A soft opening photo from BlackRock Brewers
The first craft brewery on Tucson’s east side is set to launch this Thursday.
BlackRock Brewers announced on its Facebook page Sunday that starting this week, its hours will be 4 p.m.-8 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays and noon-8 p.m. Saturdays.
With about 3,700 square feet of space, BlackRock holds a sizable location at 1664 S. Research Loop, off of South Pantano Road, south of East 22nd Street.
In a January interview, co-owner Tony Williams said they went big with their brewery, because they were going to be “the only game” on the east side in terms of craft brewing.
BlackRock is working with a 3-barrel system. There will be 2-3 beers, including a cream ale and an Imperial Irish red, available this weekend.
When fully operational, the brewery will feature six taps, with four flagships, one seasonal and a "foreign exchange" beer from one of the other local breweries in town, Williams said in January.
