Baranof Island Brewing Company Archives

With hop-notch beer, new business hopes to revive Sitka’s brewery scene

by Erin McKinstry, KCAW | Aug 6, 2020 | Local News, Syndicated

A global pandemic may not be the best time to open a craft brewery -- or maybe it is? In Sitka, a defunct brewery is once again bubbling with the sounds and smells of malt and barley. New owners hope that a professional brewer will rekindle the town’s thirst for local beer. Read More

Struggling under debt, Sitka brewery defaults on $637K city loan

by Robert Woolsey, KCAW | Oct 2, 2019 | Local News, Syndicated

Sitka’s Baranof Island Brewing Company has gone under, taking $329,000 of city loans along with it. The brewery was the first in the state to sell shares under Alaska’s 2016 crowdfunding law, and over 100 investors could take losses. Read More

Assembly holds off on hiring investigator, planning director

by Katherine Rose | Apr 12, 2019 | Local News, Syndicated

The Sitka Assembly, Thursday (4/11/19), postponed choosing a consultant to conduct an outside investigation of the Sitka Police Department. They voted against approving the hire of a new city planning director on the basis of salary, and they went into executive session to consider questions surrounding the liquor license renewal application for Baranof Island Brewing Company. Read More

Assembly meeting rescheduled due to lack of quorum

by Katherine Rose | Apr 9, 2019 | Local News, Syndicated

When the Sitka Assembly meets tonight (4/9/19), it may take further action on a outside investigation of the Sitka Police Department, and could choose a third party investigator from a list of names put forth by an assembly subcommittee last month. Read More

Kick-off fundraising event to benefit expansion of SAFV building

by KCAW News | Mar 23, 2018 | The Morning Interview

SAFV is holding a kick-off event from 4 to 6 pm Saturday March 24 at the Baranof Island Brewing Company as part of a capital campaign to renovate and expand the SAFV building. Read More