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Background 1912 Brewing Company was born out of home brewers Alicia and Allan Conger’s garage dating back to 2004. Both are Arizona natives. At 17, Allan joined the Marines and served in Operation Iraqi Freedom. Upon return to Tucson, he …
Background – Iron John’s Brewing John Adkisson opened Iron John’s Brewing in 2014. After several years of intense home brewing, Adkisson decided to take his craft to the next level. In 1996 John left his accounting job and began brewing on the ten barrel brewpub system at Habaneros. John …
Background Wanderlust Brewing Company opened in October 2012. It’s a 3 barrel brewhouse and a one-man show – and that man is Nathan Friedman. Nathan is an engineer for Flagstaff’s W.L. Gore, working with medical products by day, and often …
Experience – Granite Mountain Brewing Tucked between antique shops on historic Cortez Street in downtown Prescott AZ, Granite Mountain Brewing is a hip and trendy little brewery and taproom. The gorgeous handcrafted wood bar is the centerpiece of this bright establishment. …
UPDATE: We are very sad to announce Scottsdale Beer Co did not survive the pandemic. We are happy to find out their brewer Brad Williams did move to the new Throne Brewing! One of Scottsdale’s newest breweries is the Scottsdale …
Arizona Wilderness Brewing Company has earned many accolades in craft beer circles in a short time. We have visited this pub many times over its less than two year existence. When their taps are full it is a pilgrim’s nirvana. …
Arizona Wilderness Brewing Company, Gilbert, AZ. Read more »
Update This location of Peoria Artisan Brewery has closed. Check out their Peoria location ! Experience Peoria Artisan is a pretty new little nano brewery in Litchfield Park is the Litchfield Taproom. We enjoyed a flight of Artisan Amber, Paul’s Pale …
Peoria Artisan Brewery, Litchfield Park, Arizona Read more »
Beer Research Institute has closed its doors Beer Research Institute is an interesting pub with a scientific slant. Beer tasters in beakers, Erlenmeyer flasks for hanging lights and pictures of budding yeast, gotta love that. It is located in a …
Update Fate Brewing Company was required to rename itself as McFate Brewing Company because of another Fate Brewing in Boulder Colorado. Experience Fate Brewing Company is one of our favorite brewpubs in the Phoenix area. It is located in Scottsdale …
We have enjoyed a collaboration beer, Infringement?, Dragoon did with Fate in Scottsdale and we were anxious to try this brew pub out. It didn’t disappoint. It is on the north end of Tucson and I think the only brew pub west …
