Welcome to Black Spruce

Fairbanks' most decorated brewery, producing innovative brews and top-notch ciders for the people of the Interior.

Craft with character.

Black Spruce’s mission is to create innovative, award winning beers for the people of Alaska’s interior and its visitors.

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We've got the awards to back Up our brews.
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Aroma Dome IPA
Craft Beer and Brewing Top 20 Beers of 2022
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WOW! Real Fruit: Smoothie-Style Sour
Gold at Alaska Beer Awards 2021, 2023
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Barrel-Aged Long Nights Imperial Stout
Gold at Beer and Barleywine Festival 2023

On tap

In addition to our Mainstays we have a many small batch experiments and seasonal specialties on tap.

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Aroma Dome

Aroma Dome

Hops
6.3
 ABV  
IPA
Juicy
Balanced
Super Suckable
Vernal Buzz

Vernal Buzz

Dark
5.5
 ABV  
Milk Stout
Affogato
Coffee
Milk Chocolate
Short Days

Short Days

Light
5.1
 ABV  
Golden Ale
Easy-Drinking
Balanced
Citrus
Pinnell Pineapple

Pinnell Pineapple

Cider
6.5
 ABV  
Fruited Cider
Pineapple
Tropical
Crisp
Purple Cone

Purple Cone

Light
5.1
 ABV  
Contemporary Pilsner
Easy-Drinking
Crisp
Citrus
Sluice Box

Sluice Box

Hops
8.0
 ABV  
Hazy Double IPA
Tropical
Full Bodied
Stone Fruit
Golden Heart

Golden Heart

Cider
6.5
 ABV  
Off-Dry Cider
White Wine
Dry
Apple
Goldstream Guava

Goldstream Guava

Cider
6.5
 ABV  
Fruited Cider
Semi-Sweet
Tropical
Apple
Heaven Hill Rye Whiskey Blend Reginald Van Horn Barleywine

Heaven Hill Rye Whiskey Blend Reginald Van Horn Barleywine

Medium
13.5
 ABV  
Barleywine
Spicy Rye
Whiskey
Dried Fruit
Hot Mulled Cider (Fri-Sat Only)

Hot Mulled Cider (Fri-Sat Only)

Cider
6.5
 ABV  
Sweet
Easy-Drinking
Apple
WOW! Real Fruit: blueberry, blackberry, apricot

WOW! Real Fruit: blueberry, blackberry, apricot

Sour
5.1
 ABV  
Smoothie Sour
Berry
Stone Fruit
Tart
Voracious Tendencies Rum Barrel-Aged Black Barleywine

Voracious Tendencies Rum Barrel-Aged Black Barleywine

Dark
15.9
 ABV  
Barleywine
Chocolate
Caramel
Whiskey
Long Nights Rye Whiskey Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout

Long Nights Rye Whiskey Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout

Dark
15.2
 ABV  
Imperial Stout
Spicy Rye
Chocolate
Whiskey
Modern Classic

Modern Classic

Hops
8.0
 ABV  
West Coast Double IPA
Citrus
Passionfruit
Dank
It Ain't Easy

It Ain't Easy

Medium
4.4
 ABV  
Golden Lager
Warm Bread Crust
Sweet Malt
Floral
Velvet Antler

Velvet Antler

Dark
7.4
 ABV  
Baltic Porter
Chocolate
Caramel
Spice

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We’re hard at work brewing something special for you.

Online store

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Food Trucks

We keep things fresh with a rotating set of local food trucks. Customers are also welcome to bring their own food.

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Mon
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Dec 9
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BYO

Bring your own eats to our taproom, if you like!

Tue
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Dec 10
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 : 
BYO

Bring your own eats to our taproom, if you like!

Wed
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Dec 11
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BYO

Bring your own eats to our taproom, if you like!

Thu
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Dec 12
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 : 
BYO

Bring your own eats to our taproom, if you like!

Fri
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Dec 13
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Spice It Up

Spice It Up bring authentic Middle Eastern and Indian street food to the people of Fairbanks!

News

Stay up to speed with the latest news, thoughts, and releases from Black Spruce.

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Our annual Bun on the Run collaboration debuts TOMORROW!
Newsletter
May 23, 2024

Tastes So Good

Our annual Bun on the Run collaboration debuts TOMORROW!
The days are long, and so are our hours! We're now open noon to 9PM Thursday through Saturday!
Newsletter
May 16, 2024

Summer Hours & Saisons!!!

The days are long, and so are our hours! We're now open noon to 9PM Thursday through Saturday!
Black IPA. What is it? Why is it? Plus, an upcoming pop-up and First Friday!
Newsletter
April 25, 2024

Shining Light on a Dark Beer

Black IPA. What is it? Why is it? Plus, an upcoming pop-up and First Friday!

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