Photos: Tucson's craft beer scene
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Tucson had three breweries in 1997. Now, there are more than a dozen and counting.
Sean Harley pours a beer at Sentinel Peak Brewing Company, 4746 E. Grant Road.
- Mamta Popat / Arizona Daily Star
Ray Montoya, left, and Ricardo Mesa enjoy a couple of beers after work at Sentinel Peak Brewing, 4746 E. Grant Road, on Friday, March 4, 2016.
- Mamta Popat / Arizona Daily Star
Customers enjoy their beers on the outdoor patio at Sentinel Peak Brewing located 4746 E Grant Road. Friday March 04, 2016.
- Mamta Popat / Arizona Daily Star
Located downtown, Borderlands Brewing Company opened in 2011 and is a popular spot for craft beer enthusiasts.
- Mamta Popat / Arizona Daily Star 2016
Jacki Kuder, right, talks with Ted Burhans, as they enjoy a couple of beers at Borderlands Brewing Company, located at 119 E. Toole Ave. Thursday March 03, 2016
- Mamta Popat / Arizona Daily Star
Hector Montante, far left, and his brother, Jose, enjoy their beers during their weekly visit to Borderlands Brewing Company, located at 119 E. Toole Ave. Thursday March 03, 2016
- Mamta Popat / Arizona Daily Star
Friends Gabe Gerber, left, and Eric Ennis socialize with Dragoon Brewing Co.’s Chelsea Blue. The taproom will be part of another informal pub crawl Saturday on West Grant Road.
- Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
More than ten beers are listed on tap at Dragoon Brewing Company, 1859 W. Grant Road, in Tucson, Ariz. Dragoon opened in April 2012, with only its flagship IPA and Stronghold Session Ale on tap. Photo taken Friday, March 4, 2016.
- Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
Chelsea Blue, whose official business card says "Office Queen", pours a draft saison blue. Dragoon opened in April 2012, with only its flagship IPA and Stronghold Session Ale on tap.
- Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star 2016
After months of hard work, Crooked Tooth Brewing Company is set to open Friday on East Sixth Street.
- Mamta Popat / Arizona Daily Star
Ben Vernon, co-owner of Crooked Tooth Brewing Co., pulls nails from pallets that will be used to make furniture for the new brewery space at 228 E. Sixth St.
- Mamta Popat / Arizona Daily Star
At Pueblo Vida Brewing Company, 115 E. Broadway Blvd., beer is brewed on site with ingredients such as white wheat and barley.
- Arizona Daily Star file photo
Friday is the first of Pueblo Vida Brewing Co.’s three-day anniversary celebration that marks its fifth year of existence.
- A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
Diners Geno Foushee, left, and Matt Wallace eat a lunch together at Thunder Canyon Brewery, 220 E. Broadway Blvd., in Tucson, AZ. The dining room is large and roomy with a bar at the back. Photo taken Thursday, April 3, 2014.
- Ron Medvescek / Arizona Daily Star
Thunder Canyon Brewery's original location at Foothills Mall was voted the best sports bar by the Northwest readers in 2006.
- Jim Davis / Arizona Daily Star
Thunder Canyon Brewery's sampler of ales, ambers, stouts and others in 2012.
- Mamta Popat / Arizona Daily Star
Evening traffic slips by the new Thunder Canyon Brewery under construction at 220 E. Broadway in 2012.
- Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
Gentle Ben’s is one of many businesses that call Main Gate Square home. The area relies on the shuttered UA campus for much of its activity.
- David Sanders / Arizona Daily Star, 2007.
Chris Squires, left, and John Paul Vyborny of Ten Fifty-Five Brewing at their newest location at 127 S. 4th Ave. in Tucson on Feb. 3, 2016.
- Rick Wiley / Arizona Daily Star
Nate Billimack enjoys his brew under the menu in the newly expanded Ten Fifty-Five Brewing, 3810 E. 44th St. #315, in 2013.
- Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
"Join the Resistance" sign from Nimbus Brewery in 2004.
Nimbus Brewery south of Tucson buzzes with activity on a Thursday evening in 2009.
- James Gregg / Arizona Daily Star
- David Sanders / Arizona Daily Star
- James Gregg / Arizona Daily Star
- Jim Davis / Arizona Daily Star
- Mamta Popat / Arizona Daily Star
- Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
- Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
- Ron Medvescek / Arizona Daily Star
- Mamta Popat / Arizona Daily Star
- Rick Wiley / Arizona Daily Star
Sean Harley pours a beer at Sentinel Peak Brewing Company, 4746 E. Grant Road.
