Category: Craft Beer

Even though the pandemic has canceled many of the annual Arizona Beer Week events, The Hungry Monk in Chandler is hoping to hold its Firestone Walker Vintage Beer Dinner on Thursday, Feb. 18. The six-course dinner features a Mardi Gras-themed 

As part of an expanded Arizona Beer Week, Uncle Bear’s Brewery in Gilbert is offering customers at its satellite Grill & Tap locations a behind-the-scenes look at the brewing process. Using a small, 5-gallon brewing system, director of brewery operations

OHSO Brewery releases Moulin Bruges, its strongest-ever and longest-aged beer, at 11 a.m. today at its Gilbert, Arcadia, and Paradise Valley locations. The Belgian-style quad, part of OHSO’s Tales from the Crypt series, was aged for 26 months in Buffalo

Tempe-based Huss Brewing has released its first low-calorie IPA. Low-Lo Hazy IPA – which has an ABV of 4.1% with notes of pineapple, melon, peach, and tangerine – has just 109 calories per 12 ounces. The beer is available at

Acclaimed Phoenix brewery Wren House is opening a production facility next month in Prescott. The effect: Wren House will be able to increase its yearly production from 2,000 barrels to 10,000 barrels. Why Prescott? Co-owner Drew Pool says Wren House,

Congrats to Helluva Brewing, which celebrates its two-year anniversary today. Beer releases: The west Chandler brewpub is tapping three new beers when it opens at 3 p.m.: Mele Kalikimaka (a coconut cinnamon porter), Thrilla in Vanilla (imperial vanilla stout, pictured),

Kudos to Valley breweries Huss and OHSO, which won medals at the 2020 U.S. Open Beer Championship on Sunday. What is it? The U.S. Open is an international competition that began in 2009. This year, more than 6,000 ales from

With beer festivals sidelined by the pandemic, the Arizona Craft Brewers Guild has released its first-ever coupon book to raise money and awareness for the state’s breweries. How much? The $35 books include more than $750 worth of coupons good

Tukee Tap & Bottle, a beer and wine bar that hoped to open this month in Ahwatukee, has lost its space in the Fry’s shopping plaza on the southwest corner of 40th Street and Chandler Boulevard. The reason: According to

Four Peaks Brewing is accepting pre-sale orders for its seasonal Holmberg Bound, a red IPA whose proceeds benefit the Arizona Humane Society. Why it’s special: The beer is an annual collaboration between the Tempe brewery and KUPD radio personality John

Beer Research Institute in Mesa celebrates its sixth anniversary this week with three special beer releases: Imperial Boom Box cans today; 2020 Anniversary Ale cans on Friday; Barrel Aged Dark Side Til I Die bottles on Saturday. Congrats to Matt,

SanTan Brewing & Distilling in downtown Chandler hosts the annual vertical tasting of its popular Winter Warmer seasonal all day today. What you get: The tasting features six 5-ounce pours of Winter Warmer from 2014-2019, plus a preview of the

A new brewery – Wicked Brews, Bites & Spirits – is coming to the former Uncle Bear’s space on the southwest corner of I-10 and Ray in Ahwatukee. Not much is known yet about the newcomer, whose partners include Chip

No craft beer style has been more popular in recent years than hazy IPAs, and the best in the country is being brewed right here in the Valley. That’s the verdict of the judges at the 34th annual Great American

Scottsdale-based Sweet Republic, which just opened a new location in Tempe, has created two new beer-flavored ice creams with Tempe brewery The Shop Beer Co. The first is Church Music, featuring The Shop’s bright, citrusy IPA blended into sweet cream

Helio Basin Brewing in Arcadia is closing after four years in business. Tombstone Brewing from southern Arizona will take over the brewpub on the southwest corner of 40th Street and Thomas in east Phoenix on Friday. The breweries made the

A couple weeks ago, MXSW broke the news former NASCAR driver Michael Waltrip was opening a brewery in the Valley (see story). Now, Michael Waltrip Brewing has signed a distribution deal with Hensley. Arizona’s largest beer distributor will ship Waltrip’s

OHSO Brewery has released its annual 1-800-273-8255, a beer to raise awareness of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. One dollar from every pint or can of the hazy IPA sold will be donated to the hotline, which provides free and confidential emotional support

Beering Arizona, a virtual craft beer festival with in-person options, will take place Saturday, Sept. 19, to help the state’s struggling breweries and taprooms. The event is a fundraiser for the Arizona Craft Brewers Guild, which had to cancel several

Fast-growing State 48 Brewery, which launched in Surprise just four years ago, is opening its sixth Valley location in Gilbert. State 48 Tap House is taking over the former Gordon Biersch space at SanTan Village shopping center. Current locations include