Four Peaks Brewing Company

5 Things to Eat and Drink This Weekend in Metro Phoenix

Looking for something to put in your mouth this weekend? We've got you covered. Check out what's on our plate. See also: - Local Food Trucks (And Lots of Alt Rock) at That Damn Show 2013 in Mesa on April 20 - Mesquite Chocolate Chips Cookies from Super Chunk Sweets & Treats (Head to the Old Town Sc ... More >>

10 Favorite Places for Wings in Greater Phoenix

No food scores with sports fans quite like wings. Whether hot, spicy, sweet, all wings, all drumsticks, or a little of each, we've listed ten of our favorite spots for wings in the Valley (plus a few honorable mentions) that are sure to leave you cheering. Teakwoods Tavern & Grill At this casual ba ... More >>

Five Things to Eat and Drink this Weekend in Metro Phoenix

Looking for something to put in your mouth this weekend? We've got you covered. Check out what's on our plate. See Also: Street Eats Food Truck Festival Is Set for January 12 and 13 at Salt River Fields Artisan Bakery Mediterra Bakes Fantastic Bread, and We'll Tell You Where to Get It Street Eats ... More >>

Chow Bella's Gift Guide for the Starving College Student

What? Not done with your holiday shopping? Yeah, neither are we. But we've been making lists -- and checking them twice -- and we've got some suggestions for the nice people on your list. Today, Chow Bella's Gift Guide for the Starving College Student. There's no single word that universally descr ... More >>

Five Things to Eat and Drink This Weekend

Looking for something to put in your mouth this weekend? We've got you covered. Check out what's on our plate. See also: - La Fonda Restaurant Resurfaces in New Tempe Location: Grand Opening Celebration This Weekend - Timo: Happy Hour Report Card Complimentary Wedding Cake at Los Sombreros The wo ... More >>

Top Five Things to Eat and Drink This Weekend

See also: New Times Calendar of Events Looking for something to put in your mouth this weekend? We've got you covered. Check out what's on our plate. Dinner & Drinks @ Angels Trumpet Ale House Downtown Phoenix's newest drinking establishment opened this past Tuesday night with a stellar beer line ... More >>

Ten Favorite Cold (and Frozen!) Phoenix Foods

Yeah, yeah, it's hot outside but we're not complaining. We're putting on our rose colored glasses and looking at the brighter side of summer -- we can eat as much ice cream as we want. Okay, maybe we can't (or shouldn't) eat ice cream everyday, but we can try and cool off this summer with cold and ... More >>

Eleven Favorite Phoenix Beers

What's your favorite beer? We at Chow Bella get this question a lot, and while it may seem a simple choice for the uninitiated, it can be much harder to answer for those who have tried a multitude of brews. Even among the relatively small selection of beers made in the Valley, with so many styles, f ... More >>

Ten Favorite Spots for Wings in Metro Phoenix

Wings. America's number one bar food is also a favorite around Chow Bella. There is nothing we like more than sitting down to a basket full of steaming hot wings with sauce so hot it'll burn the hairs right outta your nose. Unless we have a hankering for a batch of barbecue; then we'll be happy wi ... More >>

Four Peaks Wins Big at World Beer Cup

Seems like Arizona's brewers are finally getting some of the respect they deserve. At this year's World Beer Cup -- the largest commercial international beer competition on Earth with 799 brewery entrants from 54 countries -- Tempe's own Four Peaks Brewing Co. took home two gold medals and a bronz ... More >>

Four Peaks Makes List of Top Fifty Craft Brewers in America

Here's a little something to raise a glass to. Four Peaks Brewing Company, the Tempe institution serving up handcrafted suds in a 1892 Mission-style warehouse since 1996, has been named one of the top fifty craft brewers in the U.S. by the Brewers Association -- a not-for-profit trade group that ta ... More >>

For the Local Beer Lover: Four Peaks Gift Card

​Here at Chow Bella, we understand how important it is to give (and receive) the perfect foodie gift. So this season, we're helping out by offering 21 food- and drink-focused gift suggestions, one each work day until Christmas, from a local business or provider. You get scads of rock-star idea ... More >>

Cut Ups

New Food Truck Alert: Paul Cionczyk of Epic Hot Dogs

Lauren Saria Owner Paul Cionczyk with the Epic Hot Dog Truck ​The business: Epic Hot Dogs What they're packin': Hot dogs from all over the US and beyond. The menu features over 20 varieties of dogs and gourmet sausages as well as fresh made fries, coleslaw and potato salad. In addition to ... More >>

Four Peaks Brewing Company

Nicole Smith Four Peak's cheesy Artichoke Dip with an iced cold pint of Hefeweizen​The Spot: Four Peaks Brewing Company, 1340 E. 8th St., Tempe,480-303-9967www.fourpeaks.comThe Hours: 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. to 1 a.m., daily. The Details: You could sum up the happy hour at this reputa ... More >>

Four Peaks ML209

Zach Fowle​The beer: ML209 The brewer: Four Peaks Brewing Co. Style: American Malt Liquor ABV: 8.2 percent Malt liquor isn't a style that's often touched by craft brewers, mainly because the general public defines them as cheap, crappy-tasting alcohol delivery engines -- decidedly un-craft. But ... More >>

