VALLEY LIFE

Popular summertime drinks, including at one Peoria spot

Summer’s here and the time is right — for finding just the right cool drinks to balance the heat

Carrie Parker pours some suds inside Cactus Taproom in Peoria. The Taproom is a popular gathering spot and is also a regular stop for those stocking up on their way to a day at nearby Lake Pleasant.

(Sun Life Magazine/Steve Stockmar)

“Here it’s West Coast IPAs, sours, and lagers,” Cactus Taproom owner Carrie Parker says of the spot’s popular beers of choice. “And I have a pretty good cider following.”

(Sun Life Magazine/Steve Stockmar)

Carrie Parker and Cactus Taproom will celebrate the popular spot’s seventh anniversary on June 22.

(Sun Life Magazine/Steve Stockmar)

Editor's note: This article originally appeared in Sun Life Magazine, an Independent Newsmedia publication.

Summer means a lot of things. In the Valley, of course it means heat. There’s no escaping that reality.

Even the Old Farmer’s Almanac, which has been providing long-range weather predictions since publishing its first periodical in 1818, knows what’s ahead for Arizona.

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