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| - Time to get crafty...crafty and buzzed.
Las Vegas has really come a long way since the days of only catering to the tourist. I mean there's over two million people now living permanently in the Valley...so move over loud "woo-hooing" bachelorette parties and all L.A. peeps who claim they run the strip (even though they only visit twice a year) the locals have officially reclaimed their city and I couldn't be happier.
The craft beer mushroom cloud is slowly rising over Las Vegas and Bad Beat Brewing will definitely be apart of that boom. The main tasting room is a little plain on the inside, but very clean. There are multiple tables to sit and sip at; along with a dart board, giant bean bag chair accompanied by a TV, and a classic Nintendo game system. They have anywhere from 7 to 13 different beers on tap depending on the season, but just like any hop-headed thirsty young buck I ordered a flight to help me decide on that final pint.
The flights come in groups of 5 unless you want to just try all their beers on tap which would make it 7. I chose to do this and was very "hoppy" with my decision; all the beers were great with exception of their sour ale. This one didn't really sit well me, but I don't like sours anyway so don't let that sway your decision to at least have a sip.
I tried a good chunk of their beers during my visit, but I'm just going to focus on my favorites, the "Ante Up" was delicious with a super smooth flavor, very light golden brown color, and didn't leave me feeling full. This is a beer that I could easily drink over the course of a few hours while watching football. My other favorite was the "Gutshot", this beer has a very menacing black color resembling that of a Guinness, which would make sense because this is a dry Irish Stout. This beer looked very hoppy with a think foamy head on it, but it was actually insanely smooth with no bitter after taste. It was a little on the heavy-side and belongs in the "session beer" category in my opinion. This is one glass of beer that will go a long way...get me a nipple please because I'm sippin'!
Bad Beat Brewing is great and I have very high hopes for this brewery in the future. I talked with some of the owners while I was there and they have some awesome stuff planned for the next couple of months.
Stay thirsty my friends.
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