A Neighborhood Brewery, Hands On

Peoria Artisan Brewery began in 2013 as the Litchfield Taproom — a tiny 1-barrel, 31-gallon operation in historic Litchfield Park, Arizona, where Matthew and Kristina Frosch poured their first batches for a handful of neighbors. In November 2015, they opened the Peoria location, bringing the same hands-on spirit to a bigger home.

Today we brew in-house on a 5-barrel, 155-gallon system, with 20 taps pouring 10–14 of our own beers alongside guest taps, a rotating hand-crafted cider, and a house-made non-alcoholic root beer. The dining room seats about 65; the patio — expanded in September 2019 — seats about 80. The indoor-outdoor bar opens a garage door to the Arizona weather whenever it'll have us.

This is an independent, family- and veteran-owned house. Matthew, Kristina, and Executive Chef Michael Mahalick live in Peoria and run it hands-on — every batch, every scratch plate, every handshake. You'll usually find one of them in the room.

Our food earned a spot among the 25 Best Burgers in the Valley (Arizona Republic) and the 100 Essential Restaurants in the Phoenix Metro Area, and Chef Michael has cooked at the annual 7 Chefs Dinner benefiting Phoenix Children's Hospital. We're proud of that — but the real point has always been the same: craft beer, scratch food, and camaraderie.