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Tap That AZ - The Arizona Craft Beer Podcast

Arizona has one of the best craft beer communities in the country. But with so many amazing options, where do you even begin your journey to find your favorite spots and brews? That's where this podcast comes in. By talking with the folks who make it all happen, host Eric Walters helps you find the best local places to find a great Arizona-made beer. Weekly episodes include on-location interviews, news from the Arizona beer scene, and some great Arizona beer reviews by Marcus Piña. If you love Arizona and you love beer, this show is for you!
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May 8, 2019

A tad bit west of 32nd Street, off of Cactus, you will find a bar that at least from the outside may not strike you as…well…a bar.

But make no mistake, Lovecraft is not only a bar, but one where you will find a delicious selection of beers on draft and in the fridge.

Rebecca Golden, you might remember from the popular 32 Shea, told TapThatAZ that after a little less than 7 years there, she realized it was time to move on.

“I literally gave it all that I had to give, and it was a good time to sell,” she said. “So I sold it and cried from joy.

“That’s crazy because a lot of people don’t know why I sold it.”

Golden said she needed a break, but she could not mentally or emotionally get away. So, 32 Shea got to a point where it was rolling and a highlight of the neighborhood, she knew it was time to move on.

The business sold, she took a break. Nothing was on the docket, which for someone who worked as hard as she did was a well-earned vacation. Golden said she never really planned on getting back into the industry, but at the same time always wanted to open a beer bar.

That was always in the back of her mind, which meant she was never quite done. Finding the place for her new venture was a challenge, especially since she couldn’t put a bar in one of the nice locations near her old stomping grounds.

Then one day when she was on her way to Home Depot she saw a “For Lease” sign on a building that used to be home to a struggling BBQ joint. The owners of 32 Shea weren’t interest in teaming up, so with some assistance from her boyfriend, Golden went ahead and created a beer bar in a part of town that she would like to help improve in part because it’s where she lives.

“At the end of the day I’m a creative and I’m an optimistic pessimist,” Golden said of putting a beer bar in a part of town that many believe cannot – or will not – support one. “I always see opportunity in things and it’s really hard for me to see things that I think can work...and not at least try.”

That’s not to say she is sure Lovecraft will be a hit – after all, nothing is guaranteed. Having more than  100 craft beers available, 31 of which come courtesy of rotating taps, should help.

Then, there’s the food.

“Originally even though we were going to have a beer bar – we were a beer bar, first and foremost – I knew we needed to have food,” she said.

That realization came from visiting other beer bars who were missing out due to not offering food. Given that Lovecraft was moving into a former BBQ restaurant and it made sense to offer something.

Given that Golden grew up in New Mexico, BBQ was not exactly something she was familiar with. About a week and half before Lovecraft opened, a chef friend of hers suggested making New Mexico fare.

After sleeping on it, a menu was born.

“I wake up and I’m like, ‘this is genius,’” she said. “New Mexican food, I know, it’s amazing. It goes well with smoked meats and nobody else is doing this.”

At least, she said, you couldn’t find the BBQ/New Mexican fusion, and once that epiphany came the rest of it came together pretty quickly. Stop in and you will get to enjoy appetizers like Green Chile Blanco Queso Dip, Creamy Green Chile Mac-N-Cheese or Frijoles. You also have a choice of customized tapas.

Delicious beer and a unique menu? That makes sense for a place called Lovecraft.

You can be forgiven if you think that would be the name for a sex shop. In fact, at one point the sign out front made sure to point out that it’s not a place for that. 

“I didn’t come up with it,” Golden said, before with a chuckle calling out her boyfriend Ryan as being the responsible party. Of course, she admitted she was fond of the name “High Jolly” which you’ll probably need to Google to understand.

At any rate, she was outvoted and now says she likes the name Lovecraft because the point of the place is that “we get to support everything craft.”

The food, beer, wine, mead and cider. Everything.

“This, I get to support all those people who took the leap, who took the jump, who did something that was scary or whatever and decided to open whatever that thing was,” she said, likening it to her own risk in opening the bar. “And I get to be the person who supports that.

