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5 Best Things to Eat and Drink This Weekend in Metro Phoenix

Proof Backyard BBQ Friday, May 6 Brews, food, and some incredible views sounds like a good way to kick off your weekend. This Friday, Proof at the Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale at Troon North is kicking off its summer barbecue series, which includes family-style barbecue, live music and local Arizona...
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Carpe Dia

Dia de los Muertos is making its way back to the East Valley a little early this year. A two-day celebration at Mesa Arts Center will feature performances by Maricahi Viva, Folklorico Lindo y Querido, Se se Puede Foundation Dancers, Mariachi Juvenil los Primos, Stella Pope Duarte and Liliana De...
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Cheers for Beers

Until Beyoncé comes out with a premium cerveza of her own, we have AZ Girls’ Pint Out getting the word out to the ladies about the finer points of ales, lagers, and porters. The brew crew celebrates four years of gathering gals to quaff craft beer throughout the Valley on...
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Best Local Beer

San Tan's Mr. PineappleNothing says chilling by the pool on a relaxing Saturday afternoon quite like an ice-cold can of Mr. Pineapple. Yes, this San Tan brew now is available for purchase in cans at most local liquor stores and even area Trader Joe’s. Though it’s not the most complex brew crafted in town, drinkability is the name […]
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Best Beer Festival

Real, Wild, and WoodyYou didn’t have to be a beer fanatic to enjoy this year’s inaugural Real, Wild, and Woody Beer Festival — but if you are, you’ll have no trouble understanding what made it a knockout success. Organized by the Arizona Craft Brewers Guild, this event gathered all the state’s top breweries for a throwdown of epic […]
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5 Best Things to Eat and Drink This Weekend in Metro Phoenix

O.H.S.O. Distillery Opens Today Get excited, Scottsdale-ites! The second location of Arcadia's O.H.S.O. nanoBrewery opens in North Scottsdale today. Called O.H.S.O. Distillery, the restaurant and bar is located at 15681 North Hayden Road and will offer food items, specialty drinks, and beers not available at the original location. But like...
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Gretchen Gol of The Simple Farm in Scottsdale Makes Cheese

You might think making cheese is a dirty job but it's surprisingly easy and with just a trip to your local beer-making store you'll have everything you need to make your own gouda, chèvre or gruyère. The artisanal craft of making cheese is a handy skill to have because, who...
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Oh, Snap: New Belgium Snapshot Is an Approachable, Refreshing Sour

Beer: Snapshot Brewery: New Belgium Brewing Co. Style: Berliner Weisse ABV: 5 percent If we're ranking sour beer styles by "intensity of flavor" and "likelihood of making an inexperienced craft beer drinker puke," the Berliner Weisse would be right near the bottom. Its tartness is generally mild; its carbonation high;...
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The 11 Best Canned Beers in the Country

The first beer can -- a heavy-gauge steel number that had to be stabbed open with a sharp piece of metal -- first hit the market almost 80 years ago. I envy the beer bloggers of those days. With just two beers available (Krueger's Cream Ale and Krueger's Finest Beer),...
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Kickstart

The United States Men’s National Team entry into the World Cup was heightened by their draw into what’s been called the “Group of Death.” The Americans’ first challenge is Ghana, which you can watch live on FilmBar’s big screen Monday, June 16.While #2 Germany and #3 Portugal are further down...
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Bell’s Mars: Music-Inspired Beer

Beer: Mars, The Bringer of War Brewery: Bell's Brewery, Inc. Style: Imperial India Pale Ale ABV: 10.1 percent Optional musical accompaniment to this post. Listen while reading and the review will sound WAY more epic. Like most artists, brewers draw inspiration for their work from many different sources. Sometimes the...
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Mother Bunch Brewing Microbrewery is Coming Soon to Downtown Phoenix

It seems just about every area of town has a brewery these days. There's SanTan in Chandler, Four Peaks in Tempe, Arizona Wilderness Brewing in Gilbert, and, by the end of summer, Mother Bunch Brewing in downtown Phoenix. For beer fanatics, it's about time. The new microbrewery comes courtesy of...
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Can-Do

Have you noticed that more and more people are drinking beer in cans these days? We’re not talking about the usual cheap swill either. The canned beer revolution unofficially began in 1990s Colorado with Dale’s Pale Ale -- released exclusively in cans. Overcoming perceptions that canned beer tasted bad was...
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Primus’ Chocolate Factory Concert Was Insane

There was a moment at the Primus concert last night at Orpheum Theatre when bassist Les Claypool left the stage and came back wearing a mask, joining the droning groove his bandmates Larry "Ler" LaLonde (guitar) and Tim "Herb" Alexander (drums) were maintaining. The audience gave a raucous cheer. At...