Head into the long holiday weekend as a beer boss, a suds stud or an IPA MVP by picking up one of these brand new craft beer releases from breweries around Arizona.
GOLDWATER BREWING (Scottsdale & Mesa)
Comet Cruiser, 4.7% ABV hoppy lager
WREN HOUSE BREWING (Phoenix)
Pool Boy Wally, 10% ABV triple IPA
Las Frescas Maracuya, 7.2% ABV super fruited sour ale
SEDONA BEER COMPANY (Sedona)
Single Malt Pale Lager, brewed with 100 percent local Sinagua malt from Camp Verde
DILLINGER BREWING COMPANY (Tucson)
Rosa Blanca, a blackberry vanilla sour
BONE HAUS BREWING (Fountain Hills)
Dutchman’s Dream, 5.1% ABV pale ale
Dutchman’s Dream Wulfenite, 5.2% ABV raspberry pale ale
12 WEST BREWING (Gilbert & Mesa)
Cirrus Haze (K-Lax rebranded), 7.2% ABV New England IPA
ARIZONA WILDERNESS (Gilbert & Phoenix)
White Canyon, 6.8% ABV Blonde Stout
Roosevelt DIPA, releases Friday
*Fresh batches available of Refuge IPA & Don’t F#%k It Up Honey Blonde
STATE 48 BREWERY (4 Valley locations)
Hat Trick, 10.5% ABV triple juicy IPA
TOMBSTONE BREWING (Tombstone)
Spawn of Earp double IPA. RARE: only brewed once per year
Rye IPA Con Chiles Picantes, a hazy IPA brewed with habenero chili peppers
OHSO BREWERY (4 Valley locations)
Heffy Moto, 4.7% ABV hefeweizen brewed with orange zest and juice
GRAND AVENUE BREWING COMPANY (Phoenix)
Tequila Jack, 6.5% ABV tequila barrel-aged cream ale
BEER RESEARCH INSTITUTE (Mesa)
Blackberry Urban Art NEIPA, releases Friday
FRONT POURCH BREWING (Phoenix) *I missed this one last week*
Snidely Witlash, 5.5% ABV Witbier
SIMPLE MACHINE BREWING (Phoenix)
Pineapple Mojo, 6.5% ABV Belgian blonde infused with pineapple
Cucumber Crusher, 4.8% ABV light blonde infused with cucumbers
Zealander IPA, 6% ABV brewed with Wakatu/Pacific gem hops
There has got to be more to life
than being really, really, really
ridiculously delicious.
-Zealander IPA
PEORIA ARTISAN BREWING (Peoria)
Shakin’ Citrus IPA, a milkshake IPA
Matthew Johnson is Director of Digital Content for PHOENIX. He writes about craft beer, sports and media.
If he missed something or if you have a question about craft beer in Arizona, please send him an email at matthew.johnson@citieswestmedia.com
Sample our previous craft beer releases on the Desert Digest blog!
