The Beer Research Institute

Brewpub in Mesa, Arizona, United States 🇺🇸
Associated with 2 Venues

Established in 2014

Closed in 2025

Contact
1641 S Stapley Drive Suite 104, Mesa, AZ, 85204, United States
Description
Like many of the great stories of American entrepreneurs, our story begins in a garage! The first batch of beer was made in the spring of 2003. It wasn't great, but we drank it and it sparked a passion that eventually morphed into The B.R.I.

More than anything else, The B.R.I. is a gathering place for Craft Beer drinkers in and around Mesa, Arizona. It's Independent and Local. It's the third place, not home or work, but the place you want to be with your family, your friends and a pint of your favorite beer!

The Brew pub hold's a special place in our heart. It's the town hall. It's church to some. It's where the revolution began! For hundreds of years, people have went to their local taverns, pubs or breweries and now our brewery and restaurant is part of that Craft Beer history in Mesa.

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6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

On tap at the brewery. Dark golden with a small white head. Aroma and taste of malt, yeast, light spices and some fruit. Quite soft.

Tried from Draft on 10 Feb 2019 at 16:15


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

On tap at the brewery. Golden with a small white head. On the sweet side with yeast, fruit and light malt. The alcohol was well hidden.

Tried from Draft on 10 Feb 2019 at 16:12


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

On tap at the brewery. A bit hazy dark golden with a small head. Fresh with hops, citrus, some resin and pineapple. The body was medium as was the bitterness.

Tried from Draft on 10 Feb 2019 at 16:09


6.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

On tap at the brewery. Black with a small tan head. Aroma of cherries, some malt and nuts. The same in the taste. Kind of mild.

Tried from Draft on 10 Feb 2019 at 16:06


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

On tap at the brewery. Golden with a small white head. Aroma of hops, citrus and some pineapple. The same in the taste. Mild and easy to drink.

Tried from Draft on 10 Feb 2019 at 16:02


7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

On tap at brewery. Black with a small tan head. On ge sweet side with dark malt, chocolate and caramel. A decent one.

Tried from Draft on 10 Feb 2019 at 16:00


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

On tap at the brewery. Golden with a small white head. Aroma and taste of yeast, light banans, malt and some grass. Ok but on the light side.

Tried from Draft on 10 Feb 2019 at 15:57


8.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

32oz crowler pours with a nice dark body that supports a thin tan head of foam. The mild aroma offers up chocolate and a hint of caramel and dark roasted malts. The taste delivers up a nice load of chocolate flowing into thin caramel drizzled over highly roasted malts. Nice flavor depth for a low ABV beer.

Tried from Crowler on 07 Jan 2019 at 00:34


8.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Poured up on tap at the brewpub where it exhibits a murky purple gray colored body that supports a thin white head of foam. The aroma offers up berries and faint cantaloupe. The taste delivers an initial blend of dark ripe berries, cantaloupe and honeydew. To midway the modest blackberry note grows in juiciness just as thin layers of cracker like oat are noticed. It becomes a little more bitter toward the finish with citrus hops and mildly bitter berry notes. This is working well and really easy drinking.

Tried from Draft on 03 Nov 2018 at 23:40


7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Poured up on tap at the brewpub where it exhibits dark mahogany colored body that supports a nice tan head of foam. The aroma offers up muted malt infused cherries and chocolate. The taste delivers thin dark roasty malts, thin chocolate and then a smooth malty sweet ripe cherry like note. Toward the finish it picks up a mild level of nuttiness. Pretty nice but could have the cherry dialed back to allow more of the other notes to shine through.

Tried from Draft on 03 Nov 2018 at 23:38