Barrio Brewing Co.

barrio brewing co. found its first home in 1991 at a little restaurant near the university of arizona campus popularly known as gentle ben’s. when dennis and tauna took ownership of the property it was called “dirtbags west,” though the arnolds quickly reinstated the original name of the location (circa 1971) and added “brewing company” to the title. they installed fermentation tanks and started their entire operation with three ales — the tucson blonde, red cat amber, and copperhead pale ale — all of which are still brewed today, though they’ve also added a number of other styles to that repertoire, including three specialty craft beers named for each of their three children. when brewing operations outgrew their rojooriginal home at gentle ben’s in 2006, the arnold’s relocated to a former wwii quonset-hut-turned-warehouse about two miles south near downtown tucson, which they dubbed “barrio”. today, the offerings of barrio brewing co. include two great american beer fest medal winner