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Anchor’s “Steam Beer Billy”

April 26, 2013 By Jay Brooks

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Anchor Brewing released a fun three-part story over the past few days on their blog, pieced together by resident historian Dave Burkhart. The story, “Steam Beer Billy,” is a true story that was told in the San Francisco newspapers in 1898, 115 years ago. The story concerns William “Yankee” Sullivan and his pet goat, Jack, both apparently big fans of Steam Beer, and their exploits that began on New Year’s Eve and ended several days later, when Sullivan was finally out of jail and reunited with Jack.

Part one ran on Wednesday, part two yesterday, and part three finished off their tale today. Enjoy.

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Filed Under: Beers, Just For Fun Tagged With: Anchor Brewery, History



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