Desert Eagle Brewing Company

Had lunch there on a Saturday afternoon and was very impressed. The beers are wonderful and the food is absolutely delicious. I had the french dip and it was superb. The waitress was very friendly and checked on us just often enough. I hope this place sticks around for a long time, I’m a fan and will definitely return and bring home a growler or two.

Good beer but trying to get there organization figured out I think. When we were there just lack of organization of who handles which tables but the beer is good and excited to see what they come up with next

This tasting room is great! The beers are awesome and Josh the bartender was very helpful and personable. My boyfriend and I brought my parents here and we loved every minute. They have German inspired beers and I haven’t found one I don’t like yet. If you’re looking for a good brew in downtown Mesa definitely stop by!

We come here a lot to have a beer. Good happy hour, good prices and good selection of beers. Most importantly happy to see DE doing well and becoming a staple on Main St in Mesa!

Good beer, strong regular crowd. Pomegranate Wheat is my favorite! They have live music some nights, movie on other nights.

Stood in line for 10 mins. Ignored multiple times in a nearly empty room with a too loud medium rate band.

First visit (and probably last) A Monday night on the way to Hohokam.
Great location. Lots of parking.
Place is a little grundgy, but I don’t mind that in a brew pub.
Interesting list of beers. We tried 3. Nothing special, but not bad.
No table service, which I can deal with, but not my favorite, especially when Unilocal review stated that there was service.
I think that the poor bartender was the only guy in the front. He was scrambling, but no way he could keep up. Kitchen was SLOW.
We had the meat & cheese board, which should be a quick order. (no cooking, just assemble). That was intended to be an appetizer, but by the time we received it, that became the only thing we had time for. The board was OK, but like the beer, nothing special.
With other options in the neighborhood, I wouldn’t come back here.

This is the second time lately I have stopped in. Both occasions the service was horrible. Multitasking is a thing of the past. Second time I stopped in was because I was hungry. Arrived 10 minutes before the kitchen closed. Took me past 10pm to get my first beer. Then by that time the kitchen was closed. To top it off. I still haven’t had one bartender come up to me to ask me if I needed anything. The dishwasher has been helping me. He obviously seen how pissed I am.
How and the hell do you sit at a bar and 2 bartenders ignore a new customer that walks in? Head on a swivel people!
To top off the matters. I just witnessed the bartender bring out food from the kitchen twice. 20 minutes after the kitchen closed.
I’m done with this place. There’s way too many breweries in the valley with great beer, great service, and outstanding food.

Great physical location. Food is pretty good for the price.
Beer is boring. It isn’t «bad» beer, but it definitely isn’t «good» beer either.
So I am giving 3 stars. If I was going somewhere very close, I’d stop in for a beer, but I wouldn’t go here otherwise for the beer. I might come back for the food though.

For sure go here! Wait staff good. Music a bit loud as I couldn’t hear anything bartender said. Just turn volume down a bit as the music folks both nights I was there were great.

Great ambience, busy patronage, and fun beer selection.

This quaint main street brew is a gem in Mesa. It was a testament to the craft breweries in the U.S. All the selections were amazing. The entertainment was spot on.

Cute brewery located in the newly re-​vamped Mesa downtown; within walking distance of the Mesa Arts Theatre.
Great to catch a drink & a quick bite to eat pre or post show.
Contains a good selection of micro-​brews.
Open on Sundays & nice staff!

I am not a beer drinker, but come here often with friends who swear by this place. The beer selection is very extensive. And some nights they have live music. My only complaint is with the bathroom. .or lack there of. You would think they would have more stalls, so less people wouldn’t open up the rear door any pee in the parking lot.

I actually know one of the founders of this establishment and promised to come down once I could ride the rail down to downtown Mesa. I wasn’t a huge fan of the beer from here a few years ago but I’ve noticed that over the years the quality has gotten much better. I’m a big fan of their Gentlemen Porter — good example of a nice, dry stout that I can drink all year long. I also liked the live music they had last night (a guy playing the blues) — I can see how it might be a bit loud but it was nice to hear some quality live music.
As for food, I had already eaten but their pizza looked pretty decent. I have a feeling that they will need to continue to up their game on the food because, with the rail, new food places will be popping up all over the area but it was nice to be able to go here after a talk on mushroom foraging at the Mesa Library (also right off of the rail) and have a beer or two before headings home to Tempe. I will say this is a great location for a local brewery and I’m sure I’ll be back a few times every month.

