Tahoe area breweries that can/bottle

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  1. Darwensi

    Darwensi Zealot (716) Sep 7, 2007 New York
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    Been travelling to Tahoe for July 4th for many years. We've always traveled in with bottles that we acquired over the course of the year for a week long tasting. We are looking to pivot away from that model (found ourselves drunk all day, not cellaring beer that much anymore, etc) and want to try to pick up some goodies locally that can get us through the week.

    Hoping you all can direct me to some breweries in the area that have package for takeaway (botles/cans as opposed to growlers). Will to travel an hour or less from Tahoe City. Thanks in advance!
     
    #1 Darwensi, Mar 22, 2017
  2. Xul

    Xul Pooh-Bah (2,139) May 18, 2008 California
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    FiftyFifty and Tahoe Mtn Brewing both bottle and aren't far from each other in Truckee.
     
    #2 Xul, Mar 22, 2017
  3. Darwensi

    Darwensi Zealot (716) Sep 7, 2007 New York
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    Thx.

    Familiar with Fifty/Fifty Elipse, but do they have bottles of other styles year round.

    Also, Tahoe Mtn any good?
     
    #3 Darwensi, Mar 22, 2017
  4. Rocket80

    Rocket80 Initiate (0) Nov 18, 2011 California

    I'll vouch for Tahoe Mountain, I think they're pretty damn good - definitely improved significantly in the last few years. The taproom in Truckee always has a ton of beers on tap as well as available to-go in bottles. They also have a brewpub right in Tahoe City which has decent pub food and to-go bottles.
     
    #4 Rocket80, Mar 22, 2017
  5. Darwensi

    Darwensi Zealot (716) Sep 7, 2007 New York
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    Good lookin. Anything decent on the south shore?
     
    #5 Darwensi, Mar 22, 2017
  6. SLOCruzin

    SLOCruzin Zealot (644) Sep 30, 2013 California
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    FiftyFifty bottles different stuff throughout the year, including BART, Annularity, and Totality (Eclipse base beer), though I can't comment on availability. You can definitely fill growlers there.

    I've had my ups and downs with Tahoe Mountain, but overall I like their beer, and they are sure to have lots of to go bottles at the Truckee location. The Tahoe City pub has less bottles to go, but a nice in-house list, such as the 3F Golden Blend I was forced to drink to my dome :slight_smile:
     
    #6 SLOCruzin, Mar 22, 2017
  7. obiwan9q

    obiwan9q Devotee (334) Jun 20, 2007 California

    Alibi Ale Works in Incline Village does some canning. I was pleasantly surprised with the quality of their stuff when I was there in Jan. There's a good smoke house / bbq place just up the street from them too.
     
    #7 obiwan9q, Mar 23, 2017
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  8. Darwensi

    Darwensi Zealot (716) Sep 7, 2007 New York
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    Niceone, thanks.
     
    #8 Darwensi, Mar 23, 2017
  9. SDPirate

    SDPirate Initiate (0) Sep 29, 2015 California

    I second Alibi. Tahoe Mountain was definitely good as well. FiftyFifty was okay, I don't think I saw any bottles to go really, maybe BART or some other beers not as popular as their stouts but really not much.
     
    #9 SDPirate, Mar 23, 2017
  10. thewaterispoison

    thewaterispoison Crusader (425) Jun 22, 2010 California

    Ol Republic, Nevada City CA, is nearby and has cans. Tasty dortmunder, kolsch, lagers and the like. Revision (ex Knee Deep brewer) just starting brewing and bottling this week in Sparks. They should be canning soon too. You also have Great Basin and Brasserie St James in Reno.
     
    #10 thewaterispoison, Mar 23, 2017
  11. Darwensi

    Darwensi Zealot (716) Sep 7, 2007 New York
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    Nice. Great Basin and B. St James can/bottle? Which would you say is the best in Reno?
     
    #11 Darwensi, Mar 23, 2017
  12. willjschmidt

    willjschmidt Initiate (0) Mar 2, 2007 California

    I really like Alibi, I think their beer is better than Fifty Fifty. 4 pack cans of Alibi are widely available in the North Tahoe/Truckee area. They can a porter, pale ale, and saison. All very good.
     
    #12 willjschmidt, Mar 27, 2017
  13. danscott

    danscott Initiate (0) Jul 15, 2006 California

    St. James. By a country mile.
     
    #13 danscott, Apr 12, 2017
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  14. Darwensi

    Darwensi Zealot (716) Sep 7, 2007 New York
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    Thanks much!
     
    #14 Darwensi, Apr 12, 2017
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  15. Darwensi

    Darwensi Zealot (716) Sep 7, 2007 New York
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    Bumping this. Now that Revision Brewing has been open for awhile, what are peoples thoughts on their IPAs?
     
    #15 Darwensi, Jun 5, 2017
  16. atomicpunk5151

    atomicpunk5151 Maven (1,280) Jul 25, 2010 California
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    I posted a Revision Thread in the Mountain Forum. https://www.beeradvocate.com/commun...ewing-reno-sparks-nevada.475191/#post-5460216

    But apparently nobody in Nevada drinks their beer yet......

    They are now distributed all over the Sacramento and Auburn in Norcal. Price point is a bit high for the 4 pack 12oz bottles.

    The Double IPAs were solid West Coast beers. The single IPA was ok. I didn't try the Triple IPA since that is not my thing anymore.
     
    #16 atomicpunk5151, Jun 5, 2017
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  17. danscott

    danscott Initiate (0) Jul 15, 2006 California

    What part of Tahoe are you in this year? I'll be there.
    Feel free to PM me if you don't want to discuss in public.
     
    #17 danscott, Jun 6, 2017
  18. jakecattleco

    jakecattleco Grand Pooh-Bah (3,749) Sep 3, 2008 California
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    Everything I've had was good-great for my palate.
     
    #18 jakecattleco, Jun 6, 2017
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  19. Darwensi

    Darwensi Zealot (716) Sep 7, 2007 New York
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    Bump.

    Headed back out for the 4th.

    Anyone doing NE style IPAs in the Tahoe area?
     
    #19 Darwensi, Jun 18, 2018
  20. Darwensi

    Darwensi Zealot (716) Sep 7, 2007 New York
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    Just saw Revision's extensive tap list of haze. These beers stand up to east coast NEIPAs (read: Other Half, Trill, Treehouse, etc)?
     
    #20 Darwensi, Jun 19, 2018
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