Description: The California Common, or Steam Beer, is a unique 100% American style lager. It's usually brewed with a special strain of lager yeast that works better at warmer temperatures. This method dates back to the late 1800's in California when refrigeration was a great luxury. The brewers back then had to improvise to cool the beer down, so shallow fermenters were used. So in a way the lager yeast was trained to ferment quicker at warmer temperatures. Today's examples are light amber to tawny in color, medium bodied with a malty character. Mildly fruity with an assertive hop bitterness. Anchor Brewing Co. trademarked the term "Steam Beer" and as such all other beers must be legally referred to as "California Common." Average alcohol by volume (abv) range: 4.0-6.0%   [ ? ]  View the Most Popular: California Common / Steam Beer

Style Examples - 101 to 150 (out of 152) - Ordered by # Reviews
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	Name	Brewery	ABV%	rAvg	Revs
	Uteca	Southern Tier Brewing Company	?	3.65	1
	UnCommon Beer	Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery	6.09	3.9	1
	Uncommon	Spider Bite Beer Company	?	3.74	1
	Tickle The Tuba	Against The Grain Brewery & Smokehouse	5.50	3.68	1
	STrEAM	Lake Placid Craft Brewing Company	?	4.45	1
	Steamvent Beer	Kona Brewing Co.	?	3.98	1
	Steaming Cascade California Common	New Old Lompoc Brewery	5.90	3.6	1
	Steamer 3,5	Jämtlands Bryggeri AB	3.50	3.09	1
	Steamee Summer	Orlando Brewing Partners	6.71	4.33	1
	Steam Beer	Copper Creek Brewing Company	?	3.9	1
	Steam Beer	Brewzzi Italian American Bistro & Microbrewery	?	3.4	1
	Steam Beer	Emmett's Brewing Company	?	3.94	1
	Sitzman's Steam	Coopersmith's Pub & Brewing	6.10	2.98	1
	Saturday Soda	Haven Gastropub	7.60	3.75	1
	Ruhstaller's	Rubicon Brewing Company	5.00	3.55	1
	Red Rock Steamer	Red Rock Brewing Company	4.00	3.43	1
	Prairie Fog Ale	Free State Brewing Co.	?	4.78	1
	NW Super Critical	Deschutes Brewery	5.90	3.88	1
	NorthEast Steam	Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery	?	3.95	1
	N.E.Dark Side Steam	Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery	6.00	4	1
	Low Self-A-Steam CA Common Lager	Draught Works	5.20	3.18	1
	King Common	Everybody's Brewing	?	3.5	1
	Keystone Swankey	North Country Brewing	?	4.03	1
	Jimmy Green’s South Loop Lager	Argus Brewery	5.60	3.15	1
	Jamesport Amber Steam	Jamesport Brewing Company Inc.	5.70	3.53	1
	IKS Black Steam	Maihama Beer Koubou Harvestmoon Brewery At Roti's House	7.00	3.6	1
	Horse Tail Ale	Santa Cruz Mountain Brewing	5.40	3.45	1
	Hop Common	The Defiant Brewing Company	?	4	1
	Greenfield Village Steam Station	Motor City Brewing Works	?	3.88	1
	Gordon Biersch California Common	Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant	?	3.93	1
	Gold Rush Golden Lager	Blind Tiger Brewery & Restaurant	?	3.8	1
	Gadds' Common Conspiracy	Ramsgate Brewery	4.50	3.18	1
	Firehole Steam	Snake River Brewing Company & Brewpub	5.20	3.53	1
	Firebox	Reads Landing Brewing Company	?	3.5	1
	Cornish Steam Lager	Wooden Hand Brewery	4.30	3.85	1
	Choo Choo Steamer	Big River Grille & Brewing Works	5.20	3	1
	Camino Real Common	Solvang Brewing Company	6.00	1.78	1
	Cambridge House Steam Bock	The Cambridge House Brewpub	6.30	3.98	1
	California Steamin'	Brasserie Saint James	5.00	4.69	1
	California Lager	Schooner's Grille & Brewery	4.90	3.6	1
	California Common	Knops Beer Company	?	3.88	1
	C'mon Lager	Triple Rock Brewery & Alehouse	5.30	4	1
	Brewer's Art Zodiac Ophiuchus	The Brewer's Art	4.40	3.78	1
	Black Steam	Bog Iron Brewing	5.60	4	1
	Belgo/Cali Common	Black Market Brewing Co.	5.10	3.43	1
	Armenia White California Common Beer	Flying Goose Brew Pub & Grille	5.60	3.5	1
	844 Wyoming Uncommon	Freedom's Edge Brewing Co.	5.00	3.9	1
	508 Galaxy Common	508 Gastrobrewery	4.70	4	1
	508 Cluster Common	508 Gastrobrewery	4.50	3.8	1
	Steamers Lane Uncommon Lager	Uncommon Brewers	4.50	-	0
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