BEERS EVENTS
Henderson Booze District St. Patrick’s Day Crawl ~ March 15
If you want to get a head start on celebrating St. Patrick’s Day, head over to the Henderson Booze District for their St. Patrick’s Day Crawl. Held from noon to 8 p.m., your purchase of a passport for $48 (plus tax and fees) will get you a specialty drink from each of the five Booze District locations, all of which are within walking distance of each other. They include:
- CraftHaus Brewery—“Me Lucky Charms” Marshmallow Cream Ale with green glitter
- Vegas Valley Winery—Specialty Irish Cider
- Deadwood Meadery—“Irish Mule” Mead Mule
- Las Vegas Distillery—“Irish Apple Cake” Old Fashioned
- Neon Desert Brewing—“A Wee Bit Irish” Wee Heavy Scotch Ale
Check in for the passport will be at CraftHaus Brewery. During the event there will be food for purchase from Papa’s Papa food truck at Deadwood Meadery and The Meat Wagon at CraftHaus Brewery, live music from 5-8 p.m. from the HausBand at CraftHaus Brewery and Las Vegas Distillery will be releasing their new Gin and spring seasonal menu. Festive dress is encouraged. To purchase tickets, click here.
Brew’s Best Craft Beer Festival ~ March 22
The 16th annual Brew’s Best Craft Beer Festival, in partnership with Nevada Beverage Company, will again be held at The Lawn at Downtown Summerlin from 2-6 p.m. Attendees can expect unlimited sampling of more than 100 beers from local and breweries from across the US. During the event there will also be live entertainment, food trucks, activities, games and the Brew’s Best’s inaugural pretzel-eating contest (with a $25 entry fee, participants will have the chance to compete for a $500 gift basket including dinner, movie tickets, wine tastings and more).
General admission tickets are $50 in advance and $60 at the door and VIP tickets (with early admission at 1 p.m. and access to exclusive additional liquid libations) are $60 in advance and $70 at the event. Proceeds will directly benefit New Vista, Nevada’s leading non-profit supporting individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities providing services, training and housing to people living with IDD in Southern Nevada. To purchase tickets, click here.
Boulder City Beerfest ~ March 29
The 11th Annual Boulder City Beerfest will be held at Wilbur Square Park from 1-6 p.m. in the heart of the historic city. The only beerfest currently held in Boulder City, there will be more than 30 brewery tents pouring more than 100 beers, live music, food for purchase from 10 food trucks and beer centric specialty vendors.
The event is open to the public to visit the vendor tents and food trucks, but you’ll need the official wristband and glass to enjoy unlimited sampling of the beers. VIP tickets are $60 in advance for early entry at 1 p.m., and general admission is $45 in advance for entry at 3 p.m. Tickets are available online at the discounted price until March 28 and after that a limited number of tickets will be available at the event for $75 VIP and $60 GA until capacity of 2,000 is reached. For more info, a list of breweries or to purchase tickets, visit bouldercitybeerfest.com.
Great Vegas Festival of Beer ~ April 5
The Great Vegas Festival of Beer will celebrate its 13th installment and will be held at the Downtown Las Vegas Events Center (200 S 3rd St). General admission runs from 3-7 p.m. and early entry and VIP ticket holders get in at 2. Your ticket will get you unlimited sampling of hundreds of beers from nearly all our local breweries and several regional breweries, cider and other liquid treats; karaoke; silent disco; and a curated food selection for purchase from several restaurants and food trucks. In addition to early entry, VIP includes an abundant spread of special pours, cocktails and bites from chefs Ryan Alday (Arts District Kitchen), Stephen Hopcraft (STK), Susana Rodriguez (Tacotarian) and Sin City Wise Guys. For more info and to purchase tickets visit greatvegasbeer.com.
Craft Beer Paradise Comes to Northwest Las Vegas
In an area of Northwest Las Vegas where establishments featuring a robust craft beer selection are nearly lost in space, Mission Control has opened in a center at the NE corner of Tenaya and Craig Rd. The owner partnership of Raj Patel and brothers Coby and Jasey Baker have opened what is described as an upscale, classy living room that doubles as a craft beer haven and craft cocktail lounge with an extensive bottle list. The bar’s name and decor allude to a space theme, with artwork featuring female astronauts and cats in space suits. The establishment is non-gaming with a lounge furnished with retro couches and cushy chairs, and all tables are six-tops, encouraging social connecting.
The 20-tap beer list changes constantly and includes local beers and Celestial Mechanics beers (the owners’ beer brand currently being contract brewed by Mason Ale Works). The selection is quite unique, with brews you’ll not likely find anywhere else in town, such as Three Floyds Brewing Cocomungo Imperial Stout, Celestial Mechanics Ryusei Japanese Rice Lager and Beer Zombies Ice Imperial IPA. There’s also a semi-secret Captain’s List of more than 600 large format (1.5 L) beers.
