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 directly from the genius of Glenn Brady. 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 =
Osculum Infame “The Kiss of Shame”
The name of a witch’s supposed ritual greeting upon meeting with the Devil. According to folklore, it was this kiss that allowed the Devil to seduce women. A Belgian Golden Winter Warmer style brewed with a trident of grains; Barley, wheat, and oats. Righteously spiced with a tea of local spruce tips and Saaz hops to balance the demons on you palette.
10.5% ABV 30 IBU’s
Lowbush Cranberry
A Belgian-style Saison flavored with cranberries. Made with Plzen, Munich and Vienna malts then combined with Kent Golding hops to give a delicate bittering to this mildly sweet, tart brew.
6.9% ABV, 35 IBUs
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
AKIPA
An American India Pale Ale pairs a traditional malt bill with Pacific Northwest Cascade hops to balance a decidedly hoppy and bitter, moderately strong American ale. Delicious with our famous IPA fish & chips!
6.6% ABV 55 IBU’s.
Old 55 Pale Ale
American ESB (Extra Special Bitter) expressing a fruity and malty character. The deep copper color and strength balances with the combination of Chinook flavoring and Cascade aromatic hops to giving it a pleasingly rounded finish.
5.0% ABV, 60 IBU’s
Foxanator Doppel bock
During Lent, a fast was observed by Munich monks. They relied on dark beers, often referred to as liquid bread, to sustain them through their long fasts. Brewed with 90% Munich malt, the color is derived from a modified decoction method. Hopped with traditional hops and fermented with Bohemian yeast. 6.2% ABV, 20 IBUs
40 Below Stout
A Russian Imperial Stout with an intense flavor of bittersweet chocolate and a hint of rasins and prunes. A full-bodied brew with a velvety, luscious texture 8.5% ABV, 77 IBUs
Smoke
A Smoked Mild Ale, made with cherry wood smoked malt. Hopped moderately with Kent Golding and Styrian Golding hops, this beer has an even balence of smoke, malt and hops. 5.1% ABV, 25 IBUs
*Growlers are 1/2 gallon refillable glass jugs. The best way to get brewery fresh beer without getting the whole Keg.