| Photo by Eric Haysīefitting its name, the Annex Cocktail Lounge was originally created as a space to handle overflow from the adjacent Tinderbox Kitchen not long after the restaurant opened in 2009 in Flagstaff’s historic Southside. The Grapefruit Sazerac at the Annex Cocktail Lounge. “Macy’s attracts students, professors, professionals, and tourists alike,” says Marquess. “I like to sit in the upper area by the coffee roaster for the best people watching with a double Americano and a freshly baked vegan carrot muffin.” Annex Cocktail Lounge Macy’s continues to source its own green coffee beans directly from farmers (from Kenya to Colombia to Sumatra) for roasting in-house. When it opened in 1980, Macy’s was one of Arizona’s first coffee roasters, and four decades later it remains an independent Flagstaff institution for coffee, vegetarian fare, and community. Among the 14 taps are the brewery’s popular Tower Station IPA and the Conserve & Protect Golden Ale (with can sales benefitting Arizona Game & Fish). The brewery is named for John Steinbeck’s description of Route 66 in The Grapes of Wrath, and the taproom is located on the original 1926 portion of the iconic road in a circa-1925 repurposed industrial laundry building. “After the stereotypical start as a home brewer and then opening a small brewery and taproom in 2011, I never imagined we would become the third-largest brewery in Arizona and have the number-one selling independent craft beer,” says Marquess. Like any mountain town popular with outdoor enthusiasts, Flagstaff has no shortage of breweries, but few have seen the growth and popularity of Mother Road.
“As locals, we all enjoy the benefits!” Mother Road Brewing Co.
“Flagstaff hosts millions of visitors from around the world each year and has built an amazing collection of hospitality endeavors,” says Michael Marquess, the founder of Mother Road Brewing Company, who shares some of his favorite spots.
A state university keeps the town of 65,000 lively, and the food and drinks scene continues to evolve, with quality cocktails and beer growing alongside historic speakeasies and iconic coffee shops. It even boasts a distant celebrity by the name of Pluto, which was discovered at the Lowell Observatory thanks to Flagstaff’s famous (and legally preserved) dark skies. Hugging historic Route 66 and serving as a gateway to the Grand Canyon, Flagstaff may be the ultimate summer road trip destination. Nestled at the base of the San Francisco Peaks within the world’s largest Ponderosa pine forest, the mountain town bucks typical notions of the Arizona desert.
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