Although the history of California Common is shrouded in mystery (like most beer styles), there is one beer that is the pioneer of the modern style, Anchor Steam in San Francisco. Beer slaked the ...

so-called steam beer is impossible to find. But its generic name is California common beer, and happily there are Bay Area breweries still making this iconic West Coast style, which just happens ...

The crafty, uniquely American "California common" beer category (aka "steam beer") is fermented at a higher temperature than most other American beers, yielding an amber-brown hue and woodsy ...