AZ Beer Quest: Visiting every craft brewery in Arizona (#GoQuesting1013)

It all started back in June 2015 with a random visit to (then) Fate Brewery in north Scottsdale with my friend Jenny. We hadn’t been there before, and had gone to remedy that. Earlier in the summer, I had brought her to a few of my other favorite breweries. While we sat at Fate, we remarked that we might as well visit all of the breweries in the area—and suddenly, a quest was born. We would visit all of the breweries in metro Phoenix together.

As we started to close in on the finish line, we decided to expand the quest to all of Arizona. It would require much more time, effort, and expense—but it still seemed like the natural extension. Besides, the quest would ensure that we spent more time traveling around the state.

Things have evolved since then. First, I’ve completed this quest a number of times. That’s because the first couple years of this quest coincided with a huge boom in new breweries in Arizona. It required actual work to keep on top of the newest openings and changes. And, as I discovered, there’s not a single accurate list of all the local craft breweries in the state. So I researched and produced this one, which I believe to be the best list available. I strive to keep it as complete as possible—at least according to the rules I set forth below.

If you’re interested in completing your own Arizona Craft Brewery Quest, then you definitely need to check out the Questing App.

The rules & which breweries qualify

Every quest has some rules. To be included in azbeerquest, breweries must be local, brew on site, and serve its own beer on site. Unfortunately, not every brewery meets those requirements.

Below are the ones that do.

The list of craft breweries in Arizona

1. 12 West Brewing – Gilbert
2. 1912 Brewing Company – Tucson
3. 8-Bit Brewery – Avondale
4. Arizona Wilderness Brewing Company – Gilbert, Phoenix
5. Barley Brothers Brewery and Grill – Lake Havasu City
6. Barnstar Brewing Company – Skull Valley
7. Barrio Brewing Co. – Tucson/Mesa
8. Beast Brewing Company – Bisbee
9. Beaver Street Brewery – Flagstaff
10. The Beer Research Institute – Mesa
11. Black Bridge Brewery – Kingman
12. Black Canyon Beer Company – Phoenix
13. Black Horse Brewing – Show Low
14. Blackrock Brewers – Tucson
15. Bone Haus Brewing – Fountain Hills
16. Borderlands Brewing Company – Tucson
17. Button Brew House – Tucson
18. Catalina Brewing Company – Marana
19. Cave Creek Beer Company – Cave Creek
20. College Street Brewhouse & Pub – Lake Havasu City
21. Copper Brothel Brewery – Sonoita
22. Copper Hop Ranch & Farm Brewery – Elgin
23. Copper Mine Brewing Company – Tucson
24. Coppertop Alehouse – Prescott
25. Corbett Brewing Company – Tucson
26. Crooked Tooth Brewing Company – Tucson
27. Dark Sky Brewing – Flagstaff
28. Desert Eagle Brewing Company – Mesa (x2)
29. Desert Monks Brewing – Gilbert
30. Dove Mountain Brewing – Marana
31. Dillinger Brewing – Tucson
32. Dragoon Brewing Company – Tucson
33. Dubina Brewing Company – Glendale
34. Edge of the World Brewing – Colorado City
35. Flagstaff Brewing Company – Flagstaff
36. Flying Basset Brewing – Gilbert
37. Four Peaks Brewing Company – Tempe, Scottsdale, Phoenix
38. Freak’N Brewing Company – Peoria
39. Gentle Ben’s Brewing Company – Tucson
40. Goldwater Brewing – Scottsdale
41. Grand Avenue Brewing Company – Phoenix
42. Grand Canyon Brewing Company – Williams
43. Granite Mountain Brewing – Prescott
44. Green Feet Brewing Company – Tucson
45. Harbottle Brewing Company – Tucson
46. Helio Basin Brewing – Phoenix
47. Helluva Brewing Company – Chandler
48. Helton Brewing – Phoenix
49. Historic Brewing Company – Flagstaff (x2), Williams
50. HOP Central Brewery & Taproom – Chandler
51. Huss Brewing Company – Tempe, Phoenix
52. Insurgent Brewing – Chino Valley
53. Iron John’s Brewing Company – Tucson
54. Lochiel Brewing – Mesa
55. Lonesome Valley Brewing – Prescott Valley
56. Lumberyard Brewing Company – Flagstaff
57. McFate Brewing Company – Scottsdale
58. Mesquite River Brewing – Scottsdale
59. Mother Bunch Brewing – Phoenix
60. Mother Road Brewing Company – Flagstaff
61. Mudshark Brewing Company – Lake Havasu City
62. North Mountain Brewing Company – Phoenix
63. O.H.S.O. Eatery & NanoBrewery – Phoenix, Scottsdale, Gilbert
64. Oak Creek Brewing Co. – Sedona
65. Old Bisbee Brewing Company – Bisbee
66. Old Ellsworth Brewing Co – Queen Creek
67. Oro Brewing – Mesa
68. Pedal Haus Brewing – Tempe
69. Peoria Artisan Brewery – Peoria
70. The Perch Pub & Brewery – Chandler
71. Phoenix Beer Company (formerly Phoenix Ale Brewery) – Phoenix
72. Pinetop Brewing Company – Lakeside
73. Prescott Brewing Company – Prescott
74. Prison Hill Brewing Company – Yuma
75. Public Brewhouse – Tucson
76. Pueblo Vida Brewing – Tucson
77. Richter Aleworks – Peoria
78. Rickety Cricket Brewing – Kingman/Prescott/Flagstaff
79. Saddle Mountain Brewing – Goodyear
80. SaddleBrooke Ranch Brewing – Oracle
81. SanTan Brewing Company – Chandler/Phoenix
82. Scottsdale Beer Company – Scottsdale
83. Sedona Beer Company – Sedona
84. Sentinel Peak Brewing Company – Tucson (x2)
85. The Shop Beer Company – Tempe
86. Sleepy Dog Saloon & Brewery – Tempe
87. Sonoran Brewing Company – Phoenix
88. State 48 Brewing – Surprise, Glendale, Scottsdale, Phoenix
89. Sun Up Brewing Company – Phoenix
90. Ten 55 Brewing – Tucson
91. THAT Brewery – Pine/Cottonwood
92. 1702 / The Address Brewing Co – Tucson
93. Thunder Canyon Brewery – Tucson
94. Tombstone Brewing Company – Tombstone
95. Transplant City Beer Company – Litchfield Park
96. Uncle Bear’s Brewery – Phoenix/Mesa/Gilbert/Queen Creek
97. Verde Brewing Company – Camp Verde
98. Walter Station – Phoenix
99. Wanderlust Brewing Company – Flagstaff
100. Wren House – Phoenix

We’re keeping an eye open for these potential new openings:

• Drop Axle Brewery – Scottsdale
• East Valley Brew Company – Phoenix
• Moon Down Brewing – Gilbert
• Rusty Bus Brewing – Chandler
• RelicRoad Brewing – Winslow (open, but not brewing beer yet)
• Local Route Brewing – Tempe
• Deep Roots Brewing (at Sazerac) – Phoenix (open, sorta, but not at its own tap room yet)
• Greenwood – Phoenix (expected in summer)

Plus additional locations expected for:

• Pedal Haus – Phoenix
• Borderlands – Phoenix

While the listing above is the most complete and up-to-date list of breweries in Arizona, you may want to check out Rate Beer’s list, as well as the Arizona Beer Trail Road Map from the Arizona Craft Brewers Guild.

Updated May 5, 2019.