Copper River Brewing asks state to move its Cordova licenses to 516 First Street

The Alcoholic Beverage Control Board will consider moving both of Copper River Brewing's state licenses from 507 to 516 First St. in Cordova at its meeting in Anchorage on Tuesday, Nov. 17.

No Road Brewing LLC, the brewery's licensee, filed paired applications July 28: one for its brewery manufacturer license, covering brewing, and one for its brewery retail license, covering sales. Christiana Fincher and Curtis Fincher each own half of the company. The company says it posted notice of the move starting July 1 and advertised it in the newspaper through July 24.

Both applications are listed as in review. Neither gives a moving date or an effective date.

Both applications answer yes when asked whether the company owns the land, building and/or warehouse at 516 First St. They say the licenses would not cover the entire address. A renovation floor plan by Lumen Design of Anchorage shows a brewery, kitchen, serving bar, two restaurant rooms and a merchandise area there.

The brewery has been preparing the site for months. On July 27, Cordova's planning commission recommended that the city make about 101 square feet of city land available to the brewery for an additional tank and infrastructure needed for the move.

The address also appears on the brewery's bid for Cordova's first seasonal tourism liquor license, which the ABC Board approved unanimously Sept. 1, with delegation to its director. That license would run from April 1 to Sept. 30 each year.