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| - Whenever I travel I try to hit local breweries or brew pubs to check out what they make. This is fine it's an easy to find location, but when all you have is an address and this location is hidden inside the Venetian, it's not so easy to find. Thankfully I called and spoke with Mandy. She told me exactly how to find them once I was inside the Venetian.
It's a small venue, a bar with maybe a dozen stools. There is a small gift shop area next to the bar. They had a selection of hard liquor and a tapper system with their four standard beers and a rotating seasonal. If you like sitting at a bar in a mall like atmosphere, you'll love this. If you are looking for something a little bit more private or intimate, this is not the location for you.
As Sin City is not available in my area, I was looking forward to trying some of their brews. The three I tried was the seasonal Imperial Czech Pilsner, the Weisse and the Stout.
The Imperial Czech Pilsner was not enjoyable, and I love pilsners. It had a scent of wheat and malts with a hint of hops like a pils should. Unlike most pils, it was very hoppy. The flavor was mostly of floral hops and it had a perfume like taste to it. The finish was very bitter and lingered on the tongue.
The Weisse was okay. It had a good Banana and clove scent that carried over into the flavor where it was enhanced with a cereal malt accent. There was a mild hoppy finish to it. Overall it wasn't a great Weisse, but it was better than okay.
The Stout was pretty good. You could easily pick up the strong scent of coffee malts complimented with a hint of mocha. The flavor was mostly the roasted coffee malts and a touch of floral hops. There was a touch of chocolate malt to it, but it almost tasted like an extract that was added. They do their own version of the Irish Car bomb with this stout that is pretty good.
Overall the beer was okay, I really can't comment on the others as that after three beers my taste buds are fried and my pallet has a hard time discerning between the different flavors. Honestly, I would not go out of my way for the beer, but if I was in the neighborhood, yea I'd grab one as they are still better than the mass produced beers you find out there.
The reason I gave this place 4 stars is because of the service. Mandy was absolutely fantastic in her knowledge of the beers and the different styles. I heard her explain what a weisse was to multiple customers as they came up. She took good care of my wife and me and even made a special drink for us after the beers she called the Mandilicious that was good... even if it contained no beer at all.
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