Category: Craft Beer

🍺 Tempe-based Huss Brewing is giving away $500 in beer to someone getting married in the next 12 months. If you’re 21 or over (and planning to get hitched), you can enter here to win the brewery’s Happily Ever After wedding package. The drawing

🍺 Uncle Bear’s Brewery in Gilbert will host a special tapping of ‘‘Kory’s Kolsch,’’ a beer brewed in honor of late Captain Kory Yule of the Scottsdale Fire Department, at 2 p.m. Saturday. The history: The 42-year-old Yule died in

🥇 Congrats to four Valley craft breweries that won medals Wednesday night at the World Beer Cup, known as the ‘‘Olympics of beer,’’ in Las Vegas. 12 West: Zona won the gold medal in Contemporary American Style Lager. OHSO: Sudoku

🍺 Pinnacle Brewing, the Valley’s newest craft brewery, has announced its grand opening to the public will be Friday, May 3, in north Scottsdale. The family-owned, 4,300-square-foot brewery is located at The Corner Center at Hayden Road and 82nd Street,

🍺 Pinnacle Brewing, a new family-run brewery under construction in north Scottsdale, has announced its grand-opening date: Friday, May 3. The 4,200-square-foot brewery is located at The Corner Center at Hayden Road and 82nd Street, just east of Scottsdale Airport.

🍺 Adam and Alicia Vath, owners of home brewing supply store What’s Ale’s Ya in Glendale, have launched a Kickstarter campaign to help fund a taproom with an instructional brewery. What’s the plan? Eight years ago, the Vaths (pictured) approached

🍺 The third annual Copper State Beer Festival will feature ales from more than 70 breweries from 2-5 p.m. Saturday at Riverview Park in northwest Mesa. Beside beers, there will be ciders, meads, seltzers, wines, and spirits. Other attractions: Two

🍺 Arizona Wilderness Brewing, which was forced to close its Gilbert flagship location Thursday after a semi-truck struck the building, already has reopened. An evacuation was ordered after the collision caused some pipes to burst, spraying water throughout the brewery, and

🍺 Arizona Wilderness Brewing was forced to close its Gilbert flagship location Thursday after a Hensley Beverage Company semi-trailer truck struck the building. The accident occurred around 4 p.m., according to Wilderness marketing director Zach Fowle. Some pipes burst, but

🍺 A update on Pinnacle Brewing, a new Scottsdale brewery that I first wrote about in March: Owner Bob Wilson says the 4,300-square-foot brewery and taproom should be open by April at The Corner Center at Hayden Road and 82nd

🥇 Congrats to Phoenix-based Wren House Brewing, whose Spellbinder won the gold medal in the hazy IPA category at European Beer Star 2023 in Nuremberg, Germany. A total of 2,356 beers competed in 74 style categories at this year’s EBS,

🍺💧 Eight Valley craft breweries will participate in the One Water Brewing Showcase, Arizona’s first festival dedicated to beers made with recycled water, today and Saturday at the Scottsdale Waterfront in Old Town Scottsdale. The event, which starts at 6

🍺🍷 A few tickets still are available for the Terroir Festival hosted by Arizona Wilderness Brewing from 2-6 p.m. Saturday at Agritopia urban farm in Gilbert. Created by Firestone Walker Brewing in 2019, the unique event features 20 of the country’s top breweries

🍺 Hop Central Brewing and Taproom in Chandler has tapped a Kōkua Project beer from Dark Sky Brewing in Flagstaff to benefit those impacted by the Maui wildfires. Kōkua, roughly translated, is the Hawaiian word for help. In the project

🥧🍺 Pecan Pie Brown Ale, one of Arizona’s most popular seasonal beers, drops today at Arizona Wilderness Brewing. The beer, billed as ‘‘Thanksgiving dessert in a glass,’’ is brewed with locally grown pecans, milk sugar, vanilla beans, maple syrup –

🎃🍺 OHSO Brewery will tap more than 15 pumpkin-style beers at each of its locations at 11 a.m. Thursday. Each location will have a different beer lineup. The beers will be available until the kegs are empty. Samples will be

🍺 Mosiac Brewing, a new brand under the Serial Grillers Restaurant Group umbrella, is taking over Dillinger Brewing in Tucson. Dillinger’s owners announced last week they had sold the 7-year-old craft brewery and would cease operations Oct. 31. The Serial Grillers Restaurant Group

🍺 Dillinger Brewing, a 7-year-old craft brewery in Tucson, has been sold and will cease operations on Tuesday, Oct. 31. In a social media post, Dillinger owners Eric Sipe and Aaron Long announced an unidentified ‘‘local business’’ is taking over the Oracle

