Flux

“I had been planning to do a brewery for a long time, and I always talked about it,” Figueira says. “(Andrew) asked me one day, ‘Have you ever considered a partner?’ And I said, ‘Not really, but with you, absolutely.’”

Figueira says Tap and Bottle co-owner Rebecca Safford helped the guys set up an LLC in late 2014. They then built a website and tried to generate buzz by brewing with other establishments all over town.

“We decided to become Tucson’s gypsy brewers,” says Figueira. “It’s been a lot of fun just going from brewery to brewery and making our beer.”

Collaboration has been key for Figueira and Schlicker, who will launch a Kickstarter campaign seeking $20,000 at Tap and Bottle on April 7. The party will feature at least four collaboration brews, one each with Borderlands Brewing Co., Public Brewhouse, 1912 Brewing and Iron John’s. Details had not been finalized at print time but will be posted on the Facebook pages of Tap and Bottle and Flux Brewing Company.

By the end of this year, they hope to be part of a beer district that’s developing in the area of Sixth Avenue and Sixth Street downtown.