SanTan & Four Peaks to Host Dinner for Arizona Craft Beer Week

Chandler, AZ — For the first time ever, Arizona’s leading craft breweries, SanTan Brewing Company and Four Peaks Brewing are joining forces to celebrate Arizona Craft Beer Week. In collaboration with Vintage 95, this amazing, Brazilian themed rare five-course beer dinner will be held on Tuesday, February 18, 2014 at 6 p.m.

Executive chef, Michael Wahlberg and his team are creating an amazing menu that includes spiced chicken fritters with spicy guava aioli, pan seared frog legs, deconstructed crispy pork belly with farofa croquette and kale salad and for dessert a scrumptious ricotta and banana filled pastry with coconut-pumpkin compote with roasted pine nuts. Perfection!

Featured rare beers include SanTan Saison di Aleatico, Heavy D Imperial Devil’s Ale and Russian Imperial Stout. From Four Peaks, guests will enjoy these rare beers; Double Knot Imperial IPA, Odelay Mexican Chocolate Ale and a Beer Week Collaboration called Weizenbock. All have been paired with dishes that will compliment the flavor profiles perfectly.

The dinner will be held at Vintage 95 in downtown Chandler. Space is limited and this rare event is expected to sell out. Reservations are required. Call 480-855-9463 to make your reservation today.

The cost is $65++ per person and that includes five courses paired with five rare craft beers.

As an added bonus, the first 100 people to arrive for the dinner will receive a complimentary collector’s beer glass with etched logos of SanTan Brewing Company, Four Peaks Brewing, Vintage 95 and Arizona Beer Week.

In addition to the beer dinner, SanTan Brewing Company is hosting their annual Arizona Beer Week Brews Cruise onSunday, February 16, 2014 at 2 p.m. This fun filled event is an annual favorite with stops at four east valley bars including SanTan, Hungry Monk, Dos Gringos and The Perch. Tickets are $25 each and that includes food at SanTan and a beer at each stop. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.santanbrewing.com.

About SanTan Brewing Company

Open since 2007 under the leadership of head brewer and owner, Anthony Canecchia, SanTan Brewing Company has established a strong reputation as one of Arizona’s favorite craft breweries. In addition to brewing, SanTan features a friendly neighborhood brewpub in Downtown Chandler, which has quickly become one of the top local food and beer destinations in the Phoenix metro area.

In 2009, SanTan Brewing began distributing their southwestern style ales throughout the state of Arizona, operating with a mission to pair craft beer with craft food that would inspire great conversation and good times. 2014 marks the beginning of taking this journey throughout the Southwest and California.

SanTan beers have won numerous national and statewide awards including two medals at the US Open Beer Championship: bronze in 2013 and gold in 2011. SanTan Brewing also took home a silver medal at the 2011 Great American Beer Festival and won Best Brewery in Arizona, selected by the Phoenix New Times and the Arizona Republic, in 2013 and 2011.

Visit SanTan Brewing Company at 8 S. San Marcos Place, Chandler, AZ. They’re open Sunday-Thursday, 11 a.m.- 1 a.m. and Friday-Saturday, 11 a.m. — 2 a.m. Also, check out SanTan Brewing Company online atwww.santanbrewing.com and become a fan on Facebook at www.facebook.com/SanTanBrewingCo or follow them atwww.twitter.com/SanTanBrewing.