Four Peaks Brewing Company has been an East Valley fixture for 16 years. Its variety of beer retails not only across the state, but nationwide and even in other countries.

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.

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.

More than 60 brewers are bringing lagers, ales, porters and stouts to the inaugural Get Crafty 2012 Phoenix Brewers Invitational, slated for noon to 10 p.m. Dec. 7 and 8 at Heritage & Science Park, 115 N. Sixth St., Phoenix.

Maybe it’s just the haze of nostalgia, but it seems that 40-plus years ago when I was trick-or-treating age, we could put the Vietnam War, the sexual revolution, civil unrest and the drug culture out of our minds long enough for some good old-fashioned fun.

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.

Chandler’s SanTan Brewing Company has been canning its core brews — Devil’s Ale, HefeWeizen Wheat, Epicenter Amber Ale and Hop Shock I.P.A. — for some time. Now, it’s introducing its seasonal beers to the inside of a mini-keg.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Did you catch Sunday’s unveiling of the Best of East Valley 2012 award winners?

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

A brew and a bro — it’s the classic pairing, right? Not necessarily.

Mesa had long been viewed as dull and stuck in the past when, four years ago, a mayoral candidate with no political experience and a generic name made the improbable claim he was the best man to change the city’s image.

The Monsterland science fiction and horror movie prop museum is morphing into a bar and grill, becoming the second business in the last month that is working to create a nightlife in downtown Mesa.

Mesa doesn’t have an impressive high-speed rail line to its airport, nor does it have venues that rival New York City’s Central Park or Times Square.

The Chicago Cubs have a $138 million economic impact in Arizona, but much of that money leaves Mesa because the team’s spring training complex doesn’t have a single business nearby.

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.

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.

Mesa is probably most associated with its family orientation and the Mormon Temple, but not much else.

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

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