Background Around May of 2014, work began on converting a 1920’s house and garage into Westward Brewing Co. Drew Pool and Bill Hammond who met while both worked at Intel are the co-owners. By the time they received license approval…
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Arizona Brewery Reviews
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Front Pourch Brewing, Phoenix, AZ
Randy and Diane Bolkstrum opened Front Pourch Brewing in September 2019. This endeavor traces its roots to a friend’s basement in Oregon and from their to their front porch in Cave Creek. Randy and his son Trevor brewed on a…
Simple Machine Brewing, Phoenix, AZ
Background Matt Wright and Marshall Norris opened Simple Machine Brewing in north Phoenix in November 2019. The pair converted a former auto body shop on the southwest corner of Seventh Avenue and Deer Valley and opened with a small 3…
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PHX Beer Co, Scottsdale, AZ
Background In the fall of 2019 the Phoenix Ale Brewery was sold to a new group of investors and re-opened as PHX Beer Co. Greg Fretz and George Hancock opened Phoenix Ale Brewery in 2011. A group of local real…
Tagged with: Adam Wojcik, azbeer, beercation, Brew Pub, Buzz Gosnell, Carl Perrone, Chris Rose, Eric Walter, Jason “Popeye” Marhle, Niels Kreipke
Dark Sky Brewing, Flagstaff, AZ
Background Dark Sky Brewing Company opened its doors in the heart of downtown Flagstaff, Arizona in 2015. By the time the small brewery was one year old, it had amassed a portfolio of 100 unique beers, all brewed on a tiny…
Throne Brewing, Glendale, AZ
Throne Brewing Company is the brain child of Carlos Toma. He caught the entrepreneurial spirit from his family that owned a convenience store for many years. He began working at the store at age 8. By the time he was…
Tagged with: ABV, Arizona, Arizona Craft Beer, Beer Trail, beercation, Brad Williams, Carlos Toma, Craft Beer, craft brew, Dubina Brewing, travel
Throne Brewing, Peoria, AZ
Throne Brewing Company is the brain child of Carlos Toma. He caught the entrepreneurial spirit from his family that owned a convenience store for many years. He began working at the store at age 8 and by the time he…
Tombstone Brewing North, Phoenix, AZ
Background Historic gunfights and horse-drawn carriage rides, whats not to love. The Wild West is alive and well in Tombstone, Arizona, an hour southeast of Tucson. The tourist destination’s newest attraction, Tombstone Brewing Company opened in October 2016. They began…
Tagged with: Arizona, arizonacraftbeer, beercation, Hazy IPA, Helio Basin, Matt Brown, Phoenix, Tombstone North, Weedy Weidenthal
Goldwater Brewing Company, Mesa, AZ
Background – Goldwater Brewing Company Goldwater Brewing Company is the first brewery in Old Town Scottsdale to brew on site. Greg, Chad, and Dillon McClelland opened Goldwater Brewing in 2015. 30 years of brewing in your garage sometimes ends up opening…
Tagged with: beercation, Chad McClelland, Craft Beer, Dillon McClelland, Greg McClelland, Longbow, Mesa, tasting room
Bone Haus Brewing, Fountain Hills, AZ
Background Keith Chapman opened Bone Haus Brewing in 2018 with two partners. Andy Weiner, the brewmaster, has been homebrewing for 25 years. David Lozeau, a designer, has been involved in the alcohol and spirits industry for more than a decade.…
Tagged with: Andy Weiner, beercation, catacombs, Craft Beer, David Lozeau, Fountain Hills, Keith Chapman, Lost Dutchman
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