- Mamta Popat / Arizona Daily Star
Ray Montoya, left, and Ricardo Mesa enjoy a couple of beers after work at Sentinel Peak Brewing, 4746 E. Grant Road, on Friday, March 4, 2016.
- Mamta Popat / Arizona Daily Star
Customers enjoy their beers on the outdoor patio at Sentinel Peak Brewing located 4746 E Grant Road. Friday March 04, 2016.
- Mamta Popat / Arizona Daily Star
Located downtown, Borderlands Brewing Company opened in 2011 and is a popular spot for craft beer enthusiasts.
- Mamta Popat / Arizona Daily Star 2016
Jacki Kuder, right, talks with Ted Burhans, as they enjoy a couple of beers at Borderlands Brewing Company, located at 119 E. Toole Ave. Thursday March 03, 2016
- Mamta Popat / Arizona Daily Star
Hector Montante, far left, and his brother, Jose, enjoy their beers during their weekly visit to Borderlands Brewing Company, located at 119 E. Toole Ave. Thursday March 03, 2016
- Mamta Popat / Arizona Daily Star
Friends Gabe Gerber, left, and Eric Ennis socialize with Dragoon Brewing Co.’s Chelsea Blue. The taproom will be part of another informal pub crawl Saturday on West Grant Road.
- Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
More than ten beers are listed on tap at Dragoon Brewing Company, 1859 W. Grant Road, in Tucson, Ariz. Dragoon opened in April 2012, with only its flagship IPA and Stronghold Session Ale on tap. Photo taken Friday, March 4, 2016.
- Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
Chelsea Blue, whose official business card says "Office Queen", pours a draft saison blue. Dragoon opened in April 2012, with only its flagship IPA and Stronghold Session Ale on tap.
- Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star 2016
After months of hard work, Crooked Tooth Brewing Company is set to open Friday on East Sixth Street.
- Mamta Popat / Arizona Daily Star
Ben Vernon, co-owner of Crooked Tooth Brewing Co., pulls nails from pallets that will be used to make furniture for the new brewery space at 228 E. Sixth St.
- Mamta Popat / Arizona Daily Star
At Pueblo Vida Brewing Company, 115 E. Broadway Blvd., beer is brewed on site with ingredients such as white wheat and barley.
- Arizona Daily Star file photo
Friday is the first of Pueblo Vida Brewing Co.’s three-day anniversary celebration that marks its fifth year of existence.
- A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
Diners Geno Foushee, left, and Matt Wallace eat a lunch together at Thunder Canyon Brewery, 220 E. Broadway Blvd., in Tucson, AZ. The dining room is large and roomy with a bar at the back. Photo taken Thursday, April 3, 2014.
- Ron Medvescek / Arizona Daily Star
Thunder Canyon Brewery's original location at Foothills Mall was voted the best sports bar by the Northwest readers in 2006.
- Jim Davis / Arizona Daily Star
Thunder Canyon Brewery's sampler of ales, ambers, stouts and others in 2012.
- Mamta Popat / Arizona Daily Star
Evening traffic slips by the new Thunder Canyon Brewery under construction at 220 E. Broadway in 2012.
- Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
Gentle Ben’s is one of many businesses that call Main Gate Square home. The area relies on the shuttered UA campus for much of its activity.
- David Sanders / Arizona Daily Star, 2007.
Chris Squires, left, and John Paul Vyborny of Ten Fifty-Five Brewing at their newest location at 127 S. 4th Ave. in Tucson on Feb. 3, 2016.
- Rick Wiley / Arizona Daily Star
Nate Billimack enjoys his brew under the menu in the newly expanded Ten Fifty-Five Brewing, 3810 E. 44th St. #315, in 2013.
- Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
"Join the Resistance" sign from Nimbus Brewery in 2004.
Nimbus Brewery south of Tucson buzzes with activity on a Thursday evening in 2009.
- James Gregg / Arizona Daily Star
- David Sanders / Arizona Daily Star
- James Gregg / Arizona Daily Star
- Jim Davis / Arizona Daily Star
- Mamta Popat / Arizona Daily Star
- Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
- Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
- Ron Medvescek / Arizona Daily Star
- Mamta Popat / Arizona Daily Star
- Rick Wiley / Arizona Daily Star
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