Archive record · Brewery
Pilsener Brewing Company of Alaska
Ketchikan, Alaska, USA
- Founded
- 1935
- Closed
- 1943
- Archive ID
- TB-5MR4HNBY
- Last checked
- Not yet checked
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Summary
Status: CLOSED. Historical Ketchikan brewery documented by local historian Dave Kiffer using Tongass Historical Museum holdings and period Ketchikan Chronicle reporting. Operation is reported from 1935 until 1943; Konrad Lux led the 1934 brewery project and the company used both shoreside and floating-brewery infrastructure. Exact Alaska corporate ownership chain should be deepened with incorporation/registry records. [Alaska Pass 20]
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The Beer Library
Beers
Alaska Lager Beer
RetiredLager
Historical Alaska Lager Beer label is preserved in a University of Alaska Anchorage archival scrapbook; Ketchikan local history also identifies the brand. (HISTORICAL / LABEL-VERIFIED) [Alaska Pass 20]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Golden Rhine Lager Beer
RetiredLager
Historical Ketchikan Pilsener Brewing brand identified in local history and surviving label/sign evidence. (HISTORICAL / BRAND RECORD) [Alaska Pass 20]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Snowcap Pilsener Beer
RetiredPilsener
Historical Pilsener Brewing brand identified in local history and surviving label evidence. (HISTORICAL / BRAND RECORD) [Alaska Pass 20]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Straight answers
Common questions about Pilsener Brewing Company of Alaska
- Is Pilsener Brewing Company of Alaska still open?
- No. Pilsener Brewing Company of Alaska has closed (1943).
- When was Pilsener Brewing Company of Alaska founded?
- Pilsener Brewing Company of Alaska was founded in 1935 in Ketchikan, USA.
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