September 9, 2017
Alaska Crafted Festival - Anchorage, Alaska
Location: Outside at 7th and F Street (Williwaw)
Time: 5:00-9:00 p.m.
Cost: Tickets may be purchased at: https://www.etix.com/ticket/p/6904915/2nd-annual-alaska-crafted-festival-anchorage-williwaw-williwaw. The cost of 1-20 tickets is $45.00 plus a $4.35 ticket fee per ticket.
Included in the cost is admission, 40 sample tickets,entertainment (to be announced), free admission to the Woodrow and Delmag show at Williwaw immediately following the event, beer trivia and history and cocktail demonstrations.
Description: One will be able to sample craft beer, mead, cider and spirits from Alaska's finest breweries, meaderies and distilleries.
There will be live music and small samples of food are included in ticket price. Larger food portions will be available for purchase.
September 16, 2017
Talkeetna Brewfest - Talkeetna, Alaska
Location: Don Sheldon Community Arts Hanger (22249 South D Street) which is behind the Post Office
Time: 2:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Cost: The cost is $55.00 per person. Tickets will go on sale August 1, 2017 and will be available online at: http://northernsusitnainstitute.org/nsi-gatherings-events/talkeetna-brewfest. It is unclear as to whether or not there is a service charge in addition to the $55.00 ticket price.
To participate in this event one must have a valid photographic government ID without any alcohol restrictions.
Description: With admission, one can sample of beers from at least a dozen Alaskan breweries and enjoy artisan Alaskan charcuterie. Proceeds will benefit the Northern Susitna Institute which provides a diverse range of programs to youth in the Talkeetna area.
September 23, 2017
Capital Brewfest - Juneau, Alaska
Location: Juneau Arts & Culture Center (350 Whittier Street)
Time: 1:00 - 5:00 p.m.
This event is organized by the Rotary Club of Juneau.
If you have any questions please the "Brew Crew" at crew@capbrewfest.com or use their online form.
Zymurgist Borealis Septemberfest - Fairbanks, Alaska
The Zymurgist Borealis Homebrew
Club will meet on Saturday, September 23 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.
In Google Earth the campgrounds is designated as Tanana Wayside and Boat Launch. |
For more information contact Scott
Stihler at stihlerunits@mosquitobytes.com or (907) 474-2138.
October 8, 2017
Anchor Town Invitational Homebrew Competition - Anchorage, AK
This is an AHA/BJCP sanctioned competition.
This competition is open to all BJCP
recognized categories of beer. However, there is a restriction of which categories may be eligible for the Best of Show (BOS). For a complete
listing of the recognized style guidelines please go to the following URL: http://www.bjcp.org/docs/2015_Guidelines_Beer.pdf.
In general, BOS is restricted to Wild/Sour/Brettanomyces Beer, IPA/Pale Ale, Lager, Stout/Porte, Belgian/French Beer, and Imperial Beer (i.e. 8% alcohol and up). This listing is kind of general and bit confusing. A much more detailed (and useful) list of categories and subcategories eligible for the BOS as well as a break down of point cut-offs for First, Second and Third Places as well as BOS may be found at AnchorTown2017.pdf.
Entrants are restricted to no more that one entry per subcategory.
Entry Fee: Free
Number of bottles required: Three 10-12 oz. bottles per entry.
Entry deadline: Entries will be accepted on Saturday, September 30 at Arctic Brewing Supply (8401 Sandlewood Place) from 12:00-6:00 p.m.
For shipped entries please contact Mike Fisher in advance for a shipping address, entry deadline etc.
Judging: Judging will take place on Sunday, October 8 at the King Street Brewing Company (7924 King Street) starting at 10:00 a.m.
There is also a side competition which is "Harvest Beers"and is intended to highlight autumn harvest ingredients.
King Street Brewing will brew one of the beers from the Best of Show round. It may not necessarily be the Best of Show winning beer. The King Street folks will select a beer based upon the ability to scale up the recipe, commercial viability and their personal preference.
For additional information please contact Mike Fisher at mikefisher@gmail.com or (907) 280-9135.
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Below
is a listing of beer-related events taking place in Alaska during 2017.
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 2017
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January 20 & 21 |
Great Alaska Beer & Barley Wine Festival - Anchorage, Alaska |
February 18 |
Frozen RiverFest - Soldotna, Alaska |
February 19 - April 30 |
Beer Tasting and Palette Training Class - Anchorage, Alaska |
February 24 & 25 |
Fairbanks Beer Festival |
February 25 |
BJCP Examination - Juneau, Alaska |
March 4 |
Fur Rondy Homebrew Competition - Anchorage, Alaska |
April 15
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Taste of Alaska Beer Festival - Fairbanks, Alaska |
May 6 |
Zymurgist
Borealis National Homebrew Day Celebration/Big Brew - Fairbanks,
Alaska |
May 14 |
BJCP Examination - Anchorage, Alaska |
May 26 & 27 |
Great Alaska Craft
Beer & Homebrew Festival - Haines, Alaska |
June 23 & 24
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Euphoria Denali - Healy, Alaska |
July 15 |
E.T.
Barnette Homebrew Competition - Fox, Alaska |
July 15 |
Golden Days Beer Fest - Fox, Alaska |
July 29 |
The Culmination Beer Festival - Anchorage, Alaska |
August 5 |
Downriver Beer Festival - Fairbanks, Alaska |
August 11 & 12 |
Augtoberfest - Healy, Alaska |
August 12 |
Kenai Peninsula Beer Festival - Soldotna, Alaska |
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September 23 |
Bodega-Fest - Anchorage, Alaska |
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Early October |
HooDoo ChooChoo - On a train traveling from Fairbanks-Nenana-Fairbanks, Alaska |
Early October |
Oktoberfest and Home Brew Competition - Valdez, Alaska |
Early October
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Eagle River Brewfest - Eagle River, Alaska |
Early October |
Great Alaska Beer
Train - On a train traveling from Anchorage- Portage-Anchorage, Alaska |
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October 14 |
Alaskan Homebrew Competition - Juneau, Alaska |
October 28 |
Mighty Matanuska Boo Fest - Palmer, Alaska |
November 4 |
Beers by the Bay - 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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