Alaskan Brewing Company is a
brewery
A brewery or brewing company is a business that makes and sells beer. The place at which beer is commercially made is either called a brewery or a beerhouse, where distinct sets of brewing equipment are called plant. The commercial brewing of b ...
in
Juneau
Juneau ( ; ), officially the City and Borough of Juneau, is the capital of the U.S. state of Alaska, located along the Gastineau Channel and the Alaskan panhandle. Juneau was named the capital of Alaska in 1906, when the government of wha ...
,
Alaska
Alaska ( ) is a non-contiguous U.S. state on the northwest extremity of North America. Part of the Western United States region, it is one of the two non-contiguous U.S. states, alongside Hawaii. Alaska is also considered to be the north ...
, founded in 1986.
The company's beers have won awards at regional, national, and international
beer
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competitions.
The brewery was founded by Marcy and Geoff Larson.
By sales volume, it is the 19th-largest craft brewery in the United States, .
Beers
The Alaskan Brewing Company brews eight year-round beers, four
seasonal beer
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s, and several limited-edition beers. The year-round beers are Alaskan Amber,
Freeride APA, Icy Bay IPA, Alaskan White, Hopothermia, Smash Galaxy, and Husky IPA. The seasonal beers are Spruce IPA (January – April), Kölsch (May – August), Cranberry Tart (September – December) and Winter Ale.
See also
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Beer in the United States
In the United States, beer is manufactured in breweries which range in size from industry giants to brew pubs and microbreweries. The United States produced 196 million barrels () of beer in 2012, and consumes roughly of beer per capita a ...
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Beer brewing companies based in Alaska
Companies established in 1986
Companies based in Juneau, Alaska
1986 establishments in Alaska