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Alaska becomes first state to require warnings about alcohol link to colon, breast cancers
Correction: The headline and article have been corrected to reflect the fact that Alaska is the first state…
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Three Alaska alcohol manufacturers sue state over rule limiting live music and entertainment
Plaintiffs say limit of four events annually at breweries and distilleries violates First Amendment.
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Alcohol board puts a cork in plans for Eaglecrest bar
The state Alcohol Control Board has killed plans for a bar at Eaglecrest Ski Area this winter.
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Historic bar Triangle Club undergoes renovations
Don’t worry, the triangle in the carpeting isn’t going anywhere.
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Barnaby Brewing finds new location after fire
Four months almost to the day after a fire started in his brewery on Franklin Street, Matt Barnaby…
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Alcohol bill on the rocks
A bill cutting serving sizes at the state’s breweries and distilleries appears likely to die in the Legislature…
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Alaska lawmakers are trying to slash breweries’ serving sizes
Correction: A one-third cut in brewery sample sizes would be a decline from 36 ounces to 24 ounces,…
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Bar owners push for restrictions on distilleries, breweries
In Alaska’s bar wars, the establishment has struck back. On Wednesday evening, bar and liquor store owners launched…
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Cocktail Mix-up: Mistake allows Alaska distilleries to keep serving mixed drinks until at least midsummer
A mistake by an employee of the Alaska Alcohol and Marijuana Control Office is allowing the state’s distilleries…
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Cocktailspin: Alcohol board votes 3-1 to stop distilleries from serving mixed drinks
In a 3-1 vote, the Alaska Alcoholic Beverage Control Board has upended the state’s distilleries by approving new…
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Alcohol board still allows ‘fun’ at distilleries and breweries
Alaska’s alcohol control board declined to ban distilleries and breweries from hosting fundraisers and special events, but the…
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Bar wars hit stalemate as alcohol board deadlocks over distillery cocktails
The status quo will stay. Despite almost three hours of debate and discussion, a deeply divided state alcohol…
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Alaska’s distillery trouble may have been caused by a regulatory blind spot
After almost three years serving cocktails across the counters of their tasting rooms, Alaska distilleries have been told…
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Bar Wars: Alcohol board bans distilleries from selling cocktails
Amalga Distillery got some sobering news from the Alaska Alcoholic Beverage Control Board on Wednesday: distilleries may no…
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Brewing change: Alaskans are drinking less, and they’re drinking differently
If you want to see the changes, go to Franklin Street. Start up north, above 2nd street, where…