I'm in AZ and was trying to search for beer tastings, but not coming up with much. Can anyone from AZ point me in the right direction to look for local beer tastings? I went to a beer and doughnut tasting a couple years back in Mesa and loved it. We were told about it through a couple we talked to at Papago Brewery, otherwise I wouldn't have heard about it. Where do I go for the hook-ups for beer stuffs going on?
One place to look is http://azbeercal.com/ A better place is if you are on FB join the Arizona Craft Beer Lovers page. https://www.facebook.com/groups/AZCBL/ as practically every event and private tastings get posted there. Cheers, Ron
I regularly check Mouth By Southwest (mouthbysouthwest.com) as Jess often posts about events when they're announced. I also follow a lot of my favorite spots in town on Twitter (AZW, Flannys, House of Brews, Papago etc.). So far I've continued to resist the Facebook monster, so I miss out on learning about some stuff (but my wife follows all of the necessary people/places/groups, including the AZCBL that Ron mentioned above), so between all of that I'm generally covered. Speaking of tastings, House of Brews did a fun Beer and Ice Cream tasting this Sunday. The beers were relatively pedestrian Sierra Nevada offerings, but it was still fun to check out and a good way to spend a hot Sunday afternoon while supporting a great up-and-coming establishment.
You could join one of the local beer groups, valley beer drinkers or scottsdale beer club (we do more than just scottsdale events). Go to meetup.com and join those. SBC usually has one or two events weekly and it's a fun group. You'll find out all the local tasting events.
