Andrew H.
Yelp
King Street Brewing is a great little brewery, and probably one of the least-well-known of the Anchorage-based breweries outside of Alaska.
It's a shame, because I think their IPA is the best straight-up IPA of any of the Alaskan breweries! That's right, I said it. As a bonus, it often comes in 16 oz cans. But these aren't any 16oz cans, the WHOLE TOP OF THEM POPS OFF. It's like having a portable, aluminum pint glass in your hand, pretty slick!
This is a simple, humble spot located in a warehouse-y area of town. Due to ridiculously strict laws, they must close at 8pm, and cannot allow dancing (really, look it up!)
BUT, the folks that work here are fantastic. They usually have a one or two seasonal beers on draft that are hard-to-impossible to find outside the brewery. You can also get growlers filled, or buy bottles of some of their rarer beers. They aren't stingy about letting you sample until you find something you like, as all good breweries should be.
I went here for AK beer week and got a tour. I was shocked at how small their operation is! This makes them all the more impressive. They took joy in answering my annoying, geeky questions. I was shocked by how hands-on their canning "line" is. It's incredible they are able to make those aforementioned aluminum pints profitable! They also had FREE FOOD here for AK beer week. How can you beat that?