Three Bears Alaska - Palmer

Three Bears Alaska is a Costco without the membership fees. Organized and clean store.

Yeah, I would have to say the items are quite pricey here but if your stuck and it's your only choice. You got to look at the dates on some of these items too. If I lived here, I'd pass on this establishment.

We are six months into a deadly, global pandemic that can be greatly curtailed by the kind and simple act of wearing a cloth face mask. During today's busy noon hour, every employee I saw was maskless. As were three-fourths of the customers. The reputation of MatSu Valley's population is well-earned. Avoid this place like the plague.

Three Bears is fun. It's a chain up here and it has an adorable logo. I even have an unreasonable Californian fear of bears (I know right? I vacationed in the right spot for that. and I like that logo. While there could be some improvement in upkeep around the place, it's a decent stop reminiscent of Costco. There's a Three Bears right down the street from the place where I'm staying on my whirlwind AK adventure, and we've stopped a few times for essentials, taco fixins, and of course, to visit the beer cage. Well I suppose it's the liquor cage, more accurately, as it has beer, wine, cider, liquers, and spirits. You have to buy them separate inside here and cannot take them out. Definitely different than back home. We don't have growler bars back home though. That was pretty exciting. If only I had more room in my suitcase! Moreover, there was a huge selection of local beer. There were so many kinds of Alaskan I didn't know what to do with myself. The jalapeño?! We don't have that! There was also a good selection of Midnight Sun beers. I told myself to be good and pick out one to share, so I went with Midnight Sun Monk's Mistress. Turned out to be a delicious dark Belgian that knocked us on our butts pretty fast at 11.5%. Niiiiiiice. I will definitely be visiting that beer cage again before I fly out.

Lions, and Tigers, and Bears, o my! OK, well you won't find them here, but just about everything else! Went here 3 times while visiting in town. You will be able to stock up on everything you need for the RV, hike, pets, long drives. Pretty good selection of alcohol, picked up some great bags of dried fruit and nuts for all the camping and hiking trips I went on. It's pretty much a small Costco, which is 45 miles away, so this will do. All the prices seemed to be about 15-30% more than Costco, so if you pass one, I would suggest a visit to stock up there, but this, in a pinch, definitely fit the bill.