4 Best Bars in Sitka, Juneau, the Inside Passage, and Southeast Alaska

Beer lovers will want to check out the brewery's taproom, open daily from 2 to 8 pm. Under state law, patrons can only consume up to 36 ounces in one visit (that's for breweries only).

In addition to its selection of Alaska and Pacific Northwest craft beers, "The Pub" serves burgers, steaks, sandwiches, and fish-and-chips. There's a stage for live music; nonmusical diversions include two pool tables, a dart area, and plenty of wide-screen TVs—and there's a great view.

This gem is about a 20-minute walk from town and well worth the effort. In addition to a rotating selection of small-batch IPAs, lagers, stouts, and more unusual offerings, Harbor Mountain makes their own root beer and cream soda. There's a pizzeria in the same building.

As far as the locals are concerned, the few green-and-white-vinyl booths at this bar across from the harbor make a fine destination. The Pioneer is vintage Alaska, with pool tables, rough-hewn locals clad in Carhartts and XtraTuf boots, hundreds of pictures of local fishing boats, and occasional live music.