Big Beer Friday #30 - 49th State Brewing Company - Anchorage, Alaska
Weekly Big Beer Friday broadcasted LIVE on Facebook @FizzicsGroup. Episode #30 takes place at 49th State Brewing Company in Anchorage, Alaska.
49th State Brewing Co - Anchorage
Take a peek at the 49th State Brewing Company's Anchorage Brewpub located in the heart of downtown Anchorage.
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Putting a little Alaska in a bottle - The Alaskan Brewing Story
This is the story of the Alaskan Brewing. Founded against all odds in a remote Alaska town with no roads in or out more than 25 years ago, it hasn't been an easy journey but the Alaskan Brew Crew wouldn't have it any other way.
All of the footage in the video was taken in and around Juneau, Alaska with Alaskan Brewing crew, family and friends. Learn more about Alaskan at AlaskanBeer.com and connect with Alaskan at Facebook.com/AlaskanBrewingCo and @AlaskanBrewing on Twitter.
Big Beer Friday #31 - Midnight Sun Brewing Company - Anchorage, Alaska
Weekly Big Beer Friday broadcasted LIVE on Facebook @FizzicsGroup . Episode #31 was filmed in the barrel warehouse at Midnight Sun Brewing Company in Anchorage, Alaska.
Anchorage, Alaska
Alaska is the largest state in the United States in land area at 570,374 square miles, over twice the size of Texas
Mount McKinley, or Denali The High One is the highest mountain in the United States and North America with an elevation of 20,320 feet.
Anchorage is Alaska's largest city with over 291,000 residents. At 61 degrees north is it slightly more northern than Oslo and Stockholm.
Because of the northern latitude, in the summer the days are very long although the temperatures rarely rise above the 70s. But that doesn't stop Alaska's residents from shedding their parkas for shorts the moment the sun appears.
Oscar Anderson was an early Anchorage resident, said to be the 18th person to set foot on the area and his house, built in 1915 was the first wood-frame house in Anchorage.
The Glacier Brewhouse is both a brewery and one of Anchorage's top restaurants. The place gets busy early so it is a good idea to make reservations. Aside from rotisserie meats the menu features lots of fresh local seafood. And who ever had fresh raspberry whet beer? The brewhouse was brewing it and it was delicious. Alaska glacier bottled water is a great way to taste the purity of the environment around Anchorage. This bottled water is a popular drink for Asians who visit and refer glaciers. Although there were rave reviews about the seafood chowder and the calamari, I tried the pita with hummus which was a great appetizer that went well with the raspberry wheat beer.
One can't be in Alaska without tasting king crab legs. The fresh version is more spectacular than the deep freeze version we get in the lower 48. Alaskan halibut also shines over their southern neighbors and at Glacier Brewhouse they serve it with a healthy balsamic salad and a not so healthy side of fries.
A popular street food are reindeer hot dogs which are actually a blend of pork sausage and reindeer. I didn't taste it but I understand it is a must try, unless you are Santa Claus. There are lots of tourist shops selling made in China souvenirs but if you want something that is truly Alaskan and unique, The Oomingmak Qiviut shop is an Alaskan native cooperative that produces Muskox products.
It is owned by approximately 250 Native Alaskan women from remote coastal villages of Alaska who knit each item by hand. Each village has a signature pattern derived from traditional aspects of village life and the Eskimo culture; they may come from an ancient artifact or a beadwork design.
The name Musk Ox is deceiving, as the animal does not produce musk, nor is it related to cattle. Skeletal and behavioral studies show a closer relationship to sheep and goats Qiviut is shed naturally each year during the spring months.
About 40 miles south of Anchorage is the Alyeska ski resort -- even in May there is abundant snow -- although skiers were not about. It has an average of 643 of annual snowfall and is known for its steep terrain. For off piste skiing - Chugach Powder Guides operate snowcat or helicopter adventure in the world-famous Chugach Mountain Range. Helicopters guarantee 16 - 20,000 vertical feet of skiing per day. The cost $1125 per person. If that price is unbearable ... the normal day ski lift pass is $60 for an adult.
Not far from Alyeska is Portage and the home of the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center. The center takes in injured and orphaned animals and many who cannot be released into the wild are given a permanent home at the center.
Snickers, the porcupine is one such creature that was raised in a home and has a lot of personality .. so much so that a youtube video featuring him with almost 1.8 million views. (youtube.com/watch?v=U5I5H7EeC8k)
The center had recently taken in three orphaned moose calves who keep the four-year old moose Jack company. Jack had arrived at the center as a 3-day old moose with bite marks and a broken leg .. and a 20% chance of survival.
