Category: Craft Beer

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

Huss Brewing in Tempe has updated the can design and other packaging for its popular Papago Orange Blossom Ale. The recipe has not been changed for the Mandarin orange wheat beer, which Papago introduced in 2005. “As one of Arizona’s

Desert Eagle Brewing is closing its northeast Mesa taproom next weekend: ‘‘It is with a very heavy heart that we announce the closing of Falcon Field location. This decision is as much of a shock to all of you as

Goldwater Brewing in Scottsdale reports its new taproom under construction in northeast Mesa is ‘‘on schedule and coming together nicely,’’ according to a social media post. MXSW broke the news about the new taproom in September. The 2,200-square-foot facility will

Since launching in 2015, Wren House Brewing has established itself as one of Arizona’s top craft breweries. Now, it’s expanding its operation. The brewery, which is located at 24th Street and Oak (map) in Phoenix, is building a lager and

Arizona’s newest brewery, LazyG Brewhouse in Prescott, releases its first four beers at 6 p.m. today: Sunshine Blonde; HazyG, a New England-style IPA; It’s A Dry Heat?, a dry Irish stout; Six Hour Drive, a West Coast pale ale. LazyG

Minnesota’s Surly Brewing, which made its Arizona debut in 2017 through a limited deal with Total Wine & More stores, is expanding its distribution in the state. Starting today, the Minneapolis brewery’s flagship This is Furious IPA – as well

Arizona craft breweries had a banner day – winning eight medals, its most in more than two decades – Saturday at the prestigious Great American Beer Festival in Denver. This year’s GABF, the world’s largest commercial beer competition, judged a

Good news for Hop Chowda fans: Goldwater Brewing is coming to northeast Mesa. The 4-year-old Scottsdale brewery, home of popular Hop Chowda NEIPA and Machine Gun Teddy brown ale, is opening a 2,200-square-foot taproom in the new Longbow Marketplace on the

More than two dozen Arizona breweries, along with a bunch of local taprooms, bars, and restaurants, are raising awareness for World Suicide Prevention Day today. OHSO Brewery owner Jon Lane launched the campaign in July to bring attention to the

So the Valley isn’t getting a Borderlands Brewing location after all – at least not now. Instead, it will welcome Simple Machine Brewing. Marshall Norris and Matt Wright had been working on a second location of Tucson-based Borderlands on the

It seems like pumpkin beers come out earlier every year. Four Peaks Brewing officially released its popular Pumpkin Porter at its Tempe and Scottsdale pubs Sunday. The ale, which made its debut in 1999, is the brewery’s best-selling seasonal. Although

Goodbye, Phoenix Ale Brewery. Hello, PHX Beer Co. Phoenix Ale Brewery, under its new ownership, is rolling out a new name, a new look, and new beers. The brewery was founded in 2011 by Greg Fretz and George Hancock. Fretz

Uncle Bear’s Brewery, Taproom & Yard in Gilbert has partnered with the Arizona Humane Society and Young’s Market on a special beer. K-9 Kölsch, a German-style ale brewed with American Sterling hops, will help raise money for the Arizona Humane

Craft 64 in Chandler will hold its first tap takeover from 5:30-8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 8, with Greenwood Brewing, which is under construction on Roosevelt Row in Phoenix. Owner Megan Greenwood will be on hand to tap the first beer

The sixth annual Real, Wild & Woody Indoor Beer Festival, featuring more than 350 craft beers, takes place 2-6 p.m. Saturday, July 27, at the Phoenix Convention Center in downtown Phoenix. The 21-and-over event showcases cask (real) beers, Brettanomyces yeast (wild) beers, and barrel-aged (woody) beers. The

SunUp Brewing in Phoenix releases Just Peachy, its first-ever sour ale, today. It also goes on tap at Craft 64 in Chandler and Scottsdale. The kettle sour is a collaboration between SunUp brewmaster Uwe Boer and Craft 64 co-owner James

The Hungry Monk in Chandler hosts ‘‘A Visit from the Lion,’’ an evening with Firestone Walker Brewing co-founder David Walker, from 6-8 p.m. Thursday, July 25. Walker and brother-in-law Adam Firestone, the great-great grandson of Firestone Tire founder Harvey Firestone, started Firestone

Congrats to OHSO Brewery Gilbert, which picked up a pair of medals at this year’s U.S. Open Beer Championship, which judged more than 7,000 beers from around the world. The international event – the only professional competition also open to award-winning home

