Alaskan Brewing Company

Microbrewery in Juneau, Alaska, United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Alaskan Brewing Company

Established in 1986

Contact
5429 Shaune Dr, Juneau, AK, 99801, United States
Description
Alaska has a rich history of brewing. From the explorers of the 1700s through the Gold Rush, many a thirsty Alaskan has been able to enjoy locally made beers.

In 1986, 28-year-olds Marcy and Geoff Larson reignited that tradition when they opened the Alaskan Brewing Company, the 67th independent brewery in the country and the first brewery in Juneau since Prohibition. Alaskan beers reflect many of the same characteristics of beers that were brewed here during the gold rush era. From the historically based Alaskan Amber recipe to alder-smoked malts and Sitka spruce tips, Alaskan beers reflect Juneau’s local brewing history and innovation.

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8.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

a: dark brown coloured body | velvety light brown head
a: raisins | roasted grain | caramelised sugars
f: prunes | tobacco | oatmeal finish
t: tart cherries | hidden alcohol | vanilla & creamy finish
o: polished | warming but from fruits | woodsie & enjoyable

65 cL bottle | Merchant's: Dearborn, Michigan | 10-December-2016 | US$8,39 | no bottling date | sampled: 08 & 09-January-2026, just over nine years after purchase (while the store is now defunct)

Tried from Bottle from Merchant’s Fine Wine on 09 Jan 2026 at 02:23


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6.9
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Pours a lightly hazy orange, good head of foam, good retention and lacing.

Smell is very hoppy with citrus, bitterness reminds me of dry hopping.

Taste is citrus, pine, again has that dry hopped flavour to it, bit of tropical fruit and toasted malt.

Good mouthfeel, good beer.

Drank at Mountain Hops Brewhouse.

Tried from Draft at Mountain Hops Brewhouse on 15 Oct 2025 at 10:57


5.8
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 6

Just straw mostly. Golden pour with some soap bubbles. Pretty light finish as predicted. Tap at Brewtop Social.

Tried from Draft on 03 Oct 2025 at 18:10


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7.6
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

Solid piney west coasters. Pours clear golden with good head and lacing. Bitter bite of an end. Good body. Some lemon. Tal at Brewtop Social at Seatac.

Tried from Draft on 03 Oct 2025 at 17:59


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

In my opinion, it is a decent IPA, subtle side of pine tree, pineapple, lemon, good hop and bitterness, a bit malty, on the ICE to Stuttgart, 29.11.18, buying it in one drink of the world, Zürich, going after to Munich to meet my ex friends from my CFF formation and in Stuttgart, I went for the first time at Heinrich 3000, Kornwestheim.

Tried from Can on 04 Aug 2025 at 12:51

gave a cheers!

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7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Aromas are a nice blend of resin, MJ, citrus and malt. Flavors are similar to nose with nice balance between bitter, sweet and carbonation. Oddly full mouth yet slightly thin. Good overall.

Tried from Can at Festival Foods - La Crosse on 29 Jul 2025 at 04:36


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6.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5

Best by September 15th 2025.

Pours a clear pale gold a 2 finger head of foam, very good retention, some lacing.

Smell is grapefruit citrus, pine, toasted malt and some dank notes.

Taste is grapefruit, pine, some dank notes, toasted malt, quite solid of an APA.

Good medium body, I might want to drink this again but it's a limited release.

Tried from Can on 19 Jul 2025 at 13:31


8.3
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

12 oz. bottle, pours a clear dark amber with a medium off-white head. Aroma has some resinous hops, grapefruit peel, and big bready malts. Flavour is super old school, with loads of sticky resinous hops, pine, and bready caramel malt. Sticky, very hpppy, and grapefruit, with a big malt backbone that never overpowers. This is great — takes me back to the 2010s.

Tried from Bottle from Elizabeth Station on 14 Jul 2025 at 04:03


6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

- gold and some floating haze. Wheat and coriander and orangey citrus on nose and palate. Available on ship so drank quite a few watching movies and going about day this week

Tried on 11 Jul 2025 at 23:39


7
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

gold pour and white soapy top. Grainy and hint of citrus. Bread crust light malt and herbal. Crisp enough palate. While watch cruise ventriloquist with kid. Which turned out super funny so great experience.

Tried on 11 Jul 2025 at 23:37