Dragoon Brewing Co

I'm a major beer snob, and am often disappointed in beer offerings at various places.  However, Dragoon was fantastic!  A little difficult to find, but just once.  A simple rule to remember to find this place:  Head west on Grant, and turn south right before the Arby's.   Easy, even after you've already had a few beers somewhere else.

Their IPA is fantastic!  It's the closest thing to West Coast IPA to be found in Tucson.  I like how I can get their IPA in many places in Tucson as well.  Just check <a href="/redir?url=http%3A%2F%2Ftaplister.com&s=222de2a14f0cfa11d9f04e36183507c3b54c7292923cf7f4b1695a0fcf28db30" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://taplister.com</a> for locations.

The facility is a little small, but-- it's a tasting room!  I've been to tasting rooms in San Diego (most of them actually) which don't even have chairs.  At least we have chairs here!
The pricing is very reasonable, considering all the micro brew price gouging going on at various bars in Tucson for growler refills and pints.   A growler will cost $12 at Dragoon.

Keep up the great work!

There is a reason that Dragoon is getting so much recognition - they make GREAT beer.  You cannot go wrong with any beer on the menu, but I would recommend that you order the IPA at least once - it's incredible.  

The atmosphere is comfortable and clean.  The staff is very friendly & fun, and they always fill your pint to the top instead of leaving that one or two inches of foam that we all hate.

The owners are wonderful people and I fully recommend you support them while supporting your own fine craft beer needs :)

I don't think I've even awarded five stars to my favorite breweries back home in Albuquerque, so this is pretty huge, but well-deserved.

First off, the Dragoon IPA is as good as the reviews on Beer Advocate led me to believe, which is to say their a close second to La Cumbre's Elevated IPA for best IPA in the southwest.

Second, every other beer in here was either outstanding or so adventurous as to be deserving of praise. The Imperial Stout here was superb, rich, malty, a great complex profile and was not dominated by alcohol like many ISes. The double IPA was, interestingly enough, a shadow of the IPA but still good. The Berlinerweiss was intensely tart, yet light and refreshing. The dark session beer had great roasted malt nose and flavor and did great just to the name session.

Oh, and they had the IPA on cask when I arrived and it was mind-blowing.

Add to this a cool staff that are laid-back and not the least bit pretentious, plus very reasonable prices $5-6 a beer and $7 for a flight and this place would easily be my go-to brewery if I lived in Tucson.

The only drawback is that it is a bit of a journey to get to and if the place every really gets popular they do not have the space to accommodate folks, but I'm sure they'll cross that bridge when they get to it.