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beers in its brewpub, and you’ll find at least one of their draft beers at any number of beer-friendly local bars and restaurants around town. But if you’re looking for a six-pack to take to the beach or to enjoy at home, BC offers the Tahoe Beer trifecta—the eponymous blonde, the Tahoe My wife knows by now I almost always Pale Ale and the Tahoe Amber. All three I have an ulterior motive. Vacation planning? would call “gateway” beers, or as described While she researches fun things to do with on the BC website, “entry-level.” They are the kids, I’ll be looking up breweries and not challenging to drink, and your friend bottle shops. Where to go for dinner? I’ll who drinks nothing but Coors Light would have to consider the draft list when giving not find them too fancy for his palate. my vote. Fortunately, she understands this, These three beers are fresh, local craft and, to a degree, shares my enthusiasm beers, enjoyable even for people who aren’t for quality beverages. So on a recent night normally into that. when the girl child had a school dance, she The blonde, as the style name implies, and the boy and I went for dinner at The is a light golden straw-colored beer, slightly Brewer’s Cabinet. Food and beers were malty sweet, no major hop presence to enjoyed, and it dawned on me that I hadn’t scare you away. Think about beer to drink given much thought to Tahoe beers lately. at a ball game or after mowing the lawn. You might think Tahoe beers are those Tahoe Amber shifts things a bit, showcasyou savored at Sand Harbor last summer, ing the sweet malt side of the brewing or maybe enjoyed at process. Hints of any of the charming caramel and toffee establishments where come through in the you can reflect on the aroma and flavor. 475 S. Arlington Ave., 348-7481 beautiful blue waters With a reddish amber For more information, visit thebrewerscabinet.com. and raise a glass, but hue, this is a fairly I’m talking the trio of full-bodied beer. approachable beers Finally, the Pale Ale brewed at the “BC” bearing the historic highlights hops over malt, bringing a slight brand name and slogan, Tahoe Beer, bitterness and floral note. While not as “Famous as the Lake” since 1862. The aggressive with hops as the style-defining original Tahoe Beer was, in fact, brewed Sierra Nevada, this is another step in at Carson Brewing Company (now the embracing the full palette of flavors modern Brewery Arts Center). The Tahoe Beer craft beer has to offer. brand didn’t exist until 1913, but the As the only packaged options from brewery began operations in 1860. After The Brewer’s Cabinet, the Tahoe Beers decades of success, including surviving are canned at the production brewery in Prohibition (Tahoe near beer anyone?), West Reno. Besides local supermarkets and the brewery closed in 1948. The Tahoe liquor stores, you can also buy directly from brand vanished until 1982, relaunched and the source, either at the brewpub or during brewed in Wisconsin to be trucked to the Friday afternoon dock sales at the brewery. Reno-Tahoe area. Beyond attractive pricing, a brewery visit to Back to the present. The Brewer’s peek “behind the scenes” makes for a fun Cabinet offers a rotating portfolio of craft field trip for beer lovers. Ω
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