Wild desert ingredients enhance local beer

  What may seem like a land plagued by arid lifelessness where only wiry shrubs, starved animals and threatening cacti can survive, the Sonoran Desert is deceivingly plentiful in wild foods and flavors, many of which are making their way into the local craft brewing scene. From prickly pear to mesquite, the wild flavors of…

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No longer a novelty, it’s an industry

Domestic beer is not enough for Arizonans. The craftier the better. This is especially true in Tucson. “Southern Arizona, well particularly Tucson, has more breweries in the city of Tucson than the city of Phoenix,” Rob Fullmer, executive director of Arizona Craft Brewers Guild, said. “Tucsonans are able to walk or bike to a brewery…

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