September 12, 2009
The best place in southern Arizona to have fine beers. No Miller, Coors or Budweiser here - 52 beers on tap, many from breweries such as Port/Lost Abbey, Lagunitas, Stone and Arizona beers from Four Peaks, Thunder Canyon, Sonoran to mention a few. Great beer/pizza specials for lunch and a friendly and knowledgeable staff to help you with your beer selections. Great website is kept current (www.1702az.com) and brewer tastings always scheduled. A bit noisy but that adds to the atmosphere a bit. Free wifi. Can’t miss this place on a visit to Tucson, easy to find near Speedway and Campbell and the U of A.

November 28, 2008
so... if you took papago, put it on mill avenue, filled it with college kids, hired a bunch of people that don’t know or care about what they are doing and put it one crappy unisex bathroom for 150 people this would be it. don’t get me wrong, the selection of beer is one of the best i’ve seen but if your tap handles don’t match the list the ditzy server gets a little fear behind her eyes as the place starts filling up... all the while management is nowhere to be found??? maybe i’m cynical from my years fixing restaurants?... how about seasoning the food and getting an effen POS system? there IS a huge potential though... once they work through the kinks.

September 17, 2008
Definitely a very nice selection of beer here on tap and in the bottle. Found a few things that I cannot get in San Diego, so that was a plus. Austin was a very cool and generous guy. Had a nice time chatting with him and FlacoAlto who was cool enough to stop by and meet me for a couple of pints. I like this place.

July 29, 2008
Far and away the best selection of draught microbrews in Tucson. Austin knows his beer and is open to suggestions. Food selection is limited, but really quite good. Can be awfully noisy at times, but that’s because people are starting to realize that this place offers something that they just can’t get anywhere else in town. This is still a relatively new business and they’re working out the occasional kink. Seriously, though, if you have a problem (poor service or whatever), make sure one of the owners (Austin or Eric) hears about it. They respond well and really want to know about it so they can fix it. This is a neat place and deserves the chance to make a go of it.

July 28, 2008
Great little bar near UA. Nice selection of 46 taps-no macros. Avery 14 and 15, Alesmith Grand Cru and two Lost Abbey offerings among others. Small food selection-mostly pizza. The parking is minimal. Austin was a gracious host and really has a good handle on the beer situation here. A must stop when in Tucson.

May 15, 2008
1702 has increased to 46 taps, all microbrews and Belgians. Staff has been increased, and hours have settled down to a regular schedule. 1702 can really be packed sometimes, people are finding out this is the greatest selection of beer in Arizona. There are two owners, Austin really knows his beer and holds a beer judging class (by enrollment only) every week, and slowly the other owner, Eric, is learning!

March 27, 2008
After hearing so much about the place, we decided to pay a visit. We were ignored when we walked in. We seated ourselves, then were still ignored. Two waitresses walked by and avoided eye contact with us. We waited and waited...still no service. On the way out, we were still ignored and they didn’t seem to care that we were leaving.. So, we decided to spend our hard earned money elsewhere.

February 5, 2008 [ Updated December 19, 2008 ]
Parking can be hit or miss, depending on whats going on in the area. We were there for Stone night and the place was full. Service can be a little suspect. I don’t think they expected the crowd that evening. The beer selection was good. A decent selection of US mircos and imports. The food was pretty good (had the pizza and salad). Prices are average. I think this place could eventually turn out to be the best beer bar in town. Just needs a little tweeking. Stop by if you are in the U of A area.

January 24, 2008
Great food, sucks to get there, at least from Benson. Especially on a Uof A game nite. Good beer selection. Service was okay, but we didn’t see our waitress very often, and she forgot our waters. Owner knows little about beer(self admitted). But overall worth a try. Parking is a little limited also.

December 5, 2007
Great place for pizza and great beer. Not as many taps as they once had, but still a stellar selection. Unfortunately, one owner Karl is no longer there (don’t know what happened) he was a champion of great beer. Service can sometimes be an issue and the occasional frosted glass. But great beer and pizza and salads are great.