Location: Anchorage
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Set amid the coastal Chugach Mountains, Anchorage defies popular visions of polar ice caps and frozen tundra. It’s also warmer than you think (averaging 65 degrees in summer), making conditions ideal for sight-seeing or taking on uniquely Alaskan opportunities like arctic biking or touring the fjords of Prince William Sound. In the winter, you can ski, dogsled or do both simultaneously by "skijoring," which is cross-country skiing while being towed by a dog. Hey, it's no crazier a winter sport than the biathlon.
Restaurants in Anchorage
1. Turnagain Brewing
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 4 reviews
2. Girdwood Brewing Company
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 64 reviews
Enjoy local brews and epic views of the Chugach mountains at Girdwood Brewing Company. We have a beautiful timber framed taproom adorned with local art and ski relics. For those who prefer the outdoors, there’s an awesome beer garden with fire pits and plenty of seating. We offer up four core beers and a series of rotating taps. Root beer, cold brew coffee, and kombucha are available for those looking for an alcohol free beverage. Tasters and 12 ounce pours are available to drink in the taproom. If you are looking for beer to go, we fill growlers, sell 5 gallon kegs, and have 4-packs of 16 ounce cans with labels designed by Alaskan artists (for sale in the taproom only). Food trucks are on-site every day, and we have cool merchandise for you to take home. Girdwood Brewing Company is truly rooted in our community. We donate to a number of nonprofits and outdoor adventure organizations. Our brewery also provides year round employment to over a dozen locals.
Reviewed By POLYMER - Phoenix, United States
Nice place to refresh the mind in a very good local brewery, a food truck serving excellent crepes made the perfect combination for a quick lunch while exploring the area. Friendly staff and cozy atmosphere Highly recommended !
3. Cynosure Brewing
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 5 reviews
At Cynosure we brew well-balanced, nuanced, and welcoming beers with a focus on Lager and Belgian styles. We strive for drinkability...the quality that makes you eager for the next sip and the next glass. Our comfortable tasting room features the work of Alaskan artists. We usually have ten beers on tap, plus non-alcoholic options. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram for our current beer list, food truck schedules, and other news.
4. Midnight Sun Brewing Co.
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 142 reviews
Home of Anchorage's oldest and boldest brewery. Open daily, 11 am to 8 pm, serving award-winning beers and great food. Also offering beer to-go in growlers, bottles, cans and kegs, as well as an array of beer apparel and glassware.
5. Anchorage Brewing Company
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 28 reviews
Reviewed By karmakollector - St. Helena, United States
Out of the 6 breweries we tried in Alaska, Anchorage Brewing is the cream of the crop. Everything about it -- from the brewery atmosphere to the bottle designs to the beer itself -- is upscale and first-class. The brews here are not cheap, but they are quite special. Their Catch hazy IPA (strata hops and fermented with guava) is smooth, tart, and easy-drinking. Their Anadromous black sour is full of sour, barrel-aged flavors and complexity. Love Buzz is a sour saison with a fantastic floral nature -- hints of rose petal. Blessed is a very expensive -- but very popular -- imperial stout. This is a heavy-duty, boozy beer weighing in at 14% and having a viscosity like motor oil in the glass… one for sipping, not gulping. And every sip tastes like molasses and just the right amount of toasted coconut and vanilla. It tastes almost just like the famous Girl Scout cookies called Samoas. Definitely a dessert sipper, but still well-balanced.
6. Resolution Brewing Company
7. King Street Brewing Company
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 19 reviews
Production microbrewery with tasting room for on-site sampling and enjoyment. Kegs, cans, bottles and growlers are also available to go. Food trucks are parked outside most afternoons and evenings.
Reviewed By KenaiDriftAnglers - Soldotna, United States
I really enjoyed the all-around experience at King Street Brewing. It's great to remember where they started and now have moved South on King Street. I still find their Classic King Street IPA the best beer in Alaska. In the new building, you have more than enough room. I had my birthday party here and truly had an entire floor. It was awesome! If you're traveling make sure you get over to King Street Brewery, it's a great atmosphere awesome beer and you might even get a tour of the brewery, I thought it was very enjoyable. Make sure you ask for Maxwell, he has great customer service skills and he really made our trip so fun! Thank you guys at King Street!
8. Double Shovel Cider Company
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 25 reviews
Double Shovel Cider Company: the first micro-cidery in Alaska. Our mission is to join the battle for the rejuvenation of American hard cider by hand-crafting superior cider for the superior person using ingredients emblematic of Alaska. Stop by for a cider that will definitely meet your tastes, from dry to semi-sweet in a number of flavors. We have extra-dry, semi-dry, hopped, pineapple, sour, cider-mosa, cranberry, and many more. We have delicious locally-made non-alcoholic options, too. And an OUTDOOR PATIO from May through September. Take cider in cans or a growlers to go. We also have tons of cool merchandise for your to rep, including tees, tanks, hoodies, crewnecks, glassware, hats, and plenty more. Stay for dinner with one of our daily, rotating food trucks parked outside. Bring your food inside to pair with a refreshing cider. Or enjoy it outside on our patio in the summer. At Double Shovel, we love cider…and we want YOU to love cider too!
9. Onsite Brewing Company
Onsite Brewing Co is a nano-brewery focused on making great beer in an inviting environment.
10. The Borealis Brewery
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 1 reviews
