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Midnight Sun Brewing Company

American craft brewery in Alaska

Midnight Sun Brewing Company (MSBC) is a craft brewery that produces more than 40 ales and lagers each year. Founded in 1995, it is Anchorage, Alaska's first brewery and the second oldest in state history, following Alaska Brewing Co.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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Midnight Sun Brewing Company (MSBC) is a craft brewery that produces more than 40 ales and lagers each year. Founded in 1995, it is Anchorage, Alaska's first brewery and the second oldest in state history, following Alaska Brewing Co.2

Products and brands

  • beer

Listed on Wikidata.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Owners

  • Mark Knopfler

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 1995Founded Founded1

Funding

Where the company's money came from, by calendar year: private offerings filed with the SEC, federal grants, loans, contracts and other assistance from USAspending.gov, and PPP loans from the SBA. Each bar links to the records below.

Money received by year$792.9K 2020–2021
Money received by yearMoney received by year, 2020–2021: $792.9K in all. PPP loans $792.9K.$0$200K$400K$600K2020 · PPP loans: $343.2K20202021 · PPP loans: $449.7K2021
Figures by year
YearPPP loansTotal
2021$449.7K$449.7K
2020$343.2K$343.2K

PPP loans

Paycheck Protection Program loans of $150,000 and up, approved April 2020 to July 2021, from the SBA3. Matched to this company by name and state.

  1. Apr 15, 2020$343.2K PPP loan (first draw) from First National Bank Alaska3To MIDNIGHT SUN BREWING, LLC, Anchorage AK; $347.1K forgiven Jun 8, 2021
  2. Jan 28, 2021$449.7K PPP loan (second draw) from First National Bank Alaska3To MIDNIGHT SUN BREWING LLC, Anchorage AK; $454.7K forgiven Mar 23, 2022

Sources

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