When Fritz Maytag moved Anchor Brewing to the Potrero neighborhood of San Francisco, he made a point of hiring locals to fill roles in the brewery. Thomas Riley was among them, taking a summer job on the packaging line in 1984.
He now fills the prestigious role of Brewmaster at the iconic brewery.
“Given the length of my tenure, I really feel responsible for carrying the story on,” he told the SFGate. Full story here.