The week’s downpours, remnants of Tropical Storm Javier, have done nothing to deter this weekend’s beer-themed activities and events.
Like the raging waters in Tucson’s many washes after monsoon rains, beer will flow freely in taprooms and restaurants across Southern Arizona.
Here are a few ways to enjoy some good craft drinking over the next seven days.
take two for brew tour
On July 9, Dragoon Brewing, 1912 Brewing, and Hamilton Distillers, craft beer and whiskey producers located along West Grant Road, joined forces to host their own version of a pub crawl dubbed the Westside Brew House District Tour.
The evening was a rousing success, according to 1912 owner Allan Conger.
“It was phenomenal,” Conger said. “The turnout and the reaction was really great.”
The three businesses hope for a repeat this weekend as they host their second district tour on Saturday, Aug. 13.
One $15 tickets gets you a drink at each of the three locations. Dragoon, 1859 W. Grant Road, will host Mr. Cookman’s for eats; Hamilton Distillers, 2106 N. Forbes Blvd., will offer desserts and 1912, 2045 N. Forbes Blvd, will feature music from the Bryan Dean Trio.
Conger said there are talks about making the tour a regular event, and they hope to hold at least one more in the next couple of months.
Info: facebook. com/1912brewing
Brewery looks back
Thunder Canyon Brewery’s downtown location, at 220 E. Broadway, will play host to an art exhibit dubbed “Cult of Nostalgia” starting Saturday.
The show will feature works by local artists paying homage to ’80s and ’90s pop culture, including the video games, television shows and movies of the era.
Think “Reservoir Dogs” and “Edward Scissorhands” with a little “Super Mario Bros.” thrown into the mix.
The show will benefit the Sculpture Resource Center. Thunder Canyon will hold a launch of the exhibition Saturday night running from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Visit facebook.com/thundercanyonbrewery for more information
Drink like a pirate
In honor of Bisbee’s sixth annual Pirates of the High Desert weekend (yes, that apparently is a thing), Beast Brewing, 1326 W. Highway 92, in Bisbee will be throwing its first ever Reggae Festival on Saturday.
The brewery is inviting customers to come dressed like pirates, sample some good beer and enjoy music from Arizona bands Poolsyde and Pride Through Strife. Admission is $5.
On the menu for the afternoon: Caribbean dumplings, Jamaican meat or veggie pies, and grilled jerk shrimp or chicken marinated in a spicy Scotch bonnet jerk sauce, according to the brewery’s Facebook page.
Beast joins the entire town in honoring all-things pirate, a weekend that includes a seance demonstration, a costume contest and a pirate ball at St. Elmo’s Bar, 36 Brewery Ave.
Visit facebook.com/BisbeePirates/ for more information.
Gose release? can do
Borderlands Brewing, 119 E. Toole Ave., is spreading the love when it comes to the canning of its Citrana Southwestern Style Gose.
The downtown brewery will hold not one, not two, but three release parties at taprooms and restaurants around town next week.
It kicks things off at 5 p.m. on Tuesday at Ermanos Craft Beer & Wine Bar, 220 N. Fourth Ave., followed by a second engagement at the Tucson Hop Shop, 3230 N. Dodge Blvd., on Wednesday.
Still not enough?
Try Tap & Bottle, 403 N. Sixth Ave., next Thursday, Aug. 18, to complete the Borderlands gose party trifecta.
More info on all three events at facebook.com/borderlandsbrewing online.
