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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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Now displaying: December, 2018
Dec 24, 2018
Christmas at Craft 64

Tuesday, December 25, 2018 at 5 PM – 10 PM

6922 E Main St, Scottsdale, Arizona 85251

In fine HOLIDAY TRADITION, CRAFT 64 will once again be OPEN on CHRISTMAS DAY for the fourth year!!!!! 5-10pm BAR ONLY....but lot's free snacks, sandwiches, and goodies provided free of charge. SWEET LOVIN', our new Winter Brew will be on tap so when you are DEAD SICK of your extended families, COME JOIN James & Susana for a small celebration!

Wren Day

Wren House Brewing Co.

2125 N 24th St, Phoenix, Arizona 85008

Wednesday, December 26, 2018 at 12 PM – 10 PM

The day after Christmas is our biggest bash of the year full of special trappings including:

*Cellar List* Carefree, Kingsnake.

And more...*Holiday Las Frescas* Cranberry, Hibscus*Holiday Los Postres* Peppermint Coffee*Limited Spiced Rum BA Stout**Special trappings throughout the day*Check out their page for any other updates

Bacon Day at 1912 Brewing Co. - Bacon and Mead Pairing

2045 N. Forbes Blvd #105, Tucson, AZ 85745

Sunday, December 30, 2018 at 1 PM – 5 PM

Dec 30th is National Bacon Day

Back by popular demand, we are coordinating a mead and bacon flight! Join us for this delicious tasting with mead by Superstition Meadery and bacon by Daniela’s Cooking!

We will also be offering a little bacon to add something extra to your Michelada! 

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! Most of the notes for this episode were taken directly from the Facebook event page for each event
Dec 17, 2018

Welcome to another News & Reviews episode. In this episode, I cover 3 events including a new brewery opening, talk an all-new beer guide (I have 3 to giveaway) and a collab beer with Grand Canyon Brewing and Beer Research Institute gets reviewed. Enjoy!

Dec 12, 2018
California Wildfire Devastation

On the morning of November 8th, 2018, a brush fire broke out in Butte County, California. High winds and dry air created a recipe for rapid growth and this small fire quickly escalated to a point where firefighters abandoned attempts to put the fire out in favor of evacuating people. 

When the fire was finally contained 17 days later there were over 100 people killed, injured or missing with countless others having their lives impacted forever. Property damage is in the billions and entire communities have been destroyed. The Camp Fire was the worst wildfire in the history of California and the worst in the United States in over a century. Needless to say, this region needs some help.

Enter Resilience IPA

Sierra Nevada Brewing Company has been a staple of Butte County for nearly 40 years so this devastation hit really close to home. Soon after the Camp Fire disaster Sierra Nevada announced the plan to release the Resilience Butte County Proud IPA. On top of Sierra Nevada brewing and releasing this beer the brewery asked other craft breweries across the country to brew the same beer to support the cause. And boy did they. Over 1400 breweries have joined this cause to provide assistance to those in need. 100% of the proceeds of this beer at each brewery will go toward The Camp Fire Relief Fund

The Podcast

In this episode, I sit down with Ben VanderMeer from Sierra Nevada along with an awesome group of people from the amazing Arizona beer community. We talk about the Resilience IPA and how the Arizona beer community has stepped up to play their part in giving back to this cause. 

Shout Outs

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!

Dec 10, 2018
Desert Monks Brewing Co Public Opening Saturday, December 15, 2018 at 12 PM – 11 PM 1094 S Gilbert Rd, Ste 101, Gilbert, Az

We are finally ready to open our Taproom doors! On tap we plan to have: craft beer, craft soda, cold press coffee, and Rock Stacker Kombucha. Come help us celebrate our journey with some great craft beverages.

Goldwater Brewing Co.'s - Resilience IPA Beer Garden Fundraiser Friday, December 14, 2018 at 12 PM – 10 PM 3608 N Scottsdale Rd, Scottsdale, Arizona 85251

We are very proud to be a part of Sierra Nevada's amazing project and getting to brew this great beer for an even greater cause. We’ll be tapping our 10 bbl batch version of Resilience Butte County Proud IPA on Friday, December 14th starting at 12pm for our Beer Garden Party in our back courtyard.

