10 12 Lounge

This is probably the coolest bar in all of The Verde Valley. Really nice, classy lounge. The interior is done up with dark wood and green leather booths. They have a good selection of beer, the service is always friendly and the prices are reasonable. There is live music on weekends. The bathrooms are awesome and there have a great patio out back and it is lovely in the evening. Our plan was to stop in for one drink on a Saturday afternoon en route to Jerome. Four hours later we finally made ourselves get up and go to Jerome.10-12 is truly a gem in Clarkdale.

My Mom lives nearby and I was stuck at her place for a while, and happened up 10 12 Lounge out of boredom.  Glad I made it there, because this is a cool bar that really surprised me to be in Clarkdale.

First off, it's a pretty classy looking lounge with younger looking bartenders.  This includes both an indoor lounge area, and a sweet looking outdoor patio that's probably a little nicer when it's not January.

Second, and my favorite, they have an awesome tap selection of microbrews, all of which were fairly cheap.  Four bucks for some of the finest pints out of Colorado or Portland? Yes, please.  I live on the East Coast, so this was a nice treat to try some new stuff[0] that doesn't get East of the Mississippi.

Third.  . . LIVE MUSIC!  I guess this wasn't an every night thing, but this was a Saturday, and they had a pretty good (local-ish?) band that mostly did their own stuff, but also had some good covers.  It's a small enough place that I even managed to chat with a couple guys in the band.

No food directly, but it did look like the place next door had a window that they passed ordered food through.  I didn't partake, but I would at another time.  This is definitely a great, relaxed, friendly place and I'd be happy to stop in here when I'm visiting my Mom again.

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[0] 1554 FTW!

While visiting Northern Arizona my husband and I decided to check out Clarkdale since neither of us had ever been to this tiny town.
We came across the 10 12 Lounge and decided to stop in for a few beers.
Upon entering, the lounge is very nice and laid back. It almost looks like a bar you would see in the movie "Swingers."
My husband and I sat in a big booth and waited for service.  We sat for nearly 15 minutes without service. Sure, we could have walked up to the bar and just ordered, but it appeared they had table service and since we were being a little lazy we sat and waited to be served. The bartendar came over and kindly took our order. They have an excellent selection of beers on tap and much to my husband's delight they had 1554 beer on tap.

On this particular night they had a guy with his massive record collection spinning vintage vinyl. My husband and I are music lovers and had a great time going thru his records and requesting songs and listening to his song picks.

From their website I found out they have live bands and Tim (the guy with the record collection) spins vinly every Friday night.

The lounge itself doesn't serve food, but you can order food from the pizza place next door and eat at the lounge.

Next time I'm in or near Clarkdale I will be stopping by the 10 12 Lounge for a few brews and hopefully Tim will be spinning his record collection.