Muskox who's warm fur is used in making Qiviut products are an arctic survivor. Their thick coat grows up to 36 inches long.
The wood bison were extinct from Alaska until they were reintroduced in 2003. They are the largest land animal in North America.
Bears are also residents at the center including brown bears, black bears and a grizzly bear.
Heading south toward the coastal town of Whittier brings one to the Whittier tunnel. This is the longest combined railroad car tunnel in North America and connects the commuters between the Prince William Sound and Turnagain Arm. The tunnel opened in 1943.
Whittier is home to lots of sea life from birds, to sea otters, seals, whales, and sea lions.
In 1964 a 9.2 magnitude earthquake (the largest ever recorded in North America)
generated a major tectonic tsunami. The waves destroyed Girdwood and Portage and evidence of the damage today is still visible from the dead wood forests in the area.
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Whiteout Beer Review By Anchorage Brewing Alaska
Whiteout wit bier with brett from anchorage brewing. Clean,crispy good fun. thanks to
Anchorage Brewing Company Galaxy White IPA with Brett - Specialty Beer
Blech. I did not enjoy this mashup of beer variations. This is a white IPA with brettanomyces, spice (and kumquat?) that was aged in French oak. Too much going on in a way that just doesn't meld with the other ingredients. 7% ABV and 50 IBUs
View of Downtown Anchorage.
View of downtown Anchorage, Alaska from the rooftop of the 49th State Brewing Company.
Anchored in Anchorage Podcast #1 - Deal With the Devil and Anchorage Beer
Anchored in Anchorage Podcast #1
We talk Anchorage beer and Deal with the Devil from Anchorage Brewing Company.
ALASKAN BEER DRINKERS OF THE YEAR | Beer Mail | Various Alaskan Breweries
It's always dope when someone appreciates your work enough to share their favourite beer with you. Ray Shaw (@shiftnox) hit us with some of his fave IPAs all the way from Alaska, so we broke 'em all out and sampled the finest wares The Last Frontier has to offer.
Anchorage Brewing Company Galaxy White IPA
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49th State Brewing Co Anchorage Solstice IPA
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Tasting with Jake | 06.06 | LoveBuzz Saison // Anchorage Brewing Company | Beer Tasting
This robust white-brett saison was one of Jake’s favorite Canada Craft Club picks. Join her and Fraser as they enjoy this unique beer from Anchorage Brewing Company.
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The LoveBuzz gets its expansive flavour from the triple fermentation process that made it. First, the beer is fermented with a strain of brettanamyces in massive 60 Litre foeders. Then the brewer ages the beer in oak wine barrel’s- an unusual practice that adds many angles to the flavor profile. Finally, the beer ferments in bottles with another added yeast culture. This unique brewing process creates a beer with a perfectly balanced palette of flavours.
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Anchorage Brewing Company is one of the newest breweries to open in Alaska. In 2010, founder Gabe Fletcher, head brewer at Midnight Sun Brewing Co., decided to do his own thing and depart from traditional brewing methods. They specialize in barrel fermentation with brettanomyces and souring cultures. Blurring the lines between new and old styles of beer and brewing procedures, they take extreme steps to produce some of the most unique beers ever made. In 2014 they moved to a new 8,000 square foot building and opened to the public.
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Mikkeller and Anchorage Brewing Invasion Farmhouse IPA
Continuing the trend you see a lot of in the craft beer industry, the Danish Brewery Mikkeller and Anchorage Brewing did a collaboration of sorts here in the US. The Invasion Farmhouse IPA is not just any old IPA. Sure it has the usual hop quotient you would expect from a brewery like Mikkeller, but with the addition of some barrel aged funk from Anchorage. That funk comes from just what you'd expect when someone mentions farmhouse; Brettanomyces. Just what kind of flavor will we get from the Brett is anybodies guess. If it's a shorter aging period we could get more of the passion fruit and citrus. If they let this sit awhile we could get some downright funky barnyard. One quick note before you even ask, yes funky barnyard would be a good name for a band involving a fiddle and a banjo. Time to taste and see if this collaboration is just the right balance of both styles. If you have any ideas for future episodes of Give It A Shot or just have a question, you can always send us an email to AboutBeverages@q.com.
Anchorage Brewing Co. Galaxy White IPA - 92 Points - James Melendez
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Mosaic Saison by Anchorage Brewing
Mosaic Saison by Anchorage Brewing - 6.5% ABV
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Alaska is America's worst state for business in 2018
Scott Cohn reports on why Alaska was ranked as the worst state for business in CNBC's 2018 Top States for Business.
