Category: Craft Beer

Renegade Brewing, a critical darling of Denver’s craft beer scene, celebrates its entry imto the Arizona market with a series of launch parties this week, including three in the East Valley. The brewery, which opened in 2011, aims to make

Craft 64, the artisan pizzeria and craft beer bar in Old Town Scottsdale, has unveiled the artwork for its first two contract beers. Earlier: Craft 64 to contract-brew its own line of beers with SunUp Smooove Hoperator IPA is tentatively scheduled

SanTan Brewing in Chandler has a new spring seasonal: Grapefruit Shandy, an American ale blended with Arizona-grown grapefruit juice. The brewery’s previous spring seasonal, Mr. Pineapple, moved to year-round status last year. Grapefruit Shandy, which has an ABV of 4.7%,

Arizona Wilderness Brewing in Gilbert has hired its first executive chef: Stacey Carson, the chef-owner of recently closed gastropub Nosh Arizona. Her mission is to fine-tune the brewpub’s menu of gourment burgers and ‘‘tighten up’’ the kitchen’s workflow to get food

Peanut Butter Milk Stout, a new beer from Sleepy Dog Brewery in Tempe, will get its official launch party from 6-8 p.m. Friday at The Beer Research Institute in Mesa. The peanut butter ale, which already is on tap at

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