“And I think that’s super rad. I love being a craft beer bar, or a craft bar. So for the love of everything craft.”

Apr 30, 2019

This is the first of a two-part series recorded at Camp Coolship 2019 from Arizona Wilderness Brewing Company. In this episode, I get to chat with the people behind this amazing project and why it means so much to them. In a couple of weeks, part two will be released which features the guest breweries on this project. Enjoy the show!

Apr 24, 2019

In this episode, we travel up to Williams to hang out with the crew from Grand Canyon Brewing + Distilling along with longtime friend of the show Justin from Earn Your Booze and Brian from Baptiste Power Yoga. We talk about the epic EYB event (which involves a gameshow-style bartending event) going down this Sunday, April 28th at Copper Blues Phoenix as well as catch up on all the awesome things our friends up north at GCBC are up to. Enjoy the show!

Apr 17, 2019

In this episode, guest hosts Tamara Stanger and Sean Traynor from Cotton & Copper join in to hang out with Vlad and Rebecca, owners of Town Under Black Distillery in Tucson. A focus on native ingredients and traditional techniques they are setting the table for wait it going to be the game-changing distillery in the Southwest. Enjoy the show!

Apr 15, 2019

This week's events:

4/20 - Old School Spring Farm To Table Picnic at Rhiba Farms

4/20 - Arizona Craft Beer Festival at Westgate

4/25 - Elevated Beer Dinner at Ten55

4/27 - Goldwater Brewing Co. Four Year Anniversary

4/28 - Earn Your Grand Canyon | Copper Blues PHX

This week's beer review:

Deep In The Green DIPA by Grand Canyon Brewing Company

Reviewed by Marcus Pina (@brewery602 on Instagram) and follow his page on YouTube

Extra special thanks to Chris Dodson for his awesome production/editing work to help put the audio side of the episodes together

Intro/Outro music is “La Veganza” by the awesome local Arizona band Fayuca

Want to show your support and help this show grow? Simply click here, give the show a rating and share some feedback!

Apr 10, 2019

If you are a part of the Arizona craft beer scene, you know Justin Evans. And if you somehow don’t know Justin, you know his bar, The Wandering Tortoise.

Oh, and if you don’t know the Tortoise, you may have heard of The Sleepy Whale, which Justin and some others are opening in Chandler in April. If none of that rings a bell, then Hops on Birch, a craft beer institution in the pines of Flagstaff, should.

Recently, Justin and his group purchased that spot, too. Not bad for a guy who at one time thought he would go into law after attending Anthem College.

“I got a paralegal degree from there,” Evans told TapThatAZ. “That’s when I thought my career path was going to be being a lawyer.

“Then I got through two years of school and I realized that’s not what I wanted to do.”

Evans went on to say he had been in the food and beverage industry before, and the idea of sitting behind a desk just didn’t appeal to him.

He said the “freeness” of the food and beverage industry did, but across various stops in that field came to the realization that he wanted to one day have his own spot.

Following stops at OHSO Arcadia and the Pig’s Meow (now The Whining Pig Arcadia), Evans – along with Shay Gau, whom he met at the Pig’s Meow – looked to open what became the Tortoise. Many people have at one time considered the idea of starting a business, but Evans, Gau and the other partners, put up their own money, took out the loans and started looking for a place.

They found one in the Sprouts parking lot, but that fell apart due to the grocery chain not wanting another beer seller in their area.

“So we wasted about three months trying to negotiate that deal, we were really drug around on that,” Evans said of the Sprouts lot. “And we rushed to find something else with a couple of stipulations: We wanted to be on Indian School, we wanted to be west on Indian School.

“And somewhere still appealing to my customer base at Pig.”

Eventually, Gau found on a location off of 24th Street and Indian School with about 1,200 square feet of space. Evans was uneasy at first because of its lack of parking, but after about three days the lease was signed.

