Background Husband and wife team Simon Brown and Emily Moultrie opened Claremont Craft Ales in 2012. The brewing bug hit Simon after Emily bought him a home brewing kit. Emily grew up in Claremont and the couple decided that would …

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Background – SCHLAFLY, The Saint Louis Brewery Dan Kopman and Tom Schlafly incorporated The Saint Louis Brewery in 1989 . The two obtained a historical building from the 1900’s and began creating a brewery & Tap Room. The brewery produced its …

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Curt Dale opened Dale Bros Brewery in 2003 and was one of the founding breweries of the Los Angeles-area craft beer movement. In 2007 his brother Andy moved to California to join him. The two brothers had home-brewed together previously and had won …

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Sour Cellars is an all sour brewery and barrel room that Bryan Doty and his wife Chinthya opened in late 2016. Bryan has worked for years with sour brewing techniques and has isolated and propagated wild yeast. He currently maintains over 20 …

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Jeremiah Cooper and his brother Demetrius opened Kings Brewing Company in May 2016. Jeremiah caught the home brewing bug and Demetrius soon joined in. Soon they were brewing 3-4 batches a week and fell in love with the process. Both brothers …

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Lochiel Brewing opened in May 2015 and is self-financed by Ian Cameron in Mesa, Arizona. A couple unique things about Ian and Lochiel, Ian is a deaf professional brewer who gained experience from over 15 years of home brewing and three years volunteering at various breweries …

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Arizona Wilderness Brewing main tasting room and dining area has a long bar, plenty of tables and a large community table in the center of the room. The large TV’s in the corners display images of the real Arizona wilderness, …

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 Background – Pueblo Vida Brewing Company Co-owners Kyle Jefferson and Linette Antillon opened Pueblo Vida Brewing Company October 29, 2014.  Both University of Arizona graduates moved to the Seattle area after graduation for the purpose of getting some brewing experience. Kyle was …

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Background – Green Feet Brewing Scott Petersen and Jen Reynard opened Green Feet Brewing in May 2016. Peterson began thinking about opening a brewery while on active duty in Afghanistan in 2012. He had been home brewing for several years in Reynard’s garage when …

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Background Neal Farrell and Kristina Frosch opened Peoria Artisan Brewery in 2013. Their Litchfield Taproom is in historic Litchfield Park, AZ just adjacent to the historic Wigwam Resort, a great place to stay.  The Taproom is a small neighborhood establishment where brewer Joe …

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