Alaska Beer

Today in 1959, Alaska became the 49th state.

Alaska

Alaska Breweries

• Alaskan Brewing
• Baranof Island Brewing
• Denali Brewing
• Easy Hooker Brewing [closed?]
• Glacier Brewhouse
• Great Bear Brewing
• Haines Brewing
• Homer Brewing
• Kasski’s Kenai Brew Stop
• Kenai River Brewing
• Kodiak Island Brewing
• Midnight Sun Brewing
• Moose’s Tooth Brewing
• St. Elias Brewing
• Silver Gulch Brewing
• Skagway Brewing
• Sleeping Lady Brewing / Snow Goose Rest.

Alaska Brewery Guides

• Beer Advocate
• Beer Me
• Rate Beer
• United Nations

Guild: Brewers Guild of Alaska

State Agency: Alcoholic Beverage Control Board

• Capital: Juneau
• Largest Cities: Anchorage, Juneau, Fairbanks, Sitka, Ketchikan
• Population: 626,932; 48th
• Area: 656,425 sq.mi., 1st
• Nickname: The Last Frontier
• Statehood: 49th, January 3, 1959

• Alcohol Legalized: August 24, 1933
• Number of Breweries: 17
• Rank: 31st
• Beer Production: 424,712
• Production Rank: 50th
• Beer Per Capita: 865.9 Gallons

Package Mix:

• Bottles: 39.4%
• Cans: 52.8%
• Kegs: 7.5%

Beer Taxes:

• Per Gallon: $1.07
• Per Case: $2.41
• Tax Per Barrel (24/12 Case): $33.17
• Draught Tax Per Barrel (in Kegs): $33.17

Economic Impact (2010):

• From Brewing: $52,164,509
• Direct Impact: $170,869,901
• Supplier Impact: $65,295,912
• Induced Economic Impact: $53,629,253
• Total Impact: $289,795,066

Legal Restrictions:

• Control State: No
• Sale Hours: 8 a.m.–5 a.m., except election days (liquor stores may not open until polls close)
• Grocery Store Sales: No (although many grocery stores have separate areas that sell all forms of alcoholic beverages and many bars sell packaged liquor as well.)
• Notes: Most communities have more restrictive laws, ranging from restrictions on operating hours to bans on sale and possession. Sellers/servers may not, for any reason, give a person alcohol for free or sell it for less than its cost. Sellers/servers may drink while on duty, but no intoxicated person may remain on the premises, so an impaired server could be arrested.

Data complied, in part, from the Beer Institute’s Brewer’s Almanac 2010, Beer Serves America, the Brewers Association, Wikipedia and my World Factbook. If you see I’m missing a brewery link, please be so kind as to drop me a note or simply comment on this post. Thanks.