When Big Sky basketball comes to the Biggest Little City on March 6-11, travellers on the Road to Reno can enjoy one of the West’s fastest growing brewery capitals. The Reno Tahoe region is home to 28 craft breweries with several more opening in 2016. And perhaps the best news for Big Sky basketball fans? Many award-winning craft beers can be sampled at tasting rooms within walking distance or a short cab ride of all the basketball action at the Reno Events Center.
Check out some of the region’s best bets below, or click here to view the complete
“Craft Breweries of Reno Tahoe” guide.
The Brew Brothers
Located inside the Eldorado Resort Casino, The Brew Brothers is a must for anybody visiting downtown Reno, offering eight custom microbrews and a creative menu including gourmet wood-fired pizzas, salads, burgers, ribs, sandwiches, homemade soups and complete dinners. The Brew Brothers has also been voted “Best Microbrew,” “Best Beer Selection” and “Best Live Music” in several Best of Reno polls. And in the 2014 World Beer Cup, brewmaster Greg Hinge earned a bronze medal for the “Lou” brew in the “Wood-and Barrel-Aged Beer” category. Open 7 days a week.
Location
345 N Virginia St.
Reno, NV 89501
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Contact
775-786-5700
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Brasserie Saint James
Brasserie Saint James is an old-world craft brewery and restaurant located in the historic Crystal Springs building. The rustic brasserie-style restaurant serves European comfort dishes and American classics while the brewery crafts old-world style ales and lagers using the finest natural ingredients and Sierra Mountain spring water from its own artesian lake. Recently named “Best Mid-Size Brewpub” at the 2014 Great American Beer Festival in Denver, Brasserie Saint James is the real deal. Be on the lookout for a new bar location opening soon in MidTown. Open 7 days a week.
Location
901 S Center St.
Reno, NV 89501
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Contact
775-348-8888
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The Brewer’s Cabinet
The Brewer’s Cabinet is a nano-brewpub designed with the idea of creating fresh, exciting and unique beers for the local brewing community to savor. The small batch operation means flexibility in their brewing process, so they won’t be limited by popular fads, current trends or industry pressure in crafting their beers. With a small kitchen onsite, a fresh and local menu is offered with an emphasis on quality ingredients that pair superbly with the brews. Open 7 days a week.
Location
475 S Arlington Ave.
Reno, NV 89501
Contact
775-348-7481
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The Depot Craft Brewery Distillery
Converting a 104-year-old former train depot into Reno's first distillery and brewery, The Depot offers lunch and dinner paired with its own brews and guest brews. All food and drink are geared toward locally-sourced ingredients. At The Depot you’ll find modern relics of brewing traditions that are long forgotten by many brewers today, including cereal cooking of local grains, decoction brewing, open fermentations and horizontal lagering. Open 7 days a week.
Location
324 E 4th St.
Reno, NV 89512
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Contact
775-737-4330
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Silver Peak
Silver Peak is as popular for its ales and lagers as it is for its fine food and pub fare. The idea for Silver Peak was that the service was as good as the food and the beer was worth coming back for – a place where locals could meet friends after work or get treated to original and savory dishes. There are two locations in Reno. The downtown location is in the heart of the Riverwalk District, while its MidTown sibling has one the area’s best outdoor dining patios. Open 7 days a week.
Locations
135 N Sierra St. (Downtown)
Reno, NV 89501
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124 Wonder St. (MidTown)
Reno, NV 89502
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Contact
775-284-3300 (Downtown)
775-324-1864 (MidTown)
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Under the Rose
Housed in a rustic 1931 warehouse in the Historic Fourth Street Corridor, Under the Rose offers easy drinking through diverse selections like their BroBeer dry-hopped American table ale and their Sessionable Saison beer, a French-style farmhouse ale. Their mantra is to make beer a positive force within the community, and they infuse that passion into every pint they pour. Stop into their airy, spacious brewery filled with your favorite bar games such as indoor bocce ball, ping pong, foosball and more. Open Wednesday-Sunday.
Location
559 E 4th St.
Reno, NV 89515
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Contact
775-657-6619
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