Apache Junction City Council recommends state OK Cobb’s craft distillery

Cobb’s Restaurant and Lounge

The city of Apache Junction received its first application for a Series 18 liquor license – for a craft distillery – and on June 6 recommended that the state approve it. Duane Carble, owner of Cobb’s Restaurant and Lounge, 944 W. Apache Trail, said at a May 16 meeting that he plans to make craft liquor such as moonshine or vodka.

The council had first discussed the license May 16. The city council continued discussion on the matter to a future meeting so the owner could address concerns by the city’s building division and Superstition Fire and Medical District.

Council members said June 6 that they were concerned with recommending that the state liquor board approve the license before required permits are issued and work is done.

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