Hop Therapy is Rough Draft’s Double IPA and at 9.0% ABV and 94 IBU’s it delivers some nice hops without being overpowered by its high gravity. A great Summer IPA.

Bourbon Barrel Aged Freudian Sip is an American Ale aged in (you guessed it Bourbon Barrels). This sweetness of this beer is cut by a nice hop presence and you definitely get vanilla and oak flavors coming though from the barrel aging. This was a limited one-time brew and of the twelve cases that came to AZ we grabbed two, so get it while you can.

This Friday and Saturday from 5-9pm the Fremont Bar at Hotel Vendome will be hosting an India Pale Ale tasting. The price will be $10 for 4 IPA’s and will include Dogfish Head, Uinta, Rough Draft, Alesmith, and Knee Deep breweries. IPA paired cheese plates will also be available for purchase.

Come kick off your weekend with some great music and libations at Hotel Vendome’s Fremont Bar Porch Music Series. We will be featuring Silver Thread Trio on our outdoor patio from 5-6:30 pm on Friday the 29th. Their seamless three-part harmonies are their signature, and they breathe new life into century-old gospel, folk, and bluegrass tunes, charming audiences with every performance. They are an arresting, original alt-Americana act.

Choose from over 40 beers and 20 wines along with our homemade seasonal sangrias while relaxing on our front porch and listening to some live music!

Friday, Saturday, and Sunday the Vendome will be running specials on all our Stouts. On Saturday and Sunday, while they last, we will be putting out delicious plates of Irish soda bread, apples, and a sampling of different cheddars for $10 a plate. Check out some of our stouts we currently have in stock.

Dogfish Head Chicory Stout

Odell Lugene Double Chocolate Milk Stout

Left Hand Milk Stout Nitro

Epic Big Bad Baptist – Russian Imperial Stout

Rogue Double Chocolate Stout

and of course Guinness!

The line-up (subject to change)

Goose Isand Sofie

Epic Brewing Utah Sage Saison

Stillwater Cellar Door

Lightning Brewing Electrostatic Ale – Imperial Biere de Garde

Dogfish Head Noble Rot

There may be a few tweaks but we have our winners for the Valentine’s Weekend Chocolate and Wine Pairing.

White Chocolate Grapefruit Truffles paired with Greywacke’s Sauvignon Blanc (2012 Wine Spectator’s Top 100 Wine)

Milk Chocolate Covered Strawberry with Castillo Perelada Cava Brut Reserva

Bittersweet Chocolate Almond Bark paired with 2009 Opolo Merlot from Paso Robles

Vosges Haut Dark Chocolate Bacon Bar with Revelry Vinters ‘Reveler’ Cab Sav/Cab Franc, Merlot Blend from Walla Walla Valley, Washington

It may seem a little early for a Saison, but with all this springy weather we at the Fremont Bar disagree. That’s why we just brought in Peach Porch Lounger a Lips of Faith collaboration between musical talent and amateur home brewer G. Love and the New Belgium Brewing company. Brewed with Peach juice and ABV of 9% it is certainly for the adventuresome.

“Beers and front porch lounging with G. Love means peaches, hominy grits, molasses and lemon peel, all funked up with pale and biscuit malts in a saison for sipping. In three-part harmony enters a healthy dose of Brettanomyces to bring tropical, citrus flavors and bold, sweet nose. This foot-stomping beer pours a glowing orange under a fluffy, white head and grooves all the way to its dry finish. G. Love and New Belgium together, making sweet beer and music.”

Last February our bar was in its infancy when we brought you our first event, a chocolate and wine pairing. Bacon Chocolate with a Cabernet Sauvignon and White Chocolate Lemon Truffles with a Chardonnay were just two of our parings. This year we are bringing it back and Steph our resident chocolatier will be making up some of her delicious truffles. I did hear a rumor of white chocolate grapefruit truffles paired with out phenomenal Greywacke Sauvignon Blanc (recently chosen as on of Wine Spectator’s Top 100 Wines of 2012). All are welcome and reservations are recommended. 928-776-0900

Thursday February 14th 5-7pm

Friday February 15th 5-7pm

Saturday February 16th 5-7pm

$30 per couple

or $20 per person

Knee Deep hit it out the park with their Simtra Triple IPA so we figured their newest experimental series brew would be just as exceptional.

“Attention citizens of America! The reds are among us! An Imperial Red was spotted in the vicinity of Knee Deep Brewing Co. It has disguised itself with a heavy dose of hops in the kettle and even more in the fermenter. To further allude detection, it has added a slight spice from rye. Do NOT be fooled. This is not a west coast style IPA. This a delicious and extremely dangerous Imperial Red. Do not try to approach it by yourself. McCarthy’s Bane is here and very real. If you share this beer with your comrades, be prepared to find your name on a list in McCarthy’s briefcase. It may be on draft in select quality beer establishments around you. Be advised!

McCarthy’s Bane is a malty, somewhat spicy, yet very hoppy brew that is dry hopped and brewed with huge amounts of Pacific Northwest hops.   Yes, we use rye in this amazing brew.

8% Alcohol by Volumne | 80 IBU”