Category: Craft Beer

SunUp Brewing in Phoenix taps HULK SMASH, the first of its new series of SMASH IPAs, at 4 p.m. today. SMASH is the craft brewery’s acronym for ‘‘single malt, single hop.’’ HULK SMASH is a double IPA brewed with Simcoe hops.

OHSO Brewery in Paradise Valley taps its latest community beer collaboration – a coffee milk stout called “Wake Me Up, Santa” – this week. A dollar from every pint or pitcher sold is being donated to The Joy Bus Diner, a local non-profit

If it’s the third Thursday of the month, it’s time for another Third Tuesday tap takeover at Flanny’s in Tempe. This month, the takeover spotlights some of the best beers from local breweries. Here’s what will be on tap: Saddle

Lava Falls Quad, a Belgian-style ale (10.3% ABV) released by Grand Canyon Brewing last month, will be featured at this week’s Monday Night Tapping at Bourbon Jacks in downtown Chandler. The 7 p.m. tappings highlight a limited-release beer every Monday. The night includes

Tempe’s Huss Brewing has announced the grand opening of its new Taproom at Uptown Plaza will be Friday, April 14, on the northeast corner of Central and Camelback in Phoenix. Besides Huss beers, the taproom will offer house-made bar snacks as well as food

The Brass Tap at Mesa Riverview celebrates its third anniversary today by tapping a superb lineup of rare beers, including Bell’s Hopslam, Hangar 24 Pugachev’s Cobra, Lagunitas High West-ified, and Founders Frootwood. You’ll get $1 off all drafts from 1-11 p.m.

12 West Brewing concludes its reign as brewery of the month at The Brass Tap in Mesa with a tapping of Deadbolt, its bourbon-barrel-aged Russian imperial stout, at 3 p.m. today. The Gilbert brewery also will be raffling off glassware, shirts,

Bourbon Jacks in downtown Chandler will feature four Uncle Bear’s beers – Dibos Double IPA, Mandarin Wheat, Blueberry Saison, and Wolfhound Irish Red Ale – at its weekly Monday Night Tapping at 7 tonight. They also will have the just-released

The Valley’s craft beer community is mourning the loss of one of its own today. Pedal Haus assistant brewer Ian Campbell-O’Neill passed away Saturday from injuries suffered in a motorcycle accident in east Mesa. ‘‘Ian was one of the most kind and

Something magical happened while you slept last night: Uncle Bear’s Brewery in Ahwatukee did its first canning run of its delicious Barkley’s Peanut Butter Cup Porter. It’s the brewery’s third beer to be offered in cans. You can buy it at the

Congrats to The Shop Beer Co. The four-year-old Tempe brewery, which until last year was known as Cartel Brewery, has signed a distribution deal with Valley-based Hensley & Co. The Shop’s current offerings include its flagship Coffee Brown nut brown ale, F.Y.I.T.M.

Gilbert’s recently opened 12 West Brewing is February’s brewery of the month at The Brass Tap at Mesa Riverview, and they’re kicking off things with a Keep the Pint Night and a tapping of Insomniac double IPA from 6-8 tonight. 12 West

Female brewers from around the state will meet at Barrio Brewing in Tucson on Wednesday to brew a limited-release double IPA called State Bird. The beer will be released during Arizona Beer Week (Feb. 9-18) with proceeds going to four

The Hungry Monk in Chandler is hosting a promo for aviation-themed brewery Hangar 24 at 5 p.m. today. The highlight will be the tapping of Pugachev’s Cobra, the Redlands, Calif., brewery’s seasonal Russian imperial stout (13.8% ABV). The beer, named for a difficult

Bourbon Jacks in downtown Chandler holds its Monday Night Tapping – the weekly tapping of a limited-release craft beer – at 7 tonight. This week features Cold Brew Brown, a 4.9% ABV one-off from fellow downtown Chandler establishment SanTan Brewing.

Also, The Hungry Monk beer chef Gidi will be making up some central coast-style tri-tip.

