The Bar Towel

Cass · Joined: 17 Jun 2001 Posts: 2498

Anyone ever been to Reno/Lake Tahoe/Truckee area? Going in a week for a ski trip. Although from the looks of the snow conditions I might be spending more time in the pubs

TheSevenDuffs · Joined: 17 Sep 2010 Posts: 1841 Location: Mississauga

I've never been but I would defintiely hit up FiftyFifty Brewing in Truckee, CA.

Derek · Joined: 22 Oct 2004 Posts: 2925 Location: Kelowna, BC

I was there in August (stayed in Carson City). I didn't see much online and didn't have a lot of time to explore, so I loaded up on bottles in Oregon on the way down.

FiftyFifty seemed to be the only place that got recommendations.

I think Nevada consumes more alcohol per capita than any other state... but unfortunately, that's probably tourists drinking macros.

Cass · Joined: 17 Jun 2001 Posts: 2498

I'll post my own update before having arrived yet! Here's a chain of local liquor stores, with quite a good selection of kegs available. In fact, I ordered a keg of Deschutes for our house while we're there!

http://www.tahoebluestar.com/index.html

TheSevenDuffs · Joined: 17 Sep 2010 Posts: 1841 Location: Mississauga

Cass · Joined: 17 Jun 2001 Posts: 2498

As of right now it looks like it will be the Mirror Pond. If they have something more interesting then we'll take it, but that one's in stock right now!

Lubiere · Joined: 17 Jul 2001 Posts: 181 Location: Ottawa

Definitely go to 50-50, worth the drive to Truckee. Was based out of Tahoe City for a conference I used to go every 2 years. The Safeway had a decent selection. The Bridgetender was a cool little place, where they had a few good taps.

Reno has a pretty decent scene (Great Basin and Silver Peak), a few newer additions (Buckbean and Knee Deep) and a good beer store (Craft Wine-n-Beer) and must be a gorgeous drive in the winter (going from snowy climes to the desert).

Cass · Joined: 17 Jun 2001 Posts: 2498

Hello from the mountains! A couple of updates from out here:

The beer store that I mentioned earlier - King's Beverage - is the real deal in South Lake Tahoe. I arrived and they had a keg of Deschutes Black Butte Porter waiting for me. Great stuff. I'm going to go back and check out the bottle selection later in the week. They also have another store called Dart Beverage on the Nevada side.

Fifty Fifty was a great spot. About 9-10 house beers on tap, everything from IPA to barrel-aged stout. $11 gets you a complete sampler which is a great deal. They also do growlers to go. I could see myself staying there quite a bit.

In South Lake Tahoe itself, there are two brewpubs. One is called Stateline Brewery and it is right at the gondola base of Heavenly mountain. It's a downstairs pub but quite nice, with three house beers and a micro lineup of about 6-8 more. There's another brewpub called The Brewery but tried to go but it was closed by 10pm

If you're a skier or boarder, it's pretty easy to find various Sierra Nevada, Deschutes & Lagunitas on-mountain. Obviously being in the Sierra mountains provides a fair amount of affinity towards SN, which is OK by me