Put together a nifty tasting flight of top Phoenix-area craft beer destinations with this bird’s-eye guide.
Simple Machine Brewing
The pride of North Phoenix. Try the award-winning Barrel ‘O Cherries aged stout. simplemachinebrewing.com
Saddle Mountain Brewing Co.
Home of Clan-Destine Scottish Ale – Arizona’s most-decorated beer with five medals from the Great American Beer Festival. saddlemountainbrewing.com
8-Bit Aleworks
Big ales and ample video game amusements mark this cult favorite, squirreled away in a WV business park. 8-bitaleworks.com
Catalyst Crafted Ales
A big winner at the 2024 Arizona Craft Beer Awards, this supergroup-style brewing collective in Tempe also boasts boffo tacos. catalystcraftedales.com
Wren House Brewing Co.
Consensus Top 3 Arizona brewery has lately dived into Imperial IPAs and stronger styles. Locations in Phoenix, Ahwatukee and Prescott Valley. Future location coming to Paradise Valley. wrenhousebrewing.com
Phoenix Beer Co.
Brewer of PHOENIX magazine’s first collaborative beer: First Draft IPA. Also has a Scottsdale location. phxbeerco.com
Walter Station Brewery
Affiliated with Burning Man legend Walter Productions, this beloved CenPho brewer batches a mean Turnout IPA. walterstation.beer
Huss Brewing Co.
Get buzzed on a one-of-a-kind Koffee Kölsch at this hopping Uptown taproom. Locations in Downtown Phoenix, Tempe and Uptown Phoenix. hussbrewing.com
Roses By the Stairs
Love Belgians? This RoRo-adjacent upstart has the most aggressive program in the state, plus killer Imperial IPAs. rosesbythestairsbrewing.com
Kitsune Brewing Co.
Our 2023 Best of the Valley winner for Best New Brewery specializes in sours, rice beers and other adventurous styles. kitsunebrewingco.com
Front Pourch Brewing
An emerging favorite of Valley beer cognoscenti, the North Valley brewer is known for its Vienna Lager and other European styles. frontpourchbrewing.com
Bone Haus Brewing
No trip to Fountain Hills is complete without a flight of BH’s lauded double IPAs. bonehausbrewing.com
Goldwater Brewing Co.
Cocktails rule in Old Town Scottsdale… unless you happen to be visiting this stalwart Valley brewer. Taprooms in Scottsdale, Mesa and Tempe. goldwaterbrewing.com
Oro Brewing Co.
Winner of the 2022 Arizona Craft Brewers Guild’s Brewery of the Year award, this Mesa nano-brewery is an under-the-radar gem. orobrewing.com
12 West Brewing
Dialed-in hazies and inventive lagers typify this craft brewer helping anchor the rising Mesa beer scene. Locations in Mesa and Gilbert. 12westbrewing.com
Arizona Wilderness Brewing Co.
Named the world’s best new brewery by RateBeer in 2016, this Gilbert institution always pushes the envelope with spicy saisons and varied sours. Locations in Gilbert and Downtown Phoenix. Third location coming to Southeast Phoenix in 2025. azwbeer.com
Pedal Haus Brewery
The ACBG’s 2023 Brewery of the Year wowed the judges with its lagers and pale ales. Locations in Tempe, Chandler, Mesa and Downtown Phoenix. pedalhausbrewery.com
Pinnacle Brewing Co.
Adjacent to the Airpark, Scottsdale’s newest brewery leans into unique European styles. See: brewmaster Wyatt Wilson’s smoked Polish lager.pinnaclebrewing.com
