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Baleen Brewing

4.8 (62 reviews)
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Open 9:00 am - 8:00 pm

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Katie N.

A small brewery located near the shops in Ketchican. Service was friendly. The inside was small with limited seating. I had an ipa and it was OK.

American IPA with gold in the bottom of the glass
Kate M.

Delicious beer, friendly staff and nice customers! Don't be deterred by the coffee shop (shared space) closing. Cool glasses with a little bit of gold in the bottom. Highly recommend to rest your feet and enjoy.

Dubbel beverage

Very good pour Nice local hang out Nice travel spot Great customer service Delicious Dubbel

1959 Pilsner

Stopped in for a cool refreshing pilsner. The 1959 was clean and tasted amazing. Stop in when your ship ports here. Small place but a great place to enjoy a local beer. Cheers

Baleen Brewing IPA.

Great little brewery super close to cruise ship docks. Had the IPA and it went down smooth!! Absolutely a great start to the day of touring Ketchikan.

Stephanie M.

We had the banana beer and a hefeweizen. The assistant brewer was friendly and knowledgeable. The place is quite small as it shares the space with a coffee shop. We almost missed it walking by it. Prices are reasonable especially compared to on our cruise ship. It's in walking distance to the cruise terminal. Bring a sticker from your local brewery and they will display it. The owner AL is a master brewer who studied in Bavaria.

Dimension B Sour beer
Megan M.

Hiding in the back of Local Grounds coffee is a tiny brewery behind double swinging doors. The bartender was very friendly and helped us pick out beer from their tap list. I settled on the Dimension B and my partner got the bananaweissen with fresh banana puree. Both beers were good, but rather pricy compared to other drinks in town. We easily found some comfy chairs to enjoy the drinks. Would recommend if you're in town!

Must stop here for a wonderful local experience! Craig the bartender was phenomenal and the beer was on point!

Stacy F.

This brewing location shares a space with a coffee stop, but you'll need to enter the brewing side through a fun swinging wooden door. They have a few seats and a wraparound bar area that you'll order at. Bar tender was quick and friendly. The menu was easy to read, and they had several offerings to choose from. The atmosphere was a touch odd in that it shares the space with another business, but they separate it well and have each decorated very differently once you're inside! Overall: A Good stop for a quick local beer spot!

Logo on poster board in the corner.

The staff was very nice and the beer was good. By no means the best beer I've ever had but that's up to personal opinion. The establishment was clean and comfortable. Definitely worth going to for a casual drink.

Bkack and tan and a kellerweiss wheat beer.
Victoria M.

Stopped in while in Ketchikan for a local beer. Very small blink and miss kinda place. Very small and nothing fancy, inside the coffee store, kinda in a closet feel. The barkeep was nice, ambiance was so-so, you smelled the bagels and onions more. It was just a quick stop. So off to the next place.

Sunny S.

This place was chill and cool! Customer service was amazing it was fantastic def do the brewery distillery tour. No food coffee in same space if beer isn't your thing

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Arielle J.

We love to brewery hop in so cal, so stopping by during our cruise stop was a must! I got a flight, but The ALT bier was awesome! A cool little spot to hang out off the pier.

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10 months ago

Found this lovely little brewery while touring Ketchikan. Fun environment, great service and the beer was delicious. Highly recommend it.

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10 months ago

Awesome beers and great, friendly service! Would recommend during your visit to Ketchikan, 10/10

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11 months ago

Beers were good!! Abby was my fave! Mary Ann was sweet and attentive and had good conversation.

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1 year ago

Small and quaint with tasty beers. Especially enjoyed the Kellerweis Bavarian WheaT.

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1 year ago

Wonderfully fresh and delicious Pilsner. Love the india pale Ale and digs! Head brewer was a hoot.

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1 year ago

Russian Stout was excellent! Cool little quaint spot to chill and have a great beer in Ketchikan, Alaska!

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1 year ago

Great IPA and APA. Friendly Beer tender! Great place to relax and people watch in the bay window after walking the streets of Ketchikan.

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Stopped by today for a beer very good IPA and the service was good nice friendly people! Recommend!

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2 years ago

Cute little spot! Look for the sign for local grounds. Be sure to say hi to Olive Oil!

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Great beer, Great staff, and a lovely town. Try the red beer. Bartender was knowledgeable and friendly.

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Whistle Stop

Whistle Stop

4.1
(7 reviews)
5.6 mi

Omgeee!!! If you arrive in Ketchikan via Oceania or Norwegian, stop in the port building for…read moreamazing cookies. I picked the chocolate chip macadamia coconut, hubby had the oatmeal raisin. Both were delicious. Better than any cookie on the cruise ship! They also have Beer on tap and boxed sandwiches. We didn't try either of those. They also have a whole snack section! The person working the counter today was very friendly! Also let us know we couldn't take the cookies back on board. Next time I hope the have some sealed in packages because I'd buy a bunch!

At the Norwegian cruise shop terminal. Outside the "mill " at ward cove, there's a white tent with…read morea sign that says "Whistle stop" craft beer. king crab. While I understand king crab is expensive, and I volunteered to pay 30 bucks for a single king crab leg, what I got was a bit small. Ok, you get what you get but these folks have NO IDEA HOW TO COOK OR SERVE CRAB!! mine was so overcooked, that inside the shell, there was a layer of leathery, inedible skin, red, and shaped just like the inside of the shell. Inside of that was the meat, cooked to rags and about a third of its original size. Watery and mushy, not firm solid meat to pull from the shell, but stringy mushy and way smaller than it should have been. I seldom give bad reviews but this was SO DISAPPOINTING. To cruse to Alaska and get served this crap?!? I'm sitting on the cruise ship, about to pull out of Ketchikan , I can still see the crab tent, wish I had time to go back and express my extreme displeasure. But no... thanks a lot crab dicks!

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The Whistle Stop, Cold Draft local beer and Great Comfort Food. Chowder and pastries
The Whistle Stop, Cold Draft local beer and Great Comfort Food. Chowder and pastries
Bad crab. Expensive bad crab!
Bad crab. Expensive bad crab!
Locally 'concocted' (their description not mine) drinks.

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Sourdough Cocktail Bar

Sourdough Cocktail Bar

4.4
(38 reviews)
0.1 mi
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There's a number of reasons to visit this unique bar in Ketchikan. Its history comes from the…read morefamily that owns it. You can read about that history on their website. They have a big collection of old ship and shipwreck photos decorating the walls. I also saw what looked like an antique painting of gamblers in the Gold Rush period, as well as some old historical memorabilia. It was like walking into a different time period with all the décor and wood paneling. We had a choice of a beer or a cocktail. We chose the Sourdough Mule. Apparently, tequila and ginger pair well together. It was good, but I liked the Bear Skat shot the best. Who knew that Blueberry Vodka would make such a big difference in the flavor? My husband really liked the Butt Hole shot. I didn't get to try it, but he said it was pretty good. We didn't get to stay long. It was our last pub crawl stop. By that point, we were all a little buzzed before heading back to Ward Cove. Thankfully our tour operator was our designated driver. It was a great time spent in Downtown Ketchikan!

We stopped in off our cruise for some shopping power drinks to have a beer and duck fart. Service…read morewas spectacular and Sherlin was so friendly and fun !! No food but a great assortment of jerky and chips ! Totally be back when in Ketchikan a super fun bar !!

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Inside of bar
Inside of bar
A cool mural in the back
A cool mural in the back
The Bear Scat with Anchorage Distillery's blueberry vodka. Yum!

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The Bear Scat with Anchorage Distillery's blueberry vodka. Yum!

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