Anchorage Brewing Company ★ 4.7
Founder Gabe Fletcher's brewery focuses on barrel-aged Belgian quads, double IPAs and the Clear Headed barrel-aged Belgian quad at 17.26 ABV, very respected.
Taprooms, brewpubs and the local beer scene in Anchorage worth taking a tram to.
Where to drink local
Midnight Sun Brewing Co ★ 4.5
Midnight Sun calls itself Anchorage's oldest and boldest brewery. Sockeye Red IPA is the flagship; on Dimond Hook Drive in South Anchorage since 1995.
49th State Brewing Company ★ 4.3
49th State Brewing's downtown Anchorage brewpub took over the old Snow Goose space in 2016. One of Alaska's most-talked-about brewing operations.
King Street Brewing Company ★ 4.3
King Street Brewing operates from a South Anchorage taproom with an on-site pizza kitchen, ground-level and rooftop outdoor seating, growler fills and pints.
Resolution Brewing Company ★ 4.2
Resolution Brewing runs out of the Mountain View neighbourhood on the city's east side, with Pacific Northwest IPAs and stouts and a steady neighbourhood.
Cynosure Brewing ★ 4.2
Cynosure focuses on well-balanced Belgian-style ales and lagers from a South Anchorage tasting room with Alaska artists' work on the walls, usually ten.
Broken Tooth Brewing ★ 4.3
Formerly Moose's Tooth Brewing Company, Broken Tooth Brewing was established 1996 and sells growlers, 750ml small-batch bottles and six-pack cans at both.
Glacier BrewHouse Brewery ★ 4.4
Glacier BrewHouse's on-site brewery has produced IPA, stouts and seasonal pours alongside its alderwood kitchen in downtown Anchorage since 1996.
Turnagain Brewing ★ 4.4
Turnagain Brewing on King Street in South Anchorage has poured Belgian sours, wild ales and IPAs with Mat-Su Valley wheat since 2018, plus food trucks.
Magnetic North Brewing Co ★ 4.1
Magnetic North Brewing Co runs a small-batch teaching brewery in South Anchorage, opened April 2020 by Jeremiah Christian with rotating taps and brew classes.