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Category: Craft Beer

Arizona Beer & Cider Co. doubles size by buying Pitcher of Nectar

Arizona Beer and Cider Company, the Phoenix-based distributor launched last October by Two Brothers founders Jim and Jason Ebel, has purchased Pitcher of Nectar Distributing. Tempe-based Pitcher of Nectar, or POND, was founded in 2007 by Tony Piccini (pictured), who announced last month

Dogfish Head tap takeover Friday at Whole Foods Chandler

The ground-breaking Delaware brewery is celebrating its 20th anniversary. Friday’s tap list will include: Chateau Jiahu: A re-creation of a 9,000-year-old fermented beverage of rice, honey and fruit discovered in China. Aprihop: A massively hopped IPA. Dogfish’s most popular seasonal. Festina Peche: A Berliner

Wren House Brewing (formerly Westward) opens Friday in Phoenix

The Valley’s newest brewery, which renamed itself this week after having trademark issues with its original moniker, is located on 24th Street about halfway between McDowell and Thomas (map). It’s a three-building complex – a 1922 house-turned-taproom, a brewhouse, and a refrigerated storage building –

Boulders on Southern in Mesa hosts Summer Solstice beer fest Saturday

Technically, this year’s summer solstice doesn’t occur until 9:38 a.m. Sunday, but why wait to celebrate? Boulders’ recently opened Mesa location (map) will have more than 50 beers on tap, including: Lost Abbey Serpent Stout Ska Hibernal Vinefera Stout SanTan

Flanny’s in Tempe hosts Huss Brewing tap takeover Thursday

Huss Brewing, which will celebrate its two-year anniversary in August, will showcase a dozen beers at Flanny’s monthly Third Thursday tap takeover. Leading the way will be Scottsdale Blonde, the Huss flagship Kölsch, which will be joined by a recent coffee-steeped version, Koffee Kölsch. The