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Hard Rock Cafe Anchorage

scooterj — Sun, 01 Dec 2019 18:14:00 +0000

(Downtown, Anchorage, AK)

Scooter’s 1425th bar, first visited in 2019.

I came in here specifically just to get my brother a hat, but decided to have a beer to make it official. I had a Twister Creek IPA by Denali Brewing.

BTW this place felt more like a neighborhood sports bar than other Hard Rocks I have been familiar with.

415 E St
Anchorage, AK 99501
United States
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Gaslight Lounge

scooterj — Sun, 01 Dec 2019 18:13:00 +0000

(Downtown, Anchorage, AK)

Scooter’s 1424th bar, first visited in 2019.

This wasn’t a bar we were planning to visit. But we were revisiting a bar around the corner (Darwin’s Theory) and we ended up parking in front of The Gaslight so decided to check it out too. I didn’t realize until later that this became by new Westernmost bar by about 100 feet.

This is like a country-sports dive bar. There’s a pool table, multiple bar games, lots of TVs, a mechanical bull, ping-pong, and a really ornate mid-20th-century style lounge booth in the front corner.

I had a King Street IPA and maybe a shot, I can’t remember for sure.

All that’s missing is a bucket of ice to make this the pinnacle of the dive bar peeing experience…

721 W 4th Ave
Anchorage, AK 99501
United States
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(907) 277-0722
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49th State Brewing

scooterj — Sun, 01 Dec 2019 18:12:00 +0000

(Downtown, Anchorage, AK)

Scooter’s 1423rd bar, first visited in 2019.

Any unexpected long layover in Anchorage, combined with a tip from someone that they have really god pizza, led to us visiting 49th State Brewing’s other location. (We had visited the Denali location in 2018, and coincidentally driven by that one again yesterday.)

In addition to fantastic food and beer this location features lots of TVs, multiple levels of seating including a large rooftop deck, and a big fireplace in the main dining area.

I had their Whiskey Barrel Aged Cabin Fever with my pizza.

717 W 3rd Ave
Anchorage, AK 99501
United States
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(907) 277-7727
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F Street Station

scooterj — Fri, 01 Jun 2018 17:13:00 +0000

(Downtown, Anchorage, AK)

Scooter’s 1256th bar, first visited in 2018.

This was billed to us as “the second oldest bar in Anchorage” as well as “the oldest bar in downtown Anchorage”. But it’s so well kept, you’d never guess it.

Like Darwin’s Theory, it was packed and we were kind of jammed into a corner, so we didn’t stay long.

I had a Morning Wood by Kassik’s Brewery.

325 F St
Anchorage, AK 99501
US
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(907) 272-5196
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Darwin’s Theory

scooterj — Fri, 01 Jun 2018 17:12:00 +0000

(Downtown, Anchorage, AK)

Scooter’s 1255th bar, first visited in 2018.

This place came highly recommended as far as dive bars go, but we didn’t get a good chance to get a feel for the place as it was really crowded and we were uncomfortably jammed into the corner.

I had a Copper Creek Amber Ale by Silver Gulch Brewing Company.

426 G St
Anchorage, AK 99501
US
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(907) 277-5322
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Humpy’s Great Alaskan Alehouse

scooterj — Fri, 01 Jun 2018 17:10:00 +0000

(Downtown, Anchorage, AK)

Scooter’s 1254th bar, first visited in 2018.

After a day of hiking we googled the “best place for crab legs in Anchorage” and were surprised to find the answer right next door to where we had found “best pizza in Anchorage” the night before.

Beer-wise I had Kodiak Brown Ale and Wicked Dahk Porter, both by Midnight Sun Brewing Co.

610 W 6th Ave
Anchorage, AK 99501
US
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(907) 276-2337
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Flattop Pizza & Pool

scooterj — Thu, 31 May 2018 17:12:00 +0000

(Downtown, Anchorage, AK)

Scooter’s 1253rd bar, first visited in 2018.

By the time we picked up our rental car we were starving, so sought out something to eat that was still open. This fit the bill nicely. We definitely looked like tourists, though, as we were the only people not wearing shorts.

600 W 6th Ave
Anchorage, AK 99501
US
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(907) 677-7665
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