July 19th, 2014 - Tempe Center for the Arts
This was the inaugural Real, Wild and Woody Beer Festival, organized by the Arizona Craft Brewers Guild and held at the Tempe Center for the Arts.
This amazing event showcased some of Arizona's finest craft brewers who offered a vast array of specialty cask and barrel-aged beers, as well as some wild beers, representing the progressive brewing scene that is alive and thriving in Arizona. Many of the special offerings available at this event were made exclusively for this special event.
Beer festivals in Arizona, in the middle of summer...might not sound appealing given the often 100 degree-plus temperatures this time of the year. The Real, Wild and Woody event was held inside the cool, air conditioned confines of the Tempe Center for the Arts, setting the event apart from other local festivals such as the Strong Beer Festival held during Arizona Beer Week in February.
This event definitely has the potential to be the premier craft beer festival in the greater Phoenix/Tempe area. I would highly recommend it to any craft beer lover!
Great job to Rob Fulmer and the Arizona Craft Brewers Guild!