100% of the proceeds of this beer will be sent to benefit the victims of the devastating California Camp Fire. 

Watch the ABC15 Arizona News segment here: https://bit.ly/2REuY0p

#resilienceipa#letsdothis

Food Truck: Biscuit Freaks

Live Music: TBD

Come to help us Empty the Tank for a great cause!

Welcome Jester King to Arizona Launch Party Tap Takeover KINGS  Wednesday, December 19, 2018 at 6 PM – 9 PM 2811 N Central Ave, Phoenix, Arizona 85004

Thanks to Quail Distributing we will be launching the best brewery from Texas at Kings on December 19th - Jester King!. We will have every available beer from Jester King in the state of AZ. This is what the bottles and list will look like:

Jester King 750ml Bottles Available for sale December 19th: - Kollaborationsbier - Snorkel - Figlet - Foudreweizen - Bier de Coupage - Cerveza de Tempranillo

Jester King Beers On Tap December 19th: - La Vie en Rose - Colonel Toby - Figlet - Correlation  - Part and Parcel - Foudreweizen - Bier de Coupage - Das Uberkind! - Omniscience and Proselytism  - Bier de Blanc du Bois  - Cerveza de Tempranillo  - Birra di Sangiovese  - Soul Conduit

Wandering Tortoise 2 Year Anniversary!! Saturday, December 15, 2018 at 10 AM 2417 E Indian School Rd, Phoenix, Arizona 85016

This will be an epic celebration. 

Collabs with: Arizona Wilderness Burgeon Modern Times Superstition Meadery &  Wren House  Rowley 

2 Year glassware & shirts

$1000 gift card giveaway 

AND THE BEST TAP LIST EVER!!!

check out this list so far..(as of 12/9)

Arizona Wilderness Wandering In The Wilderness (collab)

Burgeon Desert Oasis (collab) Memory Foam

Modern Times  Technodrome (collab) Weather Control Broken Shadows +some

Superstition Meadery  Collab (name tbd)  LDO BA Aphrodisia 

Wren House Good Girl Pearl (collab) +some

Rowley Farmhouse Terrapin Transit (collab)

Prairie Artisan Ales Apple Brandy Barrel Noir

Pure Project Goodbye Pluto Mango Murkshake Mango Magic

Pueblo Vida  Draft of Coffee, Coconut & Vanilla "Patisserie" - infusion of their Culinary Stout Draft + Cans of Plexus Draft + Cans of Fire Cans of Benthos

Dark Sky Low Hanging Fruit

Tombstone  TBD 

Council Magical Heights 4th Anniversary  Staircase of Everlasting Plums 

Burial Brewing  Shattered Remains of Reality Fall of the Damned The Separation of Light and Darkness

Hangar 24 2017 Pugachev’s Cobra

Epic Quadruple Barrel Big Bad Baptist

Cascade  Kriek Fruitopian Noyaux

Odd 13 Hop Hop Troll Troll Saint Newcole Horchata BA 2018

1912  Ta Loco Sour Series #3

Hamm’s Beer Hamm’s Liquid Gold Lager

Dec 5, 2018

Owners Bonnie Jackson and Aaron at Irene's Taproom in Phoenix have set up their place to fully experience sound. With a continual list of local Arizona bands as well as bands traveling across the country, they want to make sure their guests get the full audio experience. When Bonnie and Product Manager Paul Rosevear threw out the idea of doing a podcast live in front of their patrons it was a no-brainer for me. 

