The Asylum

The Asylum is an awesome way to embed yourself in the landscape while enjoying a cold one. Or two. Or more. The back area of the building is carved into the side of the mountain. When the weather is nice, sit outside and stay a while. There's a lot more room here than it first appears from the outside.

Drink prices are reasonable. Besides a full bar, they have a nice compliment of beers, including Alaskan beers (of course).

As much as it hits all the notes of a bar, what sets it apart is the personality of the staff, particularly the owner. The man never stopped moving, setting up chairs, filling drinks, replacing souvenir shirts for my pain in the ass family who couldn't make up their mind about the design and size. And yet, he kept a sense of humor throughout. Everyone else was cheerful with a lot of "no problem" and "thank you honey".

I wish we had more time here, but this will definitely be a place to stop through town.

Beers are really cheap! Get a premium beer for the same price as a cheap beer. Great place to get a beer and recommended. Unfortunately, there is no food. However, you can go next door and order a burger and bring it to the bar. The bartender even has a menu for the burger stand next door. There are 2 levels of seating, and also a patio. It's also not too far from the cruise ships.

Definitely a great little bar literally across the street from the cruise docks...outside of our 3 hour kayak excursion we spent the entire day here... Carlos the owner was a great host and personally took care of us ...He's a huge Buffalo Bills fan like my buddy so they became buddies pretty quick ..even exchanged shirts..lol.. we sat outside on the patio...the weather was perfect and we could see our ship so no worries as to getting back on time...we look forward to getting back to Ketchikan for a land trip and hitting the Asylum again! Thanks Carlos

I love this place!!! We were lucky to be here drinking beer (blueberry! so good) and Cider (also fabulous) when a pub crawl came though and we got to hear the owner tell the funniest stories- he's quite a showman. And apparently has the busiest bar in Alaska! We heard all about the duck farts- must try one next time I am in town.

We bought the shirts- and are going to wear them to the bar when we go again (in August! Can't wait!) This is just a super fun place and it's close to your cruise ship.

First time in Ketchikan, actually Alaska, with an hour to kill before our cruise excursion. To celebrate, we thought we'd take a walk to a bar for breakfast (;

Stumbling into The Asylum, we were greeted by an energetic gentleman by the name of Carlos. The vibe is pretty divey, but with enough Alaska memorabilia and a view of the water/cruise ships. Carlos welcomed us in, and gave us a few tasters of Alaska's finest beers. My girlfriend settled on the blonde ale, and I went with the Amber ale. Both were crisp and refreshing just like the cloudy foggy weather.

As a welcome to Alaska treat, Carlos prepared a trio of Duck Fart Shots for us. The recipe is an Alaskan secret, but boy is it a nice treat.

Carlos, thank you for making our first rounds in Alaska ones to remember!

Where the crazy people drink! Absolutely love this bar in Ketchikan Alaska! Cannot wait to visit there again!

Great bar right downtown. Convenient to everything. Draft beers / craft beers only $3.50 a pint. Full bar and good pub menu though we didn't need to eat. Just finished a seafood boil prior to showing. Good mix of locals and tourists with everyone getting along.

Cool place, nice vibe, good beer -- but it was very busy (which I guess is good). We loved the bartenders and thought it was a lot of fun, but they have more than 30 beers on tap and didn't have a tap list, which was kind of annoying.

Go there! Amazing bar and amazing people! The owner is awesome and it is a blast to visit! The Duck Fart is the best! Go there !!!!!

Fun little bar in Ketchikan and they love the
Buffalo Bills Football team. When in Alaska stop in for a quick drink