LazyG Brewhouse, a brewpub scheduled to open in Prescott in July, has hired Travis Smith to head its brewing operations. Smith (pictured) is a co-founder and brewmaster of Societe Brewing in San Diego. His resume also includes stints at Russian River and

Grand Avenue Brewing, Arizona’s newest craft brewery, has opened on Pierce Street just west of Grand Avenue in downtown Phoenix. Owner John Coll’s 3,000-square-foot venue, the latest in a long line of occupants of a 1940s-era warehouse, features a taproom

Just a month before opening its third East Valley location, Scottsdale-based McFate Brewing says it has reclaimed its original name, Fate Brewing. In a second surprise, the brewery also announced founder Steve McFate (pictured) is leaving the company. Fate, which launched as

SunUp Brewing, which had operated as a brewpub since 2009 but closed its kitchen Saturday, switches to a taproom format today. The change, announced April 9, means it will continue to offer its diverse lineup of award-winning ales, but not

In a surprise announcement, longtime Phoenix brewpub SunUp Brewing announced it will close its kitchen Saturday, April 20. On Monday, April 22, the brewery will reopen as a taproom, according to a media release: ‘‘All of your favorite SunUp craft

Light lagers are trending at craft breweries, and the latest to hit taps this week is Just for Joy at SunUp Brewing in Phoenix. The sessionable beer (5.35% ABV, 30 IBUs) was hopped with German Callista, lagered for seven weeks, then

Cannabidiol, better known as CBD, is all the rage for its purported health benefits, and it comes in many forms that can be used to make everything from candy to baked goods to pizza. Now, Flying Basset Brewing in Gilbert has released

After eight years, one of Arizona’s premier craft beer festivals is no more. The organizer has announced the AmeriCan Canned Craft Beer Festival has been discontinued. A message on the festival’s website and social media reads: ‘‘After much consideration and due

Dark beers aren’t just for drinking in the winter, but two more hit Valley taps today: • Uncle Bear’s Brewing in Gilbert releases its new Bird Dog Whiskey Stout (shown with UB brewers Andrew Bauman and Andrew Ortega) statewide through Young’s

It’s the final week to order made-from-scratch holiday tamales from SunUp Brewing in Phoenix. The brewery annually takes pre-paid orders for red chile beef or green chile corn varieties. Get a half-dozen for $9 or a dozen for $18. Deadline to

Two dozen Arizona breweries are among nearly 1,300 breweries nationwide that have signed up to brew a beer to raise money for those affected by Northern California’s devastating Camp Fire. The effort is being called the largest charitable collaboration ever among the

Want to learn about craft beer? The Brass Tap at Mesa Riverview will hold a Beer School class from 5-7 p.m. Tuesday. The educational session will cover many beer styles and is open to anyone 21 or over who wants

This month’s Third Thursday tap takeover at Flanny’s Bar & Grill is extra special: The Tempe venue is celebrating its eighth anniversary. Among the evening’s notable beers on tap: Huyghe Delirium Black Barrel Aged Deschutes Black Butte XXVII (2015) Oskar Blues barrel-aged Ten

Beer Research Institute in Mesa will celebrate with its first can release – 16-ounce 4-packs of its flagship 480G IPA and its New England-style hazy Urban Art IPA – at 11 a.m. It also will have seven other IPAs on

Congrats to Huss Brewing from Tempe and Grand Canyon Brewing from Williams, both of whom won silver medals at the U.S. Open Beer Championship in Oxford, Ohio. The competition, the only one to include beers from professional breweries and award-winning home-brewers, judged more

The East Valley’s newest craft brewery, Flying Basset Brewing, has opened in the former Famous Sam’s space on the northeast corner of Cooper and Ray in Gilbert. The 5,000-square-foot brewpub features 25 beers on taps, a full food menu, and seating for about 200

The Hungry Monk in Chandler has teamed up with The Perch Brewery in downtown Chandler to create Red42 – a beer tribute to late ASU and Cardinals player Pat Tillman. The American maroon ale (5.9% ABV) will be unveiled at the

Following the lead of several other East Valley breweries, SanTan Brewing has announced it will open a Phoenix location in 2018. SanTan, which launched in downtown Chandler in 2007, will take over the recently closed Z’Tejas on the southwest corner of 16th

Huss Brewing, Arizona’s third-largest brewery, is expanding its south Tempe production facility. Launched by Jeff and Leah Huss in the long-vacant Rio Salado Brewing space in 2013, the brewery already expanded previously by taking over a next-door suite. This month,