August 1 & 2, 2014
3rd Annual Augtoberfest - Healy, Alaska
Location: 49th State Brewing Company (Mile 248.4 Parks Highway)
Cost: $25.00 ($30.00 at the gate) for August 1st and $15.00 ($20.00 at the gate) for August 2nd or $35.00 for both days ($40 at the gate). Tickets may be purchased under "Events" at http://49statebrewing.com or at the gate if they are not already sold out.
Description: This a two day Bavarian style outdoor beer festival with live music and authentic German food. Admission includes a souvenir stein. On August 1st, music will be provided by: Reverend Horton Heat, The Past Haunts and The Avery Wolves. On August 2nd, music will be provided by 40 oz. to Freedom and The Alaska Blaskapelle. There will be specialty German beer and a menu of authentic Bavarian cuisine.
August 9, 2014
4th Annual Kenai Peninsula Beer Festival - Soldotna, Alaska
Location: Soldotna Sports Center (538 Arena Drive)
Time: 5:00 - 10:00 p.m.
Cost: $30.00 per person which includes admission, a sample glass and eight 4-oz. samples. Additional samples may be purchased for two for $3.00 or 12 for $15.00.
Tickets may be purchased in advance at St. Elias Brewing Company, Kassik's Kenai Brew Stop and Kenai River Brewing Company, Seward Brewing or at the Sports Center the day of the event. Tickets may also be purchased in Anchorage at La Bodega.
Description: Breweries from throughout Alaska will be present with beers to sample. There will be live music and food will be available for purchase. This is a fund raiser for the Rotary Club of Soldotna. Profits from this event will employed to fund local Rotary Club projects.
Discounted cab rides from the event will be provided by Alaska Cab.
If you have any questions or for additional information please visit http://www.kenaibeerfest.com.
September 13, 2014
Capital Brewfest - Juneau, Alaska
Location: Juneau Arts & Culture Center (350 Whittier Street)
Time: 1:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Cost: Tickets may be purchased online (starting on July 15) at: http://www.capbrewfest.com for $30.00 plus a $2.50 fee for a total of $32.50 per person which includes admission, a sample glass and 2 oz. samples. Designated drivers can get in for $5.00 plus a $1.50 fee (i.e. $6.50); this, of course, includes no beer but water and soda will be provided.
If available, tickets may also be purchased at the door for $35.00 ($5.00 for designated drivers).
Description: This event is a fund raiser for the Rotary Club of Juneau and the United Way of Southeast Alaska. As of July 12 the following breweries with be attending: Alaskan Brewing Company, Baranof Island Brewing Company, Broken Tooth Brewing, Denali Brewing Company, Haines Brewing Company, HooDoo Brewing Company, Kenai River Brewing Company, and Midnight Sun Berwing Company. K7L Distributors, the Odom Corporation and Specialty Imports will also be pouring beers from around the world.
If you have any questions please the "Brew Crew" at crew@capbrewfest.com or use their online form.
September 20, 2014
Zymurgist Borealis Septemberfest - Fairbanks, Alaska
The Zymurgist Borealis Homebrew
Club will meet on Saturday, September 20 at the Chena Pump Campgrounds.
The festivities will start at around noon or so.
There will be a potluck of good
food and, of course, plenty of great beer/mead to sample. This event is free
to anybody interested in learning about homebrewing.
The meeting will
take place rain or snow or shine.
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Shown above is a view of the campgrounds seen from Chena Pump Road (coming from the Geist Road).We usually meet at the shelter shown on the right.
The coordinates of the shelter we meet at are about: 64.795° N, 147.953° W. |
For more information contact Scott
Stihler at stihlerunits@mosquitobytes.com or (907) 474-2138.
September 20, 2014
Celestial Meads Equinox Competition -
Anchorage, Alaska
This is a AHA/BJCP Sanctioned Competition.
Entry Fee: There is no monetary entry fee. A recipe is required, however.
Number of Bottles Required: Two 10-14 oz. bottles or one (two for sparkling meads) 750 ml bottle(s) per entry.
Entry Deadline: Entries will be accepted from 5:30-7:30 p.m. on Friday, September 19. Shipped meads should arrive at Celestial Meads no later than Wednesday, September 17.
Shipping/Drop off location:
Celestial Meads
600 W. 58th Avenue, Suite B
Anchorage, Alaska 99518
Judging: Judging will take place on September 20 from 10:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. at Celestial Meads.
The Best of Show winning mead or cider may be produced commercially by the Alaska Meadery or the Alaska Cider Company. This is contingent, of course, upon whether or not it is considered possible and/or practical to make this mead or cider on a commercial scale.
For more information contact Breck Tostevin at (907) 884-1819 or keegan@gci.net.
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Below
is a listing of beer-related events taking place in Alaska during 2014.
Upcoming events for which I have information are listed above and the
details are given there. The dates of several of the events listed below
may not be known at present (or at least not known to me). This information
will be updated when I have more details. Most events listed here are
annual events and although the exact dates may vary from year to year
the approximate dates are correct and can be used as a guide to the
remainder of the year as well as next year.
The
Following Events are for the Year 2014 |
January 17 & 18 |
Great Alaska Beer & Barley Wine Festival - Anchorage, Alaska |
February 1 |
Fur Rendezvous Homebrew Competition - Anchorage, Alaska |
February 9 - Apri1 13
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Study Course for the Beer Judge Certification Program Examination - Anchorage,
Alaska |
April 4-6
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Talkeetna Beer Trippin' - Talkeetna, Alaska |
April 5
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Beer & Swine Festival - Anchorage, Alaska |
April 12 |
Snow
Goose Breakup Homebrew Competition - Anchorage, Alaska |
April 19
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Taste of Alaska Beer Festival - Fairbanks, Alaska |
May 3 |
Zymurgist
Borealis National Homebrew Day Celebration/Big Brew - Fairbanks,
Alaska |
May 17 |
The Culmination Beer Festival - Anchorage, Alaska |
May 23 & 24 |
Great Alaska Craft
Beer & Homebrew Festival - Haines, Alaska |
June 20-21 |
Solstice Beer Fest - Healy, Alaska |
July 12 |
Golden Days Beer Fest - Fox, Alaska |
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Mid-September |
Bodega-Fest - Anchorage, Alaska |
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September 14 |
Anchor Town Invitational Homebrew Competition - Anchorage, Alaska |
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September 20 |
Talkeetna Beer Festival - Talkeetna, Alaska |
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October 4 |
Great Alaska Beer
Train - On a train traveling from Anchorage- Portage-Anchorage, Alaska |
Early October
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Eagle River Brew Fest - Eagle River, Alaska |
October 17 & 18 |
Mighty Matanuska Brewfest - Palmer, Alaska |
October 18 |
Oktoberfest and Home Brew Competition - Valdez, Alaska |
Late October
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Southeast Alaska Autumn Pour - Juneau., Alaska |
Mid-November |
Resurrection Bay Conservation Alliance Beer and Wine Tasting - Seward, Alaska |
Early December |
Humpy's Big Fish Homebrew Competition - Anchorage, Alaska |
If you have any information regarding a beer related event that should be listed in this calendar please contact Scott Stihler at stihlerunits@mosquitobytes.com or (907) 474-2138.
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