Alaskan Brewing Company
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| Industry | Alcoholic beverage |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1986 |
| Headquarters | Juneau, Alaska, United States |
| Coordinates | 58°21′26″N 134°29′22″W / 58.35722°N 134.48944°WCoordinates: 58°21′26″N 134°29′22″W / 58.35722°N 134.48944°W |
| Products | Beer |
| Owner | Geoff and Marcy Larson |
| Website |
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Alaskan Brewing Company, a regional brewery in Juneau, Alaska, USA, was founded in 1986. The company's beers have won awards at regional, national, and international beer competitions.[1] The brewery was founded in Juneau, Alaska by Marcy and Geoff Larson, who are still in charge of the company. By sales volume, it is the twelfth largest craft brewery in the United States, as of 2013.[2]
Alaskan Brewing produces five year-round beers, four limited release seasonal ales and several specialty beers with limited distribution each year. The beers are available in sixteen states: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, Texas, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
History
The Alaskan Brewing Company was founded in 1986 by Geoff and Marcy Larson. The brewery was the 67th brewing company opened in the United States and the first to open in Juneau since Prohibition.
While researching beers, Marcy found the shipping records from the Douglas Brewing Company, which existed from 1899-1907, listing the ingredients for the beers it made, along with a newspaper article that explained the brewing process. Geoff brewed one of the beers and they both enjoyed it. The beer is still brewed today and is called Alaskan Amber. The brewery opened in December 1986, with Geoff and Marcy, and ten volunteers.
Today, the Alaskan Brewing Company is the Great American Beer Festival's most award-winning craft brewery. The company has expanded its distribution to thirteen other western states and in 2012, the Alaskan Brewing Company was ranked number 16 on the Brewers Association's "Top 50 Craft Brewing Company" list, which is based on beer sales volume.[3]
Beers
The Alaskan Brewing Company brews five year-round beers, three seasonal beers, and two limited edition beers. The year-round beers are: Alaskan Amber, Freeride APA, Alaskan IPA, Alaskan White, and Alaskan Stout. The seasonal beers consist of: Alaskan Summer Ale, Alaskan Winter Ale, and Alaskan Black IPA. The limited edition beers are: Alaskan Smoked Porter and the Alaskan Pilot Series, which consists of seven beers that go through a rotation.[4]
| Name | Original Gravity | ABV | Bitterness (IBU) |
Color (SRM) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaskan Amber | 1.054 | 5.3% | 18 | 22 |
| Freeride APA | 1.047 | 5.3% | 40 | 14 |
| Alaskan Stout | 1.065 | 5.8% | 28 | 119 |
| Alaskan IPA | 1.057 | 6.2% | 55 | 9 |
| Alaskan Smoked Porter | 1.065 | 6.5% | 45 | 92 |
| Alaskan White Ale | 1.047 | 5.3% | 15 | 7 |
| Alaskan Winter Ale | 1.066 | 6.4% | 27 | 17 |
| Alaskan Summer Ale | 1.048 | 5.3% | 18 | 8 |
| Alaskan Black IPA | 1.087 | 6.4% | 65 | 100 |
See also
References
- ↑ "Awards". Alaskan Brewing Company.
- ↑ "Alaskan Brewery Caps Bottles and Costs with USDA Energy Grant". United States Department of Agriculture. January 24, 2013.
- ↑ "Brewers Association Releases Top 50 Breweries in 2012". Brewers Association. Retrieved April 20, 2012.
- ↑ "Our Beer". Alaskan Brewing Company. Retrieved April 20, 2012.