SunUp Brewing in Phoenix taps its latest barrel-series ale – Razz-Putin, a Russian imperial stout aged in bourbon barrels for seven months on whole raspberries – today. According to the brewery, ‘‘A big, earthy raspberry aroma explodes in your nose followed

Bourbon Jacks in downtown Chandler holds its Monday Night Tapping – the weekly tapping of a limited-release craft beer – at 7 tonight. This week features two specialty beers from Saint Archer in San Diego – Coffee Cream Porter (6.8%

The Hungry Monk in Chandler will tap a keg of Oskar Blues’ limited-release barrel-aged Ten Fidy imperial stout at 6:42 p.m. tonight. The 12.9% ABV beer – a spinoff of the Colorado brewery’s year-round imperial stout – has been aged

In honor of the end of Prohibition, SunUp Brewing is offering a special today: A 24-can case of craft beer at cost. Prohibition began in 1920 after Congress passed the 18th Amendment outlawing the production, importation, transportation and sale of alcoholic beverages.

Bourbon Jacks in downtown Chandler holds its Monday Night Tapping – the weekly tapping of a limited-release craft beer – at 7 tonight. This week’s featured beer is Christmas City Ale, a holiday spiced ale with cinnamon, clove, and orange

Dogfish Head Brewery founder Sam Calagione, one of the best-known figures in the U.S. craft brewing industry, will be the special guest at an IPAs for the Holidays Ugly Sweater Party from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday at Flanny’s Bar & Grill in Tempe.

Here’s one of the more unusual craft beer promos you’ll find: At 5 p.m. Friday, Kokopelli Golf Club in Gilbert will host a SunUp Brewing tap takeover. The evening will feature food-and-beer pairings, free use of Kokopelli’s lighted driving range,

Bourbon Jacks in downtown Chandler holds its Monday Night Tapping – the weekly tapping of a limited-release craft beer – at 7 tonight. This week’s featured beer is Ballast Point Red Velvet on Nitro, a nitrogenated version of the California

Last year, the Arizona Craft Brewers Guild launched a promotion selling a limited number of discounted general-admission tickets to the Arizona Strong Beer Festival at three Arizona breweries on Black Friday morning – before they went on sale online later that

The Hungry Monk in Chandler is offering a rare tasting of Superstition Meadery’s four premium White Series meads today. The Prescott meadery, which has won a bunch of awards and accolades since its launch in 2012, has introduced more than 100 meads

Goldwater Brewing will be the special guest for this week’s Monday Night Tapping at Bourbon Jacks in downtown Chandler. At 7 tonight, Bourbon Jacks will be tapping the Scottsdale brewery’s Imperial Rose Cactus Ale (a pumped-up version of its flagship

Fresh off its four-year anniversary celebration over the weekend, Bourbon Jacks in downtown Chandler launches a new weekly event – Monday Night Tapping – at 7 tonight. Every Monday, the Southern-themed bar and restaurant will unveil a limited-release craft beer on

Twisted Cactus Brewing Company, a new brew pub from the owners of just-closed Unwined Bar & Bistro in Ahwatukee, opens today on the northwest corner of McClintock and Ray in Chandler. It takes over the 1,600-square-foot strip-mall space that formerly housed Nosh,

The Brass Tap at Mesa Riverview hosts an Arizona launch party for San Diego’s Modern Times Beer, the latest craft brewery to enter the Arizona market, at 5 p.m. Thursday. Founded in 2013, Modern Times was named a “Top 10

Mesquite River Brewing, Arizona’s newest craft brewery, opened its doors over the weekend on the southwest corner of Scottsdale and Thunderbird (map) in north Scottsdale. The brewery’s taproom has eight beers – six of its own plus two guest beers –

Craft 64 – which just debuted its fifth in-house beer, Frolic pale ale – will host a pair of craft beer promos this weekend. At 7 p.m. Friday, the pizzeria and bar will have four beers on tap from Historic Brewing in Flagstaff:

Prairie Artisan Ales, an award-winning Oklahoma brewery out of Tulsa, is the latest craft brewery to enter the Arizona market. Valley-based Quail Distributing will begin delivering Prairie beers throughout the state in mid-November. ‘‘In the past, Prairie Artisan Ales were only found in

SunUp Brewing in Phoenix will host a four-course Halloween beer dinner at 6 p.m. Thursday. The beer pairings are being kept secret, but the food courses are: Appetizer: Black pudding with beer caramelized onions and roasted red bell pepper coulis. Salad: Roasted

Craft 64 in Old Town Scottsdale will host an evening of SanTan Brewing barrel-aged beers at 7 p.m. Saturday. The featured beers: Bourbon barrel-aged Epicenter amber Bourbon barrel-aged Devils Ale pale ale Double Date Belgian dubbel Kilo Hop IPA There also

