Anchorage Brewing Company
Anchorage Brewing Company is a brewery from Anchorage in Alaska, founded in 2010 by Gabe Fletcher. They focus on barrel-aged beers, Brett and mixed culture beers, barrel aged imperial stouts and barleywines. Outside Alaska, the bottles are hard to find.
- LocationAnchorage, AK
- Founded2010
- TypeMicrobrewery
- Untappd 4.16 · 640k ratings
- At Hoptimaal1 in stock · 3 in total
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From Midnight Sun to a brewery of his own
Gabe Fletcher is the brewer and founder of Anchorage Brewing Company in Anchorage, Alaska. He started brewing at Midnight Sun Brewing Company in 1998, at age 21, became head brewer there within a year and a half and stayed for thirteen years. After that he started his own brewery, which opened in 2010.
According to Fletcher himself, Anchorage Brewing Company was then the first brewery in the United States to work exclusively with Brett. In the beginning, everything was fermented in barrels.
The tasting room is special. You sit in the brewery itself, right next to the barrels and the brew kettle, and there are 120-barrel foeders that have been converted into seating. The food comes from Familia, the company of Fletcher's sister and brother-in-law, which operates in the same building. Anchorage Brewing Company doesn't advertise and hardly pushes its beer onto the market in Anchorage: if you want to drink it, you come to them.
Barrel-aged, Brett and everything in between
The focus is on barrel-aged beer, Brett beers and sour beer. They also make barrel aged imperial stouts and barleywines, but also hazy IPAs and pilsners.
The market changed: people no longer wanted big 750 ml bottles of saison. Fletcher adapted, but says they kept brewing what they want to brew themselves. Lately they have been focusing more on Brett and mixed culture beers again.
The brewery's website lists, among others, Fingal, a coolship saison, Black Barrel and The Bad Men, a mixed culture sour with blackberries, the Czech style pilsner Time For A Change and the alcohol-free hop water Tiger Tears. They made collaboration beers with, among others, Tired Hands, Mikkeller, Hill Farmstead and Monkish. A Deal With the Devil is considered one of the sought-after releases.
Anchorage Brewing Company at Hoptimaal
At Hoptimaal we have had barleywines from Anchorage Brewing Company in 37.5 cl, with a strength of 18.34 to 22.9%. Highly rated on Untappd are A Deal With the Devil - Triple Oaked (Batch 15 and Batch 13, 2024) and Damascus Dreams. You can see which beers are available now on this page.
These are beers to drink slowly. Don't take the bottle ice-cold from the fridge but let it warm up a little, and pour small glasses. With strong, barrel-aged beers like these, you want to take your time. Sharing is allowed.
Frequently asked questions
Where does Anchorage Brewing Company come from?
Anchorage Brewing Company comes from Anchorage in Alaska, United States. Founder Gabe Fletcher opened the brewery in 2010.
What kind of beer does Anchorage Brewing Company make?
The brewery focuses on barrel-aged beers, Brett and mixed culture beers and sour beer. They also make barrel aged imperial stouts, barleywines, hazy IPAs and pilsners.
What is the best way to drink a barleywine from Anchorage Brewing Company?
Let the bottle warm up a little after the fridge and pour small glasses. The barleywines we had range from 18.34 to 22.9%, so take your time or share the bottle.
