Category: Craft Beer

🎃 Fall officially arrived in Tempe over the weekend, at least by the only calendar that matters to Arizona beer drinkers: the one that says Pumpkin Porter is back on draft. Four Peaks Brewing released the beer at its Eighth

🍺 Tempe’s Catalyst Crafted Ales has inked a distribution deal with Crescent Crown Distributing, meaning you’ll soon be able to find their beers at restaurants, bars, and retailers across the Valley. Three core beers will lead the rollout: Paradise Valley

🍺 Two Arizona breweries won medals this week at the 2026 World Beer Cup in Philadelphia – often called the ‘‘Olympics of beer’’ – competing against 8,166 entries from 1,644 breweries across 50 nations. Tucson’s Barrio Brewing (pictured) took home

🥧🍺 OHSO Brewery hosts its annual Pi Day (3.14) celebration Saturday pairing special pie-inspired beers with pie from Pie Snob. The flavors will vary at OHSO’s six locations with offerings like Key Lime Sour, Blueberry Pastry Stout, Reach the Peach

🍺 One of Arizona’s most beloved beer traditions is turning 25. The Arizona Strong Beer Festival returns to Salt River Fields at Talking Stick in Scottsdale on Saturday, bringing together more than 100 breweries and thousands of beer lovers for

🍺 You’ll soon see Helluva Brewing Company ales at restaurants, bars, and retail stores throughout the Valley thanks to the Chandler brewpub’s recent signing with Quail Distributing. Shawn and Lisa Shepard, along with brewmaster Steve Stone, founded Helluva on the northeast

🍺 After building some of the Valley’s most recognizable Mexican-inspired restaurants, Armando Hernandez and Nadia Holguin are turning their attention to what’s in the glass. The Tacos Chiwas founders will open Mesa Brewing Company in downtown Mesa, transforming the soon-to-close

🍺 Congrats to Helluva Brewing, which celebrates its seven-year anniversary all day today on the northeast corner of McClintock and Ray in west Chandler. A pair of special barrel-aged beers – Mele Kalikimaka double porter and No Bolshevik Russian imperial stout

🍺 Hop Chowda Day is back. On Saturday, Goldwater Brewing in Scottsdale rolls out its second annual celebration of its hazy IPA with four new draft-only variants dropping at noon: Double Dry Hopped, Mango, Peaches & Cream, and Orange Cranberry.

🍺 Four Peaks Brewing kicks off a new holiday tradition Friday with its first-ever Mittwinternachtmarkt – a nighttime winter market – at its Wilson Street taproom in west Tempe. From 5-9 p.m., the space will transform into a festive, beer-fueled

⛳️ The Arizona Biltmore Golf Club’s Adobe Bar & Grille has partnered with Tempe’s The Shop Beer Co. to debut Ball Washer blonde lager, launching Thursday and available exclusively on tap and in cans at the course and clubhouse. A

🍺 Fuzzbot Brewing – an indie-minded operation born out of Mesa’s skateboarding and snowboarding scene – has opened its first taproom on the northwest corner of I-10 and Ray in Ahwatukee. It’s the second time the strip-mall space has changed

🍺 Two local powerhouses are joining forces for a beer that’s as Arizona as it gets. Local First Arizona has partnered with OHSO Brewery & Distillery to release Sonoran Sipper, a limited-edition cream ale brewed with hibiscus and lime zest

🍺 One of the East Valley’s newest craft beer hangouts is doubling down. Sacred Pint, known for its laid-back vibe and rotating selection of 36 beers on tap, has opened its second Valley taproom – this time on the southwest

🍺 One year after getting skunked, Arizona breweries and cideries rebounded to earn seven medals Saturday at the 39th annual Great American Beer Festival in Denver. It’s the most medals for the state since it won eight in 2019. GABF,

🍺 Pinnacle Brewing, which launched last year in north Scottsdale, won four gold medals and earned Brewery of the Year at the fourth annual Arizona Craft Beer Awards. Wren House Brewing won five medals – a gold, two silver and

🍺 Major news for the Valley’s craft beer community: Huss Brewing, the second-largest craft brewery in Arizona, and PHX Beer Co., the 12th-largest, are merging into a partnership called Zonafide Beverages. Both breweries will retain their independent identities and brands,

🍺 Transplant City Beer Company, a small craft brewery across the street from the Wigwam Resort in Litchfield Park, has lost its lease. ‘‘The time we had hoped wouldn’t come has arrived – our lease will not be renewed at

🍺 Four Arizona breweries and a cidery picked up medals at the 2025 World Beer Cup, billed as the world’s most prestigious professional beer and cider competition, in Indianapolis. Now What? from Saddle Mountain in Goodyear won a silver in Golden or

🍺 Borderlands Brewing, one of the staples of Tucson’s craft brewing scene for 14 years, has lost its downtown building. ‘‘After more than a decade of serving Tucson with heart, with pride, and with an unwavering belief in our city,