California Gold Rush of 1849. And in doing so it pre-dates the modern concept of craft brewing by considerably more than a century.

It's fair to say that between the mid-nineteenth century and the 1960s their development followed something of a windy road. They survived, not without difficulty, fires, the sudden deaths of owners, prohibition and the rise of mass market breweries among other challenging events and somehow managed to make it through to the dawn of the current era of craft brewing. In fact it's fair to say they were instrumental in instigating the revival of the San Francisco microbrewery industry in the seventies.

As a reaction against mainstream, bulk produced beer, these microbreweries turned to full-flavoured, hand-produced historic brews as an alternative. Despite their huge international success, Anchor remain true to their origins and have resisted expansion. And they're still based in central San Franciso in the Potrero Hill district. While the brewery's most famous beer, Anchor Steam, an all-malt, spicy, amber brew is still a mainstay of their range the number of beers, specials, seasonals, limited editions as well as the core range continues to grow and develop and it's fair to say that despite their venerable age for a craft brewery they remain at the cutting edge of things still.   Key FactsSize355mlCountryUSARegionCaliforniaABV %6.3%VeganYesHow to get this item   Standard DeliveryOrder by 12pm Mainland UK Orders over £200FREEMainland UK Orders under £200£6.95Scottish Highlands and Isle of Wight£14.95Scottish Islands£29.95Northern Ireland£19.95Eire£16.63 (no vat)Channel Islands exc Alderney & Sark£49.95Alderney & Sark£59.95   Saturday DeliveryOrder by ThurdayMainland UK Orders (excluding Scottish Highlands)£9.95   Click and CollectCollect in store usually same/next dayFREE