Drive down Indian School Road just east of Highway 51, and you’ll find Helton Brewing Company, an upstart brewery in central Phoenix that’s created and operated by brewmaster Brian Helton. At this new drinking spot, there’s a noticeable emphasis is on beer education — the walls are adorned with beer…
Brandon Casey may be busy peeling back decades worth of grease and good times from his new dive bar in Tempe, but fall is already just a few weeks away — and with the new season comes new cocktail menus. Casey’s Chandler craft cocktail bar, The Ostrich, is already a little…
Each week we venture to a new restaurant to check out what the spot has to offer during our favorite time of day — happy hour. Whether it’s affordable appetizers, delicious drinks, jaw-dropping deals, or none of the above, we’ll check out the situation and report back. The Spot: Rúla…
Travis Nass has been busy. In addition to his role developing drinks and working with wholesale clients for Caskwerks Distilling Co., he’s been consulting with standalone bars and restaurants looking to improve their cocktail game. Nass just finished up the menu at Joe’s Midnight Run, the new late-night restaurant in uptown Phoenix, and…
The Beer: Achocolypse Chocolate Porter The Brewery: Prescott Brewing Company (Prescott, AZ) Aroma: Giant chocolate intensity that’s more dark chocolate than milk, though there’s a presence of both, with secondary aromas of toffee, caramel, light rum and brown sugar. Desert beckons with just one whiff of this locally-crafted ale. Appearance: Though…
NovemBEER is back, and that means you can count on finding nearly 50 breweries pouring more than 120 beers at the annual event presented by Phoenix New Times. This year’s fest will be held on Saturday, November 12, from 1 to 5 p.m. at the Arizona Center in downtown Phoenix and…
The Ostrich, Chandler’s fist craft cocktail bar, opened nearly a year ago, which made the bar’s head honcho, Brandon Casey, a pretty happy man. His long-time goal, he says, has been to spend his 30th birthday at his own bar. “And now I have two,” Casey says. He turned 30…
After coming together earlier this year, the Arizona Vignerons Alliance, a nonprofit organization created to oversee quality control among Arizona’s wine makers, will host its first educational event later this fall. On November 5, the AVA will host the first Arizona Vignerons Alliance Symposium #WineResearch at The Farm at South Mountain…
Whether you’re a connoisseur or just beginning to dip your toe in the world of tiki drinks, we’ve got good news for fans of pina coladas, painkillers, and more. If you know where to look, you’ll be thrilled by the sheer volume of options for creative, rum-filled tiki-style drinks in…
Each week, we venture to a new restaurant to check out what the spot has to offer during our favorite time of day — happy hour. Whether it’s affordable appetizers, delicious drinks, jaw-dropping deals, or none of the above, we’ll check out the situation and report back. The Spot: Desoto…
Each week we venture to a new restaurant to check out what the spot has to offer during our favorite time of day — happy hour. Whether it’s affordable appetizers, delicious drinks, jaw-dropping deals, or none of the above, we’ll check out the situation and report back. The Spot: Tommy…
The Beer: Wet Beaver Wit The Brewery: Arizona Wilderness, Gilbert The Stats: 6.3% ABV The Story: When you’ve been in the beer industry for a good portion of your life, nothing seems all that surprising. Then one day you order a beer, if for no other reason than the conversation-starting…
When trying to get the attention of a beer geek, there are a few key words that usually do the trick. “Free beer,” or “rare keg” come to mind. Also the hallowed words “Russian River.” After all, Russian River Brewing Company has long been the source of some of the…
Each week we venture to a new restaurant to check out what the spot has to offer during our favorite time of day — happy hour. Whether it’s affordable appetizers, delicious drinks, jaw-dropping deals, or none of the above, we’ll check out the situation and report back. The Spot: Vincent…
Excitement runs high when Micah Olson launches new seasonal cocktail menus at either the well-loved Crudo or its newer sister restaurant, Okra. But while Crudo has experience at the summer menu game, Okra hasn’t yet reached the one-year-mark and so the summer menu released this week is only the restaurant’s second…
Don’t wait for trade winds to sweep you across town to visit Market Street Kitchen in North Scottsdale. Beginning August 4 at a special event co-hosted by famed local bartender Travis Nass, Market Street Kitchen will begin a weekly happy hour dubbed Tiki Thursdays. Each Thursday from 5 p.m. to closing…
You can find Goldwater Brewing Company at the south end of Old Town Scottsdale, specifically at 3608 North Scottsdale Road, in the heart of the area’s “craft beer” hub between Brat Haus and Sip Coffee House. Goldwater handcrafts more than a dozen of beers of various styles, strengths, and colors…
The Spot: The Living Room at DC Ranch 20751 North Pima Road, Scottsdale www.livingroomwinebar.com The Hours: Happy hour runs weekdays from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. for drinks, and 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. for food Perfect for: A light cocktail and bite on a nice patio in North Scottsdale…
Downtown Phoenix’s Blue Hound Kitchen & Cocktails has welcomed a new head bartender, Noah Momyer. Momyer made his way to the Valley from Seattle — where he worked at spots including Vessel, Monsoon, and Mistral Kitchen — in February. He spent a brief period working in Old Town Scottsdale before…
The Beer: Ebel’s Weiss The Brewery: Two Brothers Brewing Company The Stats: 4.9% ABV, 12 IBU The Story: Edelweiss is both a popular show tune from The Sound of Music as well as a white flower that grows in the high Alps in Europe. Ebel’s Weiss, however, is a hefeweizen-style…
Each week we venture to a new restaurant to check out what the spot has to offer during our favorite time of day — happy hour. Whether it’s affordable appetizers, delicious drinks, jaw-dropping deals, or none of the above, we’ll check out the situation and report back. The Spot: Pomelo…
Valley residents have a lot less distance to cover to get to taste wines from Wilcox-based winery Carlson Creek Vineyard. As of last week, the family-owned winery will pour tastes of its award-winning wines at its Old Town Scottsdale tasting room, located at 4142 North Marshall Way. The new space is…
