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.

The legal struggle between Arizona State University and SanTan Brewing Company over the name of the microbrewery’s Sun Devil Ale appears to be over. The beer’s new name? Devil’s Ale.

You no longer have to trek to downtown Chandler to enjoy one of SanTan Brewing Company’s ales. The city’s only independent microbrewery has begun making its beers available to other Valley restaurants and bars.

Assuming it passes its last-minute inspections, San Tan Brewing Company microbrewery and restaurant finally will open its doors at 5 p.m. Saturday in historic downtown Chandler.

After years of peddling tote bags and DVDs, Arizona PBS has come up with a new fund-raising idea: Beer. In conjunction with “Craft Beer: The New Wine,” a two-hour, locally produced show that debuted in March, the station is teaming up with a Delaware microbrewery and Valley beer magazine for a pair of events this week.

Gilbert would still like to attract a brewery to its downtown Heritage District. Or, town officials said, they would like to see something similarly unique and fun for the 30-somethings who continue to make up a large part of the booming town.

Gilbert would still like to attract a brewery to its downtown Heritage District. Or, town officials said, they would like to see something similarly unique and fun for the 30-somethings who continue to make up a large part of the booming town.

Wanted: Tenant that stays up late, serves hearty food and doesn’t mind quaint Italian neighbor with lines around the block. Ability to brew own beer a plus.

Wanted: Tenant that stays up late, serves hearty food and doesn’t mind quaint Italian neighbor with lines around the block. Ability to brew own beer a plus.

T. Cook’s and the Alaskan Brewing Co. invite guests to kick back and enjoy a four-course meal with a selection of Alaskan beers in anticipation of the upcoming Phoenix Cooks event.

If you haven’t yet stopped by Four Peaks Brewing Company’s newest location, here’s a good reason to: They’re going to be tapping Pumpkin Porter — in February.

World of Beer will open its first Arizona location at noon Aug. 8 in downtown Tempe. The franchise features 58 rotating beers on tap and more than 500 bottled beers from more than 40 countries.

Marketside grocery stores open for business Oct. 4, making them the most recent player in the Valley — one of the nation’s most crowded markets in the grocery industry.

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.

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.

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.

Got a hankering for Hop Knot, a soft spot for Sunbru or an urge to kick back with Kiltlifter? Express your passion for these local brews in Four Peaks Brewing’s Beer Can Art Contest.

What do 800,000 cases of beer look like? Heaven, maybe. But more concretely, ArtOberfest: The Art of the Brew, an upcoming beer-tasting and tour of Mesa’s nearly 1 million-cases-strong Crescent Crown Distributing.

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.

Knock out holiday shopping and the urge to get out and do something this weekend at the Tempe Festival of the Arts.

The buzzwords around Gilbert’s Heritage District lately are beer, pizza and pedestrians.

The buzzwords around Gilbert’s Heritage District lately are beer, pizza and pedestrians.

Quick, which is better: beer in a bottle or a beer in a can?