Alaska
Little-Known Alaska Breweries May Be The Best In The Country
California, Colorado and different states have a repute for brewing nice beer. America’s largest state often goes unmentioned, however Alaska’s high breweries could also be second to none, says Alaska beer author, creator and lecturer Invoice Howell.
“It’s usually been stated of craft beer in Alaska that now we have one of the best beer that nearly nobody has tasted,” says Howell, who has written 4 books, together with Alaska Beer. “The Final Frontier has a very distinctive beer tradition and produces a few of the best beers on the planet, however, if you happen to haven’t truly visited Alaska, you’ve probably by no means heard of most of them.”
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Howell can’t title a single favourite brewery, as a result of he says there 13 co-favorites amongst greater than 50 craft beer producers all through the humungous state. Right here is his baker’s dozen of decisions, together with his feedback.
Anchorage and its environment
Anchorage Brewing Firm. “A brewery with a global repute, proprietor Gabe Fletcher’s creation is a temple to beers fermented and aged within the wooden. The visible attraction alone of the rows and rows of foeders at Anchorage Brewing make it well worth the go to, and that’s earlier than you expertise the really wonderful brews, starting from fresh-brewed IPAs to combined tradition fermented fruit beers. An absolute must-visit for beer-lovers.”
Bleeding Coronary heart Brewery. “Established in 2014 after a extremely profitable Kickstarter marketing campaign, this eccentric brewery was initially positioned on a farm outdoors Palmer, a city about 40 minutes north of Anchorage. As is so usually the case, distinctive beers led to distinctive progress, with the brewery finally relocating into the center of downtown Palmer. The brewery is famend for such choices as Beet IPA (brewed with Alaska Grown beets), Grounds for Divorce Espresso Porter (brewed with regionally roasted espresso) and Valley Trash: Soiled Blonde (an homage to a beloved beer from a defunct native brewery).”
Girdwood Brewing Firm. “A half hour drive south of Anchorage, Girdwood Brewing Firm is positioned within the ski resort city of the identical title. Brewers and an identical twin brothers Rory & Brett Marenco have been brewing award-winning brews in a stunning setting since 2017. Make sure to strive their wonderful No Girl No Cryo New England IPA and Hippy Speedball Oatmeal Espresso Stout.”
King Avenue Brewing Firm. “From its opening in 2011, King Avenue Brewing Firm has been one other instance of remarkable beer fueling distinctive progress. After seven years in its authentic modest location (now occupied by Turnagain Brewing), house owners Shane Kingry and Dana Walukiewicz relocated to a custom-built brewery subsequent to Anchorage Brewing Firm. Canned variations of their widespread brews could be discovered on the market in liquor shops all throughout Alaska.”
Midnight Solar Brewing Firm. “The oldest brewery in Anchorage and the second oldest brewery in Alaska, Midnight Solar has developed a well-deserved repute for excellence, reaching properly past the state borders. Whereas it produces beers in many various kinds, MSBC might be most well-known for its large, barrel-aged brews like Arctic Satan Barley Wine and Berserker Imperial Stout. It additionally provides wonderful meals in The Loft, its upstairs faucet room.”
Fairbanks and the Inside
Black Spruce Brewing Firm. “A relative newcomer to the Alaska beer scene, Black Spruce Brewing has made fairly a splash since opening in 2018. On the 2022 Alaska Craft Brew and Barley Wine Competition, Black Spruce’s Heaven Hill Barrel-Aged Reginald Van Horn Barley Wine took house the gold medal, beating out many better-known and older breweries. Since then, ‘the little brewery that might’ in Fairbanks has solely gotten higher.”
Denali Brewing Firm. “From extraordinarily humble beginnings in 2009 as a tiny brewpub, Denali Brewing Firm has grown into the second-largest brewery in Alaska. Situated within the small city of Talkeetna, about 100 miles north of Anchorage, Denali was one of many first breweries within the state to start canning. Its beers are extensively obtainable, and it additionally operates a meadery and a distillery.”
HooDoo Brewing Firm. “When it opened its doorways on Halloween 2012, HooDoo Brewing turned the primary brewery to function in Fairbanks since World Conflict II. Since then, proprietor Bobby Wilken has led the cost to convey nice craft beer to Alaska’s second-largest metropolis. HooDoo has a distinctly European aptitude: a stunning outside beer backyard, a former German hearth truck that’s used to move beer to festivals and distinctive flagship brews German Kolsch, Bavarian Weissbier and German Helles.”
