Bock beers are most associated with the town of Einbeck, in northern Germany.  As far back as the middle ages, Einbeck was famous for its excellent strong lager.  By the 1300’s, the city was exporting its beer to countries from Britain to Russia.  Einbeck actually had a city-wide quality control system, under which citizens could brew their own beer, but the brewing equipment was owned by the city council; a professional brewmaster took the equipment to the homes of people who wanted to brew, oversaw the brewing process, and certified the quality of the beer.

By the 1500’s, the Bavarian city of Munich was importing beer from Einbeck – so much that they hired a brewmaster from Einbeck to produce their own version of the strong lager.  Bavaria is a lot like our own deep south – accents can be startlingly different, and in Bavarian, Einbeck” sounds a lot like “Oanbock.”  The word Bock, in German, translates to “goat,”  which  is why so many Bock beers feature some sort of goat on the label.

There is a pretty cool story about the goat and bock beer:

After Munich started to produce it’s own “Bock Bier,” a brewmaster from Einbeck came to town.  He claimed, of course, that his original, northern brew was stronger.  Of course, the Bavarian brewer disagreed, and the two decided to settle the question with a drinking contest.  Each brewmaster would drink the other’s beer until one could no longer stand.  The contest went on for several hours, and drew quite a crowd in the courtyard.  Someone left a gate open, and a goat (a Bock) ran in and knocked the Einbeck brewmaster off his feet, making the Bavarian the winner.  “No fair,” cried the northern man, “a Bock knocked me down!”

“Yes,” replied the Bavarian, “and I brewed it!”

Enjoy Anaheim Bock, and as always, drink responsibly.  But if you see any goats in the beergarden…

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Here’s a photo of the brewery when the Hessels owned it.

Union Brewing Company made "Famous Anaheim Beer" from 1904 to 1920.

The Tasting Room will be closed on Christmas Eve & Christmas Day, and New Years Eve & New Years Day.

Some time around 1910, John Cassou, the owner of the Peerless Saloon glued a holiday

Ad from Anaheim Gazette, May 6, 1909

Anaheim Beer was still being brewed but the third owners of the brewery  had re-named it “Union Brewing Company.”

Today we release our Anaheim Winter Wheat.   Thanks to our talented design and graphics specialists, Darin Scruggs of Darin Scruggs Design, and Michelle Rivera of MRA Complete Graphics, we are using an updated version of that same label.

In an interesting Six-Degrees-of-Anaheim-Brewery, John Cassou’s daughter, Rose Cassou, married Leonard Hessel, one of the brothers who ran Union Brewing Company.

Come see the original label and bottles with the Union Brewing Company logo at the Tasting Room.

So this week’s hours are:

Tuesday 5 – 9 p.m.
Wednesday 4 – 9 p.m.
Friday 4 – 9 p.m.
Saturday 11 a.m. – 9 p.m.
Sunday 11 a.m. – 6 p.m.

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Turns out it’s a silt fence.

Anaheim Hefeweizen has a fantastic banana flavor.  The aroma hits your nose as soon as you lift your glass.  The Chocolate Stout likewise has a wonderful chocolate taste.   Why not get them together like a frozen chocolate banana?

We experimented with various proportions of the two beers.  We learned that the chocolate can easily overwhelm the banana aroma.  After several attempts (that we drank anyway) we finally hit upon the perfect mix of Anaheim Hefeweizen and Chocolate Stout.

Cheers, neighbors!

Call the Anaheim White House to make your reservation at 714-772-1381. 

Cheers,
Greg & Barbara Gerovac