By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
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(Every Thursday, MXSW reveals the story behind one of Arizona’s craft beers.) White Chocolate Ale at a glance White Chocolate Ale is a wheat beer (4.7% ABV) created in late 2007 at Sonoran Brewing Company, which was then located at
(Every Thursday, MXSW reveals the story behind one of Arizona’s top craft beers.) Orange Blossom Ale at a glance After debuting in 2005, this vanilla Mandarin orange wheat beer (5% ABV) quickly became the flagship beer for Papago Brewing Company,
Arizona has a new beer festival, and it looks like a good one. The Arizona Craft Brewers Guild announced today it will hold the inaugural Real, Wild and Woody on Saturday, July 19, at Tempe Center for the Arts. The indoor event,
The Brass Tap – the Valley’s newest craft beer bar, with more than 300 beers, including 60 on tap – debuts tonight at Mesa Riverview with a private party for its Facebook fans. It will open to the general public Saturday.
Looks like Mesa finally is getting its first brewpub. The Beer Research Institute is moving into the former Rotolo’s Pizza space in front of the AMC Grand 24 theaters on the northeast corner of Stapley and Baseline. The brewpub is
World of Beer opens at 11 a.m. today at SanTan Village shopping center in Gilbert, and the craft beer bar with 60 beers on tap and 500-plus in bottles and cans is hitting the ground running. On Tuesday, WOB will
Arizona gets its third World of Beer Monday when the national chain of craft beer bars opens at SanTan Village shopping center at the 202 and Williams Field in Gilbert. World of Beer made its local debut in August 2012
Rob Fullmer, a three-time president of the Arizona Society of Homebrewers (ASH), has been named executive director of the Arizona Craft Brewers Guild. The non-profit guild was formed in 1998 to promote the craft brewing industry in Arizona. It represents 39
On Thursday, Sierra Nevada releases another of its Beer Camp pilot creations with an East Valley connection. Breakfast at Chico’s – brewed by J.P. Watts from World of Beer Tempe, Chris Shin from Boulders on Broadway, and Ron Amneus from the Yucca Tap Room – is a
Two days, two new East Valley breweries. A craft beer drinker could get spoiled living here. The oft-delayed Arizona Wilderness Brewing Company finally threw open its doors this afternoon for a nine-day soft opening. There’s only three beers on tap and
Huss Brewing opens at noon today in south Tempe. And just in case you didn’t read our preview earlier this week, be aware: Owner Jeff Huss won’t start brewing beer until next week. Until those beers are ready, the brewery
Arizona’s newest brewery, Huss Brewing Company, will open it doors at noon Friday in south Tempe. It’ll be a soft opening – owner Jeff Huss won’t start brewing until next week – but there will be 16 “guest” craft beers
Uncle Bear’s will open its fifth Valley bar and grill next month in Ahwatukee, but it’ll be very different from the others partners Todd Carey, Josh Allison, and David Thompson have opened in Chandler, Mesa, Queen Creek, and Surprise. At
Last week, I reported James Swann (pictured) had given notice at Whole Foods Chandler and intended to open a craft beer bar and nanobrewery in Chandler. Now I can reveal some of the details. The place will be called The
We finally have a date: Arizona Wilderness Brewing, Gilbert’s first brewery, is scheduled to open Monday, Sept. 2. The announcement was made at the end of last night’s premiere of “The American Dream in a Pint Glass,” a documentary about
Cartel Coffee Lab will tap its new in-house craft beers Friday at the coffee roaster and espresso bar’s University and Ash location in Tempe. The two beers – Desert Pale Ale and Coffee Brown – were brewed by Matt Johnson, who also
In one of the fastest restaurant space turnarounds in memory, recently closed House of Brews already has reopened as Jersey D’s House of Brews. If the name sounds familiar, it might be because owner Dennis Delaney has been operating his
Inspired by the growing popularity of the Arizona craft brewing industry, a Chandler family has launched Arizona Brewery Tours, offering tours four days a week. “The idea came to me when my son and I were in San Diego at
Confirming one of the worst-kept secrets in town, SanTan Brewing has officially announced it is opening a second production facility in Chandler. The 35,000-square-foot warehouse and brewing center on Warner Road just east of Arizona Avenue will allow SanTan to
Sleepy Dog Brewery is the latest craft beer purveyor to set its sights on Gilbert. The Tempe brewery is opening a spinoff, Sleepy Dog Pub & Bistro, on Feb. 15. The new venture, a partnership with the owners of D’Vine Bistro
