USA, AK: Baleen Brewing Co. submits liquor license application

A brewery is in the works for Ketchikan, AK, and the owner has submitted a liquor license application to the state Alcohol and Marijuana Control Office, KRBD reported on April 14.

Baleen Brewing Co.’s license application is now on Ketchikan Gateway Borough Assembly agenda for review. The Assembly can object to liquor license applications for certain reasons, such as if a business is delinquent on taxes.

According to a memo from Borough Clerk Kacie Paxton, the applicant, Alex MacGillivrey, has already registered to collect sales taxes, the business plan complies with zoning regulations, and Troopers expressed no concern about law enforcement problems related to the business.

The brewery would be located on Mizzen Lane, which is off North Point Higgins Road.

Ketchikan briefly had a downtown brewery that closed its doors many years ago, called Ketchikan Brewing Co. There’s been no local commercial brewery since.

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