Dragoon Brewing Co

Dragoon Brewing Company was founded with a simple goal in mind: to increase the quantity and quality of local beer in the Arizona market. To that end, we’ll stay true to the spirit which spawned this goal — the idea that in sharing a creative endeavor with another person, you can’t help but share a bit of yourself. For DBC, that creative endeavor is craft beer, and we’re proud of the passion, integrity, and soul that we pour into every pint. We love the creativity that brewing affords us, but we’re also pretty fired up about the scientific aspects of the brewing process (and there are lots of ‘em). Brewing allows us to geek out on everything from thermodynamics to microbiology, and this scientific side of our business requires attention to detail and strict adherence to quality standards. So what does this mean for you? You can rest assured that beer doesn’t leave the premises unless it meets our (ridiculously high) standards. But we know that quality control can’t end when the beer leaves the brewery. We distribute our beer to bars and restaurants ourselves, maintain the draft lines that our beer is served through, and monitor quality in the field. At every step of the process, we spend a little extra time and money to make sure that you’re getting the best beer available. To sum up,  we’re here to produce beer that Tucson can be proud of. We’ve invested in the infrastructure, equipment, and skills to make that happen 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.