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What We Ordered:
Beer Flight of: Lemon Cucumber Ginger Gose, Farmer's Hands, White Canyon Blonde Stout, Tres Leches, and Ostreastoutus
1 Southwest Chicken Sandwich
1 Fruit & Nut Salad (unfortunately we received the Beet, Goat Cheese, and Apple salad instead, but embarrassingly enough didn't even realize it until afterwards)
Atmosphere: A
It's really hard to not like the atmosphere at AZ Wilderness. Once before I stopped by here, and sat inside on their super cool, long community table. At the middle of it there is a giant tree trunk inside the building that goes from the floor all the way to the ceiling. That was a great spot - but this time we sat on their brand new (I think only 1 day old) east patio, and loved it! It just had a nice, brand new feel to it. The tables and booth benches were all wood, and hanging on all the sides of the fence were urban garden planters that added a really nice touch of greenery. AZW definitely pays attention to the details - there are many minor touches that make this place what it is.
Service: B-
Our server was very personable and helped us with anything we needed, all while not checking back TOO often. Only reason I'm giving a B- for service, is due to the hiccups with our food order (which might not have even been our server's fault - it very well could have been the kitchen, or even the food runner who took the wrong food to us?)
Food: B-
First off, I love the menu and the fact that they get many things from local businesses. Many of their food options sound really delicious, and from what I've had it mostly IS good. There are just a few minor details that I think could be improved on. The flavors in the chicken sandwich were great - what's not to like about pepperjack cheese, green chile, bacon, arugula, and chicken? Now, as mentioned above... we ordered the Fruit & Nut salad... and ate the whole thing... and didn't even realize until after we left that we actually received the Beet, Apple, and Goat Cheese salad. Kinda embarrassed with my lack of attention to detail. I was too busy checking out everything else and enjoying the beer I guess! With that said, the salad we got was just OK. Looking back, I really wish we had realized we had gotten the wrong salad while we were still there! (I also wish I could add in a laughing/crying emoji here)
Beer: A+
Here's where we start to get good. The beer was absolutely killer. We did a tasting flight (5 5oz pours) of the Lemon Cucumber Ginger Gose, Farmer's Hands, White Canyon Blonde Stout, Tres Leches, and the Ostreastoutus. I looooved them all. The Lemon Cucumber Ginger Gose was incredibly refreshing. I'm a sucker for goses, or anything with a touch of sour - this beer was bursting with citrus & cucumber, and also provided a bit of a tang with the ginger. Farmer's Hands was just a solid beer, with the perfect touch of (local) orange. The White Canyon Blonde Stout really reminded me of Sonoran's White Chocolate Ale, but not enough to call it a copy. It was fantastic in its own way. I was SUPER stoked to hear that AZW did a collab with Chris Bianco, as I'm a huge fan of his. The Tres Leches was perfect. It had a super wild (you like that word for this review?) flavor all around. I love the addition of the lactose in it, and the cinnamon and vanilla strangely give you a vanilla cola sort of aftertaste. I haven't had a beer like it.
Creativity: A+
Name a brewery with more creativity than the wilderness boys.
Overall I loved AZ Wilderness. Definitely would've been a 5-star review if not for the hiccups with our food, but I understand that happens. It's a restaurant and there's a lot of moving parts and things go wrong with food orders from time to time. The beer is stellar, and I can't wait to make it out there again sometime to see what else those dudes will brew up!
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