Owners of a popular East Valley brewery say they hope to supply growing demand for their suds with a showcase brew pub in downtown Gilbert.

The Four Peaks Brewing Co. will open a second production facility in its hometown of Tempe to meet growing demand for its craft brews.

Tempe’s Four Peaks Brewery scored two gold medals and a bronze medal at the 2012 World Beer Cup against competition from 799 breweries from 54 countries. Four Peaks was the only Arizona brewery honored.

After 15 years in business, Four Peaks Brewing Company is celebrating with a grand-scale party.

“This thing’s giant,” Four Peaks Brewing manager Randy Shultz says, eying the dry tap that not too long ago — yesterday, actually — was cranking out mugs of the brewery’s popular Pumpkin Porter ale.

Cool off at Prescott’s newest brew fest, featuring live local music and beer from Mudshark Brewery, New Belgium Brewing, Four Peaks Brewing Co. and Odell Brewing Company, among others.

Remember that period of time right before the martini and cigar craze took hold, when all anyone talked about was handcrafted, micro-brewed beers? The terms boutique bourbon or wine hadn’t even been uttered as we guzzled locally produced artisan beers such as Kilt Lifter from Four Peaks Brewing Co. and creamy blond hefeweizen from Uptown Brewery.

Remember that period of time right before the martini and cigar craze took hold, when all anyone talked about was handcrafted, micro-brewed beers? The terms boutique bourbon or wine hadn’t even been uttered as we guzzled locally produced artisan beers such as Kilt Lifter from Four Peaks Brewing Co. and creamy blond hefeweizen from Uptown Brewery.

After several weeks of delays, San Tan Brewing Co. microbrewery and restaurant has finally opened its doors in downtown Chandler.

San Tan Brewing Company - the East Valley-based craft brewery and restaurant, acclaimed since its opening in 2007 - is looking to expand its business beyond its downtown Chandler facility, with goals of establishishg another "landmark destination" along the way.

We know all too well about the “dog days of summer” around here. You know — those late-summer weeks when everyone and everything seems to annoy you, brought on mostly by the searing heat. I call it air-conditioned cabin fever.

The aroma of polish sausages and roasted hot dogs wafts over Tempe Diablo Stadium as you settle into the emerald-green outfield for an afternoon with the Boys of Summer.

Queen Creek’s Schnepf Farms has been growing vegetables for decades. Starting this month, it’ll also be serving them.

If you hear people talking about "flying high" at the Do the Brew Frontline Beer Tasting, they’re probably talking about aircraft, not inebriation.

For many beer aficionados, nothing beats the freshness and flavor of a microbrew straight from the tap. Many drive miles to brewpubs to fill up glass bottles, also called growlers, with their favorites.

Here’s a happy hour with a twist. Instead of heading to the bar for a drink with co-workers, you can have a beer with the birds.

The first microbrewery in all of Mesa will open this summer in downtown, following an initiative by the city and business owners to develop a more lively Main Street.

Talk about comfort food. It's 86 degrees out, and bartender Jennifer Trevino plunks down a frosty glass of pale mocha-colored ice cream marbled with veins of chocolate.

Here’s a happy hour with a twist. Instead of heading to the bar for a drink with co-workers, you can have a beer with the birds.

For many beer aficionados, nothing beats the freshness and flavor of a microbrew straight from the tap. Many drive miles to brewpubs to fill up glass bottles, also called growlers, with their favorites.

A great bargain on parking is about to end for Arizona State University students.

Imagine a summer golf pass where you get the lowest green fee possible at 12 of the Valley’s top courses as well as discounts of 10 percent to 30 percent at more than 500 of the area’s best restaurants.

If you get a craving for caribou, a hankering for hippopotamus or a jones for giraffe, relax: All these exotic meats and more are available right here in the Valley.