A couple of quick Arizona beer updates for while I certainly don't live there anymore, I still care and hear the occasional interesting bit of news.

Four Peaks Beer Dinner
Thursday, December January 22th - 6pm
Pesto Brothers Piazza
Flagstaff, AZ
Four Peaks hosts a beer dinner in my favorite mountain town. The menu has not been settled yet, but based on friends' opinions who have dined at Pesto Brothers I am sure the food will be great and worth the price. For more details call (928) 774-3020 or email ted@fourpeaks.com.

My spies, ahem, informants tell me Old World brewery will have a kickoff party Saturday, January 24th at 2pm. It will be great for Arizona to have another craft brewery in the mix so look for them in the Phoenix area soon. I'll have to work on Anonymous Mike or someone else out there to stop by and perhaps write me up a review of the event.

While I was in Arizona I was able to sit down with Gene, one of the brewers at Beaver Street, and discuss the planned expansion. While he was able to explain things in more detail, many of the points we talked about were not set as they haven't even started construction yet.

The planning Gene said had been going on for the last few years. The site had been selected last year, but until the city owned building cleared the sale process they could discuss their intent. As the location was a Lumberyard they would like that theme to factor into the brewery. At the same time as the building is a historic site that will play heavily into the renovation to keep those elements in the final design.

The brewery will be a stand alone operation with separate staffing from the existing brewpub. The powerhouse behind the brewing will be a 30 barrel system, which should provide plenty of capacity to provide their beers statewide.

Construction is hoped to begin soon with the beers hitting the shelves next Fall.