Background Todd Cook opened Boulder Dam Brewing in 2007. His idea was to create a family friendly spot rich in the history of Boulder City. He researched building styles and décor from the early 1930’s and incorporated that in everything from the …

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Background –  Big Dog Brewing In 1990, Tom Wiesner from Wisconsin, founded Big Dog’s Hospitality Group, a local chain of Wisconsin-themed bar-restaurant-casino properties. In 1992 he opened Southern Nevada’s first brewery. The company started as the Holy Cow Brewery on the …

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Background Banger Brewing  opened its door in 2014 by five friends who have worked together for years. The Banger fivesome are Marc Longwith, Nick Fischella, Eddy Quiogue, Roberto Mendoza and Michael “Banger” Beaman. They met while working for restaurants at …

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Background – Brasserie Saint James Arthur Farley purchased a historic icehouse in 2010 and two years later, opened Brasserie Saint James, a restaurant and brewery using the water from the property’s celebrated artesian wells.  In 1929, the owners of the icehouse …

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