Biting into a beer-battered Willy Dilly pickle at Great Basin Brewing Company, a crunchy tangy sensation ricochets through my mouth. The pickles, provided by fellow Sparks business known as the Nevada Brining Company, are manufactured along with artisanal jarred carrots, peppers, onions, cauliflower, and beets yet sold all over the Silver State. Nevada Brining Company is … [Read more...]
Great Basin Brewery to hold ‘Ichthyosaur Expedition Party’
Nevada’s oldest award-winning brewery, Great Basin Brewing Company, is celebrating its flagship Ichthyosaur “Icky” India Pale Ale at the first ever Ichthyosaur Expedition Party on Friday, April 7 from 5 to 10 p.m. at the Taps & Tanks production facility at 1155 S. Rock Boulevard Unit #490 in Sparks. Along with beer and a plethora of fun activities, Great Basin Brewing will … [Read more...]
A look at Nevada’s oldest brewing company
The gregarious owner and founder of Great Basin Brewing Company is at the Taps and Tanks warehouse on Rock Boulevard, celebrating the launch of Great Basin’s Chilebeso beer amongst a piñata, $2 tacos, and a group of donkeys. Donning a black mustache with sounds of a mariachi band playing in the background, Tom Young gives a tour of the warehouse that he acquired from … [Read more...]