Buqui Bichi recently opened its Chandler location in July and now it’s brewing up a new spot in the Valley! The Mexican award-winning brewery from Hermosillo, Sonora is set to open its second U.S. location in downtown Phoenix.
“ [It's] going to be opening September 15, right before Mexican Independence Day,” confirmed Kevin Gauthereau, manager of the Chandler location, to ABC15.
The new location is set to open near 1st Avenue and Van Buren in Phoenix.
Flavors from Hermosillo in AZ
The company from Sonora brews up culture, IPAs, dishes and “freedom.” If you’re asking yourself how so? Well according to Gauthereau, it starts with meaning behind the name of the business. “A lot of it is just liberty, just freedom for someone to be able to express themselves in their [own] way – you know- without being judged or criticized around that,” he said.
And don’t expect typical names for the beers, here’s just a couple: Kolsch Pitaya, Algo Vienna, La Tuc-Son and Talega.
How do these beers distinguish themselves from others in the market? “For us, it has to do with the notes that are in all of the beers,” said Amy Lyn Robles, bartender at the Chandler location. “You can taste all the different notes in each beer when it comes to how sour it is, how fruity, how citrusy [and] how hazy [they are].”
According to Robles, the beer that guests tend to be surprised with is the Bitachera [3.6% ABV] which is a Hazy IPA. “With a Hazy, you expect a very sour taste, a very bitter and then like a very dry taste at the end… with our Bitachera, it’s extremely smooth, you can taste all the citrusy flavors in it and it doesn’t give you that clench thirst after. So, all our customers are like, 'I cannot believe this is a Hazy beer',” said Robles.
- The first AZ ‘Buqui Bichi’ location: 325 S Arizona Ave in Chandler
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