Copper River Brewing seeks state OK to move down Cordova's First Street

Cordova's Copper River Brewing is planning to move just down First Street, to a spot where plans show a kitchen and two restaurant rooms alongside the brewery.

The state Alcoholic Beverage Control Board takes up the move Tuesday in Anchorage. The brewery needs the board's approval to take its two state licenses from 507 to 516 First St.: one to brew beer and one to sell it.

A renovation floor plan by Lumen Design of Anchorage shows a brewery, kitchen, serving bar, two restaurant rooms and a merchandise area at the new address, according to the brewery's applications. The company says it owns the property, and the licenses wouldn't cover the whole address.

The applications don't say why the brewery is moving, or when. But the plans have been coming together for months.

In July, Cordova's planning commission recommended that the city lease the brewery about 101 square feet of city land, smaller than a parking space, for another tank and equipment needed for the move. The commission heard one letter of support and no opposition.

In September, the ABC Board unanimously approved the brewery's bid for Cordova's first seasonal tourism license, which lists the new address. The license would run from April through September each year. Under it, 16- to 20-year-olds could eat in the dining room on their own, and food sales would have to at least match alcohol sales over the year.

No Road Brewing LLC, owned equally by Christiana and Curtis Fincher, holds the licenses. The company says it posted notice of the move starting July 1 and advertised it in the newspaper through July 24.