BlackRock Brewers — Restaurant in Tucson

Great Beer In A Relaxed Atmosphere We visited on a Tuesday afternoon, taking a break from a little shopping. It's located in an industrial area, a little hard to spot the first time there, but worth the trip. You enter into a large taproom, bar to the right and plenty of low and high top seats and tables. Simple bagged snacks are available to munch while you enjoy some beer. All beers are made by them, in sizes of 1/2 and full pints and growlers. I tried a pint of VIP, a vanilla porter and it was tremendous. Great vanilla and smooth. Tasters of any of their beers are gladly served. The bartender recommended a BlackRock and Tan and putting my trust in her hands, I had her mix what she thought was the best combo. I think she mixed the SUN dry Irish stout with Fairway, a rye blonde and it was very tasty. There's a fairly large selection of games that patrons can bring to their tables to make their visit more enjoyable. During our visit a group of three younger folks were enjoying beers and playing dominoes. A couple with two little kids came in, shared a flight and played some of the games with their kids. As the afternoon got later, more people came in. The bartender was very personable and she knew the beers. I did see on an events board that they have karaoke and trivia on some days and I'm sure that helps draw in beer lovers. Give them a visit, stay for a...

No Music awkwardly quiet . Unfriendly staff. To be clear you did have a jukebox streaming service but the Bar tender refused to turn it on because she said she was doing something on her phone. She clearly hated to be there and was extremely rude .I thought the be first time maybe she was just having a bad day but the other 2 times I have given the place a try I received the same treatment. The hours can't be trusted as they just open and close whenever feel like it. Sometimes they close at 7 , 8 or 9 on days it is listed as open until 10 PM. No food although sometimes there is a food truck nearby. My 3 visits were over the course of the summer and the last one in October when I came at about 830 PM and as soon as I walked in she said she was closed with a full bar of people despite the sign saying they were open until 10. On a Saturday Night ! What bar closes at 830 on a weekend ? So weird....I thought .Again dead quite no music . So these experiences were not a one off you can see by other reviews that other customers have had similar experiences with...

Beer review

Came here in Mid-May 2021. Had a flight: hazy IPA (full effect), double IPA, green chilli wheat, imperial stout. Nothing memorable about their beer except the green chilli wheat. I can taste the spiciness. It's subtle but strong (?), like when you drink it, I don't taste spicy at all but there is a very nice kick of green chilli at the end, kind of like eating a jalapeno without seed and not spicy. Chilli beer is rare and bad ones could be really bad. This one is good but I won't say it's the best. It's light bodied so the flavor comes and goes quick. It does make me want to take another sip while questioning myself, "wait, what did I just drink?" Other beers were just so so. The hazy IPA wasn't citrusy enough. The imperial stout is malty but very one-noted. Would have given lower star but friendly staff and the willingness to try new flavor (green chilli wheat) is a...