Within a year they expanded even more, and since then they added a parking lot. All of it proved to be necessary because of not only the atmosphere created in the space but the amazing beer list that has been consistently provided.

That, of course, does not happen by accident, with Evans and his team building relationships not only across the Valley but throughout all of Arizona and even into other markets.

“You know, the first time we got Pueblo Vida in there…it still blows my mind to this day,” Evans said.

If Evans is amazed by the beers he can get, imagine what everyone else thinks. Much of that success is directly due to the relationships Evans and his team have built. Be it Pueblo Vida, Arizona Wilderness or Dark Sky, or others like Modern Times, Pure Project or Bottle Logic, if it’s highly thought of, there’s a good chance you’ll see it at the Tortoise.

And lately you are even starting to see beers named after the Tortoise’s pets, such as King Koda, Super Duper King Mr. and Good Girl Pearl, which are named after Evans’ and Gau’s dogs and made by The Shop and Wren House, respectively.

Those are not the only collaborations the Tortoise has been a part of. They even had one with Modern Times, Technodrome, which was the first collaboration the brewery had ever done with a beer bar.

“We did it on the L.A. system,” Evans said.

Indeed, it’s not just about Central Phoenix. As noted, the Tortoise will soon be joined by the Sleepy Whale and Hops on Birch, with the former being in the East Valley and the latter in Flagstaff.

“That was a space that I was approached about,” Evans said of the Whale. “I looked at it and was like, ‘this is just fantastic.’ I couldn’t say no to that.”

Evans said he wasn’t in any rush to open another place, but instead this was just a matter of something seeming right.

As for Hops on Birch, Evans said that was a “dream come true” but one he said he took advantage of only after he got his wife’s approval. That last line came with a laugh, but Evans – who also has a new baby daughter -- admitted there is plenty on his plate these days. 

But if history is any indication, while it may mean a lot of work for Evans, it will also mean plenty of good beer for even more people who live in the 48th state.

Apr 3, 2019

Recently named one of the fastest growing breweries in America (9th to be exact) Borderlands Brewing Company in Tucson is at the core of a booming craft beer scene in Arizona. In this episode, The Classy Alcoholic and I sit down with owner Mike Mallozzi to talk about how Borderlands is utilizing its position in the beer community to help bring attention to bigger picture topics. Enjoy the show!

Apr 1, 2019

This week's events:

4/1 - Tombstone Beer Guy IPA Release

4/6 - We Won't Be Hazed Release

4/6 - Baja Beer Festival 2019

Click HERE for tickets

This week's beer review:

Snozzberry Berliner by Tombstone Brewing Co. 

Reviewed by Marcus Pina (@brewery602 on Instagram) and follow his page on YouTube

Extra special thanks to Chris Dodson for his awesome production/editing work to help put the audio side of the episodes together

Intro/Outro music is “La Veganza” by the awesome local Arizona band Fayuca

Want to show your support and help this show grow? Simply click here, give the show a rating and share some feedback!

Mar 27, 2019

In this episode host Liz Limberg talks with a wide range of guests (at different levels of intoxication) attending Blue Pint Society's Beer School 8 at OHSO-Gilbert. Enjoy!

Extra special thanks to Chris Dodson for his awesome production/editing work to help put the audio side of the episodes together

Intro/Outro music is "La Negra Tomasa" by the awesome local Arizona band Fayuca

Want to show your support and help this show grow? Simply click here, give the show a rating and share some feedback!

Mar 20, 2019

In this episode, The Classy Alcoholic sits down with Dillinger Brewing Company co-owner Aaron to discuss the story behind this hidden gem in Tucson. Enjoy!

Mar 18, 2019

This week's events:

Borderlands Turns 7! 2nd Annual Sour Fest at Wandering Tortoise Farmboy and The Beer Research Institute - Pop-Up Dinner

Click HERE for tickets

This week's beer review:

Fayuca Rizing Xtra Pale Ale - a collaboration between local band Fayuca and Helio Basin Brewing Co.

