Haines- Haines Brewing And The Hammer Museum
When we pulled into the tiny town of Haines, I didn’t think I would find something to do but it was one of my favorite places on the whole trip, mostly because it was a real town where locals lived and that didn’t cater to the cruise going crowd with silly gimmicks.
Not beer related, but visit the Haines Hammer Museum for a charming, small town museum that will be enlightening as well as educational (who knew you could learn so much about a hammer!). The cost is $7 a person and was a pleasant way to spend an hour perusing the many hammers of history.
Up the street is Haines Brewing, an unassuming brown building that felt like stepping back in time to the craft beer days of the 1990’s (which makes sense; they have been open since 1999). I had been told by a dock worker to try their black fang imperial stout, a 9% ABV dark beer. I ordered a $6 12 oz. pour of it and it was delicious, bursting with licorice and dark chocolate notes. It was my favorite beer of the trip.