Phoenix-based Wren House won Arizona’s Brewery of the Year honors Tuesday night at the fifth annual Arizona Craft Beer Awards, presented by the Arizona Craft Brewers Guild and Phoenix Magazine, in downtown Mesa.
Wren House scored 21 points (6 per gold, 5 per silver, 4 per bronze) on a gold for Spellbinder Hazy IPA plus three silvers. Barrio and MotoSonora, both from Tucson, tied for runner-up at 16.
That makes five different winners in five years, following Oro, Pedal Haus, Barrio, and Pinnacle.
Other notable awards
Best of Show went to 12 West‘s Zona Light, with Rickety Cricket‘s 2025 BA Bee’s Knees taking silver and OHSO‘s Sudoku bronze.
The Arizona Craft Brewers Guild’s Director’s Award went to Rachel Benkowski, Advanced Cicerone and co-founder of the Beer Babes Family charity.
Spellbinder also joined Barrio Blonde, Desert Monks‘ Alewife’s Pumpkin Pie, and Saddle Mountain‘s ClanDestine as the only beers to medal all five years.
See all the winners
In all, 34 breweries took home hardware from 243 entries. See the full list of winners at MouthBySouthwest.com.
Taste the winners at the Arizona Craft Beer Fest on Saturday, Oct. 31, in Downtown Mesa. Tickets are on sale now.
Full list of winners
Brewery of the Year
Winner: Wren House Brewing
Runners-up (tie): Barrio Brewing and MotoSonora Brewing
Best of Show
🥇 Zona Light, 12 West Brewing
🥈 2025 BA Bee’s Knees, Rickety Cricket Brewing
🥉 Sudoku, OHSO Brewery + Distillery
Hazy IPA
🥇 Spellbinder, Wren House Brewing
🥈 Nectaron Hazy IPA, The Brewery at Tirrito Farm
🥉 Pleasantly Hazy, Lake Pleasant Brewing
American Pilsner/Lager
🥇 Zona Light, 12 West Brewing
🥈 Day Drinker, Pedal Haus Brewery
🥉 Local Lager, Fate Brewing
American Fruit/Fruited Wheat
🥇 Snozzberry, Rickety Cricket Brewing
🥈 Prickly Pear Wheat, Grand Canyon Brewing + Distillery
🥉 No medal awarded
German Vienna/Märzen/Dark Lager
🥇 El Mirage Marzen, MotoSonora Brewing
🥈 Parlor Garnet, Bone Haus Brewing
🥉 Dark Lager, Verde Brewing
West Coast IPA
🥇 Deadman Wash, Bone Haus Brewing
🥈 More Than Jake, OHSO Gilbert
🥉 West Clear, Arizona Wilderness Brewing
Stout/Porter
🥇 Dangerous Night, Phantom Fox Beer Co.
🥈 Nolan’s Porter, Barrio Brewing
🥉 Pan American Stout, Wanderlust Brewing
American Amber/Brown
🥇 A-Mountain, Hundred Mile Brewing
🥈 Machine Gun Teddy, Goldwater Brewing
🥉 Dragoon Amber, Dragoon Brewing
Experimental IPA
🥇 Unczeched, LazyG Brewhouse
🥈 Rosemary IPA, Greenwood Brewing
🥉 Gothic Gecko, Zonafide Beverages
Blonde/Golden Ale
🥇 Barrio Blonde, Barrio Brewing
🥈 Sunshine Blonde, LazyG Brewhouse
🥉 Colonia, Pinnacle Brewing
Oktoberfest
🥇 Oktoberfest, Four Peaks Brewing
🥈 OktoberWest, 12 West Brewing
🥉 Ludwig, Pinnacle Brewing
U.K. Styles
🥇 DMC-12 Irish Red, MotoSonora Brewing
🥈 Rojo, Barrio Brewing
🥉 Clandestine, Saddle Mountain Brewing
American IPA
🥇 Moon Juice, SanTan Brewing
🥈 Dragoon IPA, Dragoon Brewing
🥉 Refuge, Arizona Wilderness Brewing
Wood Aged
🥇 2025 BA Bee’s Knees, Rickety Cricket Brewing
🥈 Double Barrel-Aged Mexican Black King Snake, Wren House Brewing
🥉 Bullpen Bourbon Stout, Verde Brewing
German Pilsner/Lager
🥇 Check Please, Hundred Mile Brewing
🥈 Festbier, Wren House Brewing
🥉 Harry’s House, The Shop Beer Co.
Sours
🥇 The FUZZ Peach Kettle Sour, Mudshark Brewery
🥈 Dill You Take Me Higher?, Saddle Mountain Brewing
🥉 Sana Fresca, Sana Sana Cerveceria
American Pale/Session IPA/Wheat
🥇 Halfway to Hefen, Fate Brewing
🥈 Apache Trout, Wren House Brewing
🥉 Twin Cam, MotoSonora Brewing
Specialty
🥇 What the HEFE?, Vulture Peak Brewing
🥈 Gold Buckle Honey Lager, Verde Brewing
🥉 Hatch Chile Gatos, Fate Brewing
Belgians
🥇 Tamarindo Blush, Sana Sana Cerveceria
🥈 Biere Blanche, Pedal Haus Brewery
🥉 Saison Blue, Dragoon Brewing
Herb/Spice
🥇 Sudoku, OHSO Brewery + Distillery
🥈 Alewife’s Pumpkin Pie, Desert Monks Brewing
🥉 Pumpkin Springs, Grand Canyon Brewing
Imperial IPA: Juicy, Hazy or American
🥇 Jingling & Jangling, Catalyst Crafted Ales
🥈 Surveillance Pigeon, Pinnacle Brewing
🥉 Sonderlust, Starfire Brewery
Hazy Pale/International Pale
🥇 Campy, OHSO Brewery + Distillery
🥈 Desert Daydream, Four Peaks Brewing
🥉 No medal awarded