Reviewed by Marcus Pina (@brewery602 on Instagram) and follow his page on YouTube

Extra special thanks to Chris Dodson for his awesome production/editing work to help put the audio side of the episodes together

Intro/Outro music is “La Veganza” by the awesome local Arizona band Fayuca

Want to show your support and help this show grow? Simply click here, give the show a rating and share some feedback!

Mar 13, 2019

As co-founder of Wren House Brewing Co. Drew Pool knows a thing or two about opening and operating a successful brewery. In this episode, I sit down with Drew to get an idea of what it has been like to be one of the driving forces behind arguably one of the top breweries in the country. However, this is more than just a story. This episode will be a great resource for anyone who is considering opening a brewery or is just curious to know what all goes into operating a brewery. Enjoy!

Mar 7, 2019

In this episode, I sit down with Pete from Barn Town Brewing out of Iowa. These guys are doing a collab with Wren House, so be on the lookout for that, as well as doing a tap takeover at Wandering Tortoise on March 7th. Get there ASAP to grab some of their fantastic beers. Enjoy the show!

Mar 6, 2019

In this episode, we head down to Chandler to hang out with owners Shawn Shepard and Steve Stone from Helluva Brewing Company. These guys laid out the red carpet for us with an awesome selection of their beers and the perfect foods to go with each. For being such a new place they have hit the ground running. Look out for great things from them. Enjoy the show!

Extra special thanks to Chris Dodson for his awesome production/editing work to help put the audio side of the episodes together

Intro/Outro music is "La Negra Tomasa" by the awesome local Arizona band Fayuca

Want to show your support and help this show grow? Simply click here, give the show a rating and share some feedback!

Mar 4, 2019

This week's events:I've Got the Hops For You at Helton Brewing Company Click HERE for tickets Roars & Pours Click HERE for tickets Black Canyon Beer Company Grand Opening Downtown Mesa Brew Fest

This week's beer review:Huss Brewing Co Collaboration with King's Convenience, Cinnamon Kölsch Brunch Reviewed by Marcus Pina (@brewery602 on Instagram)

This week's Beer 101:Yeast by Doc Osborne from Pedal Haus Brewery

Extra special thanks to Chris Dodsonfor his awesome production/editing work to help put the audio side of the episodes together

Intro/Outro music is “La Veganza” by the awesome local Arizona band Fayuca

Want to show your support and help this show grow? Simply click here, give the show a rating and share some feedback!null

Feb 28, 2019

In the episode, Liz, Luke and I sit down with Brandon and AJ from the Inkeldeux podcast to discuss our plan to record a miniseries about us all preparing for and obtaining our Certified Beer Server credential from Cicerone. Well, as you will hear Liz already has hers so she’ll be guiding us as well as preparing herself for the Certified Cicerone credential. Stay tuned for more info in the coming months for the miniseries which will also hopefully help you with your beer knowledge or even your own certification. In the meantime check out the InkleDeux podcast on your favorite podcast app and check out their website.

Extra special thanks to Chris Dodson for his awesome production/editing work to help put the audio side of the episodes together

Intro/Outro music is "La Negra Tomasa" by the awesome local Arizona band Fayuca

Want to show your support and help this show grow? Simply click here, give the show a rating and share some feedback!

Feb 25, 2019

This week's events: Beer School 8 (click HERE for tickets) Mudshark Brewing Co. Public House OpeningMcDowell Mt Music Festival(click HERE for tickets)

This week's beer review: Mother Road Brewing Co. Lost Highway Double Black IPA Reviewed by Marcus Pina (@brewery602 on Instagram)

This week's Beer 101: Tap Lines by Doc from Pedal Haus Brewery

Extra special thanks to Chris Dodson for his awesome production/editing work to help put the audio side of the episodes together

Intro/Outro music is “La Negra Tomasa” by the awesome local Arizona band Fayuca

Want to show your support and help this show grow? Simply click here, give the show a rating and share some feedback!

