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Ten FIDY, Oskar Blues and the Canned Beer Apocalypse

Beer: Ten FIDY Brewery: Oskar Blues Brewery Style: Imperial Stout ABV: 10.5 percent As we inch ever closer to the third annual AmeriCAN Canned Craft Beer Festival our discussion of aluminum cylinders continues, and it's only right that at this point we bring up Oskar Blues. See also: - 2013 Ameri ... More >>

2013 AmeriCAN Canned Craft Beer Festival in Scottsdale on May 18

As much as we respect beer in bottles we have to admit there are quite a few benefits that come with sipping your suds out of a can. First of all the can is much more beach and pool friendly not to mention lighter (and therefore easier to transport) and never, ever requires a bottle opener. See al ... More >>

Inaugural Phoenix Brewers Invitational Festival Coming December 7 and 8

The craft beer movement has been steadily growing in Phoenix over the past few years, and now all the hard work we've done downing pints and sampling flights has paid off with one really big event. The first Phoenix Brewers Invitational Festival will take place from noon to 10 p.m. on Friday, Decemb ... More >>

What's Your Go-To Beer?

Welcome to Chow Bella's Bites & Dishes, where Valley chefs and restaurateurs respond to a question New Times food critic Laura Hahnefeld has on her mind. Have a question you'd like to ask? E-mail laura.hahnefeld@newtimes.com. Miss a question? Go here. When it comes to sucking down a cold one, we al ... More >>

Dogfish Head Indian Brown Ale

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 homeb ... More >>

This Week in Beer

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 as your belly.

Introducing "This Week in Beer," Your Weekly Beer Calendar

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'll curate upcoming brew-related goings-on and lay them out for you here. Your calendar will be as full of beer as your belly. M ... More >>

Ten Favorite Metro Phoenix Craft Beer Bars

​Let's discuss craft beer bars. We're not just talking about one or two handles here. We're taking about the bars that have devoted just about every handle to the art of craft beer; the folks that know that power of a freshly tapped keg of Hopslam and who would sell a large part of their soul to ... More >>

Our 21 Top Picks for Arizona Beer Week

Arizona Beer week starts Saturday and we are so freakin' excited! After spending hours looking at each and every of the more than 150 events that will take place between Saturday, February 18th and Saturday, February 25th we have come up with a list of our favorites. We tried to narrow it down to se ... More >>

Sierra Nevada Bigfoot

​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' ... More >>

Sierra Nevada/Dogfish Head Life & Limb

Zach Fowle ​The beer: Life & LimbThe brewery: Sierra Nevada Brewing Co./Dogfish Head Craft BreweryStyle: American Strong AleABV: 10.2 percent Craft beer is a funny business, wherein traditional ideas about competition and market domination are thrown out with the spent grain. Rather than ... More >>

August 2 In Blogs: America's Best Bathroom, Happy Hour Report Card, A Tribe Called Quest, and a Porn Star Rock Band

​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:

Culinary Dropout: Happy Hour Report Card

The Spot: Culinary Dropout, 7531 E Camelback Rd. Scottsdale, 480-970-1700,  http://www.foxrc.com/culinary_dropout.html The Hours: Happy Hour runs from 3 to 6 pm, M-F in the bar and on the patio. The Details: The gastropub idea is catching on everywhere. Sam Fox offers a pre-packaged  ... More >>

AZ Beer Week's Must-See Events

matchingfoodandwine.com ​​Arizona Beer Week, once upon a time just a twinkle in the eye of desert-dwelling beer lovers, is now upon us -- and has grown to juggernaut proportions. As our mom likes to say, you can't swing a dead cat without hitting a beer week event. With somewhere in the ne ... More >>

The Best Beers of 2010

Photo courtesy of beercollege.net ​Dwell all you want on the poor economy, the dwindling job market or the plethora of depressing events of 2010 -- it's been a good year for beer. Despite a drop in overall beer sales, craft brews continue to rise in popularity, allowing innovative American b ... More >>

The Top 10 Christmas Beers

Image courtesy of bruisin-ales.com​Christmas is everyone's favorite holiday, but true beer fans know that the most wonderful time of the year is made even more wonderful with a pint in your hand. Winter warmers and other dark, comforting brews take over around the holidays to help carolers and Chr ... More >>

The Big Red Pour and Cheesy Sloppy Joes in Today's Eater's Digest

www.lifesambrosia.com​Hungry for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives?Hooray for Beer FestivalsIf your a beer lover and you have plans for this weekend --- cancel them. Take another break from the heat and make your way to Flagstaff for the 2 day "Big Red Pou ... More >>

Beer Tasting at TOTs, Birthday Luau Party and Balsamic Strawberries in Today's Eater's Digest

twopeasandtheirpod.com​Hungry for for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives?Unique Beer Tasting TonightGreg Eccles, owner of Tops Liquors and Taste of Tops just got back from camp. We aren't just talking about your normal singing songs by the campfire camp ei ... More >>

Corissa Croft at Robbie Fox's Public House

Corissa Croft​A football fan who enjoys a good microbrew, Corissa Croft may just be the perfect woman. And though still a newbie at Tempe's Robbie Fox's Public House (604 S. Mill Ave., 480-642-6442) she's also not a shabby bartender. The Pittsburgh native can serve drinks, talk sports and do ... More >>

2010 Strong Beer Festival: 10 Clues You Were There

Jonathan McNamaraYup. There was a ton of beer at the Strong Beer Festival as evidenced by these jokers. Slideshow here. ​Were you at the 2010 Strong Beer Festival in downtown Phoenix Saturday?Seriously, this is not a rhetorical question. If you were at the annual fest -- relocated from Mesa to Cen ... More >>

Brew Review: Hop Back Amber Ale

​Times are tough and sacrifices must be made. What do we mean? Take the simple birthday gift. For our upcoming birthday, our roommate opted not to buy us a present. Truth be told, his funds are tight and so are ours (so he won't be getting much either for his early December birthday). Instea ... More >>

The Big Pour International Beer Tasting Event

Sasquatch Burgers Draw Patrons to Aaron May's The Lodge

Brew Review: Sierra Nevada Summerfest

When you're looking for a new beer to try it seems like everyone under the sun has a bottle they'd like to uncap and shove in your mouth. Answers to the question "what beer should I drink," are endless. That's why we prefer recommendations secure in their justification. Take Sierra Nevvada Summerfes ... More >>

Margaritaville

Margaritaville

No Beer Gut, No Glory

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

Pink Slip

Um, forgettable

Overexposed

More of the same

Hale and Hardy

An English classic heads west in rewarding The Claim

Loco Motives

he Combat Railfans celebrate the new year on the fright side of the tracks

Sports Digest

WHEN LESS IS MOREGETTING SMALL WITH TERRY RILEY, INVENTOR OF MINIMALISM