• 1933: The Arizona Brewing Co. opens in Phoenix at 12th and Madison streets, in the building that now houses the Phoenix Fire Department's main station.
• 1943: Arizona Brewing Co. introduces A-1 beer.
• 1957: Arizona Brewing Co. settles a lawsuit with Anheuser-Busch, the maker of Budweiser, which claimed the eagle on the A-1 logo was too similar to its own.
• 1958: The A-1 name is changed to Lancers, after the owner's family (though the spelling was altered from their Lanser name). The eagle logo was replaced with a knight on horseback.
• 1964: Lanser family sells the brewery to Carling Brewing Co.
• 1972: Carling revives A-1 and the beer sponsors the Phoenix Suns.
• 1979: Carling-National is bought out by the Heileman Brewing Co. of LaCrosse, Wis.
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• 1996: Heileman is sold to Stroh Brewery Company, of Detroit. Eli Drakulich buys the rights to the label from Stroh's and attempts to revive the brand.
• 2003: Drakulich settles a lawsuit with Kraft Foods Inc., which alleged infringement of its copyright for A.1. Steak Sauce. He agreed not to use the color red in the lettering for A-1 beer.
• 2010: Nimbus enters into licensing agreement with Drakulich and Davis, revives A-1 beer.