Kenai Peninsula
St. Elias Brewing Firm. “When it opened in Could 2008, St. Elias Brewing was the one brewpub on the Kenai Peninsula. Its specialty is connoisseur pizzas paired with wonderful brews produced by proprietor/brewer Zach Henry. Henry has proven an admirable willingness to experiment through the years, producing eclectic brews, together with a Inventory Ale (sturdy, extremely hopped and barrel-aged with Brettanomyces for greater than a 12 months) and a Burton Ale (a virtually extinct fashion from Britain). His Czech Pilsner is one of the best within the state.”
Homer Brewing Firm. “When it opened in September 1996, Homer Brewing Firm was the one manufacturing brewery within the state outdoors of Anchorage and Juneau. The imaginative and prescient, in accordance with Karen Berger, one among three founders, was ‘a want to reside in Homer, create an revenue and the love of beer.’ Homer Brewing solely distributes its nation ales to faucets within the native space, guaranteeing that flagship brews like Damaged Birch Bitter and Pink Knot Scottish are all the time completely contemporary.”
Kenai River Brewing Firm. “When it opened in 2006, Kenai River Brewing in Soldotna was one of many first breweries within the state to benefit from a change in state regulation permitting taproom gross sales. Since then, KRBC’s excellent ales have been embraced by the local people and elsewhere within the state, because of a sturdy canning operation. KRBC is positioned in a custom-built facility in downtown close to its namesake, the Kenai River. It has a stunning faucet room, serving scrumptious meals. There are often a dozen or so brews on faucet, together with wonderful Sunken Isle, an English-style IPA, and Skilak Scottish Ale.”
Southeast Alaska
Alaskan Brewing Firm. “The granddaddy of all craft breweries within the state, Juneau’s Alaskan Brewing Firm has led the best way since its founding in 1986 by Geoff and Marcy Larson. Brewing extra beer than all the opposite breweries within the state mixed, Alaskan’s merchandise are bought far past the Final Frontier. Nevertheless, solely locals get the chance to style the beers in Alaskan’s Tough Draft Collection — limited-release beers that the brewery makes use of to check and refine recipes.”
Haines Brewing Firm. “With its brews obtainable virtually completely within the small coastal city of the identical title, Haines Brewing Firm epitomizes the ‘native is greatest’ method of many craft breweries in Alaska. Based in 1999 by Paul Wheeler and Jeanne Kitayanna, Haines Brewing has earned a repute, amongst Alaskan beer aficionados, of a hidden gem. Captain Cook dinner’s Spruce Tip Ale is taken into account by many to be the head of this uniquely Alaskan fashion, whereas Black Fang Imperial Stout is a perennial favourite.”
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Next year, cities and states across the nation will be honoring the American semiquincentennial, marking 250 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
Each of the 50 states will have unique roles in the celebration and Alaska has already established a theme for its participation in America250: baseball.
State historian Katherine J. Ringsmuth and the Alaska Office of History and Archaeology have developed a traveling baseball exhibit, showcasing a uniquely Alaskan stitch in the American tapestry.
“Alaska’s Fields of Dreams: Baseball in America’s Far North” features nine panels — each representing an inning — that explore Alaska’s role in the national pastime.
From the Knock Down and Skin ‘Em club of St. Paul Island to the game’s expansion north to Nome and the formation of the Alaska Baseball League, the exhibit covers more than 150 years of baseball in Alaska.
Late last year, Gov. Mike Dunleavy signed Administrative Order 357, designating the Alaska Historical Commission as the state agency to coordinate with the national America250 organization and plan and coordinate events.
That put Ringsmuth and the commission, which is headed by Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom, into action to develop Alaska’s involvement.
And while some states will highlight their roles during early eras of America, Alaska has a relatively short history as part of the U.S. as the 49th state admitted. But as Alaska developed as an American territory even before statehood, baseball was a connection to the U.S.
“What we’re seeing by the 1910s, 1920s with the establishment of places like Anchorage, you see these places turning into real American towns,” Ringsmuth said. “And baseball is part of that agent that’s carrying those values.”
Alaska’s history with baseball is diverse both geographically and in the makeup of its participants.
The exhibit documents the history of Alaska Native baseball and details games in Goodnews Bay in Western Alaska and in Nome, where miners used burlap bags as bases to play on the tundra. It also covers Alaska women who play the game, the arrival of Negro League’s great Satchel Paige in Alaska in 1965, and Midnight Sun games.
The theme for Alaska’s involvement in the America250 is “History for Tomorrow,” and Ringsmuth said that look to the future is a nod at younger populations.
