Traveling by Beer in Scottsdale & Phoenix, Arizona

If you either live or will be traveling to the Scottsdale and or Phoenix, Arizona area, and you're a beer lover, you'll want to catch all of the hot spot breweries in the areas. Breweries are the best locations to get the best tasting beers in the area. There's nothing better, then a southern town brewing house.

Here is a list of the top breweries and their top brewed beers:

Four Peaks Brewery Company - (Scottsdale, AZ) This brewery is known for their award winning brewed beers. You'll be able to find, Kilt Lifter Scottish - Style Ale, this amber colored ale contains 6.0% alcohol and is malty, sweet with a smoky taste. You can also try 8^th Street Ale, another award winning brew which has a slight sweet malty flavor with Kentish hops. This brew has an alcohol content of about 4.5%. Some other beers at this brewery are, Sunbru Kolsch Style Ale, The Raj India Pale Ale, Oatmeal Stout, and Arizona Peach.

Oggi's Pizza and Brewing Company - (Scottsdale, AZ) This brewery/restaurant has many great beers on tap at all times. The first most well known beer on tap is Amber Ale, this beer is a light clean and dry beer which is full of Amarillo hops. The beer has a great floral and sweet aroma and can only be found in the Southwest. The alcohol content on this beer is 5.4%. Another popular beer is, Left Coast Duck Dive Hefe, with a 6.0% alcohol content, this American styled beer is cloudy and thick and contains a creamy and wheat malt taste. The beer is lightly hopped and greatly enjoyable. Some of the other beers on tap that you could try are, California Gold, Paradise Pale Ale, Left Coast hop Juice, Black Magic Stout, McGarvey's Scottish and Torrey Pine's IPA.

Old World Brewery Incorporated - (Phoenix, AZ) This brewery is known for its popular southern brews, such as Peg Leg Ale, which is a pale ale, amber colored and has a well balanced aroma of hops. The flavorful beer is full of fruity tastes, and is compared to a traditional British beer style. The alcohol content is 5.5%. Another popular beer at this brewery is their Dark Ale, which is brewed as a porter and has fairly dry and dark taste. This thick beer is most popular among those who enjoy a dark British porter. Some other brews at this brewery are, Old World Wit, Old World Nitro Blonde, and Old World Red Ale.

Sonora Brewing Company - (Phoenix, AZ) Sonora Brewing Company is known for their great brews such as Old Saguaro which is a Barley Wine style ale, and has been aged for months before being served. It's a minimally malty taste and has a medium brown color. The alcohol content is higher than in most beers due to the Barley Wine and is 9.2%. One of their highest awarded beers is the Sonoran 200, with a 19.37% alcohol content and is made up of malt and Nectar flavoring. This distinct beer is aged for 6 months before being served. This brew is considered to be an extreme brew, due to its high alcohol content. Some other great brews at this brewery are, Burning Bird Pale Ale, Victoria IPA, Inebriator Stout, Desert Amber, Heartlan Hefe, Cordillera Blanca, Sonoran Root Beer Soda, and Sonoran 100.