Famous Las Vegas Brew Festival Is Getting Interactive This Year
Las Vegas’ favorite craft beer festival just got a lot more fun. The Downtown Brew Festival has been celebrating local breweries and craft beer in Vegas since 2011. Combining music,…
Las Vegas' favorite craft beer festival just got a lot more fun.
The Downtown Brew Festival has been celebrating local breweries and craft beer in Vegas since 2011. Combining music, local food trucks and over 200 brews to try, the festival is back next month. And this time it's offering even more to local beer-lovers. This year, the festival will also feature a variety of interactive activities for guests to enjoy. The festival will be at the Clark County Amphitheater on Saturday, Oct. 7 from 5 - 9 p.m. And the amphitheater will be filled with entertainment options for guests.
Entertainment at this year's Downtown Brew Festival will include some local favorites.
Dave & Busters are bringing their two-person motorcycle racing game to the festival. Guests can compete with their friends while enjoying their craft beer. Another surprise from the D&B arcade is also coming, but they're not revealing which one until the festival.
Sound Off Vegas will have a DJ and silent disco for guests to dance to their own curated playlist. And Happy Dad Hard Seltzers are providing more activities in addition to pours of their popular cocktail.
Live music will also be back at the festival this year. Including from Pacific Dub, Heroine Honey and The Routine.
Details about the Downtown Brew Festival passes.
Each pass to this year's Downtown Brew Festival includes tastings of over 200 craft beers. Featured from more than 60 different breweries. Including Crafthaus, Mohave Brewing, Big Dog’s Brewing Company, HUDL Brewing Company and more. This year's food trucks include Fast Eddie’s Burgers, The Fish & Chip Shop and Empanadas 702. VIP passes are also available for purchase. They include access into the VIP Pavilion where local chefs will be serving up their specialties.
Tickets to the festival are available to purchase here. The Downtown Brew Festival is produced by Motley Brews. For more information about the festival, visit downtownbrewfestival.com. For information about Motley Brews, visit motleybrews.com.
Beer You Can Only Find In Vegas
It's National Beer Day! Today we celebrate one of the oldest libations in the world. The gift that came from some lazy person leaving his barley out in a bucket too long after a rainy night and a week later exclaiming "this is delicious!"
Okay, that's probably not exactly how it happened. But beer has been around a long time. Some say as long as 13,000 years. And this wise old concoction deserves our respect.
Some historians say beer helped build civilizations because builders were paid for their work in beer. If we could only pay our mortgages with it.
Beer brings people together, helps us unwind at the end of a long day, and...if you went to a party school like I did...made for many an interesting night in college. So let's raise a glass of brew in celebration of this historic day.
And what better city to celebrate....pretty much anything...than our fabulous Las Vegas? Did you know, we have a ton of locally-owned and operated breweries here? Let's keep the love here at home by celebrating National Beer Day, Las Vegas style. Here are a few places to consider.
SCENIC BREWING COMPANY
Located on the corner of Desert Inn and Durango is SBC restaurant and sports bar. This is a fabulous place to watch those VGK games. They're big supporters of our local teams. Their menu is AMAZING and they have a brewery on-site. Check them out at scenicbrewingcompany.com.
CHICAGO BREWING COMPANY
An award-winning microbrewery right under our nose! These guys brew their beer on-site, and their blends have won awards at both the Great American Beer Festival and The World Beer Cup. CBC is open 24/7 and located in Village Square near the corner of Ft. Apache and Sahara. They have an extensive food list with everything from 24-hour breakfast to, of course, Chicago-Style pizza. Check them out at chicagobrewinglv.com.
HOP NUTS BREWING
First things first. These guys get bonus points for their fun name. But that's not where their greatness ends. They were the first microbrewery in the Downtown Las Vegas Arts District. Their atmosphere is very chill, their bar is very cool, and their selection of beers is very unique. They also have a patio that makes for amazing seating when the weather is good. They have two taprooms, the one in the Arts District, and another in Tivoli Village and they welcome vistors to both. I love that they list what they're pouring right on their website. See if one peaks your interest: hopnutsbrewing.com.
BIG DOG'S BREWING COMPANY
Another award-winning brewery, these Las Vegas-born craft brewers are passionate about beer. Just northwest of Downtown Las Vegas, Big Dog's offers the perfect balance of your favorite core brews and surprising new concoctions on the regular. They also have lots of events, including live music and karaoke. And when you drink at Big Dog's, you're supporting a local company that supports our local charities. Get details at www.bigdogsbrews.com.
CRAFTHAUS BREWERY
These guys dub themselves "community-minded craft beer". Meaning they are passionate about building our local beer community, and they do so with educational events and showings. They have two locations: Henderson and Downtown Las Vegas. Both of their taprooms are open to the public. Check out their live music or their "Trivia and Tacos On Tap" nights. Visit them at crafthausbrewery.com
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