Come to the 8th Street Pub to prove your mettle and earn a chance to go for the grand prize during the Four Peaks Oktoberfest! Welcome to the 2026 Four Peaks Brewing Stein Holding Competition, held at our 8th Street Pub! You'll go head-to-head with other competitors in a qualifying round to earn a chance to compete at the upcoming Four Peaks Oktoberfest for the grand prize of a $500 gift card. This qualifying round will take place on September 17th at our 8th Street Pub. If y

Pedal Haus, Tempe I struggle with Oktoberfest Märzen. I really want to like the American versions. Generally, I don't care for them. They seem to be too malty, too carmel forward, way too much Caramel & Munich malts. Overall I prefer the lighter Festbier, which can be just as malt forward (or even more) and elegant as the Märzen. For me there are a few Gold Standard European Märzen Beers: Hacker-Pschorr OktoberfestBier - Dry and snappy, delightful bitter finish Spaten Ok

Coming Soon To Tempe! From Mouth By Southwest: Downtown Tempe’s newest beer-and-pizza pairing finally has an opening date. Phantom Fox Beer Co. and its in-house pizzeria Goat & Ram will hold their grand opening on Oct. 8 in the former Illegal Pete’s space just south of Fifth Street, with a soft-opening week leading up to it. Full Details Here

1845 E Broadway Rd, Tempe, AZ Catalyst Crafted Ales Recognized in Phoenix Magazine's 2026 Best of the Valley Awards Catalyst Crafted Ales has been recognized in Phoenix Magazine's 2026 Best of the Valley Awards, earning top honors in two highly competitive craft beer categories: 🏆 Virtual Reality — Best Wood-Barrel Aged Beer 🏆 Exchange Variation — Best West Coast IPA From The Brewery: Virtual Reality, our award-winning wood-barrel aged beer, showcases the complexity and cha

I'm still trying to learn the subtle differences between German Pilsner and Italian Pilsner. My understanding is the Italian version is generally dry hopped resulting in heavy hop aromatics and the German one is not as aromatic with a sharp clean bitterness. Most of the top examples of Italian Pilsner I've had (Firestone Walker Pivo Pils, Sierra Nevada PILS) use Saphir or Spalter Select hops. Some day I hope to get a fresh example of the grand-daddy of the style, Tipo Pils