I'm not much of a beer drinker. But give me an opportunity to celebrate the Iditarod, Alaskan-style, and I'm game. This under-the-radar event, the Bering Sea Brew Fest, takes place way out on the frozen Bering Sea. I can't imagine a more Alaskan location to day drink and hobnob with other eager Iditarod fans.
Fest-goers congregated near an under-the-ice mining tent.
Standing west of Nome, with the frozen solid Bering Sea in the background.
We were greeted with warm smiles and raised glasses.
A bundled up Kevin Burton, head brewer at Anchorage's Glacier Brewhouse, poured us some beers. Talented fella!
Raspberry wheat from Glacier Brewhouse. Yummo!
Autographing the brewfest banner.
Semi-frozen raspberry wheat beer. The key is to drink fast before it freezes!