Category: Craft Beer

The Arizona Craft Brewers Guild will hold a Back to Beer Festival on Jan. 8, followed by the return of its marquee Arizona Strong Beer Festival on Feb. 19. Both will take place at the new Bell Bank Park sports

Surf City Sandwich, an 18-month-old artisan sandwich shop on Power just south of Ray in southeast Gilbert, has received its liquor license and will begin serving craft beers, wine, and cocktails on Saturday.

OHSO Brewery in Gilbert tapped 1-800-273-8255, its seasonal beer to raise awareness of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, on Thursday. The history: OHSO founder Jon Lane launched the campaign in 2019 after seeing several friends and co-workers in the industry

Congrats to OHSO Brewery in Gilbert, Desert Monks Brewing in Gilbert, and Lumberyard Brewing in Flagstaff – all three picked up silver medals Friday night at the Great American Beer Festival in Denver. OHSO took silver for its Sudoku, a

Wren House Brewing, which launched in Phoenix in 2015, has opened a biergarten-style patio on weekends at its new Prescott production brewery. The beers: A trailer offers four Wren House beers on draft – including its GAPF gold-winning Spellbinder IPA

Four Peaks Brewing releases Pumpkin Porter, one of the most popular seasonal beers in Arizona, on draft at its Eighth Street brew pub in Tempe at 11 a.m. Friday. Bottles will hit stores next week. The quote: “We released Pumpkin

After skipping last year due to covid-19, Fibber Magees Irish Pub in Chandler will host its eighth annual Feast of St. Arnold on Saturday, July 10. The indoor beer festival, which runs noon to midnight, honors the 11th-century monk who is

Wicked Rain, a craft beer bar featuring ales from the Pacific Northwest, is under construction near the southwest corner of Gilbert and Baseline in Gilbert. The 3,000-square-foot bar will have a rotating selection from 30 breweries. It also will serve

Four Peaks Brewing announced its Eighth Street brew pub in Tempe will close at 3 p.m. Sunday for four days of renovations. The 25-year-old brew pub will reopen at 3 p.m. Thursday, July 8. Four Peaks just released After-School Snack,

Cider Corps in downtown Mesa finally is getting statewide distribution: Its award-winning Mango Foxtrot now is available at more than half of the Sprouts markets in Arizona. The cidery’s four-packs of cans have been available at Whole Foods, AJ’s Fine

(Updated 7 a.m. Tuesday, June 22) Tickets were supposed to go on sale Monday for Mile High Brew Fest, the downtown Prescott beer festival that will return Saturday, Aug. 21, after last year’s event was canceled due to the covid-19

As Craft 64 in downtown Chandler approaches its second anniversary next week, the pizzeria brew pub is making a major change in its craft beer tap list. Unlike its older sibling in Old Town Scottsdale, which was the first notable

OHSO Brewery in downtown Gilbert releases this year’s version of its award-winning Te Quiero imperial stout at 11 a.m. Friday, April 2. The third edition of Te Quiero is aged in reposado tequila, reposado mezcal, cinnamon whiskey, and Sagamore rye

Wicked Brews, Bites & Spirits – the 4-month-old brew pub that took over the former Uncle Bear’s space on the southwest corner of I-10 and Ray in Ahwatukee – taps its first in-house beers today. The ales to be tapped at

Pedal Haus Brewery celebrates the first anniversary of its satellite brewpub in downtown Chandler with a party from noon-5 p.m. Sunday. The $10 admission fee includes a Von Hanson’s beer brat with fries and a Pedal Haus beer (steins and

OHSO Brewery in downtown Gilbert will celebrate Pi Day on Sunday with its annual Pie Social pairing 11 pie-inspired beers with 11 artisan pies from The Pie Snob. The beers to be tapped at 9 a.m. will include: Key Lime

SanTan Brewing in Chandler has released a new year-round beer: PebbleHead Stoney Hazy IPA. PebbleHead IPA features fresh fruit flavors – stone fruit, tangerine, and passion fruit – without the bitterness of most hops-heavy IPAs. The summer-friendly ale has an

Just in time for spring, SanTan Brewing & Distilling has opened a patio for its tasting room at its production facility on Warner east of Arizona in Chandler. The 700-square-foot patio features five large picnic tables. The tasting room bar

OHSO Brewery in downtown Gilbert will release cans of its award-winning Knights of Windsor ale at 11 a.m. Friday, Feb. 26. Part of OHSO’s Ales From the Crypt series, Knights of Windsor won a silver medal at the 2019 U.S.

Local breweries are banding together to save the Arizona Craft Brewers Guild, and they need your help. The non-profit guild – which supports Arizona beer through education, communication, and lobbying – has seen its revenue drop 80% in the last