Feb 20, 2019

This episode was recorded at the Arizona Society of Homebrewers Brew Out where a group of homebrewers got together to brew a bunch of beers. As you've probably heard many times on this show most professional brewers start off homebrewing. However, some people just dig this as a hobby and still make amazing beer. Either way, ASH is a great organization supporting the Arizona beer scene. Enjoy the show!

Feb 14, 2019

This episode was recorded live at Strong Beer Fest and you get to hear some of the conversations the team and I had throughout the day. The episode is sponsored by the Arizona Craft Brewers Guild (AZCBG) the nonprofit group behind Strong Beer Festival as well as many other festivals including Baja Beer Festival in Tucson going down April 6th and many other great events through the Arizona beer scene all year long. The AZCBG was established in 1998. Beyond putting on awesome events they also work hard behind the scenes on the legislative side of things and education for breweries and consumers. Check out the AZCBG website www.chooseazbrews.com to learn more about what AZCBG does and how you can help which is most likely supporting local breweries by drinking their beer. Tough gig right?

Guys, thanks again for listening. And thank you to everyone who jumped on the mics or just came up to chat with us about their love for Arizona beer. We have a truly amazing community and I’m super stoked to be part of it. And thank you all for your support. It was a humbling experience to hear so many people share their stories on how the show has helped them appreciate or learn more about Arizona beer and even inspired some people to start creating content to support this scene. We appreciate all that the AZCBG has done for us and Arizona beer. Show your support by checking them out at www.chooseazbrews.com. Enjoy the show!

Feb 11, 2019
Grand Canyon/12 West Collab Monday, February 11 6:00 – 9:00pm BottleShop 48 We're hosting a launch party for our friends at Grand Canyon and 12 West for their new collab brew: "You’re Blackberry, Violet!" We can't wait to try this blackberry hazy IPA! Come hang out with the gang and support local AZ craft at it's best. Plus, we'll be watching Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory :) https://www.facebook.com/events/625169984600119/   When Good Beer Goes Bad: Off-Flavor Education TICKETS HERE Tuesday, February 12 6:00 – 9:00pm Four Peaks Brewing Co. Butter. Paper. Vinegar. Skunks. We've all tasted some flavors in beer that definitely shouldn't be there. Learn about what causes these defects—and how you can avoid them—in this brain-exploding presentation from Four Peaks laboratory technicians and on-staff Cicerones. Each ticket includes a flight of four spiked beers plus one control beer. Attendees will also receive commemorative glassware.    Arm Wrestling Throwdown! Wednesday, February 13 6:00 – 9:00pm Boulders On Southern Join the women of the Arizona Craft beer scene in an arm wrestling Throwdown! A tournament to raise money for the Pink Boots Society of Arizona. We will have raffle prizes, silent auction items and of course great beer! Come show your support for the women of the Arizona beer scene and cheer on your favorite wrestler!    Be My Player 2 Valentines Beer Dinner Thursday, February 14 6:30 – 8:30pm 8-Bit Aleworks We're bringing back our Be My Player 2 Beer pairing dinner for Valentine's Day! Last year tickets sold out in less than a week so don't delay!   Mario and Princess Peach, Link and Zelda, Cloud and Aerith, Squall and Rinoa… video games have no shortage of epic romances. That being said, gamers tend to be pretty laid-back in love, so that’s the approach we’re taking to celebrate Valentine’s Day at 8-Bit Aleworks.   Prior to opening a brewery, when they still had time for time for such celebrations, Ryan and Krystina spent every Valentine’s Day for almost a decade with takeout Chinese food and a cheesy movie of Mrs. 8-Bit’s choosing. This year, 8-Bit’s Player 1 and Player 2 are bringing their tradition to you with the help of Chinoz Grill Food Truck.   Spend an evening enjoying a 5-course meal of Chinese food, each course is paired perfectly with 8-Bit brews and a few other special treats, we're even letting you pick between Ryan or Krystina's favorite main course (Honey Walnut Shrimp or Beef and Broccoli). If you’re looking for a unique and relaxed way to spend February 14th, join us at 8-Bit Aleworks with your favorite Player 2!   Tickets are $80 per couple and must be purchased in advance. Tickets are available for sale directly through 8-Bit Aleworks either on our online store or at the brewery. Please be sure to select your main course when buying online. We've only got 36 seats for this event and like all of our beer dinners you'll get to meet new friends at your table!   Harbottle Brewing Turns 1 Year Old! February 15, 2019 12:00pm – Midnight Harbottle Brewing Company Don't miss out as we throw our first ever birthday bash! It's been one crazy year and we are ready to party. Molecular Munchies will be here at 5pm. Jacob Acosta will be rocking out a 6pm. Get here early for special beer releases as well as specials all day.   5th Annual ABV Beer Dinner TICKETS Saturday, February 16 4:30 – 8:30pm The American LegionThe 5th Annual ABV Beer Dinner is a culinary celebration of craft beer and community on the closing day of Arizona Beer Week. Featuring all 7 Flagstaff breweries and 8 local chefs, 100% of this 9-course beer-paired dinner raises funds for Veterans Services in Northern Arizona.   Notes for this episode were taken directly from the Facebook event page for the event
Feb 6, 2019

