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At 2 PM today, Anchorage Brewing Company will be releasing a limited amount of its The Darkest Hour Imperial Stout that has been aged for 1 year in Spanish Brandy barrels. You can buy individual bottles to go or enjoy a glass at the brewery. Delicious Daves will also be at the brewery, serving up his excellent ramen. As they say on TV, supplies ...

Lately, I've been giving some thought to what seems to be the growing desire for novelty among a certain segment of craft beer drinkers. In many ways, it seems that the most active craft beer aficionados out there are the ones who are always eagerly looking for the next hot new brewery, the next new beer made with some great experimental hop, e ...

Hello, and welcome to 2017 everyone. I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and New Years, but now it's time to buckle down and face the next twelve months. This seems to be the time when folks make lots of predictions for the upcoming year, so I thought I'd take a stab at a few. First up, the Alaska State Legislature. The circus will be o ...

We're getting close to the end of 2016, which means it's time for a lot of "Best of" articles and end-of-the-year stats to start showing up. The Brewers Association has published its "Year in Review" graphic. Sorry about the long vertical size, but that's how the BA likes to do it:

Hello again! First off, I want to send each and every one of you best wishes on this most auspicious of occasions, the 83rd anniversary of Repeal. On December 5, 1933, at 3:31 pm local time, Utah became the 36th state to ratify the 21st Amendment, officially ending Prohibition, the so-called Noble Experiment. Personally, I've always been fascin ...

Like most people, I've had a busy couple of weeks. Looks like the snow is on the ground to stay, and the wood stove is burning to keep things cozy. Big brews, suitable for sipping by the fire are hitting the beer store shelves. Thanksgiving is now in the rear view mirror and Christmas is looming larger and larger ahead. Time to get serious abou ...

There's snow on the ground again here on the Kenai Peninsula; we got about an inch or so last night. Will it stay this time or melt away like the last batch we had? Who knows? Meanwhile, we are moving into a bit of a lull beer-wise, after a whole bunch of events last week, so this blog will be a bit shorter than usual. At the Beers By the&nb ...

Hello! Just received some breaking news from Gabe Fletcher of Anchorage Brewing about an event at the brewery this Friday & Saturday. Here's what he had to say: Lots of reasons to Come join us this Fri/Sat 2p-8p! It's Jolly Pumpkin Tap Takeover! Our good friend Ron Jeffries from Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales has sent us some amazing beers fro ...

Hello again and Happy Halloween! We seem to be getting a slight reprieve from the start of winter here on the Peninsula, with temperatures in the upper 40s, but we all know that won't last. Besides, every one I know keeps hoping for a "real winter" this year, unlike the last couple. We'll see if that enthusiasm still lingers come February. S ...

It's almost the end of October, which in the past has meant it's time for a deluge of "pumpkin beers". For a while, it seemed just about every brewer would pump out some brew flavored with pumpkins, or more accurately, the spices associated with pumpkin pies. However, the industry hit saturation last year, and a lot of pumpkin beers went unsold ...