🍺 Pedal Haus Brewery in Tempe was named Brewery of the Year and the  Dragoon Pils from Dragoon Brewing in Tucson won Best in Show at the second annual Arizona Craft Beer Awards. Gold, silver, and bronze medals were handed

🍺 Four Peaks Brewing will debut a new event – the Kilts & Kegs Kiltlifter Bar Crawl – from 3-8 p.m. Saturday in downtown Tempe. Thirteen restaurants and bars will participate in the self-guided bar crawl, offering specials on Kiltlifter,

🍺🥇 Call it one last hurrah for Flying Basset Brewing. The 5-year-old Gilbert brewery, which is closing permanently next Saturday, won Arizona’s only gold medal at this weekend’s prestigious Great American Beer Festival in Denver. Its Citrus Snack, a Gose-style

🍺 Thanks to the resurrection of Papago Brewing earlier this year, Hopageddon is back! The one-day event will feature more than 30 rare and specialty IPAs from 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Saturday. Admission is free. Hopageddon was one of the most

🍺 Tempe-based Huss Brewing is partnering with the Phoenix Zoo to produce a line of limited-time beers to benefit the conservation of endangered native species. The first beer, Black-Footed Ferret IPA, will debut Oct. 1 and be sold on draft

🍺 Tickets are now on sale for the 23rd annual Arizona Strong Beer Festival, the state’s premier craft beer event, which will take place 12:30-5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 17, at Salt River Fields in Scottsdale. The fest draws nearly 10,000

🍺 Helton Brewing, a central Phoenix craft brewery that’s been up for sale for months, has been sold to OHSO Brewery, which has four Valley locations. OHSO owner Jon Lane says the new location on the northwest corner of Indian

🍺 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

🍺 Arizona Wilderness Brewing, which was named the “Top New Brewers In The World” by RateBeer.com in 2013, celebrates its 10-year anniversary with 10 special beer releases Thursday through Sunday. Throwback Thursday: AZW brings back three of its most legendary

🍺 Catalyst Crafted Ales, a new brewery from the co-founders of the recently closed Ad Astra Brewing in Prescott, is coming to the southeast corner of McClintock and Broadway in Tempe. The owners: Rex Williamson and brewer Will Walthereson (pictured),

🍺 Pedal Haus Brewery in downtown Tempe will host a ‘‘Haus Party’’ from 4-10 p.m. Friday to celebrate the completion of renovations at its flagship location – its fourth makeover in less than eight years. The background: Pedal Haus recently

🍺 The Beer Research Institute, Mesa’s oldest and largest brewery, is partnering with Phoenix-based Quail Distributing to expand distribution of its craft beers throughout the state of Arizona. Its first four beers to hit the market will be 480G West

It’s a big weekend for fans of sour beers: 🍻 Organized by Fate Brewing, the second annual Sour and Sweet Beer Fest will take place 4-8 p.m. Saturday at The Clayton House in Old Town Scottsdale. The event will feature

🍺 Tempe-based Huss Brewing will celebrate its 10-year anniversary next month with a Willy Wonka-style golden ticket contest to give 10 people free beer for a year. The background: Huss was launched in 2013 by brewer Jeff Huss and his

🍻🎉🎤 Greenwood Brewing, a woman-owned brewery in downtown Phoenix, celebrates its third anniversary this weekend with beer specials, tours, and events. Weekend specials: $5.55 pints and $10 six-packs to go Friday through Sunday. There also will be lots of merchandise

Real Wild & Woodsy, the Arizona Craft Brewers Guild’s summer beer festival that’s bounced around from Tempe to Phoenix to Mesa in its seven years, will take place 1-5 p.m. Saturday at yet another new venue – at a forested

🍺 Simple Machine Brewing, which opened in 2019 near the Deer Valley Airport in north Phoenix, officially unveils a second taproom in downtown Glendale with a weekend-long celebration kicking off at 11 a.m. Friday. The new space: The century-old building,

Confirming news that Mouth by Southwest broke in April, Arizona Wilderness Brewing announced plans Wednesday to build a large new brewery on the northwest corner of McDowell and 15th Street in the heart of Phoenix’s historic Miracle Mile district. What:

Fate Brewing, which was founded in Scottsdale in 2012, launches its third Valley location today on Seventh Street, halfway between Indian School and Camelback, in uptown Phoenix. The space: Like other Fate locations, the new one, located just south of

🍺 Congrats to Saddle Mountain Brewing and three other Arizona breweries that won medals Wednesday at the prestigious 2023 World Beer Cup in Nashville, Tenn. 🥇🥈 Saddle Mountain (pictured), located in Goodyear, was a double medal-winner, taking the gold in

⚾️ It’s Opening Day for Major League Baseball, and Pedal Haus Brewery is celebrating with a new beer: Opening Day Hazy IPA. The beer will be sold for $5 per pint today, and the brewery also has a $20 T-shirt-and-beer package.

