BEER
In the Keg - Indian River IPA
Up next - Halibut Point Hefeweizen
Up next - Castle Hill Cannon

UPCOMING EVENTS
May 23-24 - Great Alaska Craft Beer and Homebrew Festival (Haines)
May 25 - Pelican Boardwalk Boogie (Pelican)
TBD - Summer Tasting Party
TBD - Oktoberfest Home Brew Contest

RECENT NEWS
Apr 24 - Check out Sitka's newest webcam at SitkabytheSea.com (Alaska's premiere webcam).
Jan 30 - More publicity from Dr. Fermento in the Anchorage Press. Check out his article - A gem in the rough.
Jan 24 - Easy Hooker Brewing makes its debut in Dr. Fermento's Beer Blog. Check out the January archives to see what he had to say about EHB.
Jan 18/19 - Our first visit to the Great Alaska Beer & Barleywine Festival was a blast!
Dec 14 - The "Tasting Party" was a huge success. The pictures have been posted on our myspace page. Thanks to everyone that stopped by and gave us great feedback.
Nov 19 - Easy Hooker Brewing Company partners with Cold Salt Surf Shop in Sitka to sell EHB apparel.

LINKS
Our MySpace Page
Sitka by the Sea
Dr. Fermento's Beer Blog
Celebrator Beer News
Cold Salt Surf Shop
The Alaskan Kitchen

Why build a brewery in Sitka you might ask? Despite the fact that we are on an island in Southeast Alaska, Sitka is the fourth largest city in the state. The nearly 9,000 people here deserve to have the option to buy a good craft brew if they desire. Yet, of the nine largest cities in Alaska (as of 2005), Sitka is the only one that lacks a brewery or brewpub within the city limits or within a reasonable commute (we don't consider a four-hour ferry ride to Juneau a reasonable commute). This is not the first time that someone has sought to brew beer in Sitka. In the late 1800s and early 1900s, the Robert Witz Brewery and Saloon was very popular. Like many others have done before us, we began to discuss bringing a brewery back to Sitka years ago, but never really pursued the idea beyond casual discussions.

So what changed, and why name it Easy Hooker Brewing you ask? Simple. In January 2007 we purchased a 23-foot aluminum skiff called the Easy Hooker. At first, we weren't really too fond of the name, but eventually it started to grow on us. Then we started thinking of catchy slogans that we could use with our boat. Before long, our idea for a brewery in Sitka merged with the boat name and the possibilities for witty phrases was endless. Intrigued with this new marketing approach we began to seriously research the requirements for opening a brewery.

We don't want to be a t-shirt and cap company that sells apparel to unknowing tourists that flood the streets every summer. This is a tool to help us reach our goal of opening the brewery. We like to have a good time and you might think that some of our shirts, contests or web pages are funny. Rest assured, though, that we are very serious about our beer.