Work at the Forbidden Peak Brewery is nearly complete on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019. The Auke Bay brewery is to open Saturday, Oct. 12. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Work at the Forbidden Peak Brewery is nearly complete on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019. The Auke Bay brewery is to open Saturday, Oct. 12. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Photos: Sneak peek of Auke Bay’s newst craft brewery, Forbidden Peak Brewery

New craft brewery will offer 10 different beers at opening.

Construction on the Forbidden Peak Brewery in Auke Bay is nearly complete on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019. The brewery is scheduled to open on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019.

Read more here: Auke Bay brewery ready for opening

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Forbidden Peak Brewery will have 10 different beers to offer from their 10-barrel brewing system when it opens Saturday, Oct. 12. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Forbidden Peak Brewery will have 10 different beers to offer from their 10-barrel brewing system when it opens Saturday, Oct. 12. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Brewer Erick Heimbigner fills kegs at the Forbidden Peak Brewery on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019. The Auke Bay brewery is to open Saturday, Oct. 12. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Brewer Erick Heimbigner fills kegs at the Forbidden Peak Brewery on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019. The Auke Bay brewery is to open Saturday, Oct. 12. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Work at the Forbidden Peak Brewery is nearly complete on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019. The Auke Bay brewery is to open Saturday, Oct. 12. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Work at the Forbidden Peak Brewery is nearly complete on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019. The Auke Bay brewery is to open Saturday, Oct. 12. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Co-owner Skye Stekoll stands behind a new bar as the Forbidden Peak Brewery nears completion on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019. The Auke Bay brewery is to open Saturday, Oct. 12. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Co-owner Skye Stekoll stands behind a new bar as the Forbidden Peak Brewery nears completion on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019. The Auke Bay brewery is to open Saturday, Oct. 12. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Forbidden Peak Brewery will have 10 different beers to offer from their 10-barrel brewing system when it opens Saturday, Oct. 12. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Forbidden Peak Brewery will have 10 different beers to offer from their 10-barrel brewing system when it opens Saturday, Oct. 12. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Skye Stekoll, right, and brother, Spencer, clean up construction debris as the Forbidden Peak Brewery nears completion on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019. The Auke Bay brewery is to open Saturday, Oct. 12. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Skye Stekoll, right, and brother, Spencer, clean up construction debris as the Forbidden Peak Brewery nears completion on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019. The Auke Bay brewery is to open Saturday, Oct. 12. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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