🍺 Flying Basset Brewing, the second craft brewery to open in Gilbert, will close Sept. 30 after five-plus years in business on the northeast corner of Cooper and Ray.
The announcement: ‘‘We look forward to serving you all during this final month of operations. We will continue to run specials on our beer and merch up until the end of operations,’’ the brewery posted on social media.
The background: Rob Gagnon. a commercial pilot, and wife Sara Cotton, a nurse, opened Flying Basset, named after their basset hounds Lieutenant Dan and Angela Basset, in January 2018.
The beers: Flying Basset’s Alchemist Breakfast won the bronze medal in the coffee beer category at the World Beer Cup in May. Its flagship El Capitan Cerveza won the gold medal for best lager at the inaugural Arizona Craft Beer Awards last October.
The food: Philadelphia Sandwich Company, which took over the brewery’s kitchen operation last year, will remain open for to-go sales only beginning in October.