We landed on the polarizing topic of "big beer and independent beer" as a discussion point. No slouches ourselves Bonnie and I would be on this discussion panel but with such a complex topic we knew we needed some big guns to join in on this discussion. Leah Huss of Huss Brewing Company is a badass brewery owner and one of the most experienced beer personalities in Arizona craft beer. She's in! As the former president of the Arizona Craft Brewers Guild and a wealth of knowledge when it comes to anything craft beer related Ken Wilson from Lumberyard Brewing Company was our second Sorachi Ace in the hole. To round it all out my man Keaton aka The Brewz Traveler came to bring in the perspective of a devoted craft beer enthusiast. 

In this episode, we all sit down and talk about this complex subject of "big beer" and independent craft beer. As you will see it's not quite as simple as a quick "f***k big beer". There is much more to this story than meets the eye. Enjoy the show!

The plan is to have one of these live episodes (each with a new topic and panel) every few months so be on the lookout for the next one

Thanks to Irene's Taproom for being awesome hosts!

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!

Dec 3, 2018
Dark Sky Brewing  Lunar Legacy Fundraiser  The entire month of December For this month’s #LunarLegacy fundraiser beer, we have “Don’t Forget Your Roots” field beer. A savory treat brewed with three types of root vegetables. 10% of the proceeds from this beer will go to Lowell Observatory for their educational programs! Come drink a pint and support our amazing Dark Sky City!   Borderlands Brewing Company Baskets & Brews Putting League EVERY MONDAY! Until Feb 4, 2019 4:30 pm - 7:00 pm Join us on the patio for a fun game of disc golf putting! This fun and casual game is a flex start, so you can come anytime before 7 pm. Never played? That's ok, learn how to disc golf putt right here at Borderlands! Don't have any discs! No problem, there are spares you can borrow.   Brains and Brews - Science Trivia EVERY MONDAY! Until Feb 25, 2019 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Brains and Brews is a free event where you can learn about cool Science happening in Southern Arizona and test your scientific wit for a chance to win prizes! Learn more at marchforsciencesaz.org/brains-and-brews Learn Cool Science:  From Chemistry to Science in Science Fiction and beyond, each week be prepared to learn about an interesting Science topic from our guest speaker from 7-8pm. This Monday has Jonathan Sexton, Ph.D. presenting "Environmental Health Sciences: Microbial Edition". Not sure what that means but if you dig science get here. Test Your Science Knowledge:  Think you're the smartest kid on the block? Test your Science mettle against five rounds of Science Trivia from 8-9pm, with new categories each week! Win Prizes:  Compete for a chance to win a $25.00 Borderlands Brewery Gift Card for your team, along with bragging rights and Science cred!'   Taste of Tops Tombstone Tap Takeover Thursday, December 6th 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Hey, Beer Drinkers! We have Tombstone Brewing in the house this thirsty Thursday. The beers we will have on draft are IPA, DIPA Nelson, Imperial Stout, Black Currant Brett Sour, Passionfruit Brett Sour, Doppelbock aged in maple barrel, English Barley Wine aged in Heaven Hill Barrels, Imperial Stout aged in Woodford Reserve barrels with local Pecans, and more taps available the day of the event. Taste of Tops will also have Matt Brown here, owner of Tombstone Brewing, hanging out and drinking!   Scottsdale Beer Company - Puppy Kisses IPA Release Friday, December 7th 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Join us for the release of Scottsdale Beer Company's newest beer, Puppy Kisses IPA! This yummy brew will be available at Scottsdale Beer Company and about 30 local restaurants and bars while supplies last. Best of all, a portion of Puppy Kisses IPA's sales will go directly to the Arizona Humane Society! These donations will help save more pets like the moms and their puppies in AHS' Mutternity Suites, which is where Kendrix, the brew's label model, was born in our shelter. Cheers to the best smell ever and the beer it's named for, Puppy Kisses! AHS will also be on site with dog adoptions, so make sure to stop by and meet your new furry friend!   Brewery602 reviews Chiltepin Red Ale from Button Brewhouse   Uwe from Sunup Brewing Co. educates us on the Russian Imperial Stout   Thanks to Fayuca for the episode music   Most of the notes for this episode were taken directly from the Facebook event page for each event
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