After almost a decade of work and near misses, the Alaska Legislature is hearing a bill that would make a wholesale rewrite of the state’s alcohol laws and change how brewery and distillery tasting rooms can operate.
Sarah Oates, head of the Alaska Cabaret, Hotel, Restaurant and Retailers Association, said it represented a “delicate compromise.” She said Alaska’s bars employ 32,000 people and bring in $2 billion in annual revenue.
Sen. Donny Olson, D-Golovin, was concerned that could create “a monopoly” in villages. He noted no community in his Western Alaska district comes close to having 12,000 people. While Senate Bill 9 moved relatively quickly through the Senate, the bigger challenge could be in the House of Representatives.
“If you’re a brewer, I think it’s a good bill and you get to sell more beer over more hours,” he said. “But I think if you hold a traditional liquor license, you’re going to feel a little more squeezed in.”
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