THE BREWERY
established in 1996, All brews are created and brewed on premise.
The Glacier BrewHouse, established in 1996 by Chris Anderson and Bob Acree, is an upscale brewpub located in the heart of downtown Anchorage, Alaska. The brewery is a 15bbl single infusion mash system and consistently ranks in the top ten (out of about 1,200) in the United States for brewpub beer production. The brewery specializes in English and American West Coast style beers along with an elaborate oak aging program. In 2012, the brewery produced 4500 barrels of draft only – with half being served on premise and half sold to the Republic National Distributing Company (RNDC) for distribution throughout Alaska and Washington.
HEAD BREWER Drew Weber has been with the BrewHouse since 2001. Drew left from Colorado on a fishing vacation in Alaska in 2001 and found himself stranded in Anchorage after 9/11. This extra time in the north changed his life. He stayed! He got a busser job at Glacier BrewHouse and proceeded to work his way into the brewery – eventually graduating from the Siebel Institute.
Ask for a flight: sample them all!
Blonde, Amber, India Pale Ale, Bavarian Hefeweisen, Oatmeal Stout, Raspberry Wheat, Imperial Blonde, or any of our many rotating in-house ales.
We invite you to explore all that our beers have to offer in person at the Glacier Brewhouse, at one of the locations listed below, and at our events. If you’re already a big fan, be sure to check out our Kegs To Go and our ever popular Growlers To Go.
Thank you, and please drink responsibly.
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Blonde
Crisp and refreshing, our Blonde ale has a light straw color. The malt body is light and is complimented by a mild Cascade hop aroma and a smooth creamy finish. Premium two row barley from the Pacific Northwest lets this beer shine.
Alcohol: 4.76% by volume. Starting gravity: 11.0 Plato (1.044 S.G.).
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Amber
Malty, medium bodied, and balanced out with hints of chocolate and caramel from the crystal malt, Munich malt, and roast barley. Cascade hops complement the malt sweetness perfectly.
Alcohol: 5.67% by volume. Starting Gravity: 14.25 Plato (1.058 S.G.).
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India Pale Ale
This is our green giant. If you like hop aroma, flavor, and a clean – crisp – balanced bitterness, you will love this beer. Our special double dry hopping regime takes place in the aging tank as well as the serving tank. Simcoe and Amarillo hops render incredible floral and citrus aromas. Special English floor malted barley provides the backbone necessary to round out this fruity, unfiltered, session-like IPA.
Alcohol: 6.35% by volume. Starting Gravity: 15.50 Plato (1.063 S.G.).
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This Bavarian style unfiltered wheat beer boasts huge fruity aromas of banana and clove. Made with premium German Pilsner Malt and German Tettnang hops. Low bitterness, refreshing, and smooth. We serve it without a lemon unless the guest requests one.
Alcohol: 5.00% by volume. Starting Gravity: 12.50 Plato (1.050 S.G.).
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A full bodied opaque black ale with flavors chocolate and roast. Premium pale malt from the Pacific Northwest provides the base while various dark malts and crystal malts combine with the rolled oats to give a luscious velvet mouthfeel. U.S. Perle hops are used. Nitorgenated.
Alcohol: 5.61% by volume. Starting Gravity: 16.00 Plato (1.065 S.G.).
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An unfiltered wheat beer loaded with 210 pounds of real red raspberries. Tart and satiating, this beer is red in color and boasts fruity flavors of – what else – red raspberries. Low bitterness, refreshing, and smooth.
Alcohol: 4.76% by volume. Starting Gravity: 11.00 Plato (1.044 S.G.).
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High alcohol, slightly malty, creamy, and smooth. Technically dubbed the Imperial Blonde by the brewers, this light colored ale is a perfect quaffer with a kick. A half pound of honey per gallon is used to attain the high yet seductive alcohol level. The Denali climbers in Talkeetna call this beer Ice Axe Ale. Centennial hops round out this beer perfectly. Make sure you are roped in. Served in a snifter.
Alcohol: 9.00% by volume. Starting Gravity: 20.00 Plato (1.083 S.G.).
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Our cask conditioned ale undergoes a secondary fermentation in the cask which creates a natural creamy carbonation. Additional hops are added directly into the cask to provide intense floral, citrus, and fruity aromas and flavors. Served at a traditional cask temperature of 52 F.
Alcohol: 6.35% by volume. Starting Gravity: 15.50 Plato (1.063 S.G.).
THE WALL OF WOOD
Virgin Oak infuses notes of vanilla and coconut on the palate.
In partnership with Barrel Builders, California’s oldest continually operating barrel cooperage, we have developed an impressive “Wall of Wood” in a chilled vault beneath the floor of the Brewhouse. Among this wall-and-a-half of casks are at least fifty barrels of special release beers, conditioning in various types of oak that have been selected for the nuances each may impart. Virgin Oak infuses notes of vanilla and coconut on the palate. Those formerly used for Chardonnay or Jim Beam will pass on the distinctive characteristics of their “mother tongue” while conditioning. Hungarian, Ukrainian, and French oaks have their own distinctive profiles to add.
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737 W. 5th Avenue
Suite 110
Anchorage, Alaska
907 274 2739
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