Nimbus Brewing Co

Easy there, son. Don't know what all the drama is about down below, but to risk the unhinged wrath of briboyus I'll give Nimbus 4 1/2 stars. As a visitor to Tucson, I was as happy to finally locate this place as finding an oasis in the desert. Very cool industrial conversion, great beers, and the burger was quite good and reasonably priced. No problems with service. In all, I'd say Tucson is lucky to have this unique and tasty place. Check it out. If you don't like it, go somewhere else. It's that simple people. Relax; have an ale. (I'd recommend the oatmeal stout, but Old Monkeyshine is a good session beer). …

I love this place. I have to say I kind of agree with the "fake reviewer". I lived in Casa Grande but worked in Tucson, every day, for almost 3 years. Visited Nimbus several times and always enjoyed it. Old Monkeyshine is a fantastic beer in this drinker's opinion. Kegs of Monkeyshine and the red ale have been hits at my parties.

Funny though, that it's more expensive by the six pack @ Nimbus than it is in the grocery store.

Anyway, I've had the food there a few times and it was always OK, not amazing, but not bad. Why would you go to a working brewery and expect the food to be 5 star quality, anyway? You go to a brewery to drink the beer when it's very fresh and tasty, and the beer at Nimbus is pretty darn tasty.

It is in an industrial area, but just around the corner from TEP, so Nimbus is a great place to stop before or after a baseball game or some other event (like the Centurion's annual theme party).

Naturally, since it's in an industrial area, there are aspects that you might not appreciate - the train tracks, the commercial buildings etc. Regardless, the view of the Catalinas is pretty sweet, and it's fun to have to raise your voice occassionally when a train rolls by.

I say it all adds up to create a unique atmosphere that you're really not going to find anywhere else.

Summary: If you're interested in quality beer in a setting unlike anything else you've experienced, go to Nimbus and have a good time. If you're interested in taking the family out for a more restaurant like experience, go to the Nimbus Bistro on Tanque Verde. The food is better, plus they have wine and a full bar for your wife and you won't look like the alkie wierdo who took his underage kids to a brewery. …

DONT BELIEVE FAKE REVIEWS!. This page is riddled with FAKE REVIEWS for this restaurant. Strange how many professional restaurant critics/professional brewers/beer meisters (and countless other fake people that were created to deceive you into eating here) come to tucson, register for citysearch, and only write ONE review talking about how great nimbus is. Or, if they do write other reviews, they are bad mouthing the competition (Gentle Bens) All that touring around the country eating and the only place in the country they have decided to write a citysearch review for is Nimbus??? This owner (or whoever writes the fake reviews) must think the customers are brainless idiots to write things like that. Not to mention in one of his fake posts he mocks a customer for being "mistreated" by a customer. To QUOTE "wahhhh!". Some of the REAL REVIEWS talk about things like service being "HORRIBLE and RUDE". Dont believe the false advertising! So draw from my opinion, DONT PATRONIZE A BUSINESS THAT HAS TO TRY TO TRICK THE CUSTOMERS INTO EATING THERE. …

Food: 2 stars Beer: 3-4 Service: 2. I lived in Tucson for 5 years, and never made it over to Nimbus, which I regretted. I now have lived in Portland for 4 years in the land of microbrews and brewpubs, so while on vacation in Tucson I decided to finally give Nimbus a shot. I went with 3 of my friends (who live in Tucson) and we were all disappointed with our food. All dishes were very bland. I ordered a Boca burger (which I eat weekly) and when it arrived it looked pretty unappealing, so I asked the server if it was a real Boca burger and he said it was. I didn't believe him, and after a bite I really didn't. I don't know how the previous reviewer could claim it was "the best bar food" he's had. As far as the beer, the bartender's description didn't match the taste at all. I tried my friends' beer, and it was very good. The bartender was very flighty while taking our order. Overall, not the best experience. I'm glad I have much better breweries to visit here in Portland. …