Category: Craft Beer

Want to learn more about cask beers? OHSO in Arcadia will host a special ‘‘Ask the Cask Manager’’ event at 5 p.m. Friday with Sierra Nevada cask manager Zak Driscoll. Also taking part will be OHSO’s Josh Goodstein and Scott

New Belgium brewer Chris McCombs is in the Valley today for some tappings of the Fort Collins, Colo., brewery’s ‘‘Collabeeration’’ ales. New Belgium celebrated its 25th anniversary last month by releasing five collaboration beers that ‘‘reinterpreted’’ its flagship Fat Tire amber ale: Fat Funk Ale

Grand Canyon Brewing is expanding with the addition of a new 40-barrel brewhouse and tap room just two miles down Route 66 from its current location in Williams. The tap room (pictured) will have a soft opening Friday and an official

Boulders on Southern in Mesa hosts its second annual Summer Beer Fest from noon-4 p..m. Saturday. A $30 ticket gets you 12 pours. Or you can buy pours separately. Here’s the finalized beer list: You can buy tickets online here.

Uncle’s Bear’s Brewery in Ahwatukee is the latest Arizona brewery to begin canning its beers. The past two nights, a mobile canning company has set up in the brewpub after hours and worked through the night to can nearly 1,400 cases

If it’s the second Thursday of the month, it’s Beer & Bacon Night at The Hungry Monk in Chandler. This month’s featured brewery is Ballast Point from San Diego. Here are the specials:

The number of Arizona craft breweries increases by one tonight when Helio Basin Brewing in east Phoenix opens for the first of three invitation-only ‘‘friends and family’’ nights. The brewery will open to the general public at 11 a.m. Saturday.

Fibber Magees Irish Pub in Chandler hosts its fourth annual Feast of St. Arnold – one of the East Valley’s premier beer events – on Saturday, and I just got my first look at this year’s tap list. The beer festival

The U.S. Open Beer Championship announced its 2016 winners this morning, and a pair of Arizona beers are medal-winners. Grand Canyon Expeditions Wheat from Grand Canyon Brewing in Williams won the gold medal in the American Pale Wheat category. Scottsdale Blonde from

Owl’s Orchard Brewery, Arizona’s smallest commercial brewery, has closed in Queen Creek. Owner and brewer Marty Gerhart announced the closure on Facebook: Hello everyone, sorry to say I don’t have a picture of our beer and growler to share but rather I’m

Looks like Bad Water Brewing‘s taproom in Old Town Scottsdale is for sale. A Craig’s List ad describes it as ‘‘a trophy location geared for craft beer, wine & light food service in Scottsdale.’’ It says the price has been

The Yucca Tap Room in Tempe hosts a rare mini tap takeover with Cascade Brewing, a pioneer in Northwest-style sour beers, from 6-8 p.m. today. The Portland brewery has sent draft beers to Arizona only once before – to a

AZBrewcon, a one-day conference for Arizona’s craft brewing community, will make its debut Friday, July 22, at the Sheraton Grand Hotel in downtown Phoenix. Created by the Arizona Craft Brewers Guild, the conference will serve as the unofficial kickoff-off event

Four Peaks Brewing, Arizona’s largest brewery, will begin selling its beers outside the state for first time in its 20-year history next month. Not surprisingly, the lucky market is Las Vegas, which will begin selling Kilt Lifter Scottish-style Ale, Hop Knot IPA, and

There’s no doubt Julian Wright knows restaurants and bars – especially on Mill Avenue in downtown Tempe. Going back to the days when The Library was ASU students’ favorite hangout and continuing with current well-known venues like La Bocca Urban Pizzeria & Wine Bar and Handlebar (both

Scottsdale’s Fate Brewing Company is no more. At least not with that name. The 3-year-old brewery has settled what owner Steve McFate calls a ‘‘friendly’’ dispute with Fate Brewing Company in Colorado by agreeing to change its name. “It’s unfortunate,” McFate says.

Why not skip the ties this Father’s Day and get Dad what he really wants – beer! Better yet, how about a one-of-a-kind beer adventure? East Valley-based AZ Brewery Tours is offering a pair of gift certificates for Father’s Day (June 19):

Uinta Brewing from Salt Lake City, Utah, is June’s brewery of the month at The Brass Tap at Mesa Riverview. The eco-friendly brewery was launched in 1993. Its flagship is Cutthroat Pale Ale, and its Hop Notch is considered one of the

Craft 64 partner James Swann and Sun Up brewer Ross Perz got together this week to brew the Old Town Scottsdale pizzeria and bar’s newest contract beer – Wheat the People – at the Phoenix brewery. The American white wheat beer

Sun Up Brewing in Phoenix is the latest Arizona brewery to start offering its beers in cans. Last Friday, the first 12-ounce cans of Sun Up’s flagship Trooper IPA rolled off the new canning line, part of the brewery’s recent