Author: James Swann

I don’t know about you, but I am in recovery mode. A very busy slate of activites for the craft beer scene last week has worn me out. The Thirsty Lion Tempe Marketplace’s newest venue opened its doors to a line

The holiday season is approaching, and events and parties are popping up everywhere. This week, let’s chat about Rare Affair, taking place on Nov. 5 at Talking Stick Resort in Scottsdale. It’s a fundraiser put together by Beer for Brains, a

The weather is finally breaking here in Arizona, and it’s time to turn attention to those two favorite of all winter beer styles, imperial stouts and porters. Still just a bit too hot to embrace the big-boy imperials, you say? 

Taste Chandler is upon us. Is that beer I smell? The annual culinary festival begins at the crack of noon Saturday in historic downtown Chandler and features specialty foods prepared by local restaurants paired with wines, craft beers and spirits.

Earlier this week, MXSW reported four of our local craft breweries returned from the Great American Beer Festival with medals. This is a monumental moment for Arizona craft beer: Never have so many Arizona brewers returned from the GABF with

My beer-centric topic this go-around comes from a response to last week’s article, specifically a very thirsty man’s plea for a great time on a little dosh. Funny thing, really. As I sat there contemplating his query, I looked down

I hope everyone enjoyed last week’s fortuitous romp through Flagstaff. This week’s article is shaped by an email I received in response to that very trip. The email read simply “staycation.” How odd? Anyway, I began thinking about all the great

This week I have “spring fever.” The weather is finally breaking and the only thing on my mind is going on holiday. So where is a want-away beer geek to go with a limited budget and only a few days

Seasons are changing, and the October beers are here once again. Today, I believe a list is in order. A list of five seasonal craft brews I have been looking forward to all year. To start, we have a few

Yet another week languishing in the hot Arizona sun has begun to fry my brain. So this week we are going to discuss a coffee porter called Café Negro from Bridgeport Brewing. Why not a summer beer you ask?  Well,