5 Questions with Anthony
We check in with Brewmaster Anthony to get his thoughts on how life goes in the new place. A hint at what’s to come gets dropped but you’re definitely still never going to…
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Cooking with: Bonanza Brown Ale
Cooking with: Bonanza Brown Ale Grilling and BBQ season is in full stride. Good news in Vegas, it probably takes less time to preheat a grill during the summer which saves on propane! Does that make it green cooking? As we have explored in the past on this blog, food and beer can pair in …
Tasting it all
Tasting it all Tasting beer is simple enough right? You make your selection, your bartender chooses the proper glassware, pours a perfect fill with just the right amount of head on it. You reach for the glass and perhaps a sheen of condensation has begun to form on the sides that feels both damp and …
American Craft Beer Week
American Craft Beer Week at Tenaya Creek Brewery showcased the love and spirit that the seven-day event is meant to engender. We took our core and seasonal recipes off the line and brought a different taste experience for each profile of beer drinker. How did it all go? Monday Kӧlsch w/ Grapples Bringing grapples to …
The Kӧlsch
We certainly associate the spring and summer time with lighter, thirst-quenching beers. Dark and malty warms the stomach in the winter, so we tend to look for light and refreshing when the temperatures rise. The Kӧlsch style originates from Germany in a city called Cologne (pronounced koln) going back to the year 874 A.D. By …
Pub Quiz
A Pub Quiz The Tenaya Creek Pub quiz has been running since the summer of 2013. Born out of a conversation between bartender Mia and regular TJ, how I became involved is attributed to sheer chance: I was sitting near by. Initially my ears perked up at the quiz idea because I knew I had …
History Across The Street
History! I was having a conversation with long-time regular Bryce about the brewery, where we came from, where we are going and something he said stuck with me. “I love the patio. It’s nice to sit out there and not have the neon lights flashing back at you.” Old by Las Vegas standards, our new …
Growlers on Sunday
The history of the growler is an interesting one. You could make variousconnections over history from prohibition to the space program and it allstarts with a little metal pail. In the pre-prohibition era the beerindustry was fighting against itself. Women were commonly not allowed insaloons or bars, as any alcohol consumption was seen as a …
New Era at Tenaya Creek
It is an all new era at Tenaya Creek Brewery here in Las Vegas, Nevada. Thecompany has seen many stages in its evolution since the 1999 opening;however, the core mission remains the same: create quality craft beer wewould want to drink. Transitioning out of the tight fit of the much loved‘old building’ into the expansive …
Beer and food
Beer and food. A simple idea that holds so many combinations. Long has the sommelier been held as the authority of wine and food, but even they will admit the shortcomings or limitations of vino. One aspect of beer, in particular, that surpasses wine is the effervescence of the carbonation on the tongue, which can …