![]() ![]() Of course, many trips to Alaska begin and end in Anchorage. The brewery also operates a distillery and brewpub. and Skagway Brewing Co.).ĭenali Brewing owner Sassan Mossanen puts de-foamer in a still on Thursday, in Talkeetna. and Grace Ridge Brewing Co.), Valdez ( Valdez Brewing), and Skagway ( Klondike Brewing Co. and Baleen Brewing Co.), Kodiak ( Kodiak Island Brewing Co.), Homer ( Homer Brewing Co. Breweries can be found in Ketchikan ( Bawden Street Brewing Co. Ports of call and island hopping here can be one way to get your fill of hops. Their brewery is also home to the recently established Alaska Cider Works, Alaska Meadery (featuring “Razzery,” a mead made with raspberries, sour cherries and apples) and Denali Spirits (featuring vodka, gin, whiskey and “smoke” whiskey) because when you’ve fermented one, why not ferment them all?īut some breweries are even more remote. Their four signature beers - Mother Ale, Chuli Stout, Single Engine Red and the ever-popular Twister Creek IPA - are year-round mainstays of summer barbecues and winter bonfires around the state. In fact, it’s currently the second-largest beer producer in Alaska. The ever-expanding Denali Brewing Co.in Talkeetna (population 876) may be a small-town hero, but it’s anything but small. And while almost half of them are in Anchorage or within a short drive of our state’s largest city (including the relatively populous communities of Girdwood, Eagle River, Palmer and Wasilla), some of our most remote ports of call and tiniest towns (I’m looking at you, Gakona Brewery in Gakona, population 218) are emphatically in on the brewing action. Ubiquitous around Alaska, this long-running brewery is our Papa Beer, if you will (I’ll show myself out).īut Alaskan Brewing is just one of over 40 breweries in the state. With a steady line of signature brews - and some seasonal specialties that incorporate cranberries, raspberries, locally roasted coffee and even Alaska spruce tips - it’s the most well-established of all the state’s breweries. By sales volume, it is the 19th largest craft brewery in the United States. Or you might have refreshed yourself with an Alaskan Amber on your Alaska Airlines flight on the way into Anchorage. based in Juneau, might already be in your refrigerator if you live in one of the 25 Western and Midwestern states where it’s available. In other words, we take it everywhere and we take it seriously.īeers from the state’s biggest brewery, Alaskan Brewing Co. We even do yoga with it (at downtown’s sprawling Williwaw venue). (otherwise known as Bear Tooth Theatrepub and Moose’s Tooth Pub & Pizzeria), complete with national musical acts like Norah Jones and Imagine Dragons. We throw it monthly birthday parties like the First Tap events at Broken Tooth Brewing Co. We hike with it, camp with it, boat with it, cook with it and pair it with foods like the stuffiest of sommeliers. ![]() And, sometimes, by “fun” I mean “beer.” Those words are interchangeable, right?īeer is a big part of life for Alaskans. In other words, we often have to make our own fun. ![]() But we make up for it with the Iditarod, reindeer sausages and aurora borealis chasing. In exchange for living in what is perhaps the country’s most beautiful state, Alaskans sometimes have to do without: professional sports teams, In-N-Out Burger and, well, sunlight for half the year. 5, 2019 during the brewery's soft opening. Onsite Brewing co-owner Amber Jackson serves beer on Thursday, Dec. ![]()
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