In this episode, I travel down to Queen Creek to hang out with Old Ellsworth Brewing Company. Believe me, these guys are cranking out some top-notch beers. And "Pick Your Own Poutine"? I'm in! In this episode, I hang out with owners Brian, Ryan, and Chris to talk about the process of opening a brewery in a city that actually sought out a brewery as well as the challenges of keeping up with demand when you make awesome beer. Enjoy the show!

Extra special thanks to Chris Dodson for his awesome production/editing work to help put the audio side of the episodes together

Intro/Outro music is "La Negra Tomasa" by the awesome local Arizona band Fayuca

Want to show your support and help this show grow? Simply click here, give the show a rating and share some feedback!

Feb 4, 2019

Arizona Beer Week is finally here everyone! All year us fans of Arizona craft beer chomp at the bit to see what amazing events our favorite breweries and beer spots are going to get themselves into for our consumption pleasure. Everything from women's arm wrestling tournaments to the crown jewel of them all, Arizona Strong Beer Festival, the quantity and quality of events is sure to please even the pickiest of beer snobs.

In this episode, I hang out and talk Beer Week with Nick and Doc from Pedal Haus, sound engineering whiz Chris Dodson, and the Executive Director of the Arizona Craft Brewers Guild Rob Fullmer. There was NO way we could cover every event so follow this link to see a more robust list and be sure to follow your favorite beer places to keep tabs on their events. Enjoy the show!

Shout out to the Arizona Craft Brewers Guild for organizing such awesome events and sponsoring this episode

Extra special thanks to Chris Dodson for his awesome production/editing work to help put the audio side of the episodes together

Intro/Outro music is “La Negra Tomasa” by the awesome local Arizona band Fayuca

Want to show your support and help this show grow? Simply click here, give the show a rating and share some feedback!

Jan 30, 2019

When it comes to pretty much anything cool you have people who come out of the woodwork claiming they'd been with it since the beginning. Well, John Alvarado, known to the Arizona beer community (and his mother in law) as Hoppymoto, has been part of this budding beer scene since the genesis of it. On top of that, he has played a major role in the development of the community with his top-notch beer tour company, aptly named Arizona Brewery Tours.  

In this episode, we sit down with Hoppyomoto to talk about his adventures with ABT as well as what he's seen develop over the past few years with Arizona Beer. We even have a few special guests. Enjoy the show!

Extra special thanks to Chris Dodson for his awesome production/editing work to help put the audio side of the episodes together

Intro/Outro music is "La Negra Tomasa" by the awesome local Arizona band Fayuca

Want to show your support and help this show grow? Simply click here, give the show a rating and share some feedback!

Jan 28, 2019
Tacos, Beers, & Baos Tuesday’s with B.R.I.

