r/ArizonaBeer • u/second_time_again • May 03 '25

Downtown Brewery Closing

Buqui Bichi Brewing closed... never even knew it was open. I've hit almost every brewery in Phoenix multiple times and had never even heard of this one.

https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/restaurants/downtown-phoenix-brewery-buqui-bichi-has-closed-what-to-know-21677754

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u/steamsmyclams May 03 '25

I'll be honest, you didn't miss much. The beers were okay at best. 

Their downtown location was I tough spot, too.

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u/mitchgx May 03 '25

They had a Chandler location that closed a few months back. I was disappointed because I liked the food and beer. I'm surprised the DTPHX location lasted as long as it did...it was out of the way and not a great vibe.

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u/RocketFuelML May 03 '25

They ran it poorly. Didn’t pay staff, were often out of menu items.

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u/ogn3rd May 03 '25

Beer was at best on a good day 3/5. We dont need any more mediocre beer here. Were drowning in it.

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u/marinerpunk May 03 '25

I loved this brewery, great wings on Wednesday, great beer, nice bartenders. Only thing I didn’t like was the music was too loud some nights. Sad to see it go.

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u/Latter_Hold4662 May 04 '25

I wanted to like this place but the food was pretty bad and expensive.

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u/TevyeK May 07 '25

They closed so far the now open banner is still posted. I went a couple times and each time I was severely disappointed. You’re not missing anything.

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u/Tukee1 May 10 '25

Was cool to have a Mexican brewery open up here - sucks that both locations didn’t last.