Drinking on the Last Frontier

Bill celebrates the old and welcomes the new in the last Drinking on the Last Frontier of 2021, vising with Doug Houge of the central peninsula's first craft brewery, Kenai River Brewing Co., and Chad Ringer, brewer/owner of the brand-new Brewerks, in Anchorage. Cheers to a tasty and safe 2022!

In this month's Drinking on the Last Frontier, Bill checks in on Cooper Landing Brewing Co. and King Street Brewing, plus food and beer pairing suggestions to help celebrate your holiday meals.
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On this month’s Drinking on the Last Frontier, Bill gets an update on how Fairbanks’ HooDoo Brewing is doing, and a brewery travel guide around the state with Rick VanHatten. Plus, what’s in your desert island six-pack? And a couple of books to bring if you do get stranded.

Cheers to the return of beer festivals! Bill visits with brewers at the Kenai Peninsula Beer Festival on Aug. 14 in Soldotna, as well as Black Spruce Brewing Company and Dr. Fermento himself, James Roberts. Plus, fall for the Oktoberfest beer style.

Outdoor, in-person beer festivals return after the dark year of COVID, including the 10th annual Kenai Peninsula Beer Festival. Bill gets an update from KP beerfest organizer Matt Pyhala and muses on what makes a good beer festival (hint: quality, not quantity). Plus, interviews with Girdwood Brewing and Darcy Kniefel, with the 2021 Alaska Craft Brew Festival, on July's Drinking on the Last Frontier.
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On this month’s Drinking on the Last Frontier, aging beer in whisky barrels is a great way to add class to craft brews. Plus, Bill checks in on the new location for Bearpaw River Brewing Co. in Wasilla, the new construction for Grace Ridge Brewing Co. in Homer and the newcomer brewery to the peninsula’s beer scene — Stoney Creek Brewhouse in Seward.

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Don't forget your favorite brews with Flagship February, plus a look at the ancient Egyptian history of brewing and what's new with Big Delta Brewing and Kenai River Brewing Co. Cheers!

Bill takes listener questions on a live, membership-drive edition of Drinking on the Last Friontier. Cheers!

Pumpkin beer has come a long way since its roots in colonial America. Learn its history on this month's Drinking on the Last Frontier. Plus, Bill visits with Odd Man Rush Brewing in Eagle River, Bleeding Heart Brewery in Palmer and Kodiak Island Brewing Co. Cheers!

Tour the craft beer scene in Alaska as Bill checks in with Grace Ridge Brewing in Homer, Valdez Brewing Co. and the new Lat 65 Bewing Co. in Fairbanks.

Breweries are being crafty to survive the economic impacts of the coronavirus pandemic — St. Elias took the shutdown as a chance to remodel, Baleen Brewing in Ketchikan is rethinking its expansion timeline and Magnetic North Brewingin Anchorage is focusing on homebrew. Listen to this month's Drinking on the Last Frontier to find out more.

In this month's Drinking on the Last Frontier, Bill takes a look at how breweries are coping with government mandates on social distancing, with an interview with Doug Hogue of Kenai River Brewing. Plus, a look behind the scenes at the role of distributors in Alaska, a sampling of the stout beer stye and some recommended reading to get you through quarantine.