Nevada Beer

Today in 1864, Nevada became the 36th state.

Nevada

Nevada Breweries

• Backyard Brew Pub
• Banger Brewing
• Barley’s Casino & Brewing Company
• Big Dog’s Brewing
• BJ’s Pizza, Grill, and Brewery: Reno
• Boiler Room Pints Brewery and Sports Bar
• Boulder Dam Brewing
• Brew Brothers Brewery
• Buckbean Brewing
• Chicago Brewing
• Ellis Island Casino
• Gordon Biersch Brewing
• Great Basin Brewing
• High Sierra Brewing
• Joseph James Brewing
• Main Street Station Casino, Brewery and Hotel
• Monte Carlo Casino and Brewpub
• Plan 9 Brewing
• Rail City Alehouse
• Ruby Mountain Brewing
• Silver Peak Restaurant & Brewery
• Sin City Beer Company
• Tenaya Creek Brewery
• Virginia City Brewing
• White Pine Brewing Company
• Woody’s Nanobrewery

Nevada Brewery Guides

• Beer Advocate
• Beer Me
• Rate Beer

Guild: Nevada Brewers Guild

State Agency: Nevada Department of Taxation

• Capital: Carson City
• Largest Cities: Las Vegas, Reno, Henderson, North Las Vegas, Sparks
• Population: 1,998,257; 35th
• Area: 110567 sq.mi., 7th
• Nickname: The Silver State
• Statehood: 36th, October 31, 1864

• Alcohol Legalized: December 5, 1933
• Number of Breweries: 17
• Rank: 32nd
• Beer Production: 2,500,902
• Production Rank: 28th
• Beer Per Capita: 29.8 Gallons

Package Mix:

• Bottles: 50%
• Cans: 38.3%
• Kegs: 11.1%

Beer Taxes:

• Per Gallon: $0.16
• Per Case: $0.36
• Tax Per Barrel (24/12 Case): $4.96
• Draught Tax Per Barrel (in Kegs): $4.96

Economic Impact (2010):

• From Brewing: $9,914,754
• Direct Impact: $708,380,672
• Supplier Impact: $216,275,757
• Induced Economic Impact: $470,433,986
• Total Impact: $1,395,090,414

Legal Restrictions:

• Control State: No
• Sale Hours: On Premises: 24 hours
  Off Premises: 24 hours
• Grocery Store Sales: Yes
• Notes: There are few restrictions on the sale and consumption of alcohol in Nevada except for age.
  State law also renders public intoxication legal, and explicitly prohibits any local or state law from making it a public offense.

Data complied, in part, from the Beer Institute’s Brewer’s Almanac 2010, Beer Serves America, the Brewers Association, Wikipedia and my World Factbook. If you see I’m missing a brewery link, please be so kind as to drop me a note or simply comment on this post. Thanks.

For the remaining states, see Brewing Links: United States.