Silver Gulch Brewery
Silver Gulch Brewing and Bottling Co. has been in operation since February 1998 in the small mining community of Fox, Alaska, located about 10 miles north of Fairbanks on the Steese Highway. Silver Gulch Brewing grew from brewmaster Glenn Brady's home-brewing efforts in 5-gallon batches to its current capacity of 24-barrel (750 gallon) batches.
The recipes used in the Silver Gulch Brewing line of beers come from a collaboration of Glenn Brady's original recipes and Levi Hansen creative twist. We design our beers to please the five senses, not necessarily to meet beer-style guidelines. We think you’ll agree with the results!
The brewery facilities were originally constructed throughout the 1997 season, and incorporate the efforts (blood, sweat and tears!) of the founders and local craftsmen. The results speak for themselves. Co-located with the newly renovated pub & dining facilities, the 12,000 square foot brewery is an awe-inspiring work of process technology.
The brewing vessels were purchased used from the Conner's Brewery in St. Catherines, Canada and have a total capacity of 375 barrels. From start to finish, the brewing process takes 1 long day with up to an additional six plus weeks for fermentation and aging. After the beer has been conditioned, it is cold-filtered through a state-of-the-art German system and then bottled on the 200 bottle-per-minute bottling system. This system cleans, fills, caps, labels and repacks the bottles back in their cases, and the rest is history.
Our Beers
Available Year Round in Bottles and Draft
*We are now offering Growlers
Copper Creek Amber Ale
American Amber Ale hopped with Willamette hops (pronounced “Will-Am-it”) the most widely grown hop in America. Giving it a mild, pleasant and mildly spicy aroma.
4.8% ABV, 33 IBU’s
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Fairbanks Lager
An amber hued Munich Vienna Lager hopped with traditional noble hops complementing the slight caramel aroma of six different malts to give a soft and elegant finish.
4.8% ABV, 19 IBU’s
Pick Axe Porter
This moderately sweet satisfying deep ruby hued ale has a rich, malty flavor. Pacific Northwest Cascade hops enhance the distinctive citric aroma from the hops.
4.5% ABV, 33 IBU’s.
Coldfoot Pilsner Lager
A marriage between a Bohemian and German pilsner hopped with noble German and Czech varietals. Light golden hue due to the use of Plzen malt with an effervescence that starts and finishes crisp and clean.
5.2% ABV, 30 IBU’s
= Specialty Beers =
Black Prince
(Winter Spiced Belgian)
A complex dark Belgian Dubbel, using the darkest of malts, and hopped lightly to bring the ginger and pink peppercorn spices to the forefront. Belgian yeast brings clove and bubblegum flavors.
7.1% ABV, 10 IBU's
Osculum Infame
"The Kiss of Shame"
(Spiced Belgian Golden Quad)
TA Spiced Belgian Golden Quad brewed with a trident of grains: barley, wheat and oats. Righteously spiced with Saaz hops, coriander, and sweet orange peel to balance the demons on your palate.
11% ABV 20 IBU’s
Weird Beard
(American Barley Wine)
An American Barley Wine, hopped with pacific northwest hops, and aged in Chardonnay French oak wine barrels. Sweetness counteracts the vanilla and high dry-hop addition of Galaxy hops.
9.5% ABV 90 IBU’s
Epicenter Ale
An American Strong Ale brewed to commemorate the November 3, 2002 Denali Fault earthquake, 7.9 on the Richter scale and 7.9% ABV. An ale of significant alcoholic strength, it is a warming beer that is best drunk in pints by a warm fire on a cold night, or at Silver Gulch.
7.9% ABV, 40 IBU’s
Dark Lady
(Chocolate Milk Stout)
ThThis creation is inspired by a Sweet and dark mystique. Dark chocolate malt, organic coco nibs, and milk sugar, dark cherries are mindfully added, to balance the body. ***not Vegan** 6.3% ABV 40 IBU’s
40 below NITRO
(Nitro Imperial Stout)
An Imperial Stout with an intense flavor ofbittersweet chocolate and a hint of raisins and dates. A full-bodied brew with a velvety, luscious texture, conditioned with nitrogen to give a cascade presentation i.e. “the Guinness pour” 8.5%ABV 77 IBU’s
Old 55 Pale Ale
An American Pale Ale and an Alaskan classic, expressing a fruity malty character from the use of American malt and aromatic Pacific Northwest hops, The copper color balances with the Citra and Cascade hops that give it a distinct citric aroma, fermented with Pacific Northwest yeast. 5.8% ABV, 40 IBUs
Snow Hook IPA
(Indian Pale Ale)
This American IPA pairs a traditional malt base with Pacific Northwest hops, a dry finish with a piney/spicy/earthy aroma that accents a crisp and flavorful unfiltered body.
6.2% ABV, 55 IBU's
*Growlers are 1/2 gallon refillable glass jugs. The best way to get brewery fresh beer without getting the whole Keg.