Archive record · Brewery
Baranof Island Brewing Company
Sitka, Alaska, USA
- Founded
- 2010
- Closed
- 2019
- Archive ID
- TB-A98Z6XE5
- Last checked
- Not yet checked
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Summary
Status: CLOSED. Historical Sitka brewery launched/selling beer in 2010. Alaska Public Media/KCAW reproduced founder-owner-manager Rick Armstrong's Sept. 13, 2019 investor email announcing closure effective Oct. 1, 2019. Suzan Hess is independently identified as co-owner in 2012/2015 sources. Exact equity at closure remains UNKNOWN. [Alaska Pass 20]
A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.
Where it brewed
- 215 Smith StSitka, Alaska
UNKNOWN
Operated by Baranof Island Brewing Company
Site detail
Local contemporary source proves the 215 Smith St taproom. Later 2019 closure reporting says the brewery had expanded into a new facility by 2016; exact closure-site address is not inferred here.
The People
Behind the beer
The Beer Library
Beers
Halibut Point Hefeweizen
RetiredHefeweizen
Locally brewed beer listed by Sitka Local Foods Network; exact formulation/ABV not established. (HISTORICAL / 2014-2015 TAP EVIDENCE) [Alaska Pass 20]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Peril Strait Pale Ale
RetiredPale Ale
Locally brewed beer listed by Sitka Local Foods Network. (HISTORICAL / 2014-2015 TAP EVIDENCE) [Alaska Pass 20]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Medvejie Stout
RetiredStout
Locally brewed beer listed by Sitka Local Foods Network. (HISTORICAL / 2014-2015 TAP EVIDENCE) [Alaska Pass 20]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Silver Bay IPA
RetiredIPA
Locally brewed beer listed by Sitka Local Foods Network. (HISTORICAL / 2014-2015 TAP EVIDENCE) [Alaska Pass 20]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Redoubt Red Ale
RetiredRed Ale
Locally brewed beer listed by Sitka Local Foods Network. (HISTORICAL / 2014-2015 TAP EVIDENCE) [Alaska Pass 20]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Baranof Brown Ale
RetiredBrown Ale
Locally brewed beer listed by Sitka Local Foods Network. Ben's Brew Root Beer explicitly excluded as non-beer. (HISTORICAL / 2014-2015 TAP EVIDENCE) [Alaska Pass 20]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Straight answers
Common questions about Baranof Island Brewing Company
- Is Baranof Island Brewing Company still open?
- No. Baranof Island Brewing Company has closed (2019).
- When was Baranof Island Brewing Company founded?
- Baranof Island Brewing Company was founded in 2010 in Sitka, USA.
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