He “did what everyone did in the gold rush, he reinvented himself.” Eventually he owned the Golden Gate Brewery in San Francisco, which burned down. Gottfried came to California in late 1953 or early 1854 and worked in the gold fields, then worked for a local brewery. Anchor’s Early HistoryĪ lot of this early family history is documented on this page of the Anchor Brewing website. It was “the irresistible lure of gold” that brought him to California. He describes finding out about the original owner Gottfried Breckle, who first went from Germany in 1852 to Valdivia, Chile.

In 2010, he took the title Anchor Historian. Dave started at Anchor on a Monday and by the following Saturday, he started researching the company. Mark and Dave agree that Anchor has a bright future since the new owners (Sapporo) are investing heavily in the company.

His book, The Anchor Brewing Story, has just been published. Very early in his tenure began collecting historical documentation of the brewery. Author Dave Burkhart has been with Anchor Brewing Co. Mark Carpenter is the former co-host of this show who began working at Anchor in 1971. Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 35:41 - 16.3MB) | EmbedĪnchor Brewing historian Dave Burkhart and former Anchor brewing chief Mark Carpenter join Harry Duke and Herlinda Heras on Brew Ha Ha today.

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