Free Parking and Great Beer

We stumbled across this jewel when we were wine tasting in the Sonoita Wine Region last winter. Love the image etched in our minds of the young lady in overalls running from the hops field to serve us beer! Enjoying some amazingly good chocolate porter, we got to know a little about Mel and the Copper Hop Ranch Farm and Microbrewery. She invited us to stay at the farm the next time we came through. Free parking and great beer, of course we took her up on the offer.

Unlike our previous visit, it was a warm weekend which brought folks out to taste beer and enjoy the sunshine.

Inside the tasting room.

Our host, Tom

Around the farm,

For fellow boondockers, it is a fun place to land while visiting the wineries in Sonoita, to do a bit of quail hunting or to stop over as you make your way across southern Arizona. The beer will not disappoint! Here is a link to Copper Hop Ranch Farm and Microbrewery where you will find directions and contact information. Just call ahead to see if a spot is available (BTW, as of this time, Copper Hop is not a part of Harvest Hosts.) Tell them Chris and Randy sent you.

Wine tasting at Rune Winery; photo courtesy of Benjamin Bennett

Cheers!

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