| According to the Beer Judge Certification Program, the term California Common beer, designated style 7B, is "narrowly defined around the prototypical Anchor Steam example", and other commercial examples include Southampton West Coast Steam Beer, Old Dominion Victory Amber, and Flying Dog Old Scratch Amber Lager. The style "showcases the signature Northern Brewer hops (with woody, rustic or minty qualities) in moderate to high strength", is fermented with "a lager yeast, but one that was selected to thrive at the cool end of normal ale fermentation temperatures", and was traditionally fermented in large, shallow, open fermenters called coolships. |
