Tucson, AZ
IPA · 7.3% ABV
Session IPA · 4.7% ABV
Imperial Stout · 10.4% ABV
American Pale Ale · 5.7% ABV
Double IPA · 9.5% ABV
Schwarzbier · 5.5% ABV
Amber Ale · 6.5% ABV
Red IPA · 8.2% ABV
Pilsner · 4.6% ABV
Saison · 7.5% ABV
Golden Ale · 4.9% ABV
Golden Ale · 4.9% ABV
Stout · 6.6% ABV
Amber Ale · 6.5% ABV
American Pale Ale · 5.3% ABV
Dragoon Brewing Company’s origins go back to the mid-90′s, when company founder Bruce Greene brewed his first batch of beer in his kitchen. Right then he decided to start saving to open his own brewery.
Within a few years, his son Eric had been bitten by the brewing bug, helped found a homebrew club (Northern Arizona Homebrewers), become a BJCP certified beer judge, and generally run off to Vermont to study at the American Brewer’s Guild. After an internship in Boston at Mass Bay Brewing Co (a.k.a. Harpoon), he returned to Tucson to brew professionally.
In 2009, the Tucson Homebrew Club brought father & son together with Tristan White–a like-minded, active brewer and craft beer evangelist who’d been entertaining similar fantasies. After working together on a few creative brew sessions, the beginnings of a brewery began to percolate.