The Great Alaska Craft Beer and Home Brew Festival, “Beerfest,” has been cancelled for the second year in a row due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Basically, with the border closing, we just thought it would be really difficult for us to have a successful Beerfest financially,” fair executive director Kari Johnson said, adding that the Southeast Alaska State Fair board was also motivated by a desire to protect the community’s health. She said in a…