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I've had Rusty Chain before. Sometimes it really seems aptly named. Flying Bison is a solid brewery for everyman beers.As already said, they never sell in stores. Talked to the guy at Sandwich when I was there last weekend. He said they will be brewing on site at the new Saratoga Springs location, because NY law won't let them bring beer in from MA without a distributor. So that's how far they'll go to avoid distribution.
@upstater it's a rare style, but also, as I said, not all that unique really. Most of the California Common beers I've had have been lighter bodied than Anchor Steam, some are even pale gold not amber. I'm not sure anybody is really replicating Anchor Steam. So you might just shift to malty amber lagers and ales and see if you can find something you like that is readily available. Ales will be more common, an ESB might work. On the lager side, this is from Buffalo. https://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/702/47193/
Buffalo is really an excellent place for me since the two best brewers specialize in American wild ales, sours, and Belgians, which is what I like. But other than their pilsners, I never buy their everyday beers (IPAs, porters, etc.)
I guess I will just have a look at my local lager section to try to find something that will approximate Anchor Steam.