Top 5 Craft Breweries Around Phoenix Arizona
Five standout craft breweries across the Phoenix valley, from the state's largest brewer to a family-run taproom with 25 years of combined experience.
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Our reviewerFive Breweries Worth the Drive Around Phoenix
Arizona's craft beer scene has grown fast, with the state now ranked 18th nationally by the Brewers Association and roughly 100 breweries spread across it. Narrowing that down to five around the Phoenix valley starts with SanTan Brewing Company in Chandler, the state's largest craft brewery, open since 2007 and canning early enough that its beers now turn up in grocery stores.
Four Peaks Brewing Company operates out of a Tempe building older than Arizona's statehood, and its Kilt Lifter — first brewed just two years after the company went official in 1994 — now accounts for 60 percent of its production.
O.H.S.O. Brewery, short for Outrageous Homebrewers Social Outpost, doubles as a distillery and pours 40-plus beers on tap across dog-friendly locations in Phoenix/Arcadia, North Scottsdale, Paradise Valley, and Gilbert, mixing its own beers with other Arizona breweries and homebrew collaborations.
The Phoenix Ale Brewery, founded in 2011 near the Metro Light Rail, keeps 10 beers in rotation and will can a six-pack straight from the tap, with regular deals through sites like Groupon and LivingSocial. Huss Brewing Company rounds out the list, a family-owned operation in Tempe and Phoenix from owners with 25 years of combined industry experience and 20-plus rotating beers at each location.
Five Breweries Worth the Drive
From the state's largest brewer to a family-run taproom with 25 years of combined experience.
01
SanTan Brewing Company
Arizona's largest craft brewery and the godfather of local brewing in the valley, open since 2007 and canning its beers early enough that they now turn up in grocery stores. Local favorites include the Mr. Pineapple wheat beer, Devil's Ale pale ale and the HopShock IPA.
02
Four Peaks Brewing Company
Brewing out of a building more than 100 years old, Four Peaks has become a local staple since going official in 1994 — its Kilt Lifter Scottish-style ale now makes up 60 percent of production.
03
O.H.S.O. Brewery
Short for Outrageous Homebrewers Social Outpost, O.H.S.O. is both a brewery and distillery, pouring 40+ beers on tap — its own creations alongside other Arizona breweries and homebrewer collaborations — across dog-friendly locations.
04
The Phoenix Ale Brewery
Founded in 2011 near the Metro Light Rail, the taproom keeps 10 beers in rotation and will can a six-pack straight from the tap — known for being reasonably priced, with deal packages occasionally available on Groupon and LivingSocial.
05
Huss Brewing Company
A family-owned operation run by Jeff and Leah Huss, with over 25 years of combined industry experience and 20+ rotating beers made on site at each location.
A Solid Starting List for the Valley's Beer Scene
From SanTan's grocery-store reach to Huss's family-run taprooms, these five breweries cover a wide range of what makes the Phoenix craft beer scene worth exploring.
