Category: Craft Beer

🍺 The Beer Research Institute, Mesa’s oldest and largest brewery, is partnering with Phoenix-based Quail Distributing to expand distribution of its craft beers throughout the state of Arizona. Its first four beers to hit the market will be 480G West

It’s a big weekend for fans of sour beers: 🍻 Organized by Fate Brewing, the second annual Sour and Sweet Beer Fest will take place 4-8 p.m. Saturday at The Clayton House in Old Town Scottsdale. The event will feature

🍺 Tempe-based Huss Brewing will celebrate its 10-year anniversary next month with a Willy Wonka-style golden ticket contest to give 10 people free beer for a year. The background: Huss was launched in 2013 by brewer Jeff Huss and his

🍻🎉🎤 Greenwood Brewing, a woman-owned brewery in downtown Phoenix, celebrates its third anniversary this weekend with beer specials, tours, and events. Weekend specials: $5.55 pints and $10 six-packs to go Friday through Sunday. There also will be lots of merchandise

Real Wild & Woodsy, the Arizona Craft Brewers Guild’s summer beer festival that’s bounced around from Tempe to Phoenix to Mesa in its seven years, will take place 1-5 p.m. Saturday at yet another new venue – at a forested

🍺 Simple Machine Brewing, which opened in 2019 near the Deer Valley Airport in north Phoenix, officially unveils a second taproom in downtown Glendale with a weekend-long celebration kicking off at 11 a.m. Friday. The new space: The century-old building,

Confirming news that Mouth by Southwest broke in April, Arizona Wilderness Brewing announced plans Wednesday to build a large new brewery on the northwest corner of McDowell and 15th Street in the heart of Phoenix’s historic Miracle Mile district. What:

Fate Brewing, which was founded in Scottsdale in 2012, launches its third Valley location today on Seventh Street, halfway between Indian School and Camelback, in uptown Phoenix. The space: Like other Fate locations, the new one, located just south of

🍺 Congrats to Saddle Mountain Brewing and three other Arizona breweries that won medals Wednesday at the prestigious 2023 World Beer Cup in Nashville, Tenn. 🥇🥈 Saddle Mountain (pictured), located in Goodyear, was a double medal-winner, taking the gold in

⚾️ It’s Opening Day for Major League Baseball, and Pedal Haus Brewery is celebrating with a new beer: Opening Day Hazy IPA. The beer will be sold for $5 per pint today, and the brewery also has a $20 T-shirt-and-beer package.

🍺 Beer Barn at Epicenter in Gilbert will host a Chicago tap takeover Saturday and Sunday highlighting beers from Windy City breweries Hop Butcher for the World, Half Acre, Pipeworks, and more. Hop Butcher also will be available in cans; limit of two cans per

🍺 Desert Monks Brewing in Gilbert hosts its annual Desert Spring Fest tonight through Sunday. The event includes special beer releases, food trucks, live music, activities, games, and prize giveaways. Admission is free, but you can buy a $45 VIP package that

🍺 Hop Central Brewery & Taproom in Chandler will host a Pariah Brewing tap takeover from 6-9 p.m. today. Pariah, which began in San Diego before expanding to Baltimore, will have five beers on tap, including imperial stout All the

🍺 The 12th annual Arizona Beer Week concludes this weekend with several events. Highlights include the Beer Can Derby at Four Peaks in Tempe, Sourfest at Arizona Wilderness‘ Woodnotes Cellar in Gilbert, and the release of Barrel Gravy, a barrel-aged imperial stout collaboration between OHSO and Wren House.

🍺 Arizona Wilderness Brewing released its seasonal American Presidential Stout, one of the best imperial stouts made in Arizona, on Presidents Day. Brewed with Nicaraguan cacao nibs from Zak’s Chocolate and Arizona-grown chiltepin peppers, the beer is available on tap and in cans

Nearly 150 breweries will participate in the 22nd annual Arizona Strong Beer Festival 🍺, the state’s premier craft beer event, Saturday at Salt River Fields in Scottsdale. General admission is $70 and includes 28 3-ounce samples from 1-5 p.m. VIP tickets are

🍺 Today’s opening events for Arizona Beer Week include: Donut Daze: 13 doughnut-inspired beers paired with doughnuts at OHSO Brewery in Arcadia, Gilbert, Scottsdale, and Paradise Valley; Brewers Round Table: Brewers from five of Arizona’s most influential breweries discuss the industry over a

SanTan Brewing has introduced a new seasonal, BajaJack Salted Lime Lager, in its growing line of Jack beers, a new series of spinoffs of its best-selling JuicyJack IPA. 🍺 The beer: A Mexican-style ‘‘surfveza’’ flavored with a squeeze of lime juice and a

February is a busy month for Arizona breweries, due in large part to all the activities during Arizona Beer Week, which runs Feb. 16-26. Newcomer Kitsune Brewing, however, is hitting the ground running. The north Phoenix brewery, which just launched

Arizona Wilderness Brewing is teaming up with Audubon Southwest to celebrate Arizona’s 12 species of owls, including the launch of a new beer, Superb Owl. Who’s the best: Beginning Jan. 24, the brewery will hold a series of head-to-head matchups between