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From the unique Brewery Row located in the artsy fartsy Arts District to hidden gems dotting the surrounding areas, locals and visitors to Downtown Vegas are spoiled for choice in local breweries. Thrillist even called Las Vegas an “oasis of beer in the desert of America’s expansive west.”
Find out the best breweries in Downtown Las Vegas to try today.
Top Downtown Breweries
Tenaya Creek is the second oldest brewery, and probably the best known beer producer in Las Vegas. You can find Tenaya Creek beers at various bars and grocery/liquor stores throughout the Vegas valley and surrounding areas.
Tenaya Creek’s year-round beers include IPAs, a brown ale, a lager, a pale ale, and oatmeal stout. At the time this article is being written, other beers in rotation at Tenaya Creek taps include a pilsner, Hefeweizen, porter, an imperial stout, Belgian-style triple ale, and double IPA among others.
The brewery offers growlers, 10 ounce and 16 ounce pours. Indoor and patio seating are available. The brewery has TVs so you can catch a game here. There are board games and dart boards as well. There is a private room for events.
The atomic-age inspired Able Baker Brewery is located in The Arts District. The name serves this place well as it has some very high-alcohol content beer. Of the more than two dozen beers currently on tap, delights include a brown ale, a variety of stouts, barleywine, Belgian Quadrupel, Bock, numerous IPA varieties, lagers, a pilsner, cream ales, a porter, a cider, and farmhouse ales. In addition to regular pours, Able Baker offers beer flights.
The brewery offers a nice little menu of food prepared on site. Food items include burgers, sandwiches, bahn mis, rice bowls, salads, tacos, and snacks/appetizers.
They offer board games – if you get bored! Able Baker has space available for private events. Able Baker also has an exclusive membership club for frequent members.
Located in The Arts District, Hop Nuts Brewing reflects the area’s spirit and personality. Hop Nuts brews its own beers. It offers 20 beers on tap – 15 of which are their own and 5 spots are reserved for guest beers. Citrusy, hoppy IPAs are this brewery’s specialties, but they offer much more to try on their exclusive craft beer menu. The very hoppy Green Mamba DIPA, the chocolatey Harry Porter, and the Belgian golden ale called The Golden Kneight are a few examples of the serious beers they currently have on tap. Their tap includes seasonal beers meaning there is always a reason to come back – our favorite seasonal beer name currently on the list is the Dankey Kong DIPA. The brewery also offers a full bar including cocktails and wine if you are coming with non-beer drinkers.
They offer indoor and patio seating as well as occasional entertainment, especially on First Friday.
Hop Nuts is a smaller local microbrewery, meaning you may have a hard time finding their craft beers at other locations although they do sell their beers to go at the brewery.
Triple 7 Restaurant & Microbrewery is located in Main Street Station Casino, Brewery, & Hotel. It is no longer the best brewery in Vegas, but 777, which opened in 1996, holds the distinction of being the first microbrewery in Las Vegas. While this popular craft beer spot is excellent for its casual atmosphere and great beers, it also offers a decent food menu including entrees, pizzas, burgers, sandwiches, salads, and appetizers.
777 has a broad range of craft beers. The beers include golden ale, pale ale, red lager, Hefeweizen, and a porter. They also have a rotating beer from their brewmaster. There are a ton of TVs at 777 so it’s a good place to catch a game.
Thanks to up-and-coming areas such as the Arts District and Brewery Row, Las Vegas is a burgeoning craft beer destination. Some other honorable mentions and breweries in other parts of Vegas include HUDL Brewing Company in The Arts District, Nevada Brew Works in The Arts District, Crafthaus in The Arts District, Bad Beat Brewing in Henderson and Boulder Dam Brewing Co in Boulder City.
