Fairbanks has a strong drinking culture shaped by long winters, long summers, and the kind of people who choose to live at 65 degrees north. The craft beer scene punches well above its weight, with HooDoo Brewing and Silver Gulch both producing excellent beers. In winter, bars are where you wait out the dark. In summer, patios stay open past midnight under skies that never go dark.
Coffee is serious business here too. When it is -40 outside, a good cup of coffee is less a luxury and more a survival tool.