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First Sip: Greenwood Brewing Brings Girl Power and Good Beer to Roosevelt Row

By Natasha Yee

Jul 31, 2020

Roosevelt Row's new female-owned brewery is modern, feminine, and filled with natural sunlight.

Liquid Lowdown: Trying The Breadfruit Owners' Big Marble Ginger Beer

By Chris Malloy

Jun 9, 2020

The owners of The Breadfruit & Rum Bar have dropped their own ginger beer. It's really, really good.

Three Sips of Phoenix Beer News: Openings, Closings, and New Flavors

By Lauren Cusimano

Jan 8, 2020

The New Year brought new flavors, plus some openings and closings.

Q&A at The Theodore: Pondering the Present and Future of Arizona Beer

By Chris Malloy

Dec 23, 2019

The curators of some of the Valley's best beer bars pour out some thoughts on where the scene stands at the decade's end.

Liquid Lowdown: An Arizona Cider Reaching New Heights

By Chris Malloy

Oct 23, 2019

A Prescott cider is deeply considering the apple.

Liquid Lowdown: The Electric Revolving Fruit Beers of Tempe's The Shop

By Chris Malloy

Oct 10, 2019

Ever sipped a blueberry pie? A passionfruit lemonade sour?

Liquid Lowdown: Phoenix's Best Brews an Arizona-Rooted Beer-Wine Hybrid

By Chris Malloy

Sep 24, 2019

Is it a beer? Is it a wine!? Try for yourself at Phoenix's best brewery.

First Taste: Grand Avenue Brewing Company Brings Beer and Bar Food

By Jacob Monka

Jul 18, 2019

A peep at the newly opened brewery on Grand Avenue.

Liquid Lowdown: Phoenix's Wren House Brews a Beer Mimicking Horchata

By Chris Malloy

Jun 14, 2019

The lush Mexican beverage takes an unlikely form.

Ska Brewing, Punk Band Rancid Debut New Beer at Phoenix Festival

By Lauren Cusimano

May 9, 2019

Talking beer, punk, and The Bash festival with Dave Thibodeau, president and co-founder of Ska Brewing.

Now Open: The Sleepy Whale Craft Beer Bar Definitely Doesn't Blow

By Lauren Cusimano

May 8, 2019

The Sleepy Whale craft beer bar is off to a very good start in downtown Chandler.

Booze News: Pride Cocktails, Lite Options, National Beer Day, and More

By Lauren Cusimano

Apr 4, 2019

From Beer Day to Gin Week, pride cocktails, and low-carb brews.

Four Female Brewery and Bar Founders in Greater Phoenix

By Mer Norwood

Mar 5, 2019

Four profiles on female brewery owners and beer slingers.

Wren House and Little Miss BBQ's Pecan Pie Beer Rocks

By Chris Malloy

Nov 13, 2017

We sip pecan pie in beer form

Phoenix Breweries Get Props at World's Top Beer Festival

By Chris Malloy

Oct 16, 2017

Up against the best, metro Phoenix's young guns showed up in spades.

Wren House and Little Miss BBQ Are Brewing a Pecan Pie Beer

By Chris Malloy

Sep 19, 2017

Wren House Brewing Company and Little Miss BBQ are collaborating on a pecan pie wheat wine that will be on tap at Wren House by early November

Meet Three Women Brewing Some of Your Favorite Arizona Craft Beers

By Jessica Dunham

Aug 23, 2017

From creating recipes to mashing in, these women are at the heart of the Arizona craft brewing scene.

Brewed in Tribute to Ian Campbell-O'Neill, rICON Is Available Now at Pedal Haus Brewing in Tempe

By Dave Clark

Jul 19, 2017

rICON is a beer produced by local brewery Pedal Haus, in tribute to its former assistant brewer who passed away in a motorcycle accident earlier this year. It's a collaboration between Pedal Haus and Modern Times, one of Campbell-O'Neill's favorite breweries. This rye IPA beer is available now on draft at Pedal Haus in Tempe.

The Six Best Craft Beers for Summer and Where to Get Them in Metro Phoenix

By Dave Clark

Jun 20, 2017

From fruit beers to American pilsners and lagers, we rounded up the six best craft brews for beating the Arizona summer heat.

5 Coffee Shops in Metro Phoenix That are All About the Beans

By Alyssa Tidwell

Jun 15, 2017

These five coffee shops in Metro Phoenix are obsessed with beans, roast, and overall quality when it comes to drip, pour-over, and espresso drinks.

Brew Review

Liquid Lowdown: Arizona Sake Drops a Brave New Bottle

Liquid Lowdown: Goldwater Brewing Co.'s CoRn Beer

Brew Review

Liquid Lowdown: Arizona Sake Drops a Brave New Bottle

Liquid Lowdown: Goldwater Brewing Co.'s CoRn Beer

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