Bernard’s at Ocotillo Golf Resort in south Chandler will host a Four Peaks beer dinner on Thursday, Nov. 3. Chef Nery Palma‘s multi-cultural fusion menu is an homage to his birthplace of Guatemala, French training, and America: Reception: Rellenitos (plantain

Want to work at a craft brewery but don’t have any experience? Sleepy Dog Brewing in Tempe is looking for a brewery assistant, no experience necessary: Help Wanted: Entry Level: No Experience Necessary. We are a small beer manufacturer seeking a

San Diego brewery Belching Beaver is holding a series of Arizona launch parties this week, including Wednesday at The Hungry Monk in Chandler and Friday at The Brass Tap in Mesa. Founded in 2012, Belching Beaver is best-known for its flagship

Last month, Mouth by Southwest broke the news Scottsdale-based Square One Concepts was buying the World of Beer franchises in Tempe and Tucson and converting them into its Wasted Grain concept. Earlier: Cold Beers & Cheeseburgers coming to Gilbert, World of Beers

What will they pair with craft beer next? How about beef jerky? At 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, SunUp Brewery in Phoenix and Lawless Jerky will offer a special menu of beer and ‘‘craft’’ jerky pairings: Aloha Teriyaki, paired with Bearded Blonde

For the second time in three years, Arizona breweries won just a single medal at the prestigious Great American Beer Festival in Denver over the weekend. In total, 1,752 breweries, representing all 50 states, submitted 7,227 beers for judging in 96 categories

The Beer Research Institute, which is about to begin a major expansion of its Mesa brew pub, has hired Colby Hansen (pictured) as its new lead brewer. Hansen began his career with Barley Brothers in Lake Havasu City before becoming

Northern California’s Hangar 24 will be the featured brewery for this month’s beer dinner at 7 p.m. Wednesday at JC’s Steakhouse in Gilbert. The menu will feature five beers and four dishes prepared by chef-owner Dennis Petty: Social beer: Easy Glider

Coming soon to a bar, restaurant, or sports venue near you: Beers from Dubina Brewing. The Glendale brewery, which launched in 2014, is the latest Arizona brewery to sign with a major distributor, in this case Crescent Crown. (Pictured above: Dubina’s

Loco Patrõn is getting into the brewery business. The Mexican grill and bar, which has locations in Scottsdale and Tempe, has announced plans to open Loco Patrõn Mexican Brewery. It will take over the former Salty Senorita building southwest of the

What does Arizona taste like? That’s what you can find out Friday when SunUp Brewing in Phoenix taps its newest beer – Wild Thing IPA, made with Arizona wild hops. In case you didn’t know, beer is made of four basic ingredients:

12 West Brewing – named for its future address at 12 West Main Street – plans to be the third brewery in downtown Mesa. Before that, though, it will be the second brewery in Gilbert. Confused? That’s understandable. Noel Garcia (pictured above

Andrew Bauman, one of the Valley’s most well-known craft brewers, is leaving The Perch Pub & Brewery in downtown Chandler, which he helped launch in 2014, for Uncle Bear’s Brewery in Ahwatukee. Starting Monday, Sept. 26, he will take over

Here’s the press release: Huss Brewing Co., the award-winning quality lager and aleworks brewery based in Tempe, is proud to announce the acquisition of the landmark craft beer brand, Papago Brewing Company in Scottsdale. Led by the husband and wife

SunUp Brewing in Phoenix will host a four-course Oktoberfest dinner at 6 p.m. Friday. The menu: Appetizer: Stuffed mushroom caps with roasted apples, caramelized onions, and sausage. Salad: Dandelion greens with a poached egg, house-cured bacon bits, and a balsamic

Flanny’s Bar & Grill in Tempe will help San Diego’s Ballast Point Brewing celebrate its 20th anniversary with a tap takeover starting at 5 p.m. Friday. The tap list will feature 16 beers, including Copper on Nitro, the first beer

Il Vinaio in downtown Mesa hosts another round of its popular Beer & Donut Pairings between 2 and 5 p.m. Saturday. For $19, you get a flight of four house-made gourmet doughnuts and four small beers from Hangar 24 in Redlands,