Cave & Ive's: Sanitas Bona on The Second Floor

Tuscan Pie​Second story patio dining in Phoenix is as rare as rain. Lucky for us, a bit of it fell this month in Arcadia thanks to the opening of Cave & Ive's Portico Grill at Indian School Road and 44th Street. Part of the patio.​A new concept from the folks at Sacks Art o ... More >>

Beer Dinner Featuring Four Peaks at the Musical Instrument Museum Is Music to Our Beer Ears

​Four Peaks Brewing Co. who, only weeks ago, wanted our faces under their kilt, is showing a more refined side with a beer dinner at the Musical Instrument Museum Cafe at 6 p.m., this Friday, May 27. Along with heirloom veggie expert Seacat Gardens, Four Peaks will be serving up five courses ... More >>

Four Peaks Brewing Company Wants Your Face Under Their Kilt

​As human beings, we all have different goals in life: running a marathon, reading 1,000 books, memorizing the dialogue from The Lord of the Rings trilogy, etc. If, however, one of your life goals is to see your mug bobbling around in the nether regions of a large man in a kilt, your day h ... More >>

Marcus Johnson at Four Peaks

Zach Fowle​The Tender: Marcus Johnson The Bar: Four Peaks Brewing Company (1340 E. 8th St., 480-303-9967) and Four Peaks Grill & Tap (15730 N. Pima Road, 480-991-1795) The Pedigree: Johnson had several Joe jobs (mostly work for security agencies and retail) before landing a gig at Four Peaks n ... More >>

Arizona Beer Week Events Announced

​We like beer and so do you, which is why we're psyched to announce the list of events currently on tap for the first-ever Arizona Beer Week. Months ago, we announced plans to organize the inaugural festival for February 19-26. Sponsored by the Arizona Craft Brewers Guild, this first-ever statewi ... More >>

Dec. 29 In Blogs: Russell Pearce, Local Art, Eastside Records, Tien Wong, and Weed

​​​In the 24-hour news cycle, it can be difficult to keep up. We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries:

Charles "In Check" Eis, What Are You Eating?

Chales "In Check" Eis​Charles "In Check" Eis The guitarist for The Rails is gearing up for the band's upcoming album release in February. What'd you eat for dinner last night? Buffalo Burger at Native New Yorker. Favorite food: Enchiladas Least favorite food: Anything that's even been in the s ... More >>

Brewed For Battle: Pumpkin Ale

Jonathan McNamaraOur selection of pumpkin ales. What's the mysterious unmarked bottle?​At what point does one elevate from merely drinking beer to being a full-on beer snob? Answer: when you feel compelled to tell other people what to drink. And the inevitable result of this peculiar ailment i ... More >>

Gambling on Fish and Chips: Pick a Cod, Any Cod

Like bangers and mash or bubble & squeak, fish and chips is the kind of perfect pairing you'll find at any decent English pub. It's also the only way most parents can get their kids to eat fish -- because everything is better when battered and fried. For this week's battle, we pitted t ... More >>

Happy Hours: Your Guide to Valley Spots Worthy of Your Drink Money

NFL Playoffs: Home Is Where The Bar Is

​There may not be enough beer in the Valley for Cardinals fans to drown their sorrows. But if you happen to be rooting for one of the better luckier teams still in the playoffs, here are four local bars fans of these teams can call home. Tempe's Four Peaks Brewing Company is a Viking fans have ... More >>

Voting Ends Today for Local Hero Awards

​Seems like every year I tell Chow Bella readers when to get their vote on with local food mag Edible Phoenix's Local Hero Awards, where readers are invited to participate in recognizing the area's hardest-working food producers by simply submitting write-in nominations on the mag's website.This y ... More >>

Over the Weekend: BBQ & Beer Festival

What better way to spend a lazy Saturday afternoon than wandering the parking lot across from Tempe's IKEA, sampling barbecued meats and drinking beer? This past weekend, 33 teams from across the nation turned out for Que & Brew, an official Triple Crown Event BBQ State Championship. And ... More >>

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Edible Phoenix Announces Local Hero Award Winners

I just got the word from Edible Phoenix publisher Pamela Hamilton that the quarterly mag has its official winners list for the annual Local Hero Awards, which recognizes people in the culinary community. Nominees and votes were collected online through mid-December. So congrats to the followi ... More >>

Brew Review: Four Peaks' Arizona Peach

When life gives you lemons you make lemonade if you're in the habit of adhering to worn out sayings. When life gives you peaches, I say make beer and it sems our friends at Four Peaks Brewery feel the same way. Today's brew: Four Peaks' Arizona Peach. Is this drink a fragrant sip of nectar or a ro ... More >>

Tomorrow: Beer and Booksigning at Four Peaks

No Beer Gut, No Glory

From piss-quality to fancy, author has guzzled it all

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Brew Review: Four Peaks' Hefeweizen

Brew Review: Four Peaks Brewing Company's Kiltlifter

The Street Smell of Success

Roosevelt businesses reap what they've sown

How to Quit MySpace

Hell is a place for friends

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Four Peaks Brewing Company
1340 East Eighth Street, Tempe
480-303-9967

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