“I thought, let’s do something that makes our young people filled with optimism and (shows) that they can dream for tomorrow, and this can be the promise of tomorrow,” she said. “And I thought sports was a fantastic way to do that.”
The exhibit was shown at a number of places throughout the state over the summer. On Wednesday, the display will be at the Bear Tooth Theatrepub as part of the AK Sports Shorts storytelling event.
One of the seven speakers is Olga Zacharof of St. Paul, who will talk about the Knock Down and Skin ‘Em club, considered Alaska’s first baseball team.
Ringsmuth and Lorraine Henry with the Alaska Department of Natural Resources will also be on hand to talk to attendees about America250-Alaska during the intermission.
The event starts at 6 p.m. and tickets are $20. A portion of the proceeds goes to the Healthy Futures Game Changer program, which “provides small grants to youth from low income families to remove barriers to participation in sports and recreation such as equipment, fees, and transportation costs,” according to its website.
Ringsmuth said the exhibit is a device to get people to learn about the history of baseball in Alaska and an entry into other America250-Alaska events and activities.
The state has big plans for the Week of Dreams — a weeklong tribute to the nation’s pastime culminating on July 4, 2026.
Plans for the week include youth games, legacy softball and Indigenous baseball games and celebrating the addition of Growden Memorial Ballpark in Fairbanks to the National Register of Historic Places.
It will also highlight the Knock Down and Skin ‘Em club, which was founded in 1868.
With the help of Anchorage coach and former pro player Jamar Hill, Ringsmuth connected with the Major League Baseball commissioner’s office, and the event will bring up former MLB players who are also ABL alumni for the Week of Dreams events.
Even active MLB players like Aaron Judge, who was a former star for the Anchorage Glacier Pilots, could be involved via remote methods.
“Our office is talking about doing a story map we can (post) online,” Ringsmuth said. “You know, call us and we’ll record you. What’s your story of playing in Alaska? What’s your favorite memory?”
“We can still engage the players who are going to be a bit busy next summer.”
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) – As the playoffs inch closer, each successive week of high school action carries more seeding implications and general importance – and one could tell as much from watching the slate of games this weekend.
Every team in the state was active this week except Seward in 9-man, giving plenty of opportunities for statement performances at every level.
Bartlett 12 – Service 6 (3OT)
Service played host to Bartlett looking to extend its record to 5-0, but couldn’t survive a chaotic, back-and-forth game that featured 12 combined turnovers and defensive dominance on both sides.
Golden Bears standout Deuce Alailefaleula notched a first-quarter interception and fell on an errant Service snap to tie the game at 6 late in regulation. After two overtime frames with no scoring, Bartlett back Colt Jardine plunged in for the walk-off touchdown on the first play of triple-OT.
Dimond 25 – Colony 22
The Dimond Lynx invaded a wet and wild Pride Field to take on Colony, and weathered the storm by scoring 19 unanswered points to eke out their first win of the season.
Colony fans huddled underneath tents and umbrellas watched in horror as Dimond surged ahead on a late touchdown strike, before the Knights’ last-gasp drive ended in a sack.
Eagle River 14 – Palmer 31
Though it was a much tighter contest most of the way than the final score would indicate, Palmer’s high-powered offense continued to produce in a similarly rainy matchup with Eagle River.
Twenty-four unanswered Moose points helped Palmer extend its winning streak to four, and secured its first 4-1 start since 2013.
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) – The Anchorage Police Department said an outage continues to impact the Anchorage 911 system.
It continues to encourage people in Anchorage who need to use the service to dial 3-1-1 and select option one, or call (907) 786-8900 to connect with police.
ORIGINAL: Anchorage is experiencing a 911 and voice service outage, Alaska Communications told Alaska’s News Source Friday evening.
Alaska Communications spokesperson Heather Cavanaugh said disruption involves home and business landline service as well as 911 calls in Anchorage.
Technicians are working to restore service, but there is no estimated time for when it will be back online, Cavanaugh said. The cause has not been identified, though crews are investigating the source.
“Technicians are still on site working to restore service as quickly as possible,” Cavanaugh said at about 9:40 p.m. Friday night.
Police urged residents to use alternative numbers to reach emergency dispatchers while the outage continues. Anchorage residents can dial 3-1-1 and select option one, or call (907) 786-8900 to connect with police.
Anchorage police first reported a statewide outage late Friday afternoon. Alaska Communications confirmed this evening that the issue is limited to the greater Anchorage area.
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