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

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	Name	Brewery	ABV%	rAvg	Revs
	Chicago Common	Revolution Brewing Company - Brewpub	?	3.43	6
	1888	Anaheim Brewery	5.50	3.46	6
	West Coast Ale	Robson's, Shongweni Brewery	5.00	3.53	5
	Golden Paw	Beard & Brau	4.70	3	5
	German Stein	Ellicottville Brewing Co.	?	3.84	5
	Commons Ale	Bandwagon Brew Pub	?	3.26	5
	California Common	23rd Street Brewery	5.40	3.7	5
	California Common	I & I Brewing	5.60	3.59	5
	Workman Common Lager	Blue Pants Brewery LLC	5.00	3.47	4
	Town Lager	Linden Street Brewery	4.50	3.63	4
	The Citizen (Barrel Aged)	Cismontane Brewing Company	6.00	3.99	4
	Stimulus Package	Five Seasons Prado	4.50	3.93	4
	Ricochet Red	Buffalo Bill's Brewery	?	3.23	4
	Mt Lee	New Albanian Brewing Company - Pizzeria and Public House	5.60	3.91	4
	Locomotive 447	Tequesta Brewing Company	?	3.5	4
	Hybrid Lager	Harpoon Brewery	5.00	3.31	4
	Centennial Steamer	Desert Edge Brewery	4.00	2.84	4
	Black Steam	Bog Iron Brewing	5.60	3.63	4
	Up River Amber	Nantahala Brewing Company	5.50	3.63	3
	Turbine Steamship	Titanic Brewing Company	5.20	3.17	3
	SF-SD Bay To Bay	Monkey Paw Pub & Brewery	5.40	4.33	3
	Rocket Bike (Non 4% Version)	Moab Brewery	5.50	3.88	3
	Pro-Am Nevada Steem Beer	Joseph James Brewing Inc.	5.50	4.27	3
	Phoenix Kentucky Komon	New Albanian Brewing Company - Pizzeria and Public House	?	3.91	3
	Old California Lager	Craftsman Brewing Co.	6.00	3.96	3
	Newport Coast Steam	Newport Beach Brewing Company	?	3.36	3
	Moonbeam Steam	Lunar Brewing	5.50	4.03	3
	Missouri River Steamboat Lager	Blackfoot River Brewing Company	5.60	4.53	3
	Merrimack Steamer	Moab Brewery	4.00	3.74	3
	Gold Rush Steam Beer	Alcatraz Brewing Co.	5.30	3.45	3
	Gold Rush Lager	Bethlehem Brew Works	?	3.67	3
	Uteca	Southern Tier Brewing Company	?	3.58	2
	Union Station	Cornerstone Brewing Company	6.00	4.4	2
	Tavern Ale	Amos Howard's Brew Pub	?	3.75	2
	Surreal Chemistry	Minneapolis Town Hall Brewery	5.80	3.83	2
	Steamroller	Maui Brewing Co. (Brewpub)	5.10	3.49	2
	Steamer	Jämtlands Bryggeri AB	5.00	2.85	2
	Steam Hammer	Church Brew Works	5.00	3.81	2
	Steam	Turtle Mountain Brewing Company	6.00	3.94	2
	Rural People's Common Lager	Linden Street Brewery	5.50	4.22	2
	Ringneck Stanley Steamer	The Brew Kettle Taproom & Smokehouse / Production Works	?	3.82	2
	Nordeast Common	Dangerous Man Brewing	5.10	3.42	2
	Miner's Ruin	Destihl Restaurant & Brew Works	5.10	3.56	2
	Ibis	Ramses Bier	5.00	3.59	2
	Grand Esteemer San Francisco Lager	The Wrecking Bar	5.00	3.89	2
	Gold Rush	Trophy Brewing Co.	5.00	3.73	2
	Esteemed Beer	Triumph Brewing Company	?	3.92	2
	Dragon Blade	Valkyrie Brewing	4.50	2.8	2
	Comptche Logger	Ukiah Brewing Co.	5.00	3.8	2
	Cobblestone Steam Lager	Morgan Street Brewery	?	2.65	2
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