🍺 Beer Barn at Epicenter in Gilbert will host a Chicago tap takeover Saturday and Sunday highlighting beers from Windy City breweries Hop Butcher for the World, Half Acre, Pipeworks, and more. Hop Butcher also will be available in cans; limit of two cans per

🍺 Desert Monks Brewing in Gilbert hosts its annual Desert Spring Fest tonight through Sunday. The event includes special beer releases, food trucks, live music, activities, games, and prize giveaways. Admission is free, but you can buy a $45 VIP package that

🍺 Hop Central Brewery & Taproom in Chandler will host a Pariah Brewing tap takeover from 6-9 p.m. today. Pariah, which began in San Diego before expanding to Baltimore, will have five beers on tap, including imperial stout All the

🍺 The 12th annual Arizona Beer Week concludes this weekend with several events. Highlights include the Beer Can Derby at Four Peaks in Tempe, Sourfest at Arizona Wilderness‘ Woodnotes Cellar in Gilbert, and the release of Barrel Gravy, a barrel-aged imperial stout collaboration between OHSO and Wren House.

🍺 Arizona Wilderness Brewing released its seasonal American Presidential Stout, one of the best imperial stouts made in Arizona, on Presidents Day. Brewed with Nicaraguan cacao nibs from Zak’s Chocolate and Arizona-grown chiltepin peppers, the beer is available on tap and in cans

Nearly 150 breweries will participate in the 22nd annual Arizona Strong Beer Festival 🍺, the state’s premier craft beer event, Saturday at Salt River Fields in Scottsdale. General admission is $70 and includes 28 3-ounce samples from 1-5 p.m. VIP tickets are

🍺 Today’s opening events for Arizona Beer Week include: Donut Daze: 13 doughnut-inspired beers paired with doughnuts at OHSO Brewery in Arcadia, Gilbert, Scottsdale, and Paradise Valley; Brewers Round Table: Brewers from five of Arizona’s most influential breweries discuss the industry over a

SanTan Brewing has introduced a new seasonal, BajaJack Salted Lime Lager, in its growing line of Jack beers, a new series of spinoffs of its best-selling JuicyJack IPA. 🍺 The beer: A Mexican-style ‘‘surfveza’’ flavored with a squeeze of lime juice and a

February is a busy month for Arizona breweries, due in large part to all the activities during Arizona Beer Week, which runs Feb. 16-26. Newcomer Kitsune Brewing, however, is hitting the ground running. The north Phoenix brewery, which just launched

Arizona Wilderness Brewing is teaming up with Audubon Southwest to celebrate Arizona’s 12 species of owls, including the launch of a new beer, Superb Owl. Who’s the best: Beginning Jan. 24, the brewery will hold a series of head-to-head matchups between

Chandler-based SanTan Brewing has released two more ‘‘Jack’’ beers, a series of spinoffs of its popular JuicyJack IPA: JungleJack Tropical Hazy IPA, a session beer with flavors of pineapple, banana, and orange (5.7% ABV). SuperJack Imperial Hazy IPA, a souped-up

Chandler brewery and taproom Hop Central will open two hours early at noon Saturday for an all-day celebration of its fifth anniversary. The history: Hop Central opened in 2018 in a strip-mall space formerly occupied by a tanning salon on

The second annual Copper State Beer Festival will take place 2-5 p.m. Saturday at Riverview Park in northwest Mesa. What: Samples beers from nearly 80 breweries from Arizona and around the country, as well as ciders, meads, seltzers, wines, spirits,

Tempe-based Huss Brewing has rolled out two new beers: Papago Blueberry Wheat (5% ABV, 12 IBUs) joins the Papago family of fruit beers that includes Papago Cherry Blossom and Papago Orange Blossom. Rio Salado Mexican Lager (4.7% ABV, 16 IBUs)

Steel Cactus Brewing, Arizona newest craft brewery, made its debut Sunday with the first in a series of soft-opening ‘‘pop-up’’ events at its Gilbert taproom. The small brewery and taproom are located in the Commerce Park business center on the

