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Scottsdale Named One of the Top 10 Foodie Cities in the Country

Congratulations, Scottsdale. According to Livability.com -- a website that "explores what makes small to mid-sized cities great places to live, work and visit" -- you're one of the best cities in the country for foodies. Skeptical? Consider the semi-scientific approach taken to compile the third annual list. Livability editors looked...
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India Pale Ale: A History

Beer: IPA Brewery: Odell Brewing Co. Style: American IPA ABV: 7 percent Near the top of the list of things that make me sad -- along with starving puppies and the fact that Tobey Maguire is still making movies -- are missed opportunities to educate someone about beer. Recently, this...
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Barrel of Fun

Given summer’s burning heat, there’s always room for another event based on beer consumption. The latest addition to the brew circuit is the Real, Wild, and Woody Beer Festival. Presented by the Arizona Craft Brewers Guild as a “more intimate” offshoot of the annual Strong Beer Festival, the focus here...
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5 Places to Watch the World Cup in Metro Phoenix

It's that time again, when soccer fans around the world crowd into pubs at every hour of the day to watch their teams battle it out in the World Cup. Some fans travel the world to attend the games, but many watch from the comfort of their local pub. The...
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Hangar 24 Craft Brewery Lands in Arizona

Beer: Pugachev's Cobra Brewery: Hangar 24 Craft Brewery Style: Imperial Stout ABV: 13.8 percent The creation tale of many leaders of the craft beer industry began with a hobby; homebrewing. In need of a downtime activity, today's master brewers started cooking up and bottling beers. They soon found they were...
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Unwined Cafe in Ahwatukee Is Now Open

There's a new wine bar in town -- specifically, in the Ahwatukee Foothills neighborhood. Brought to you by the folks behind the area's Loco Patron, Unwined Cafe aims to be the neighborhood's go-to spot for drinks and dinner. Located in a shopping center on the northeast corner of Chandler Boulevard...
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Stone RuinTen and the Coming Invasion of Germany

Beer: RuinTen IPA Brewery: Stone Brewing Co. Style: Imperial IPA ABV: 10.8 percent When I was in college, I spent seven weeks studying German language and culture in the city of Regensburg, located in southern Bavaria. The experience, as those who've studied abroad are required to call such things, was...
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Desert Spoon Infuses Hospitality and History Into Monthly Cocktail Parties

On the first Sunday of every month, Cal Lundmark and Blaise Faber invite friends and acquaintances into their home, transforming the Encanto-area duplex into Desert Spoon. Don't get any funny ideas, though: the events, which include a spirit tasting, class, three-course dinner, and a cocktail party to celebrate, aren't some...
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5 Session IPAs to Try Right Now

In the previous decade, brewers pushed the envelope farther than it had ever gone in terms of alcohol content, barrel-aging and experimental yeast strains -- and beer geeks loved them for it. To peruse a list of the top-rated beers in the world was to see a list of the...
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10 Best Things I Ate and Drank in September

Last month we released Best of Phoenix 2014, recognizing some of the best restaurants and bars in the Valley. Many of the most memorable things I ate and drank in September come from places included in the Food & Drink section of the issue though some dishes are from new...
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Arizona Growler Law Gets a Shiny, Stainless Update

It's been just about two years since Arizona's lawmakers made the first set of commonsense changes to the state's laws concerning growlers -- large jugs that can be filled with draft beer and taken home. Their updates enabled bars and breweries to fill growlers with any beer they had on...
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5 Things to Do in Metro Phoenix This Weekend

Seminar Writers are fun people (trust us), but we might be at our best one on one. In Theresa Rebeck's play Seminar, five writers convene in a Manhattan apartment. One is renowned author Leonard, a teacher whom each of the others has paid $5000 to, no surprise, verbally abuse them...
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Blame Canada for Parallel 49 Salty Scot

Beer: Salty Scot Brewery: Parallel 49 Style: Scotch Ale ABV: 7.5 percent Another week, another brewery shipping its beers to Arizona shelves. Parallel 49 isn't your usual new entrant to the American craft beer landscape, however -- namely because it's not American at all. The brewery's located in Vancouver, British...