People-watching can be fun in the Valley, but you’re really limited by the variety of folks you’ll find. You’ve got your Scottsdale cougars, your college-age bros, your hipsters — the repetition gets old pretty quick. With the variety of wild life found at Estrella Mountain Regional Park, however, you’re guaranteed…
Beer: Sang Noir Brewery: Cascade Brewing Style: American WIld Ale ABV: 9.5 percent See also: Moa Imperial Stout See also: Dogfish Head Indian Brown Ale Whoever said “It’s about the journey, not the destination,” was A) Probably a dirty, baked-out hippie, and B) Full of it. The journey is filed…
Beer: Indian Brown Ale Brewery: Dogfish Head Craft Brewery Style: American Brown Ale ABV: 7.2 percent See also: Sierra Nevada/Dogfish Head Life & Limb See also: New Belgium/The Lost Abbey Brett Beer The Beer Judge Certification Program (the major authority that certifies and ranks judges for homebrew and commercial brewing…
Beer: Moa Imperial Stout Brewery: Moa Brewing Company Style: Russian Imperial Stout ABV: 10.2 percent See also: Sonoran FFF See also: New Belgium/The Lost Abbey Brett Beer 9 p.m., Sunday night. CSI has been called in to investigate a crime scene. Lieutenant David Caruso arrives at the taped-off Tempe home…
Beer: FFF Brewery: Sonoran Brewing Co. Style: Blond Ale ABV: 4.3 percent Forced Family Fun. Fine French Furniture. Feisty, Fearless Females. Full Frontal Fridays. The triple Fs can stand for many things, and though most are enjoyable (especially that last one), Sonoran’s summer release of FFF might be the best…
Santa Claus may be many things, but a margarita-lover he is not. Used to the flavors of the Christmas season, the big man stows away a few Christmasy kegs each year to get himself through summer — and every July, SanTan Brewing Company sneaks into Santa’s stash to steal a…
Beer: Brett Beer Brewery: New Belgium Brewing/The Lost Abbey Style: American Wild Ale ABV: 7.5 percent A little bit of wildness is an indispensable quality. Consider the duo of Roger Murtaugh and Martin Riggs. Murtaugh tempers Riggs’ madness; Riggs pushes Murtaugh to do shit he thinks he’s too old for…
Yes, the Arizona Diamondbacks played at home on the Fourth of July, and, yes, there were fireworks at that game. But if metaphorical fireworks are more your thing, you’ll want to head to Chase Field on Thursday, July 5, when our boys will ignite a fiery home series against the…
We never really had a problem with the original Southern Comfort. Sweet and interesting, the spiced liqueur served its purpose as the standard cola mixer, and even made its way into the occasional cocktail. Then they started coming out with new flavors, like lime and pepper, which confused us –…
Beer: Oarsman Ale Brewery: Bell’s Brewery Inc. Style: Berliner Weisse ABV: 4 percent To everything there is a season, and this applies to beer, as well. Whereas frosty winter nights can be thawed by a powerful stout or winter warmer, the furnace that we like to call the Arizona summer…
Beer is a big deal in the Valley. From tastings and tappings to pairing dinners and more, there’s a different beer event to attend pretty much every night. Every week, we curate upcoming brew-related goings-on and lay them out for you here. Your calendar will be as full of beer…
Here’s the thing about Ladies’ Night: It’s not for the ladies. Sure, they enjoy the tangible benefits — no cover, discounted or free drinks, the occasional clothing/salon/massage giveaway — but the real genius of a night for ladies is that it draws in men. Bar owners know as well as…
Sun Sounds of Arizona puts on three beer festivals in major cities across the state each year. The one in Tempe is a douche tsunami, and the one in Tucson is, well, in Tucson. But Made in the Shade, held among the stately pine trees and cool mountain air of…
Beer: Imperial Biscotti Break Brewery: Evil Twin Brewing Style: Imperial porter ABV: 11.5 percent Greetings, feeble readers. If you were expecting to read a review from Zach today, TOO BAD! This blog has officially been taken over by Fach Zowle, Zach’s equally handsome but much more evil twin brother. Whereas…
When we first saw that the American Apparel on Mill — which had for the past several years been housed in the old Tempe National Bank Building — was shuttering its doors, we were distraught. Where would we get our hipster glasses, unnecessary scarves, and bright pink hot pants? But…
Beer is the perfect Father’s Day gift — namely because we’ve never known a dad to turn it down — but some thought must be put into exactly what you get him. Here are six beer suggestions for whatever type of dad your dad might be…
Beer is a big deal in the Valley. From tastings and tappings to pairing dinners and more, there’s a different beer event to attend pretty much every night. Every week, we curate upcoming brew-related goings-on and lay them out for you here. Your calendar will be as full of beer…
Beer: Anchor Steam Beer Brewery: Anchor Brewing Co. Style: California Common ABV: 4.9 percent I will admit that, when it comes to beer, I’m enamored with novelty — the fringe, experimental brews that challenge my palate and keep things interesting. But sometimes in the quest for limited-release, barrel-aged, quadruple-hopped, soured,…
Near misses for the Triple Crown are common — only 11 of the 32 horses that placed first in both the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes have ever gone on to win thoroughbred racing’s most coveted prize. The last horse to take the Triple Crown, Affirmed, did so in…
Brewing and distilling go hand in hand. When boiled with hops and grain, the liquid in the mash tun becomes wort, which a meeting with yeast will turn into beer. When grain is boiled without hops or other solids, however, the mash produces wash, the building block of whiskey distilling…
Beer: Conflux No.1 – Collage Brewery: Deschutes Brewery, Hair of the Dog Brewing Co. Style: American Strong Ale ABV: 11.6 percent If you’ve never heard of Hair of the Dog Brewing Company, don’t feel too bad about it. Although the Portland-based brewery has been around since 1995, annual production of…
We all have dreams, though some might be more easily attainable than others. Is your dream to travel to a foreign country? Easy. Is your dream to be CEO of a company? Tough, but not impossible. Is your dream is to taste a Scotch aged in casks inscribed with the…
