Come for the beer, not the Bordeaux
Downtown · Anchorage · Alaskan pub fare and American bar food with seafood focus · Visit Website ↗
Updated September 2026
Reviewed May 30, 2026 · How we review
RagingWine reviewed Humpy's Great Alaskan Alehouse’s wine list and gave it The Lazy List — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
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The wine list at Humpy's is essentially an afterthought stapled to the back of a very good beer menu. Six to ten options, California-generic, priced like someone Googled 'restaurant wine markup' and went with the first result. This is a craft beer hall and that's exactly how it should be treated.
The list doesn't so much have a regional focus as a regional accident — California dominates by default, and not the interesting parts of California. We're talking Kendall-Jackson Chardonnay and house Cab territory, with Barefoot-adjacent bottles rounding out the rest. There are no small producers, no interesting appellations, no sense that anyone curated this with intention. The depth stops at 'we technically have wine if you insist.'
Six to ten pours by the glass, ranging $7–$11, which sounds accessible until you realize you're paying bar markup on wines that retail for $8 a bottle. The glass program doesn't rotate — what's listed is what's listed, indefinitely. If you're at a table and your friend orders a Negroni while you're stuck on the wine list, just order the Negroni.
Kendall-Jackson Chardonnay — $11
It's the most recognizable name on the list and at least you know what you're getting — a butter-and-vanilla crowd-pleaser that won't embarrass itself. In this lineup, familiarity is the closest thing to value.
House Cabernet Sauvignon
Nobody comes to a halibut-and-reindeer-sausage alehouse ordering house Cab, which makes it the path of least disappointment if you want red wine and just need something to get out of the way of the food.
Barefoot or similar entry-level wines
When you can see the same label at your grocery store checkout for $6.99, paying alehouse markup for it in a pint glass isn't a move we can endorse. Pass.
Kendall-Jackson Chardonnay + Seafood chowder
The KJ Chard is oaky enough to stand up to a cream-based chowder without completely disappearing. It's not inspired, but it's the one pairing here that at least makes logical sense.
The Bottom Line
Humpy's is a genuinely great Alaskan alehouse with 40+ beers on tap and live music — the wine list is just not the reason you're here, and it doesn't pretend to be. Order a local craft beer, eat the halibut tacos, and save the wine night for somewhere else.
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