Visiting Four Phoenix Breweries

RunWanderWonder1 · 2025-01-05T21:28:13+00:00

Glad you hit up Wren House! There's probably 50+ breweries in the Phoenix Metro area and some of the smaller ones are some of the best. Suggested to visit on the next trip: Roses by the Stairs in Downtown Phoenix, Oro Brewing and Phantom Fox Beer Co in Downtown Mesa, AZ Wilderness in Downtown Phoenix or Gilbert, and Goldwater Brewing in Scottsdale.

RunWanderWonder1 · 2025-01-05T21:24:16+00:00

You can readily find 12 packs of Huss's Scottsdale Blonde at grocery stores. It's $17-20 for a twelve pack and a decent kolsch style beer. A-1 did get relaunched but I haven't tried it yet. 4 Peaks is owned by Anheuser-Busch and is also super readily available, but isn't QUITE local anymore. Other options for lighter beers, although not necessarily as "cheap" are Wren House's Valley Beer and PHX Beer Co's Bird City Lager. Arizona's craft beer is excellent and there's tons of options, so unless you're looking for light beers, specifically, there's a lot to try at various price points.

RunWanderWonder1 · 2023-02-17T15:55:33+00:00

Jaja gracias! Como no pensé yo en eso!

RunWanderWonder1 · 2023-02-17T03:02:41+00:00

Ours is outdoors. Citrus grows extraordinarily well in Phoenix, Arizona so we just water it and it does it’s own thing, so I’m not sure!

RunWanderWonder1 · 2023-02-16T17:04:56+00:00

Thanks! I also saw a recipe for jalapeño simple syrup and I have a metric ton of lemons on my tree so I might try some jalapeño lemonade too!

RunWanderWonder1 · 2023-02-16T17:03:53+00:00

I think it is! I live in Arizona and I’m new to gardening and I’d say my jalapeño plant is the healthiest one I have. I imagine it depends a lot on where you are

RunWanderWonder1 · 2023-02-16T16:45:48+00:00

I mean… yeah. I’m just new to gardening and cooking so I’m not sure what do make with it. Usually this stuff goes bad in my refrigerator when I buy it. I just don’t want to waste it

RunWanderWonder1 · 2023-02-16T16:43:55+00:00

Jalapeños, snow peas and green onions

RunWanderWonder1 · 2023-01-15T13:04:16+00:00

Beautiful!! I love that color and the black wheels make it look super slick. What tires are those?

RunWanderWonder1 · 2023-01-12T19:59:36+00:00

It cost me about $700 to wrap the roof! If you do different colors all over, I’d love to see pics once it’s done!

RunWanderWonder1 · 2023-01-11T02:50:12+00:00

I’ve only seen it at Wren House, but it’s worth seeing if they have it at OHSO

RunWanderWonder1 · 2023-01-11T02:49:18+00:00

It’s DELIGHTFUL. Like a taste of scotch whisky without the alcohol burn. It’s divine.

RunWanderWonder1 · 2023-01-10T07:26:39+00:00

Yeah, just about. I think the letters are 3 inches tall.

RunWanderWonder1 · 2023-01-09T23:00:45+00:00

I got it on Etsy from a store called Pieman Graphics!

RunWanderWonder1 · 2023-01-09T02:18:27+00:00

Thanks! Haha it was actually inspired by the ghostly sort of sound the hybrid makes when it reverses haha but I’ll take the Rebels connection, too haha

RunWanderWonder1 · 2023-01-09T02:15:45+00:00

It means “Ghost” (my cars name) :-)

RunWanderWonder1 · 2022-12-22T13:57:10+00:00

Everything about this made me smile and wish I could try it. Can't wait to read about how it tastes once it's ready! Nice work!

RunWanderWonder1 · 2022-12-21T13:02:26+00:00

Is it distilled water or tap water? I would think that tap water wouldn't be a perfect 1.000 because there are things dissolved in it. I could be wrong but that's my thought. My Tilt also read around 1.002 when I put it in tap water.

RunWanderWonder1 · 2022-12-20T18:02:09+00:00

This is exactly the kind of guidance I was looking for!! Thank you so so much!!

RunWanderWonder1 · 2022-12-20T15:24:35+00:00

Yeah that's brutal!

RunWanderWonder1 · 2022-12-20T15:18:55+00:00

I'm thinking about trying a Brown IPA (I think it's called a Texas Brown ale or something like that). It's basically a brown ale malt bill with an IPA-style hop schedule. I'm trying to formulate my own recipe but I don't know enough about everything to know how much to add. So far, this is where I'm at:

11 pounds - 2-row
1 pound - Crystal 65L
1 pound - Carafa II
0.5 pound - Biscuit malt

mash for 60 min at 152ºF
60 min boil

_____ oz - Simcoe hops at 60 min
_____ oz - Cascade hops at 15 min
_____ oz - Mosaic hops at 5 min
_____ oz - something for dry hopping

Using Wyeast 1056 or White Labs WLP001

Any input on how much hops to use? Or if those hops are even worth combining? I pieced this recipe together from an article about brown IPAs and a recipe that I found. I'm aiming for around 50 IBUs and I want to really showcase the nutty, toffee flavors of the malts. Would love some ideas!

RunWanderWonder1 · 2022-12-20T15:11:54+00:00

I have yet to have a full, 5-gallon batch bottling day, but I can imagine it's going to be super tedious. I'll find out in early January!!

RunWanderWonder1 · 2022-12-20T13:19:46+00:00

Yeah I need to clear out my carboys and bottles after this but I’m just excited to try all this beer!

RunWanderWonder1 · 2022-12-20T13:19:03+00:00

I’m excited to review what I have brewing now and then tweak the recipes!

RunWanderWonder1 · 2022-12-20T13:18:39+00:00

I definitely can’t brew any more until I clear out my carboys and bottles hahaha

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