Bars & Breweries

By Jordan Houston | January 4, 2022 Local businessman Julian Wright has built a reputation as a powerhouse entrepreneur within the community. Wright, who owns the award-winning Tempe-based Pedal Haus Brewery, recently opened a third location...

By Jordan Houston | November 5, 2021 Cruise and booze in style with the Valley’s first same-day wine tour shuttle service from Scottsdale to Sedona. Tour some of the Verde Valley’s finest wineries courtesy of the...

By Jordan Houston | October 23, 2021 Roxx Vodka founder Angela Nielsen couldn’t be prouder of her journey, which included a tumultuous litigation battle with one of America’s largest oil and gas corporations. Nielsen, who founded...

By Tom Scanlon | September 15, 2021 Perhaps there’s a reason Mesa rhymes with cerveza. You could practically blow the head off your beer at the Chupacabra Taproom and hit the Oro Brewing Company, which is...

By Christina Fuoco-Karasinski | May 13, 2021 Longhouse Wines expanded its distribution partnership with Scout Distribution to include Arizona. The portfolio of brands also includes Wren House Brewing, Karl Strauss Brewing Co., Harland Brewing, Bivouac Ciderworks...

By Claire Spinner | May 6, 2021 After a tough year of shutdowns and isolation, Grand Canyon Brewing and Distillery in Williams is hoping to raise Arizona’s spirits with new brews — Prickly Pear Wheat...

By Claire Spinner | April 21, 2021 Pita Jungle is stepping into spring with its new proprietary wines Jungle Vino, a cabernet sauvignon red blend and a chardonnay. Matchbook Winery in Dunnigan Hills, California, helped create...

By Annika Tomlin | March 3, 2021 Peacock Wine Bar blends the owners’ passion for the alcoholic beverage and a family feel. Tracy Wallace and her husband, Rich, opened the Gilbert wine bar after visiting a...

By Tara Alatorre | January 19, 2021 Simple Machine Brewing Company celebrated its first anniversary by releasing three special beers during what it dubbed “Anniversary Week.” Although the North Phoenix brewery did not have a...

By Christina Fuoco-Karasinski | January 17, 2021 When Mark Teahen left Major League Baseball during Spring Training of 2014, he and his wife, Lauren, took a trip to Italy to consider the sport in the...