Dynamite Beer Company - Uptown PHX — Restaurant in Phoenix

In a back corner of Uptown Plaza is a new tap room and brewery called Dynamite Beer Company. The company started in Cave Creek and has since expanded and recently took over the Huss Brewing location in uptown Phoenix.

Currently, Dynamite Beer Company is a tap room and restaurant but they are working on brewing their own beers to add into their mix of taps. You have to have your own beer if you're going to call yourself a beer company, right?

The uptown location carries over much of the decor from the Huss days but thankfully there have been some nice upgrades, including new chairs (so much better than the old ones) and a new, fantastic menu.

My family and I decided to swing by on a random Sunday after a long day of house chores and the place was hopping. In addition to the crowd checking out the beer company, there was also some live music (Jesse Valenzuela from the Gin Blossoms was there, sooooooo awesome). We grabbed a table (seat yourself) and scanned the QR codes to check out the current beer selection. Wait-staff came by shortly after and gave us the food menus as well. The staff was very friendly even considering the packed crowd they had that afternoon. Dynamite had an "extra" outdoor area setup that day, which was great considering how many people were there.

My daughter got a kids pizza, my wife got the Chicken Pesto Wrap, and I ordered the Italian Grinder. We each (except the kid) ordered a beer as well, Pure Project Brewing's Ship Full Sail, which is inspired by ESB beers from the UK.

The food was excellent and we both were excited to eat the chips that came with out food. I don't know if they're the exact chips from the Huss days, but they certainly tasted like them (we love them). The beer was also fantastic and we both were happy to see that the beer menu wasn't 80% IPAs.

Dynamite also has a small wine selection. I personally would love to see some AZ wines added to the mix (and beers too) but the variety that they had when we stopped by should satisfy most people.

In all, my wife and I were really happy to see Mike running his own beer company as we've been patrons of the former Huss Brewing Company location since it opened (Mike helped launch + manage that location). We will definitely be back, especially in the summer when a cold beer and good food are all you're...

This new place was clean with a great tap selection. Everything was great until I started grabbing stuff to go. Nearly every beer they had packs of they also had as singles to go, so I made a 4 pack. I was a bit surprised at how much my bill was, so I sent myself a receipt and saw that every can was priced at HALF of its respective pack. I had IPAs that were $13/can (minus my 10% mix pack discount), which is pretty outrageous. I asked my server about it after closing and she confirmed that those were the prices, then checked the 4-packs, which were mostly $26-28 each. I get that a bottle shop such as this will have some items costing more than say Total Wine, and I probably would have been ok if the cans were $8 or so but given how competitive this area is, to have their standard single can pricing so high is IMO a big issue for me.

I'm happy for the new space & business but this left a real sour taste in my mouth on what was overall a good experience. Could I have gone through the rigimorale of returning 2 cans to get a 4 pack for the same price? Probably. But I was so taken aback by this cost I ended up just leaving. Hopefully this was a mistake from just opening and will be adjusted...

Dynamite is a welcome addition to the neighborhood, taking over for the space Huss occupied. We would go to Huss occasionally but it was honestly a tad stale and quiet in the recent past. Dynamite has brought a new energy with regular plans for live music (which is so appreciated and has been amazing!). The pretzel with the feta whip is awesome and the selections of beer and wine have something for everyone. We are big fans of server Joey whom we knew from his days at sorso- he's always welcoming and quick to make us laugh. Definitely a place to check out...