Barrio Brewing
Arizona’s oldest brewery, opened back in 1991 first as Gentle Bens in Tucson, AZ by founders Dennis & Tauna Arnold. They had a love for great food, amazing craft beer and an aspiration to change the landscape of Arizona brewing. The restaurant quickly gained popularity and transformed into Gentle Bens Brewing Co. As years passed, the brewery expanded their craft beer offering and proved there was a demand for craft beers led by our flagship brand, Tucson Blonde. The restaurant and brewery’s success quickly led to needing more space to expand brewing production. With the move to the current brewery in Tucson in 2008 came a bold name change to what we now know as Barrio Brewing Co. In 2017, Barrio Brewing Co. ventured into the Phoenix market at Phoenix Mesa Gateway Airport through a relationship with Kind Hospitality, a Mesa based restaurant group. Then, in 2020, Dennis & Tauna sold to their team of employees, making Barrio Brewing Co. the 1st 100% Employee Owned Brewing in Arizona.
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