SALTY DAWG SALOON – HOMER, ALASKA
Who goes to Homer without stopping at the Salty Dog Saloon?! The Salty Dawg opened in 1957, two years before Alaska became a state. Its beginnings as a building, however, was as one of the first cabins built in Homer, in 1897, shortly after Homer became a town site. (For more information on its history click here.) It is located on the Homer Spit.
The Saloon has a full bar but only has beer in bottles and cans (no drafts) and does not serve food. They only accept cash, but an ATM is onsite. Bring an extra dollar to hang on the wall!
While there, Hoppy drank an Alaskan Brewing Icy Bay IPA, out of Juneau. It is made from glacier-fed water and a blend of Cascade, Bravo, Calypso, Summit and Apollo hops and premium two-row pale and specialty malts. It is 6.2% ABV, 65 IBU.
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