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Nimbus Bistro

This brewpub in the Scottsdale Seville Center from Nimbus, the Tucson-based craft beer brewery with the iconic chimp icon, features over 16 beers on tap and a sizable menu of burgers, pizzas, sandwiches, and snacks. Enjoy one of Nimbus’ nationally ranked craft beers inside or on a happening outdoor patio, but don’t expect to go […]
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3 Best Things to Eat and Drink This Weekend in Metro Phoenix

2nd Annual New Times Beer Olympics at Tempe Marketplace Friday, August 21 Join New Times as we team up with Tempe Marketplace to host the Second Annual Beer Olympics. From 8 to 11 p.m., participants will have the chance to compete in various games, including flip cup, corn hole, giant beer...
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Brewery Profiles: Arizona Wilderness Brewing Company in Gilbert

It’s 8 a.m. at Arizona Wilderness Brewing Company in Gilbert and the day's already started for brewmaster and co-founder Patrick Ware and head brewer Chris Rodgers. Today they're brewing Rincon Red, an ode to founder Jonathan Buford’s neighbor Bob. As the story goes, Bob was part of what inspired Buford...
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3 Best Things to Eat and Drink This Weekend

Real, Wild, and Woody Beer Festival Saturday, July 18 This Saturday from 2 to 6 p.m., beer aficionados from the newly-21 to the cicerone certified can gather at the Phoenix Convention Center for the Real, Wild, and Woody Beer Festival hosted by the Arizona Craft Brewers Guild. More than 60 breweries,...
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3 Best Things to Eat and Drink This Weekend in Metro Phoenix

Chandler Craft Spirits Festival Saturday, April 25 A two-component well drink is a simple, beautiful thing. But a craft cocktail -- shaken, stirred, muddled, and mashed -- is an event in a glass. You can celebrate the art of the cocktail this Saturday evening from 5 to 9 p.m. in...
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5 Best Things I Ate and Drank in July

Last month's best bites and sips lean heavily toward the new. From a beer at a recently opened brewery to my favorite dish off a Scottsdale restaurant's new menu, there are a lot of fresh flavors on this list. There's also a brunch dish I've had several times before that...
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Best Coffee House

Giant CoffeeGiant Coffee is the sweetheart of the downtown Phoenix coffee scene. Casual, comfortable ambiance? Check. Well-crafted coffee drinks? You know it. Breakfast burritos and house-baked pastries are just the icing on the cake. The space is open and airy, with huge open windows that sweep in sunlight and fresh air (a welcome and generally unfamiliar phenomenon […]
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O’Kelley’s Sports Bar & Grill

A touch of the Irish in south Mesa, O’Kelley’s is a dark-wooden pub that boasts 50-plus televisions, a regular gaggle of bar patrons, a pool table, darts, golf arcade, and full menu. It also hosts local rock bands on Fridays and Saturdays and karaoke on Mondays and Thursdays. Craft beer and poker are the way […]
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Hana Japanese Eatery

This busy family-owned operation north of Seventh and Missouri avenues is overseen by co-owners Lynn Becker and chef Lori Hashimoto, a true treasure of the Phoenix chef scene. The place is known for well-crafted sushi and sashimi – yellowtail, tuna, salmon, crab, albacore and whitefish. We like the squid maruyaki, scallop edamame kasane age, Hana […]
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Wedge & Bottle

This easygoing, locally owned wine and cheese shop in Ahwatukee features a thoughtful, rotating selection of top-notch cheeses and meats — available as plates, packed into sandwiches, or available to to-go — along with wine, craft beer, and boutique grocery items. For cheesemongers and cured meat aficionados, it’s a destination. And for those who happen […]
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The Attic

Finger foods and affordable craft beer are the order of the day here.  Located on the second floor, this beer garden and wine bar technically is not in an attic, but it’s high enough in relation to surrounding buildings to offer great views, even when you’re seated inside. The dark paint and dark wood furniture […]
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Sip Coffee & Beer House

This slow-to-catch-on coffee house and eatery gets its caffeinated drinks from Cartel coffee and its menu from chef Payton Curry, who has created a small list of breakfast and lunch items as well as a daily selection of pastries. Sandwiches include a BLT, chicken salad, and an Italian grinder; a hummus plate and several salads […]
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20 Highland Tavern

When you’re thinking about going out to watch the game, you probably aren’t thinking about going to Whole Foods. However, if you’re a craft beer lover, you might want to change your tune. Brews from Mikkeller, Dragoon, Mother Road, Dogfish Head, and more make the ever changing tap list, so you’ll likely love exploring the […]
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Arizona Beer Bill Becomes Law

On Tuesday, Gov. Doug Ducey signed into law S.B. 1030, the Arizona Beer Bill proposed late last year that will allow brewers to produce more beer while retaining their retail locations.