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Uinta Brewing has released three beers with packaging that celebrates Arches, Yosemite, and Yellowstone National Parks.
Uinta Brewing has released three beers with packaging that celebrates Arches, Yosemite, and Yellowstone National Parks. (Photo: Uinta Brewing)

11 Ways to Celebrate Our National Parks with Beer

These brews are named for some of America's most beloved spaces. A few even benefit the lands they honor.

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Public lands are facing a tough four years. A to sell off 鈥渆xcess鈥 public lands was submitted, then hurriedly withdrawn. Several bills ( and , for example) would move policing and federal lands management to local authorities. Two new bills ( and ) would make it harder to establish new national monuments, and a , then withdrawn resolution would have made oil and gas exploration in national parks easier.

It鈥檚 enough to drive a lover of public lands to drink. Luckily, you can do that while also toasting your beloved recreation spots.

A handful of brews on the market celebrate national parks鈥攁nd some even donate proceeds to them. Here are 11 of our favorites.


National Parks Series

Uinta Brewing

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In late January, Uinta Brewing, a Salt Lake City鈥揵ased craft brewery, released its , American-style golden ales that come in Park Service鈥搃nspired cans. The packaging echoes those cool聽old-school Works Progress Administration National Parks posters from the 1930s and 鈥40s. The first beers in the series celebrate Arches, Yosemite, and Yellowstone. 鈥淲e鈥檙e lucky to have five national parks within five hours of the brewery, and we wanted to celebrate this piece of America that we鈥檙e really proud of,鈥 says Uinta鈥檚 Lindsay Berk.


Icy Bay IPA

Alaskan Brewing Co.

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Named for a bay within Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve in Alaska, is as spicy as the blue-faced surfers gracing its label. Yes, people actually surf in Icy Bay. Once they鈥檙e out of the water, they鈥檙e probably craving this 6.2 percent ABV and 65 IBUs brew, plus an hour in a sauna. Best of all, one percent of the beer鈥檚 proceeds go to local ocean and bay conservation efforts.


Teton Range IPA

Grand Teton Brewing

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It took two years and more than 18 trial brews to get just right. When the brewers finally nailed the recipe, they honored it with the name of the range that partly sits within Grand Teton National Park. Using a secret mix of Idaho-grown hops and malt, this beer is a citrusy 6.5 percent ABV concoction with just the faintest hints of tropical fruit.


Big Bend Hefeweizen

Big Bend Brewing Co.

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Big Bend can be a boot-sole-meltingly hot place, so any beer that celebrates the South Texas park must be refreshing. Big Bend Brewing nailed it with . Notes of bananas and cloves and just the right mix of wheat yeast make this 5.5 percent ABV brew perfect for a long hike.


Grand Canyon Expeditions Wheat Ale

Grand Canyon Brewing Company

If you can take just one six-pack on the 277-mile trip down the Colorado, you better choose something you won鈥檛 get sick of鈥攍ike a clean, white ale. is a two-time award winner at the AmeriCAN Canned Craft Beer Festival. With the nice mix of Perle and Mount Hood hops and pilsner and wheat malt, it鈥檚 worth the extra weight in your drybag.


Old Faithful Ale

Grand Teton Brewing Company

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One of the very first beers Grand Teton Brewing Company ever made, is the kind of brew that always sounds like a good idea鈥攁s the name would imply. Using malt sourced from Idaho, plus a smattering of Idaho-grown hops, the ingredients are about as local as you can get for this Victor, Idaho鈥揵ased brewery.


Yellowstone Golden Ale

Lewis and Clark Brewing Company

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. It鈥檚 the lightest offering from the Helena, Montana鈥揵ased Lewis and Clark Brewing Company, at half a percentage point above the 5 percent ABV cutoff that makes a session beer. Still, this beer鈥檚 light, easy-drinking flavor makes it seem totally sessionable. Grab a couple to keep you company while you wait for Old Faithful to erupt.


Pendleton Pale Ale

Rogue Ales

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To celebrate the National Park Service鈥檚 centennial, clothing brand Pendleton partnered with Rogue Ales to create a . The result is a pale ale with a cool image of Crater Lake on the can. Featuring Alluvial and Rebel hops grown on Rogue鈥檚 hop farm, it鈥檚 a perfect camping brew: light but interesting and, while best cold, tastes pretty good even after spending all day in your pack.


Longs Peak Raspberry Wheat

Estes Park Brewery

Named for Rocky Mountain National Park鈥檚 infamous fourteener, is a favorite of tired peak baggers. Challenger and Willamette hops keep things from getting too sweet, but it鈥檚 still an unapologetically raspberry-flavored beer with only 4.2 percent ABV. Feel free to have a couple, especially if you spent the whole day on the mountain.


Volcano Red Ale

Mehana Brewing Company

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Brewed by Mehana Brewing Company in Hilo, Hawaii, pays homage to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, which is just up the road. The best time to see the bright-red lava spilling from the earth is at night, preferably with a cold one of these in hand.


Death Valley Pale Ale

Indian Wells Brewing Company

Indian Wells is the name of a natural spring that saved a party of Gold Rush鈥揺ra prospectors who were lost for days in Death Valley. The brewery uses this same miraculous spring water in its beers, and it will refresh you, too, even if you aren鈥檛 in such dire聽straits. Cascade hops and two-row malt work in perfect harmony to create a balanced, refreshing, and, most important, thirst-quenching .

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