Desert Monks Brewing, one of just three Arizona breweries to win a medal at this fall’s Great American Beer Festival in Denver, celebrates its four-year anniversary this weekend at its Gilbert Town Square taproom. The festivities: The first 50 guests

Gilbert-based Arizona Wilderness Brewing has launched the Cellar Co-op, a bottle club that gives members an opportunity to collaborate with the brewery in the beer-design phase and at quarterly parties at its barrel-aging facility. The quote: “Brewery bottle clubs can

OHSO Brewery hosts its annual 12 Beers of Christmas celebration Thursday at all four of its Valley locations. What: Each location will tap 12 to 20 holiday ales and winter warmers from local and out-of-state breweries. Beers will be tapped

8-Bit Aleworks in Avondale will open early at 6 a.m. Friday for its annual Black Mage takeover, featuring 10 versions of its flagship stout. This year’s versions include Choco Taco Mage, Candied Pecan Mage, and Neapolitan Mage. Growler fills won’t

Papago Brewing, which closed its acclaimed taproom in Scottsdale in 2017 shortly after being bought out by Huss Brewing, is launching an all-new taproom at Mesa Riverview in early 2023. The location: It will take over the 2,100-square-foot, 104-seat space

SanTan Brewing‘s brewpub in downtown Chandler will celebrate the annual release of its Winter Warmer Strong Ale seasonal with a vertical tasting Thursday that will include an early taste of this year’s version. The beer: Based on a traditional English

Black Horse Brewery, a family-operated rural brewery near Show Low in northeast Arizona, announced it will cease operations on Dec. 31 after six years in business. The history: The brewery and its Hole in the Wall taproom were launched in

Desert Monks Brewing in Gilbert celebrates the gold medal 🥇 won by its Alewife’s Pumpkin Pie Marzen Ale 🍺 at last week’s inaugural Arizona Craft Beer Awards, with a Halloween-themed party Saturday. Alewife will be on tap all day for

Beer Research Institute in Mesa will host its seventh annual Halloween Candy & Beer Pairing – featuring four candy-inspired pastries and four 8-ounce BRI beers – Thursday. The pairings (while supplies last): M&M Rice Krispy Treats in coconut cream pie.

Arizona Wilderness Brewing will release three versions of its popular Pecan Pie Brown Ale 🍺, one of Arizona’s most acclaimed seasonal ales, at 9 a.m. Saturday at its downtown Phoenix location and 11 a.m. Saturday at its Gilbert flagship. The

The Arizona Strong Beer Festival 🍺, the state’s premier craft beer event, will take place Saturday, Feb. 18, at Salt River Fields in Scottsdale – the third consecutive new venue for the annual event – the sponsoring Arizona Craft Brewers

Oro Brewing, a a small craft brewery and taproom in downtown Mesa, won three gold medals and was named Brewery of the Year at the inaugural Arizona Craft Beer Awards & Festival. Other notable winners: Monsoon IPA from PHX Beer

Freely Taproom & Kitchen in south Tempe and all four Valley locations of OHSO Brewery will host Pumpkin Days this week. Today: Freely will have at least nine pumpkin beers on tap, along with fall treats and pumpkin carving at

The first-ever Arizona Craft Beer Awards & Festival, presented by the Arizona Craft Brewers Guild and Phoenix Magazine, will take place Friday and Saturday. The awards: Gold, silver, and bronze medals will be awarded in 14 style groups at 6:30

Three Valley craft breweries – Oro, Wren House (pictured), and Saddle Mountain – won medals Saturday night at the 2022 Great American Beer Festival, the world’s largest commercial beer competition, in Denver. 🥇 Oro in downtown Mesa, which won a silver

Tempe-based Huss Brewing has expanded its craft beer roster with a pair of new IPAs – Double Nix and Juicy Juicy Hazy IPA. Double Nix (8.2% ABV, 43 IBUs), named for Phoenix’s sometimes nickname, is a New England-style double IPA

Chandler-based SanTan Brewery & Distilling will release the newest edition of its award-winning Jacob Waltz Arizona Bourbon at a special event (info) at 5:30 p.m. Sunday at its production facility’s SanTan Gardens. The limited small-batch release comes in the middle

Pedal Haus Brewery has hired Zach Hunter as its new culinary director, and his first move has been to launch a new brunch menu at the brewery’s downtown Phoenix location. The resume: A graduate of the Arizona Culinary Institute, Hunter

OHSO Brewery in downtown Gilbert has tapped its seasonal 988, an IPA to raise awareness of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. Sept. 4-10 is National Suicide Prevention Week. The history: OHSO debuted the beer, formerly called 1-800-273-TALK, five years ago and

