Detailed Trip Itinerary for Alaskan Craft Beer Trek 2026

Sunday May 10 Seattle (recommended)

  • Arrive in Seattle (SEA) at your leisure #
  • Be Ready to Leave SEA* for Juneau (JNU) 7:00am next morning

# Welcome beer event will be available this evening in Seattle – Details to follow

Monday May 11 Juneau – Trip Starts

  • 7:00 am leave SEA – JNU*
  • 9:30 arrive JNU.
  • 11:00 Optional Helicopter to Mendenhall Glacier
  • Goldbelt Tram
  • Late Lunch Alaskan Brewer Downtown Brew Pub
  • Afternoon: VIP Alaskan Brewery Tour
  • Check into Hotel
  • VIP Dinner Tracy’s Crab Shack

Tuesday May 12 Anchorage

  • 7:30 am leave JNU – ANC*
  • 9:10 arrive ANC - Brunch
  • VIP Tour Girdwood Brewery at Alyeska Ski resort
  • VIP Tour Anchorage Brewing Co
  • Check into Hotel
  • VIP Tour 49th + Dinner 49th State Brewing Co.
  • Explore Downtown Anchorage Craft Beer Scene

Wednesday May 13 Talkeetna

  • Breakfast at Anchorage Famous Snow City Cafe
  • Heading North to Matanuska (Matsu) Brewing Company
  • 12:30 Lunch Bear Paw River Brewing Wasila
  • Tour Denali Brewing
  • Explore Downtown Talkeetna
  • Dinner Talkeetna Alaskan Lodge

Thursday May 14 Denali/Healy

  • Breakfast Flying Squirrel Café
  • Denali National Park
  • Lunch at Denali National Park
  • Afternoon Tour and Hangout 49th State Brewery Healy
  • Hotel at Denali National Park McKinley Princess Wilderness Lodge

Friday May 15 Fairbanks

  • Leave 9:30 Denali Fairbanks
  • VIP Tour and Tasting Latitude 65 Brewing
  • VIP Tour and Tasting Black Spruce Brewing
  • VIP Tour and Tasting HooDoo Brewery
  • Visit Alaskan Pipeline
  • Silver Gulch Brewing most northern USA Brewery
  • Explore Downtown Fairbanks
  • Hotel

Saturday May 16 Fairbanks*

  • Free time in Fairbanks
  • Leave 1:50am Airport
  • Leave 7:55am Train back to Anchorage#
  • Leave 8:30am Optional Drive back to Anchorage
  • PM flight out of Anchorage

    *NOTE: Airfare is NOT included
    # Train Fare NOT included