As I was jotting down ideas for this newly launched beer column, I found it a challenge keeping the list of events, trends and new openings to one page.
Granted, I was using a reporter’s notebook, which is more compact than your traditional pad of paper.
But had this been five years ago, when I first started covering beer and breweries as part of my regular beats for the Star, the list would have been shorter.
Much shorter.
My colleague Hannah Gaber’s recent cover package on Tucson’s ever-expanding beer scene examined just how far we’ve come in such a short time.
Tucson has followed the national trend in craft beer growth, serving as home to waves of new breweries that have joined the likes of old guard establishments such as Barrio Brewing, Thunder Canyon and Nimbus.
This city’s beer producers have won awards and received regional and national recognition for their efforts.
And as Gaber’s story reported, solid, Arizona-based craft beers can now be found in bars, restaurants and liquor stores across the city.
Tucson’s craft brewing community and its “rising tide lifts all boats” approach, has done well for the up-and-comers and paved the way for new breweries to open.
We have several on the way, including Crooked Tooth Brewing Company, soon to launch at 228 E. Sixth St.
Green Feet Brewing, another new venture at 3669 E. 44th St., has set its grand opening for May 28.
More breweries mean more options, both in beer and entertainment.
Craft enthusiasts who enjoy yoga can attend Pueblo Vida Brewing’s Pints and Poses classes on Sunday mornings.
Space geeks can nurse an IPA while listening to UA educators talk about cosmic dust at the “Space Drafts” lecture at Borderlands Brewing next Wednesday, May 11.
Still need to find somewhere for mom on Mother’s Day?
Catalina Brewing Company in Marana is offering a complimentary Danish, fruit, cheeses and a flower if she shows up on Sunday, May 8.
We have enough events in Tucson to keep anyone’s calendar full.
I look forward to exploring them with readers.
Cheers!
