Lead Dog Brewing

lots of changes recently for these guys, who sold to mammoth some time ago and had the big production spot out of town, which i reviewed after i visited a couple years ago, a great spot. they have apparently teamed up with revision and great basin now to buy it back, which is cool, but things have shifted around. saw a press release saying all production was moving to revision, which must mean the location they shared with mammoth is no longer brewing, and indeed that listing here on BA is not listed as an actual brewery, although it certainly used to be, not sure if that changed or was just never correct. they may have brewed here at the address listed below at one point, but i didnt see any sign of production happening now on our recent visit, but its a cool spot, a joint taproom with revision, about a fifty fifty split between their beers, lots of taps, but its still listed here as a brewery, so maybe i missed that aspect of it, but i think things have changed, someone correct me if you know. anyway its a fun space here, a little unassuming from the outside despite a cool little standalone patio out front. artsy inside, and pretty vast, with lots of room for games in the back, looks like an area for live music, communal tables up front, big bar in the middle with a cool layout, sports on tv but decidedly not a sports bar, a huge industrial fan up above, funky and different, mellow even on a saturday when we were in. i could see tanks having been in here at some point, but i didnt see them now. the beers we had were good, lots of hoppy stuff from revision, some fun flavored beers and some lighter ones from lead dog, they do a lot of things pretty well, fine service from the bar, incredibly chill energy, a good place to post up and watch football, full liquor bar too. this may now be incorrectly listed as a brewery, but i dont know that for sure and its a great place to grab a pint now that the revision brands are also being served. cool merger.

 

 

This is a nice place. Not the stereotypical taproom. Cool old building in Reno behind the ballpark. Good tasting beer here. The list is a little small but that could be because they just opened. Enjoyed two ipa's here. This place is within walking distance of several other breweries.