^ I Support Local Community Journalism Support the independent voice of Phoenix and help keep the future of the New Times clear. It’s Friday and we have four great food and drink news to keep you informed of what’s happening for the week. Shall we recap? Cider Corps Got a Major Award … or a Leaderboard? Mesa’s own Duren brothers garnered national attention this week when Cider Corps (31 South Robson Drive, # 103 in downtown Mesa) became one The 10 best ciders in the world was named country by USA Today. The Mesa Joint was one of 20 nominees selected from more than 800 cideries in the country. A vote narrowed it down to the last 10, and Cider Corps finished fifth. “We’re a three-year-old cider amid many long-standing ciders that we follow and respect,” said Jason Duren, cider, co-owner and Sgt. USMC, retiree, said in a press release. “It means a lot to be considered one of the best.” EXPAND Get a beer and a shot. PHX Beer Co. Monday: A Vaccination Center for Arizona Brewers The Arizona Craft Brewer’s Guild has hosted a federally recognized event to help out with the craft beer community. On Monday, April 5th, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., all guild members are welcome to the PHX Beer Co. taproom (3002 East Washington Street) for an injection of the Johnson and Johnson single-dose vaccine. PHX Beer Co. will be closed to the public during the events. All members have to do is register. EXPAND You’ll want to grab this limited edition can of Arizona Diamondbacks-themed Vodka Mule. Cutwater An Arizona Diamondbacks Vodka Mule Canned CocktailLast week we told you The Still at Cutwater is coming to Chase Field this season and how it will be selling a limited edition can of Arizona Diamondbacks-themed Vodka Mule. Well, here are more details: San Diego-based Cutwater Spirits, the company behind those damn simple cocktail cans, is bringing out six co-branded vodka mule cans featuring national baseball teams – and that includes our D-backs. The D-backs Mule has 7 percent ABV and is canned with Cutwaters vodka, ginger, bitter and lime. It’s sold at The Still and everywhere Cutwater is sold (I get mine at Tops Liquors). Order eggs, give eggs. Over Easy Local Eggheads Over Easy and Hickman’s Family Farms, split through EasyOver Easy, a local breakfast chain with nine locations in Arizona, and Hickman’s Family Farms, the Buckeye-based egg farm since 1944, have teamed up to help the Mesa. Headquarters of the United Food Bank, an organization that has provided famine relief to people in Phoenix’s East Valley and eastern Arizona since 1983. How it works: If you dine at Over Easy this month, ask your server how to donate to United Food Bank. Over Easy will double your donation. Then each donation receives a dozen eggs from Hickman’s. So if you donate one dollar, United Food Bank will receive $ 2 and a dozen eggs through April 30th. Keep Phoenix New Times Free … Since we started Phoenix New Times, it has been defined as the free, independent voice of Phoenix and we would like to keep that. We offer our readers free access to concise coverage of local news, food and culture. We produce stories about everything from political scandals to the hottest new bands, with bold reporting, stylish writing, and staff who have won everything from the Society of Professional Journalists’ Sigma Delta Chi Feature Writing Award to the Casey- Medal for Meritorious Journalism. But with the existence of local journalism under siege and the setbacks in advertising revenues having a bigger impact, it is now more important than ever for us to raise funds to fund our local journalism. You can help by joining our “I Support” membership program which allows us to continue to cover Phoenix without paywalls. Lauren Cusimano is the Food and Drink Editor for the Phoenix New Times. She is a journalist and food waste writer based in Tempe. Joys include eating grand pianos, riding bikes, knowing everyone at the bar, talking too much about The Simpsons, and falling asleep reading.
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