San Tan Brewing hasn’t been around as long as the Valley’s craft brew standard-bearer, Four Peaks, but it’s fast establishing itself as one of the best brewpubs in Arizona. Located along a nice stretch of restaurants and pubs in the heart of downtown Chandler, it features a vast lineup of in-house brews, along with a […]
Breweries and Wineries in Phoenix
Showing 45 - 61 of 61In March, Sauvage Wine Bar and Shop evolved from a downtown Phoenix bottle shop in The Churchill into a full-blown bar and store located in the historic Helen Anderson House along McDowell Road. The charming, cozy decor pays homage to the cute cottage, with various seating areas featuring nailhead sofas, upholstered wooden chairs, rugs and […]
The Scottsdale Wine Trail is comprised of: LDV Winery , Carlson Creek , Aridus Wine Company, Su Vino Winery and Salvatore Vineyards. All of the wineries produce award-winning wines that are available for tasting and purchase at unique tasting rooms/retail shops in the heart of Scottsdale’s entertainment district.
Some bar patios are afterthoughts: dank little smokers’ cages slammed against a busy street or a back parking lot. Not the patio at The Shop Beer Co. in central Tempe, where it feels like you’ve been invited to the spacious backyard of friends who are especially enthusiastic about entertaining their guests. Here, you’ll find picnic […]
Simple Machine’s modern, bright, clean decor lives exemplifies the bar’s name – simple. But this north Phoenix brewery’s creations are anything but. Head brewer and co-owner Marshall Norris has a skill for taking simple ingredients and transforming them into flavor-packed beers, such as the aptly named Cucumber Crusher blonde ale, the cinammon-and-vanilla-infused Dulces Suenos nitro […]
Litchfield Park is packed with history, which is obvious as you drive around its palm tree-lined streets and past the celebrated Wigwam Resort. But tucked into one of the Pueblo-style buildings across the street from the 4-star retreat is a rock ’n’ roll brewery that’s dialing up the volume on this otherwise sleepy destination. TCBC, […]
The best taprooms stretch drinkers to try something beyond their norm. The Wandering Tortoise has a regular rotation of unique craft beers from around the country that consistently are ahead of the drinking curve in the Valley. Its bar team makes those beers accessible, however, offering tastes and showcasing them during in-house festivals, on vinyl […]
Drew Pool and Preston Thoeny opened Wren House Brewing Co. in 2016 in a historic 1930s home in the Green Gables neighborhood. Inside the taproom, which still very much looks like a house, it’s easy to make friends at the large wooden community table after ordering off the chalkboard menu, which changes daily. You can […]