Over 50 breweries, distilleries, meaderies and cideries call Alaska home, with many located in the Anchorage area.

FAIRBANKS — Brown Jug Friendly Spirits, an Alaska liquor store chain, opened its newest — and largest — store Nov. 24 in Fairbanks. The store held a special grand-opening celebration Thursday.

Tucked a few miles off the highway in Sterling is one of the newest players in the burgeoning Alaskan craft spirits industry.

DRINK Vodka and spirits Alaska Distillery in Wasilla makes a one-of-a-kind hootch called Purgatory from distilled hemp seeds.

Craft Bar Chef Samantha Schuman pours a glass of Long Island Spirits. Sign up for our LI Press email newsletter to get news, updates, and local insights delivered straight to your inbox!

FAIRBANKS — To get ready for the 58th season and the 112th Midnight Sun Baseball Game, the Alaska Goldpanners Baseball team is hosting a wine-, beer- and spirits-tasting and silent auction ...

Though school districts already face steep budget deficits, the state board is considering the proposal after the state failed to pass key funding tests required by the U.S. Department of Education.

From left, Anna Jones and Robert Houston, founders and owners of 505 spirits. (Chancey Bush/Journal) Ever since pastry chef Anna Jones opened distillery 505 Spirits with her husband Robert Houston ...

The Cooperation Agreement defines the process for Alaska LNG and PTT to move toward definitive agreements for partnership on Alaska LNG, including long term LNG offtake.

Alaska’s state school board has postponed consideration of a rules change that could limit the amount of money that cities and boroughs are allowed to give their neighborhood school districts.