This brewery is the perfect stop after touring the museum. I took the test flight and enjoyed the Dunkel Weizen. I also enjoyed their black cherry blonde. The live music was a little too loud to have a conversation.

The beer here is very good. The food is good. The reason for 3 stars is the noise. They have live music in a small place with concrete floors. The guy who was singing that night felt the need to use an amp and sound system to make it even louder. Then they shove all of the tables to one side of the brewery and give the singer the entire other side. This makes no sense and several patrons were complaining about how crowded and loud it was because of the setup. We couldn’t even hear each other yell back and forth.
If the management figures out that they will make more money by turning the music down and considering the customer experience first then I will be back. Until then I will be somewhere else.

I came here to meet up with an old friend recently and I noticed the back door was wide open. It appeared as though there may have been construction going on so I wasn’t sure if I should enter through the back door. A girl in a DE shirt came walking out. I asked her if I was able to access the facility through the back or if I should walk around to the front? She didn’t say a word. She simply held her arm out as if to say, ‘I guess you can enter here…’ On the flip side, the bartender was incredibly warm, welcoming and provided good service.
Given my past experiences with this business, I would agree with the 1 – 3 star reviews, with regards to the level of customer service. During each visit there seemed to be very little attention to the customer (not just me but with other customers too) and in some instances there was a hint of negative attitude towards patrons for no apparent reason.
Service is everything. Hire the right people and you’ll thrive! Hire the wrong people and you may sink… or in this case, you’ll manage to stay afloat by default of your location and being within close proximity of businesses that pull customers for you… i.e. MAC and NILE THEATRE.
If you are in DT Mesa waiting to see a show at one of the venues close by, then stop in for a drink. If you are looking for a great brewery with incredible food and solid brews, there are many other breweries to choose from that will give you the experience you deserve.
Will I be back? Probably not. In all honesty, The Cellar at Sun Devil Liquor has better service, better beer, a much nicer atmosphere and is right down the street. FOOD FOR THOUGHT: It’s interesting that a liquor store is a far better option over a local brewery.

Who knew there were so many cute places in downtown Mesa? This brewery doesn’t look like much, but boasts some solid beers. They had three (3!) hefs on draught… how cool is that? I had a dunkel (I think?) and it was very tasty, served in a ridiculously tall glass. If you are in the neighborhood, check this place out!

Desert Eagle is a pretty chill Mesa brewery. A couple of friends had recommended this place, which was easy walking distance from the Mesa Marriott and just a hop (no pun intended) off the new light rail line slated to open in the next few months.
My first impression was that the place was nearly empty. I’m not sure why this was the case, because the beer was damn good! I ordered a flight of premium samples for $ 10 which my buddy covered (thanks Rob N.) This bought me five good size samples of my choice, which were:
(1) Pumpkin Dukel — this is full of spice and a wonderful dark amber. I wanted more!
(2) Gentleman Porter — a full-​bodied and mellow brew very dark brown in color. Tasty!
(3) Black Talon Russian Imperial Stout — My favorite. jet-​black and heady with undertones of coffee, chocolate, and spice.
(4) Baja Pilsner — a very light and refreshing brew, but a bit too hoppy for me. Note that I avoided the IPA’s, as I am not a fan of beers so hoppy that you cannot enjoy them.
(5) Black Cherry Blonde — I liked this, although I am not a huge fan of blondes. But I needed to round out the flight and wanted something moderately light. It ended up being pretty good!
This was a great way to sample some of Desert Eagles fine brews. They had several more that I didn’t have an opportunity to try, but I will be back to taste the others, plus any new beers they bring onboard.
All in all, I applaud the Desert Eagle Brewing Company for having the courage to try some different brews here in Arizona, and not restricting their seasonal rotation to the «safe» choices.