NOBLE ALE WORKS Having undergone a recent expansion, Noble is now brewing more beer than ever. Be sure to stop by their tasting room en route to Angel Stadium or the Honda Center for free event parking and the perfect pre-game pint. 1621 S. Sinclair St., Ste. B, Anaheim; 714-6342739; noblealeworks.com PHANTOM ALES Their hybrid brewery and home brew shop also offers dishes prepared especially to pair with your pour. Staff members are on hand to answer any questions visitors may have about brewing their own beer. 1211 N. Las Brisas St., Anaheim; 714-225-3206; phantomales.com TOWNE PARK BREW CO. Born of the foothills of Orange County’s Saddleback Mountain, this newly-opened tasting room serves mostly ales with regular community-centric events, like Taco Tuesdays and trivia nights. 1566 W. Lincoln Ave., Anaheim; 714-844-2492; towneparkbrew.com UNSUNG BREWING CO. This tasting room and pilot brewery at MAKE serves a distinct lineup of smallbatch beers with superhero names, including Buzzman—a “mutant American ale”—and cold brew coffee on tap. 500 S. Anaheim Blvd., Anaheim; 714-406-3098; unsungbrewing.com
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Brimming with Ambience TRADER SAM’S TIKI BAR Try the Shipwreck or Shrunken Zombie Head at this Disneyland® Hotel lounge that feels like its own attraction. A spacious outdoor patio features heaters and romantic lighting, while seats at the bar unexpectedly drop from under you. 1150 Magic Way, Anaheim; 714778-660; disneyland.disney.go.com THE BLIND RABBIT Following the tradition of the speakeasy, this cocktail bar has a covert entrance, crafty mixologists, and a menu of eclectic dishes to go along with your drink order. Make a reservation to ensure a spot inside. 440 S. Anaheim Blvd., Anaheim; theblindrabbit.com
Wine & Cocktails COLONY WINE MERCHANT Anaheim’s Center City is home to Colony Wine Merchant, a wine bar and retail shop. Whether guests are newcomers or connoisseurs, the friendly staff can recommend a sip to suit them. 280 S. Lemon St., Anaheim; 657-208-1860; colonywinemerchant.com
Anaheim; 714-486-0922, paliwineco.com
DESIGNATE A DRIVER Head to p. 84 to map out Anaheim’s public transportation and ridesharing options.
HI-TIME WINE CELLARS Find high-quality spirits, beer, and wine at this multi-level store with a wine bar and cellar, refrigerated beer room, and knowledgeable staff. If this entry seems miscellanious, it’s because nothing quite like it exists. 250 Ogle Street, Costa Mesa; 800-331-3005; hitimewine.net
Coming Soon ELECTRICA CRAFT BREWERY We’re not sure when the lights will turn on at this incoming concept from the mixologists at Urbana, but when they do, their take on cerveza promises to go well beyond your standard Mexican import. ctrcityanaheim.com MODERN TIMES’ LEISURETOWN This “beer mecca” from the popular employee-owned San Diego label will be part experimental brewing facility, part poolside bar, and all kinds of awesome. moderntimesbeer.com
PALI WINE CO. Processing casks directly from their vineyard in Lompoc, this is the only functioning production facility in Anaheim where you can drink minimally-processed wine from the tap. 500 S. Anaheim Blvd.,
STONE GROOVE STILLHOUSE Jeff Duggan, the creator of Portola Coffee Lab, will bring a new distillery to MAKE. Expect mostly single malt whiskey and brandy, plus coffee-infused spirits. anaheimmake.com
UNSUNG’S LUMINO
NOBLE’S NOBILITY
BEST BREWS
Photos by Greg Nagel
—GREG NAGEL
Lumino UNSUNG BREWING Co. Tapping into Anaheim’s rich German and Mexican lager heritage, this crisp and heady Mexican-style lager is brewed with traditional ingredients, including corn. Unsung creates a comic-universe for all of its beers, and Lumino is a fastball-wielding phenom who can save the day.
Fundamental Observation BOTTLE LOGIC BREWING Black beer, bourbon barrels, and vanilla beans meld together over several months to create this stunning stout. “F.O.,” as it’s called amongst beer geeks, was the decadent sipper that won Best in Show at the 2018 Festival of BarrelAged Beer in Chicago.
Train to Beersel BRUERY TERREUX The Anaheim blendery grabbed its first medal with this Belgian lambic-inspired sour beer in 2017, then won gold a year later at the prestigious World Beer Cup. It’s aged in oak barrels with wild yeast and bacteria, a process that builds more complexity than wine aging.
Nobility NOBLE ALE WORKS Winning a national award for IPA is a rarity. Repeating is legendary. Nobility is the winningest double IPA in our modern era, with four medals at the World Beer Cup and Great American Beer Festival to its name. Noble is a muststop for any hop-head.
Fruitlands MODERN TIMES While you wait for Modern Times’ Leisuretown, you’ll find many of their beers on tap at 18 Folds. Fruitlands is refreshingly thirst-quenching and fruity-tart; a perfect match for hand-folded soup dumplings.
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