Who hasn’t wanted to chat up the guys who make their favorite brews? The Chow Bella team, lucky dogs that we are, recently got the opportunity to do just that. Thing is, we only got a few minutes with each one. These guys are busy! Watch the short video below…
Who hasn’t wanted to chat up the guys who make their favorite brews? The Chow Bella team, lucky dogs that we are, recently got the opportunity to do just that. Thing is, we only got a few minutes with each one. These guys are busy! Watch the short video below…
From time to time, Zach Fowle will provide a visual guide to every day and extraordinary situations … and (because he has bad handwriting) Claire Lawton will illustrate them. Welcome to Charted Territory…
Beer: Milk Stout NitroBrewery: Left Hand Brewing Co. Style: Milk StoutABV: 6 percent Greetings, fellow scientists! Beer may seem simple on the surface, but there’s a fair amount of chemistry, physics and other magical disciplines involved in both the creation and serving of our favorite drink. The devoted scientists at…
Who hasn’t wanted to spend a few minutes chatting up the guys who make their favorite brews? The Chow Bella team, lucky dogs that we are, recently got the opportunity to do just that. Thing is, we only got a few minutes with each one. These guys are busy! Watch…
Who hasn’t wanted to spend a few minutes chatting up the guys who make their favorite brews? The Chow Bella team, lucky dogs that we are, recently got the opportunity to do just that. The catch? We only got about three minutes with each one. These guys are busy! Watch…
Yesterday we discussed Miller Coors’ recent buyout of Crispin Cider as well as Anheuser Busch’s foray into the apple wine category. Cider is growing in popularity for a reason — it’s great on its own — but it can also play very well with others. Like Batman and Superman, cider…
Cider is so hot right now. On Monday, Miller Coors craft/import division Tenth & Blake purchased Minneapolis, Minn.-based Crispin Cider. The deal also includes Fox Barrel Cider Company, a Crispin affiliate that produces multiple varieties of pear cider. Not to be outdone, Anheuser-Busch announced in a memo to distributors that…
Any man will tell you: It’s all in the thrill of the chase. That’s why we like the idea of the Skirt Chaser, a 5K run that’ll be held February 11 at Tempe Beach Park. Ladies get a three-minute head start in this racy run, followed by a “skirt chaser”…
Beer: BigfootBrewery: Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. Style: American BarleywineABV: 9.6 percent They called me crazy. You’re wasting your time, they said. You’ll never find it, they said. But I always believed, and my desperate search finally paid off. I found Bigfoot. Though, to be honest, it wasn’t really all that…
Yesterday we found out why Worcestershire Sauce is mixing it up with other stuff on the bitters shelf. Today, we give you three recipes in which the savory condiment is essential. Who knew there were that many? Bloody MaryThe most popular hangover curative around, the Bloody Mary was introduced to…
During my probably-unhealthily-regular perusing of the liquor store shelves this week, I noticed something peculiar nestled amongst the bitters: a bottle of Lea & Perrins Worcestershire Sauce. What was my favorite steak condiment doing next to the likes of Angostura and Peychaud’s?…
Mom may have told you never to skate indoors, but the guys at MuggShots Bar don’t share her sensible sentiment. Although that’s not a huge surprise. They’re not big fans of routine nights — or, you know, clothes – and have hosted lingerie and no-pants parties. More recently, they set…
Beer: Fireside Ale Brewery: Lumberyard Brewing Co. Style: Imperial Red Ale ABV: 9.5 percent Do you feel that? The building giddiness in the soul of every local beer lover. The faint smell of hops and sweet wort in the air. My beer sense is tingling. Arizona Beer Week is almost…
Yesterday we discussed a law before the Mexican congress that could affect farmers and distillers of artisanal tequila and mescal, as well as the bottles you can find on the shelf. Today, Rancho Pinot bartender Travis Nass shares with us a recipe that makes use of just such an endangered…
American drinkers don’t often trouble themselves with Mexican affairs, but with the future of agave-based spirits suddenly unsure, perhaps they should. Trouble is brewing in our neighbor to the south, where legislators have proposed a bill that could harm the variety and quality of the agave-based spirits we enjoy, as…
Brag about your new-age running gear all you want, but it’ll never compare to the effectiveness — or stylishness — of some bitchin’ shoulder pads, leg warmers, or a totally bangin’ pair of acid wash jeans. The ‘80s return during the Retro Run, a boss 10K run and 5K run/walk…
Beer: Elsie’s Irish Coffee Milk StoutBrewery: Papago BrewingStyle: Milk StoutABV: 5.5 percent A few days before each holiday visit to my parents’ house, my dad will call me up under the guise of checking in before I visit. We’ll chat about the trip, what we have planned, how packing is…
We’ve interviewed plenty of bartenders, and while on the whole they’re an enjoyable bunch, they do have a tendency to say some peculiar shit. We think the video below captures it pretty perfectly. What have you heard bartenders say that you think should be added to this video? Post it…
I am a man, and as a fairly typical representative of my gender I enjoy certain things. A large glass of beer. Sports games on high definition TVs. And, of course, breasts, both of the edible chicken and ogle-worthy human variety.That said, I’ve never been a frequent visitor to breastaurants,…
There’s a section of every car’s speedometer that, sadly, rarely if ever gets touched by the needle. It’s that area on the far right, when the numbers start getting into triple digits — the sweet spot that, if you ever hit it, would show you that speeding up is the…
Beer: Old Rasputin XIV Anniversary Brewery: North Coast Brewing Co. Style: Russian Imperial Stout ABV: 11.5 percent About 95 years ago, Grigori Yefomovitch Rasputin was killed. Though he was purportedly a mystical healer and held some influence over the tsar of Russia, Rasputin’s remembered mostly for his murder, for which…
