🍺 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 January from multiple myeloma, a type of bone marrow cancer. Firefighters are known to be at higher risk of the cancer due to the hazardous chemicals they encounter.
For a good cause: Family, friends, and colleagues of Yule gathered at the brewery last month to brew the beer. A portion of the proceeds is being donated to Yule’s family.
🍺 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, just east of Scottsdale Airport.
Pinnacle will not serve food, but plans to bring in food trucks. It also will partner with a local catering chef on charcuterie boards and other spreads.
🍺 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 What Ale’s Ya owner Chuck Therio with the idea of integrating his homebrew store into a taproom and brewery. Instead, Therio decided to retire and sell the store to the Vaths in 2021.
To accomplish the second part of their dream, the Vaths now have signed a lease for a new space in north Phoenix they’re calling Hopsology Brewhouse & Taproom.
Fundraising goal
Glendale home brewing supply store owners launch Kickstarter to open taproom & breweryThe Kickstarter campaign’s goal is $20,000, mainly to build a walk-in cooler to feed 20 taps. As of Wednesday, it had raised nearly $6,000.
🍺 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 dozen food vendors, a marketplace, bands, and games.
Tickets are $55 for general admission (includes 20 samples), $60 for general admission plus (30 samples and early entry at 1 p.m.), and $70 for VIP (45 samples and early entry at noon).
🍺 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 compromised the structural integrity of the roof above the boiler.
Crews from the Mesa and Gilbert fire departments worked through the night to repair the water lines and construct temporary supports for the roof.
Permanent repairs are expected to take a few weeks, but the brewery is open for business.
🍺 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 no injuries were reported.
The brewpub was closed due to concerns over the structural integrity of the roof, Fowle says. Engineers were on-site Thursday night trying to determine the extent of the damage.
🍺 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 Street, just east of Scottsdale Airport.
Pinnacle will have a full kitchen and a covered patio, Wilson says.
Wilson’s son, Wyatt, will be the brewmaster. He has worked at Dust Bowl Brewing in Turlock, Calif., Monkless Belgian Ales in Bend, Ore., and Mash Lab Brewing in Windsor, Colo.
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