It didn’t take long for someone to grab the downtown Mesa space made available by the closure the Desert Eagle Brewing Company on July 30. Eric Cady and Trent Smith, who launched the nearby Chupacabra Taproom in 2019, are taking

Cider Corps’ 40 Myke Myke has won the silver medal in the cider category at the eighth annual Honey Beer Competition, a BJCP-sanctioned contest hosted by the National Honey Board. The cider: 40 Myke Myke is a collaboration with Myke’s Pizza, the pizzeria

Patent 139 Brewing, which opened in January on the southeast corner of Dobson and Ray in Chandler, will host a One-Year Anniversary and Patent Approved Day celebration from 11 a.m.-close Saturday. The backstory: Owner Tim Hass’s family once held the patent –

Wren House Brewing in Phoenix releases one of its most sought-after beers – Good Boy Wally, a smooth-drinking 10% ABV triple IPA  – at 11 a.m. Friday. The history: Good Boy Wally, the first triple IPA brewed by Wren House, debuted in 2017. It’s

Beer Research Institute in Mesa will hold its fourth annual Egg Roll & Beer Pairing on Thursday. For $25, you gets four handmade egg rolls and four half-pints of beer: Memphis Egg Roll: Slow-cooked pork in Memphis dry rub, jalapeno

OHSO Brewery in downtown Gilbert opens The Park, a half-acre multi-use recreation area on the north side of the brew pub, today. The family- and dog-friendly venue includes a grass lawn, a retail shop made from a recycled shipping container,

For the second straight summer, Walter Station Brewery in east Phoenix is collaborating with the Arizona Animal Welfare League, Arizona’s largest and oldest no-kill shelter, to raise money for AAWL’s life-saving pet programs. The brewery is making a special beer, Ale Wagger, available for

Peoria Artisan Brewery is offering a reward for information leading to the identification of the individual or individuals who significantly damaged several windows at the brewery Saturday or Sunday night. The windows appeared to have been shot with a pellet or

Sure signs of fall: Kids are back in school, the NFL begins preseason games next week, and Chandler-based SanTan Brewing has released its annual Oktoberfest beer, a German-style lager, at its brewpub and in stores Valleywide. SanTan and Pedal Haus Brewery will co-host the Downtown

Wanna grab a piece of history? Desert Eagle Brewing, Mesa’s first craft brewery that’s closing Saturday after nearly 10 years on downtown’s Main Street, is offering 50% off all remaining hats, T-shirts, hoodies, and glassware.

Earlier this month, Valley craft beer drinkers were happy to learn Real, Wild & Woody, the Southwest’s largest indoor beer festival, would return this summer after a two-year hiatus due to covid-19. They were less happy that the event, which

Scottsdale-based Fate Brewing will host the inaugural Sour & Sweet Beer Fest in Old Town Scottsdale on Saturday, Aug. 13. The festival at The Clayton House will feature more than 50 light and sour beers from 13 Arizona breweries, food

Congrats to Ground Control, the Litchfield Park gastropub that’s celebrating its 15th anniversary this week with a series of special beer tappings: Today: A limited amount of Ground Control 15th anniversary glassware and clothing is available for purchase. Tuesday: Tapping

After a two-year covid hiatus, the seventh annual Real, Wild & Woody, the Southwest’s largest indoor beer festival, will return Saturday, Aug. 6, at a new, larger venue – Bell Bank Park in southeast Mesa. The 21-and-over event showcases cask

In its annual homage to 7-Eleven’s Free Slurpee Day, Arizona Wilderness Brewing releases the latest version of its Slurpee-inspired July 11th ale on Monday. The bright pink IPA, a collab with Florida’s Magnanimous Brewing, was brewed with dragonfruit, lactose, and

Gilbert-based Arizona Wilderness Brewing today released the 2022 version of its Smoked Apple Gose, a beer brewed annually to honor the 19 Granite Mountain Hotshots who lost their lives in the Yarnell Hill Fire on June 30, 2013. The sour

Sad news for Arizona craft beer fans: Tucson’s 1702, also known as The Address Brewing, is closing Friday. The pizza pub opened 2007 and began brewing its own beers in 2011, calling itself Address Brewing. (The 1702 name is a

Roses by the Stairs Brewing, a farmhouse-inspired brewery that takes its name from the lyrics of a Blink-182 song, has opened in the former Easley’s Fun Shop building near the southwest corner of McDowell and Fifth Avenue in central Phoenix.