Tuesday, January 29 - 5:00 – 11:55pm

Yucca Tap Room 29 West Southern Avenue, Tempe, Arizona 85282

Description:Another killer installment of of Tacos, Beers, & Baos Tuesday’s with our local homies B.R.I.! We’ll be tapping 4 delicious beers from from our east valley brethren. We’ll have a special taco just for the event! Also we’ll have $1.50 tacos & $2.50 Baos!

McFate Tap Takeover

Wednesday, January 30 - 6:00 – 8:00pm

Richter Aleworks 8279 W Lake Pleasant Pkwy, Ste 109, Peoria, Arizona 85382

It’s Tap Takeover time once again! Join us as we welcome our friends from Scottsdale, McFate Brewing Co. They’ll be here from 6-8pm with some very special beers you wouldn’t normally find outside their establishment. As always, we’ll be offering $2 off our delicious flatbread pizzas and pretzels during the event. We’ll see you then!

Goldwater Brewing Co. - Casual Medusa West Coast IPA Can Release

Friday, February 1 - 12:00 – 11:59pm

Goldwater Brewing Co. 3608 N Scottsdale Rd, Scottsdale, Arizona 85251

We wanted to brew up a West Coast IPA with some subtle twist! We kept it casual and easy drinking with a low 6% abv, We bombed this West Coast IPA with Medusa, Mosaic, and Cashmere hops! Medusa is a new strain of neomexicanus hops, meaning it's a wild breed of hops cultivated in New Mexico/ Colorado. This hop will give this beer notes of intense guava, melons, apricots and citrus fruits with a smooth, but prominent bitterness, followed by a pop of fruity juiciness from the expressive yeast strain and heavy-handed Dry-Hop! And No, this is not a West Coast / Hazy hybrid! Just a different take we wanted to try on brewing West Coast IPAs.

Curaga - Blue Pint & 8-Bit Beer Project Release!

Saturday, February 2 - 2:00 – 5:00pm

8-Bit Aleworks 1050 N Fairway Dr, Bldg F, Ste 101, Avondale, Arizona 85323

Come celebrate the initial release of "Curaga," our Blueberry Cobbler beer project with 8-bit Aleworks! Every pint sold off premise during Arizona Beer Week garners a $1 donation for our friends at The Testicular Cancer Awareness Foundation!

I've Got the Hops For You at Helton Brewing Company

Sunday, February 3 - 5:00 – 8:00pm

Helton Brewing Company 2144 E Indian School Rd, Phoenix, Arizona 85016

Start the month of love off with us at Helton Brewing Company on February 3rd! We’re matching three types of cheese up with Helton’s IPAs for you to devour while designing your own cutting board using wood burning tools. We’ll provide everything needed to enable you to tap into your creativity with this blank canvas that can be used in your own kitchen or displayed as art. If you have a design in mind, feel free to print it out and bring it along as we’ll have image transfer materials on hand!

Tickets include: *all tools and materials to burn a design onto one cutting board (dimensions: 13" x 5 1/2" x 3/4") *IPA tasting flight & cheese samples Seating is limited!

Extra special thanks to Chris Dodsonfor his awesome production/editing work to help put the audio side of the episodes together

Intro/Outro music is “La Negra Tomasa” by the awesome local Arizona band Fayuca

Want to show your support and help this show grow? Simply click here, give the show a rating and share some feedback!

Most of the notes for this episode were taken directly from the Facebook event page for each event

Jan 23, 2019

This episode was recorded live at the 2019 Arizona Women's Brew at the San Tan brewing facility. Every year the amazing women of the Arizona craft beer community get together leading up to Arizona Beer Week to create an awesome new beer. 

This year the ladies created Persistence Pale Ale, an oaked pale ale. The creation of this beer even included a blow torch. Enough said. It's always a great time hanging out with these ladies and Arizona beer is very lucky to have such an awesome female presence in this community. Enjoy the show! 

Extra special thanks to Chris Dodson for his awesome production/editing work to help put the audio side of the episodes together

Intro/Outro music is "La Negra Tomasa" by the awesome local Arizona band Fayuca

Want to show your support and help this show grow? Simply click here, give the show a rating and share some feedback!

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