Kellie Hwang

The Republic | azcentral.com

Phoenix is a top city for homebrewing, according to the American Homebrewers Association.

The national organization released a list of seven up-and-coming homebrewing destinations, and Phoenix made the list with six other U.S. cities.

"On your next beer vacation, by all means, visit San Diego, Portland, and Asheville. But you’d be missing out if you didn’t check in to these seven red-hot homebrew destinations as well. Homebrewers love them, and you should, too," the report says.

The study examined several factors, including number of homebrew clubs and membership, entries into homebrewing competitions, proximity to craft breweries and economic impact.

There are a number of homebrew clubs in the state, with the Arizona Society of Homebrewers (ASH) serving as its largest. The club also is one of the biggest in the country.

ASH president Krystal Bittner points to good weather through most of the year and ample space to homebrew as some reasons homebrewing is popular here. Keith Mycek, an ASH member, said Arizona is still primarily a macro beer market, so homebrewing is attractive for those looking to make their own quality craft beer.

Here's the full list:

Boise, Idaho.

Minneapolis/Saint Paul, Minn.

Nashville, Tenn.

Phoenix.

Rochester, N.Y.

Tampa, Fla.

Windsor, Calif.

READ THE FULL ARTICLE HERE:homebrewersassociation.org/news/7-homebrew-hot-spots-visit-now.

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