Bars in Anchorage

Glacier Brewhouse is downtown Anchorage's anchor restaurant and brewery — a beloved gathering place with house-brewed ales, an extensive Alaskan seafood menu, and a warm ambiance that makes it the preferred evening destination for visitors to the state's largest city. The lively bar atmosphere and position in Anchorage's downtown entertainment core make Glacier Brewhouse the social hub around which the city's visiting gaming and tourism traffic naturally gravitates.

Glacier Brewhouse is Anchorage's most celebrated brewery restaurant — a downtown institution where hand-crafted Alaskan beers are served alongside the finest local seafood (Copper River salmon, Kodiak king crab, halibut) in a spectacular rustic Alaskan setting. Its extraordinary commitment to both craft brewing and Alaska's remarkable seafood bounty creates a bar and restaurant experience of genuine Alaskan excellence.

Humpy's Great Alaskan Alehouse is downtown Anchorage's most celebrated sports bar and live music venue — a 400-seat institution with over 50 Alaska and Pacific Northwest craft beers on tap, live music four nights a week, and a halibut fish-and-chips that has won national recognition. The largest beer selection in Alaska and proximity to the Egan Center make Humpy's the essential gathering point for anyone spending time in downtown Anchorage.

Midnight Sun Brewing is Alaska's most acclaimed craft brewery — an Anchorage institution producing outstanding barrel-aged beers, IPAs, and seasonal ales that have placed Alaska's craft brewing culture on the national map. Its extraordinary brewing creativity, its commitment to Alaska-inspired flavors, and its role in establishing Anchorage as one of America's most surprising craft beer cities create a brewery taproom of genuine excellence.

Anchorage's downtown cocktail bar scene is among the most unique in America — a city where the extraordinary combination of long dark winters (4 hours of daylight in December) and spectacular midnight sun summers creates a bar culture of unusual seasonal intensity. The Alaskan winter's dramatic isolation and the summer's perpetual light create a drinking culture where bars serve as genuine community anchors in ways few Lower 48 cities can understand.