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A Microbrewery Revolution...

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Bisbee, Arizona
In 1978, President Jimmy Carter signed a law  removing restrictions and excise taxes on home brewed beer, but left it up to each individual state to decide and pass its own laws.  As restrictions eased, microbreweries emerged and flourished.  This was in large part through the work of home brewers who took a shot at the dark as professional brewers. 

The opening of The New Albion Brewery in Sonoma, California in 1976, is considered "the renaissance of American craft brewing" since its founding by a home brew enthusiast.  It was greatly influenced by the Anchor Brewing Company in San Francisco.  Anchor is considered the first craft brewery to be established following Fritz Maytag's purchase of the troubled brewery in 1965.

Arizona's first microbrewery was Electric Dave's Brewery opened by Dave Harvan in Bisbee.  The first brewpub (brewery/restaurant) in Arizona was Bandersnatch in Tempe.

By 1990, the number of breweries in the United States rose to 286 and was quickly on the rise, reaching 1,147 in 1999 following a brief shake out period.  For the first time in history all fifty states had operating breweries.

As of December 2013, there were more than 2,800 breweries in operation in the United States with many more in planning.  Without a doubt,  growth of the craft beer segment will continue to rise.


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Closed 2003

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8-Bit Brewery
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12 West Brewing
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1702/The Address Brewery
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1912 Brewing
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Arizona Brewing Co.
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Arizona Wilderness
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Barley Brothers
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Barnstar
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Barrio Brewing
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Beast Brewing
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Beaver Street
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Beer Research Institute
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BJ's
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Black Bridge
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Black Hole
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Black Horse
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Black Rock Brewers
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Blasted Barley
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Borderland's
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Casa Arriba
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Catalina Brewing
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College Street
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Copper Canyon
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Copper Mine Brewing
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Coppertop Alehouse
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Crooked Tooth
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Desert Eagle
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Dillinger Brewing Co.
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Dragoon Brewing
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Dubina Brewing
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Flagstaff Brewing
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Four Peaks
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Freak'n
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Gentle Ben's
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Goldwater Brewing
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Gordon Biersch
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Grand Avenue
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Grand Canyon
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Granite Mountain
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Green Feet Brewing
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Helio Basin
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Helton Brewing
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Historic Brewing
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Huss Brewing Co.
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Iron John's
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Lonesome Valley
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Lumberyard
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McFate Brewing
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Mesquite River
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Mother Bunch
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Mother Road
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Mudshark
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Nimbus
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North Mountain
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Oak Creek Brewery
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Oak Creek Grill
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Oggi's
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O.H.S.O.
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Old Bisbee Brewing
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Owl's Orchard CLOSED
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Papago Brewing
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Pedal Haus Brewery
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Peoria Artisan Brewery
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The Perch
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Phoenix Ale Brewery
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Pinetop Brewing Co.
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Prescott
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Prison Hill
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Public Brewhouse
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Pueblo Vida
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Richter Aleworks
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Rock Bottom
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SanTan Brewing
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Scottsdale Beer Co.
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Sentinel Peak
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Sleepy Dog
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SunUp
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Sonoran Brewing
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Ten 55
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THAT Brewery
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The Shop Beer Co.
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Thunder Canyon
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Titan Brewing
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Twisted Cactus
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Two Brothers
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Uncle Bears
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Verde
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Veritas
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Wanderlust
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Wren House
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Arizona Craft Brewers Guild
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AZ Beer Week
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Crescent Crown Distributing

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