Day: May 2, 2013

A look at some of this weekend’s Cinco de Mayo celebrations around the East Valley: Baja Joe’s: Two-day party begins with special Saturday happy hour from 3-7 p.m., followed by specials like $3 16-ounce drafts, $10 Tecate buckets, $5 house

Get your big hats out of the closet, Kentucky Derby fans. Bourbon Jacks Bar & Grill in downtown Chandler is hosting its first Kentucky Derby party starting at 10 a.m. Saturday. One of the highlights of the day – other than

Enjoy seven Widmer Brothers beers – some on tap for the first time – when Flanny’s hosts a promo night for the Portland brewery at 6 p.m. Friday. Widmer Brothers was launched by Kurt and Robert Widmer in 1984, making

Valley coffee advocate Perry Czopp is ready to spill the beans about roasting in his next coffee gathering at Tempe’s Crêpe Bar. “Three Roasts,” on Saturday, May 18, will be the second session in the Coffee Chop Knowledge Series –

How hoppy can a beer be? That’s the question the participants at one of Sierra Nevada’s pro-am “Beer Camps” wondered. The result is Hoptimum, which the Chico, Calif., brewery unveiled in 2011 and describes as “a hurricane of whole-cone hop

Circle next Thursday (May 9) on your calendar. That’s the day The Hungry Monk will be doing its annual “Stouts, Steaks, Belgians & Pancakes”  benefit for The Beer For Brains Foundation. The menu hasn’t been finalized, but look for beers