John Dannerbeck News Today

SAN FRANCISCO—A parking lot near AT&T Park in San Francisco is Anchor Brewing’s next proving ground. On Friday the brewery will open a beer garden at The Yard at Mission Rock, a pop-up food and retail venue constructed of 13 recycled shipping containers, in the parking lot adjacent to the home of the San Francisco

It is the last day of operations at San Francisco’s 127-year-old Anchor Brewing — for now. Several potential buyers have expressed interest in buying the brewery.

On a July evening in 2009, five men sat down to gin martinis and medium-rare steaks at Harris’ Restaurant in San Francisco’s Nob Hill neighborhood. Two of the men were there to pitch a proposal: a consultancy involving the Anchor Brewing Co., the oldest independent brewery in the United States making small batches of beer