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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. …
Background Grand Avenue Brewing Company opened in Phoenix in May 2019. John Coll a practicing real estate lawyer purchased the 1947 warehouse in 2010. It was there he began brewing as a side project. After nine years, Coll decided to …
Background Kirk and Mary Strawn and James and Jennifer Erickson opened Walter Station Brewery in February 2019. The Strawns are the founders of Walter Productions. The Arizona-based company creates larger-than-life event props and pyrotechnics featuring oversize vans and trucks. James Erickson, an avid …
Background Mario Rana opened State 48 Brewing, the first and only brewery in Surprise, Arizona in June 2016. They are one of the handful of new breweries opening on the west side of Phoenix. He opened the brewery/restaurant focusing on Arizona …
Background – Barnstar Brewing Company David and Sandy Bigelow had been visiting family in Skull Valley, Arizona for years. In 2011 when they decided it was time for a change, opted to open a brewery, kinda in the middle of nowhere. On the …
Background Desert Monks Brewing Company Ever sit around with your work buddies and imagine opening a brewery? Five people working at Intel just made it a reality and opened Desert Monks Brewing. Arturo Ruiz, Daniel Rosales-Yeomans, Jose Hinojosa and husband-and-wife …
Background – 12 West Brewing Co., Gilbert, AZ 12 West Brewing Co. went from concept to reality very quickly. In March 2016, co-founders Bryan McCormick and Noel Garcia were introduced through mutual friends. A month later the pair decided they would …
Background Brian and Joanne Cole along with Mike Symington opened the doors of Lonesome Valley Brewing on Halloween 2013, without beer. Due to the government shutdown, their federal brewing license took longer to process than they had money to pay rent! They …
Background – OHSO Brewery OHSO Brewery opened in Phoenix in 2011. John Lane, a native of Traverse City, Michigan, and partner Pat Walsh are the duo behind O.H.S.O. Lane worked for years in the restaurant business and teamed up with …
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 …
