Lazy afternoons at Il Vicino

Stopped by the Il Vicino Brewery Canteen with E-Rock, Shilling, and the Professor Emeritus of Beer on a quiet Monday afternoon. There is something about the Canteen that just lends itself to a slow-down-and-enjoy-a-pint kind of day. Located at 2381 Aztec Rd. NE, the Canteen sits just about a block north and then a block…

E-Rock’s Lab: SanTan Winter Brews in Chandler, AZ

I will not profess to have the most discriminating palate when it comes to craft beers, but what I lack in refined tastes I more than make up for in curiosity.  And so it is that, when faced with a weekend in the Phoenix area, I passed at a chance to revisit the well-established Four…