Category: Craft Beer

Great news for cider fans! You no longer have to drive to Cider Corps in downtown Mesa to buy its packaged ciders. The 2-year-old craft cidery now is canning three of its most popular apple-based hard ciders for sale at

Tempe’s Pedal Haus Brewery announced its new brewpub in downtown Chandler will celebrate its grand opening Saturday, March 7. Look for a soft opening, however, by the end of the next week. The brewpub is replacing its former sibling Las

How fast can you eat spicy buffalo wings? As part of its two-year anniversary celebration this week, Flying Basset Brewing in Gilbert is holding a Hot Wing Challenge. For $10, you can get six special anniversary Hot Wings and a

Wartega Brewing – a Brooklyn, N.Y., brewery that specializes in globally inspired ales made with historical ingredients – is moving to the Valley. Husband and wife Merlin U. Ward and Mimi Ortega (Ward + Ortega = Wartega) opened their brewery

Hop Central Brewery & Taproom in Chandler celebrates its two-year anniversary from 2 p.m.-close Saturday. Festivities will include the return of Hop Central’s Big Tasty imperial brown ale, which will be $3 for pints all day. Happy hour pricing will

Scottsdale’s Goldwater Brewing announced its new northeast Mesa taproom will have its grand opening Friday, Jan. 17, through Sunday, Jan. 19. The 2,200-square-foot taproom is located in the new Longbow Marketplace on the southwest corner of the Loop 202 and

Mark Anthony Brewing, the maker of White Claw Hard Seltzer and Mike’s Hard Lemonade, is building a huge distribution center just off the Loop 303 in Glendale. White Claw was one of the top food and drink stories of 2019.

Huss Brewing, the third-largest brewery in the state, will open a third location – a two-story, indoor-outdoor space on the north facade of the Phoenix Convention Center – this fall. Jeff and Leah Huss launched the brewery and taproom in

12 West Brewing releases cans of its new seasonal Midnight Run Peppermint Mocha coffee stout at 11 a.m. today at its Gilbert taproom. Four-packs are $15. No limit.

OHSO Brewery in downtown Gilbert releases the second edition of its popular Barrel Aged Morning Grind imperial oatmeal stout at 11 a.. today. The beer, which is part of OHSO’s award-winning Ales From The Crypt series, is made with Canadian

Pedal Haus Brewery in downtown Tempe hosts a Four-Year Anniversary and Ugly Sweater Contest Party from 5:30-11 p.m. today. Happy hour pricing will be in effect for all from 3-11 p.m., and you can RSVP via Eventbrite for a complimentary

Helluva Brewing in west Chandler celebrates its one-year anniversary today with the release of Smoke n Bourbon, a version of its Up in Smoke porter aged in bourbon barrels from Tempe distillery Adventurous Stills. The first 100 guests (over 21

The Brass Tap in downtown Gilbert and Four Peaks Brewing are teaming up for their annual Cajun Christmas boil from noon-4 p.m. Sunday. A plate of low country boiled shrimp, crab legs, veggies, and Four Peaks house sausage A peppermint

Chupacabra Taproom in downtown Mesa hosts a half-year birthday party from 6 p.m.-midnight Saturday.

Tipsy Cactus TapRoom & Bottle Shop in south Mesa hosts a Dark Beer & Barrel Aged Festival from noon-midnight Saturday.

We only have to wait three more weeks for the long-planned 12 West Brewing brewpub at its namesake address in downtown Mesa. The venue, which plans to open Dec. 31, will have a full kitchen, a full bar with 12 taps,

Desert Monks Brewing in Gilbert celebrates its one-year anniversary this week with the release of a series of small-batch experimentals: Today: Belgian Quad Tuesday: Watermelon Tajin Gose Wednesday: Blood Orange Pale Ale Thursday: Cranberry Seltzer Friday: Phx Date Wheat Ale

Simple Machine Brewing, a brewery originally intended to be a franchise of Tucson’s Borderlands Brewing, has launched its ‘‘super soft opening’’ in far north Phoenix. It takes over a former auto body shop on the southwest corner of Seventh Avenue

12 West Brewing celebrates its third anniversary this weekend. It’ll do it without co-founder and head brewer Noel Garcia. Garcia announced in a social media post today he has left the brewery: ‘‘Such is life. I have left 12 West