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Category: Craft Beer

Mother Bunch & Flowers release new collaboration beer: Rue de Fifth

The East Valley may be ground zero for Arizona’s craft beer scene, but other parts of the metro area are developing quickly. Look no further than downtown Phoenix, home to Mother Bunch Brewing, which opened in September 2014, and Flowers Craft Beer

Arizona female brewers to create special beer for Arizona Beer Week

Women from more than 30 Arizona breweries will get together Jan. 15 to create what’s being called the first official all-female-brewed beer in Arizona. The beer, simply named Red IPA, will be brewed at Huss Brewing in south Tempe and

Union Barrelhouse closes after 16 months in downtown Scottsdale

Scottsdale’s burgeoning craft beer scene just took a bit of a hit with the closing of Union Barrelhouse. The restaurant and craft beer bar made the announcement on its Facebook page: ‘‘We are sad to say that Union Barrelhouse is now

Four Peaks co-founders discuss AB InBev deal, local reaction & expansion plans

Just a few hours after Friday’s shocking announcement that Anheuser-Busch InBev, the world’s largest brewing company, had reached an agreement to acquire Four Peaks, Arizona’s largest craft brewery, Mouth by Southwest sat down with Four Peaks co-founders Jim Scussel and Randy

Anheuser-Busch announces deal to acquire Four Peaks

Talk about your bombshell announcements! Anheuser-Busch InBev stunned the Arizona craft beer community this morning by announcing an agreement to purchase Four Peaks Brewing, the state’s largest and most venerable brewery. Terms of the sale were not disclosed. ‘‘We’re excited to

Sleepy Dog Brewery in Tempe to launch food menu in January

Something new is brewing at Sleepy Dog: The Tempe taproom will begin serving food in January. ‘‘We have wanted to do this for a while now, but wanted to make sure we could do it right,’’ says brewery co-owner Matt

Saturday: McClintock Bike Path Pub Crawl in Tempe

The McClintock Bike Path Pub Crawl, free and open to the public, will start at 2 p.m. Saturday at Mac’s Broiler & Tap in Tempe. The group will ride about a mile to Lucky Break, then another mile to finish at Spokes on Southern.

Craft 64 brews its 1st beer – Smoooove Hoperator IPA

Three weeks ago, MXSW broke the news about Craft 64 and SunUp Brewing reaching an agreement to contract-brew three beers for the Old Town Scottsdale pizzeria and bar. Monday, it became a reality when a crew from Craft 64 showed up

AZ Wilderness to start selling 32-ounce cans on Jan. 1

Arizona Wilderness Brewing in Gilbert will begin selling 32-ounce cans of beer – starting with its flagship Refuge IPA – on the first of the year. Although other breweries offer the can/growler hybrids known as ‘‘crowlers,’’ Arizona Wilderness will fill theirs in advance,

Number of East Valley breweries increasing even faster than national trend

According to the latest statistics from the national Brewers Association, the United States now has more breweries – 4,144 – than ever before. The previous record of 4,131 was set way back in 1873. What’s truly remarkable, though, is how fast that number

Chip Mulala to join Huss Brewing in early 2016

Well, that didn’t take long. Just a week after his surprise resignation from SanTan Brewing, Chip Mulala announced on Facebook he’s joining Huss Brewing in Tempe: I’m very happy to announce that starting after the new year I’ll be joining the

Craft 64 to contract-brew its own line of beers with SunUp

Craft 64, the artisan pizzeria and craft beer bar that opened in Old Town Scottsdale in March, has reached an agreement with SunUp Brewing in Phoenix to contract-brew a line of Craft 64 beers. The first three will be Crafty Blonde Ale,