Though it's not yet distributed in all 50 states, Alaskan Smoked Porter soon will be sold in the United Kingdom, the company announced this month. "At the Great American Beer Festival in Denver ... an importer and one of the largest retailers in England, a chain, approached us," said Geoff Larson, who founded the Alaskan Brewing Co. 20 years ago with his wife, Marcy.

Staff and wire business reports from the state