Spokes on Southern in Tempe will hold its fourth annual Beerfest from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday. Beside 25-plus beers, attractions will include a DJ, a dunk tank, and lots of swag. Admission is $35, which gets you 15 4-ounce pours. Here’s

Blasted Barley Beer Company in downtown Tempe will host a Keg, Cask, and Barrel Aged Party starting at 3 p.m. today. The event will feature three versions of Blasted Bear’s British Brown, a collaboration with Uncle Bear’s Brewery in Ahwatukee:

The Hungry Monk in Chandler hosts a Summer, Sliders & Smutty promo from 5-9 p.m. Thursday featuring a half-dozen creative sliders from beer chef Gidi and beers from New Hampshire’s Smuttynose Brewing:

Four Peaks Brewing in Tempe has expanded its Eighth Street brew pub, opening a gift shop/studio and enlarged waiting area on its east side. The 2,000-square-foot addition, the last portion of the century-old creamery property that wasn’t part of Four Peaks, now serves as the entrance to the

Minor equipment repairs have forced JC’s Steakhouse in Gilbert to postpone its monthly dinner, scheduled for this Wednesday, for one week. The dinner, featuring four dishes from chef Dennis Petty paired with five beers from California’s Hangar 24, will be held next Wednesday at

The Arizona Craft Brewers Guild – which organizes the Valley’s two premier beer events, the Arizona Strong Beer Festival in February and Real, Wild & Woody in July, is launching another: A Brewers Ball on Friday, Nov. 18, at the

Sun Up Brewing in Phoenix is celebrating its 15th anniversary with an all-day party Sunday. From 11 a.m.-10 p.m., the festivities, dubbed ‘‘Cheers to 15 Years,’’ will include: Special and rare beer tappings Free appetizer samples Prizes giveaways every hour

You have less than two weeks to wait until Four Peaks Brewing in Tempe releases Pumpkin Porter. The brewery announced its best-selling seasonal will be available Thursday, Sept. 1, at all Four Peaks brewpubs. It will hit store shelves across the

Boulevard Brewing from Kansas City, Mo., is the featured brewery for this month’s Third Thursday tap takeover at Flanny’s Bar & Grill in south Tempe. Beers on tap from 6-10 p.m. tonight will include three of Boulevard’s seven ‘‘core’’ beers: 80 Acre

The Hungry Monk in Chandler will feature summer seasonals from AB InBev’s High End portfolio from 5-8 p.m. tonight, including: Goose Island Gillian barrel-aged wild ale Four Peaks White Ale (Belgian-inspired witbier) Breckenridge Mango Mosaic pale ale 10 Barrel Piña pineapple

Want to win $100 just by taking a photo? Sun Up Brewing in Phoenix is launching a two-week photo contest today. Just take a photo that includes Sun Up’s facility or logo (on a can, growler, glass, etc.) and put it on Twitter, Facebook, or

Saturday is National Root Beer Float Day, and The Brass Tap is teaming up with fellow Mesa Riverview business iCream Cafe to celebrate. From 3-7 p.m., The Brass Tap will be making root beer floats with five different hard (alcoholic) root beers:

Tempe’s Four Peaks in August’s ‘‘brewery of the month’’ at The Brass Tap, and the craft beer bar at Mesa Riverview will be offering $4 pints of White Ale, Kilt Lifter, Hop Knot, and Peach Ale all month. Tonight at

New Belgium Brewing continues its 25th anniversary tour of the Valley with a mini tap takeover from 5-7 p.m. today at The Brass Tap at Mesa Riverview. Featured on tap will be the six beers in the Colorado brewery’s recently released ‘‘Collabeeration’’

The Brass Tap at Mesa Riverview will host a Can Release Party for Uncle’s Bear’s Brewery at 6 p.m. Tuesday. Earlier this month, the Ahwatukee brewery began canning two of its beers – Mandarin Wheat and Ocean Beach West Coast Style IPA – thanks

The Casual Pint, a Tennessee-based chain of craft beer bar-and-market hybrids, will open its first Arizona location next month on the southwest corner of Alma School and Queen Creek in south Chandler. The store will have 30 craft beers on tap, and

If you haven’t got your tickets yet for Real, Wild & Woody – one of Arizona’s premier beer festivals – you’re in luck. There still are some remaining for the third annual event, which will take place 2 to 6 p.m. Saturday

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