It looks like the folks behind Cartel Coffee Lab are brewing up a little something different -- beer.
Then we heard it was going to be a brewery. And we got kind of excited. Cartel makes a mean cup of coffee -- how could they fuck up beer?
And it makes total and complete sense. Once you have mastered the art of roasting perfect beans and can make an outstanding cup of coffee the next logical step would be beer brewing, right? I mean in case you haven't heard, craft beers are all the rage.
Once we saw the liquor license application sign posted in the window of the Tempe coffeehouse last week, we immediately sent an email to owner Jason Silberschlag asking for the details about the new, supposed brewery.
All we got out of him was, "We are shooting for Jan. 1st, but you never can tell with government ;)"
We'll keep you up to date with the details but 2012 may be a great year for the Arizona craft beer scene. Fingers crossed.