Beer starts flowing.
Public reporting from Bearpaw River's early years dates the first beer flowing from the brewery to December 2015.
Our story
Born in the Mat-Su.
Bearpaw River grew out of the Valley, built around fresh beer, local identity and a family connection to Wasilla.
The roots
Four brothers. One Valley.
Bearpaw River's early story centers on brothers Jake, Jed, Jack and James, who grew up in the Mat-Su Valley and built a brewery around the place they knew best.
Bearpaw moves into cans.
Frontiersman IPA and Mat Maid were among the beers that helped push Bearpaw into packaged cans and wider Alaska distribution.
Two Wasilla locations.
The original Palmer-Wasilla Highway taproom and the Railroad Avenue brewery and kitchen now give Bearpaw two distinct homes in Wasilla.
The Valley in every beer
Names that belong here.
Frontiersman. Hatcher Pass. Railroad. The Bearpaw River identity has long pulled from the Mat-Su landscape, local history and the culture around it.
Visit the source
Go wild. Drink fresh.
The story is best experienced with a pint in Wasilla. Visit either Bearpaw location or explore the beer guide before you go.