Alaska.org - Alaska Brewing Company & Glacier Gardens ...
Take a tour of the Alaska Brewing Company and try some local brews, then head over to the Glacier Gardens for a walk through the fantastic colors and upside down trees!
Four Brewers - S2/E11 - Anchorage Brewing Company Makes a Deal with the Devil (Audio)
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Chapters:
0m28s - Start of show:
3m05s - Anchorage Brewing Company, Galaxy:
13m37s - Anchorage Brewing Company, The Tide and Its Takers:
22m47s - Anchorage Brewing Company, A Deal with the Devil:
Season 2, Episode 11 - This week’s show is all about our new favorite brewery from Alaska, Anchorage Brewing Company.
This week it’s all about Anchorage Brewing Company. They’ve taken the beer world by storm as of late with their tasty brettanomyces saisons, IPAs, and tripels. Anchorage has a very unique take on beer that can be quite inspirational to homebrewers.
The first beer up (03:05) is Galaxy, a white IPA made with Galaxy hops, corriander, kumquats, and peppercorns. The beer is fermented with wit yeast in French oak, dry hopped with another dose of Galaxy hops, and then bottle conditioned with brettanomyces and wine yeast. Damn. There’s a bit of a debate on the show as to whether or not this beer should be classified as an IPA.
Next up (13:37) is The Tide and Its Takers. This was Matt’s second beer ever from Anchorage brewing, Love Buzz being the first. This beer is based around the tripel style, and has notes of oak, pineapple, funk and fruit. It isn’t nearly as bitter as Galaxy, which explains why they may have chosen to label Galaxy as an IPA.
The final beer (22:47) is definitely a contender for #WednesdayWhalezday, a barley wine-style ale called, A Deal with the Devil. This massive barley wine had a starting gravity of 37º plato (1.164 SG), and a post-fermentation gravity of 10º plato. That equates to a big beer with big body. The beer was aged for eleven months in cognac barrels, and is rich and boozy–definitely a sipper. Candied sugar, burnt brown sugar, and candied walnuts and almonds all come thorough in a big way when tasting this beer. It’s great, and the hype is real!
See you next week, and as always…
BREW THE SHIT OUT OF IT.
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Alaska Premiere at the Anchorage Film Festival
CORNFIELD VLOG // 031
This weekend I got to do something I have never done up here in Alaska before. I was able to check out the Anchorage Film Festival...but not just that...I was able to hang out with a filmmaker, Ida Theresa Myklebost from Norway, as she had her film premiered for the first time in Alaska.
After - I took them on a quick little tour of Anchorage which included a super windy and snowy walk around Flattop!
Let me know what you think are the best places to take people in your town on their first day in the comments below!
If you're in Anchorage - make sure and go see UNWELCOME at the Alaska Experience Theater - Dec. 10th @ 12:30pm. Very powerful and moving documentary that Ida has worked very hard on getting the word out.
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Anadromous by Anchorage Brewing Company: Episode 33: Craft Beer Fridays
Come watch a fun analysis of craft beer. In this episode, we talk about the super bowl, Siddle’s birthday, news, metal stuff and more!
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Ale brewed with summit hops. Triple fermented: first in French Oak Foudres, second in Pinot Noir and whiskey barrels with brett and other critters, finally in the bottle for natural carbonation. Enjoy. 8.5% ABV and 30 IBU’s
The cycle of life can be harsh or rewarding. Born in freshwater, the mighty anadromous Alaskan salmon struggle in their migration from our pristine, roaring streams to the ocean and back, traveling thousands of miles while avoiding many perils, simply to instinctively spawn and die, and often become a source of food in our own life cycle.
Sour beers have a distinct life cycle as well and in their journey from the oak to the bottle, and ultimately add a rewarding contribution to our own path through life. Rather than slumber in the oak where Anchorage Brewing Company’s anadromous is born, the beer matures for a year and a half while instinctively avoiding the sometimes offsetting perils of fermentation and souring in the deep, dark underworld of the oak.
Unseen to mortals, the beer fights its way to maturity, avoiding attacking bacteria, the alcohol itself and other hidden dangers that might curtail the beer’s noble journey to our goblets.
Anadromous is Anchorage Brewing Company's tribute to our rewards and struggles in life. Over 40 different Pinot Noir oak barrels of sour beer were blended to capture the unique contribution of each. Bottle conditioning and time add additional complexity and sourness to the noble brew along its path from the brewery to your glass.
Pull the cork on this mighty species and add a unique experience to your cycle of life. Anadromous is alive and enriching, so enjoy it while celebrating all things good.