Mission Control is connected to Saffron Flavors of India, and although the restaurant’s main menu is not available, there is a menu exclusive to the bar with items such as Crispy Cauliflower, Naan Pizza and Bibimbap Rice Bowl.
4450 N Tenaya Wy Suite 115
missioncontrollv.com
Local Brewery Champion of the Month
In this recurring feature we spotlight establishments that appreciate our local breweries enough to devote their beer lists to beer made in Nevada. Since day one of its opening in 2021, Rebellion Pizza in the Anthem Village Center in Henderson has poured exclusively beer brewed in Southern Nevada, providing one-stop-shopping for local beer and pouring the largest collection of local beer in Southern Nevada.
Now those in northwest Las Vegas have a much shorter drive, as the NY- and Sicilian-style pizza makers Ricky Lewis, Ryan Perras and Tex Gibson have opened a second location on the far opposite end of the Vegas Valley in the Tenaya Village center in Centennial Hills. Like the Anthem location, the beer list is 100% local, with dozens of choices representing all major beer styles from nearly every brewery that distributes, including Able Baker, Big Dog’s, CraftHaus, HUDL and Lovelady.
7240 W Azure Dr #145
www.rebellionpizzalv.com
What’s Pouring in March
Neon Desert Brewing Brewer/Owner Jimmy Doyle has brewed several special beers for his brewery’s 5th anniversary celebration on March 1. They include a barrel aged version of CocoNillaCan Imperial Stout with coconut, vanilla and pecan aged in the first rum barrel from Las Vegas Distillery; and Jimmychlaus, a 16% lager that took a year to make, made with the same yeast as Samichlaus that can handle a high alcohol lager. Jimmy says they will also have at least four other barrel aged beers and four fruited sours.
HUDL Brewing Head Brewer Joe Cuozzo has brewed an Irish Red Ale with Wyermann CaraRed and CaraMunich Type 1 malts from Germany that is smooth and crisp with a beautiful deep red hue and all the specialty malts accented for toasty and biscuity notes.
North 5th Brewing Head Brewer Patrick Tofte will have the return of their Helles Lager “Dark Horse 103” on tap in early March. At 5.4%, it has a malty sweetness that leads to a crisp, dry finish making for an easy drinking lager.
Able Baker Brewing Head Brewer Matt Marino has a barrel-aged version of their Honey Dip Imperial Stout. It weighs in at 12.4% and was 50% aged in rye barrels, 50% in bourbon barrels and then blended together just prior to kegging. The identifiable flavors of vanilla, honey and oak in Honey Dip Stout are softened and rounded by the aging process, which also adds a deep chocolate flavor, another layer of sweet richness and subtle notes of bourbon.
Las Vegas Brewing Partnering with Nevada State Parks Foundation
As the Las Vegas Brewing Company is co-owned by Jamie Dolder, a 4th generation native Las Vegan, it’s not surprising that the brewery makes it a point to celebrate our city’s history with endeavors such as its IYKYK (if you know you know IPAs with backstories any longtime Las Vegan would know and remember).
Now the brewery has entered into a partnership with Nevada State Parks to make brews inspired by the state’s parks, which will be released every few months. The first one out of the gate is Camelops Kölsch, honoring Ice Age Fossils State Park, home to an impressive collection of Ice Age fossils, including those of the extinct Camelops genus. This bright and refreshing Kölsch celebrates the park, and the cans feature artwork of the Camelops and a blurb on its geologic history. With every 4-pack sold, 5% of the proceeds will be donated to the Nevada State Parks Foundation, directly supporting projects that enhance and protect these natural spaces.
Camelops Kölsch can be found at the Las Vegas Brewing Company taprooms, select Las Vegas area Speedee Mart locations and at 1864 Wine & Spirits.
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- Mission Control Bartop pic by David Canela
- Mission Control Lounge pic by David Canela
- Mission Control Owners Coby Baker and Raj Patel pic by David Canela
- Rebellion Pizza Partners Ricky Lewis, Ryan Perras and Tex Gibson pic by David Canela
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Bob Barnes began his food and beverage writing career in 1998 as Regional Correspondent for Celebrator Beer News and wrote the Nevada Beer Nuggets column from 1998-2019. He was Editorial Director of The Las Vegas Food & Beverage Professional from 2012-2021 and has covered Las Vegas for Gayot since 2010. He continues to contribute to Gayot, writing the Gayot Las Vegas Restaurant News, features on new restaurants, and beer and spirit reviews. He also writes regularly for Off The Strip, The Vegas Voice, Neon Feast, and Las Vegas Magazine.
