Tahoe Film & Foodie Guide 2021-22

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West River St. Tasting room opening fall 2022 oldtrestle.com

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Old Trestle Distillery

Forest beer from local sources

10990 Industrial Way B103 thegoodwolfbrewing.com

The Good Wolf

Barrel-aged gems from Truckee’s oldest brewery

Truckee

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Sierraville

11197 Brockway Road, Suite 1 fiftyfiftybrewing.com

FiftyFifty Brewing

Pico brewery focused on locally grown hops

11448 Deerfield Drive donnercreekbrewing.com

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Donner Creek Brewing

An adventurous line-up this is always evolving

10069 Bridge St. alibialeworks.com

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Alibi Ale Works Truckee Public House

Truckee

Classical brews married with experimental brews

601 Graeagle Johnsville Road #1645, Graeagle roninfermentationproject.com

Ronin Fermentation Project

Dedicated to high-profile ales

67007 CA Hwy 70, Blairsden thebrewinglair.com

The Brewing Lair

Lost Sierra

Graeagle

Blairsden

Portola

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Northstar

TRUCKEE AIRPORT

5525 S. Virginia St, Reno, NV 89502 greatbasinbrewing.com

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Great Basin Brewing Company Reno

846 Victorian Ave., Sparks, NV 89431 greatbasinbrewing.com

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Great Basin Brewing Company Sparks

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Incline Village

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3135 Harrison Avenue revivecoffeewine.com

Revive

Crafting house & seasonal favorites

4118 Lake Tahoe Blvd. statelinebrewery.com

Stateline Brewery

Locally handcrafted ales

932 Stateline Ave. southofnorthbeer.com

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South of North Brewing Co.

16 craft brews on tap with styles for every beer lover (bring your own food)

1920 Lake Tahoe Blvd. southlakebeer.com

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South Lake Brewing Company

Specializes in rotating, small-batch brews

3350 Sandy Way sidellis.com

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Sidellis Brewery

7-barrel brewhouse featuring all-grain beer

2544 Lake Tahoe Blvd. | tahoecoldwaterbrewery.com

Cold Water Brewery

South Shore

Small batch brewery

8428 Trout Ave, Kings Beach bearbellybrew.com

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Bear Belly Brewing Company

Crafted with an eye to experimentation & variety

931 Tahoe Blvd, Incline Village alibialeworks.com

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Alibi Ale Works Incline Public House

Alibi favorites & Barrel House exclusives (bring your own food)

204 E. Enterprise St., Incline Village alibialeworks.com

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Alibi Ale Works Brewery and Barrel House

North Shore

Specializing in single-vineyard varietals

10061 S. River St. | truckeeriverwinery.com

Truckee River Winery

Focus on high-quality ingredients

a. 10736 Pioneer Trail, Suite 1 b. 1001 Soaring Way (opening Jan. 2022) truckeebrewco.com

Truckee Brewing Co.

Gin, vodka & bourbon using locally harvested botanicals

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BY P R I YA H UT N E R

B R E W I N G B E E R I S A S C I E N C E A N D A N A R T.

Homebrewers have long

touted their expertise and creativity to produce small-batch beers, but local brewers need to create tasty, interesting beers to attract and keep customers in this highly-competitive market. In the Tahoe Sierra, there are more than a dozen local breweries creating craft beers stretching from the Lost Sierra to the South Shore.

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Co-owners Andy and Alicia Barr in the barrel room at 5050. | Courtesy of FiftyFifty Brewing Co. OPPOSITE:

Courtesy Good Wolf Brewing.

Over the next few months, I’ll be highlighting these breweries creating one-of-a-kind brews in our community starting first with the breweries of Truckee. I invite you to sample the unique creations at each of the breweries for yourself and to support these locally owned and operated small businesses.

You can create your own pub crawl using our inaugural Sierra Sips map of the region in this edition.

Enjoy.

FIFTYFIFTY: TRUCKEE’S OLDEST The oldest brewery in Truckee is FiftyFifty Brewing Co., owned by Alicia and Andy Barr. The couple were engineers when they decided to change careers, move to Truckee, brew beer and open a pub restaurant in 2007. In 2018, they were awarded Brewery Group of the Year by the Great American Beer Festival.

“We researched why there wasn’t a brewery up here,” says Alicia, who had been homebrewing.

Known for their barrel-aged beer, the Barrs have partnered with Woodford Reserve and George Dickel to make some of their signature brews and they’ll celebrate their 15th anniversary in May 2022.

Their barrel-aged, big, imperial stout known internationally is called Eclipse and offers 10 to 15 styles of stout. Currently, they are bottling this year’s vintage. They make several pastry stouts, as well.

Alicia set out a number of FiftyFifty’s top sellers during a recent visit. She poured the highly popular Eclipse, a German Chocolate Cake pastry stout that is sweet and dark with coconut notes. Next up was the Donner Party Porter, which was delicious.

I tend to lean into dark beer in the fall and winter.

Their porter was rich and dark with a nutty flavor that comes from the toasted oats they brew with.

The West Coast Haze IPA is delicious with lots of citrusy flavors and is less bitter than a traditional IPA. I loved Tahoe Pilz, a Czech-style pilsner. It is an easy and light brew and enjoyable. CAPA is their California Pale Ale. It is smooth and offers a touch of pine.

“This pale ale is perfect for the everyday drinker.

That’s what I go for,” says Alicia.

The Barrs still brew in their current location in Truckee but outgrew their space and moved their brewing distribution operation to West River Street.

“We produce almost everything for distribution at the West River Street location, but we still brew here. We call it our pilot system where we do small batch and some experimenting. We can play around and be creative,” explains Alicia.

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In 2019, the Barrs set their sights on distilling and the Old Trestle Distillery was born. They distill gin, vodka and bourbon on West River Street.

COVID-19 hindered their ability to open a tasting room, but plans are back in the works. They anticipate opening a tasting room and restaurant in a new building in the fall of 2022 on West River Street.

They are also opening a new location at the Truckee Railyard with a pilot brewery with a tasting room and restaurant in 2023. In the interim, they will host the annual Eclipse Release Party outside the new Railyard location on Dec. 11.

Homebrewers have long touted their expertise and creativity to produce small-batch beers, but local brewers need to create tasty, interesting beers to attract and keep customers in this highly-competitive market.

ALIBI ALE WORKS: EVER EVOLVING Alibi Ale Works brews in Incline Village, Nev., but their Truckee Public House is a happening scene.

It has become the place to gather for good beer and food and live music in downtown.

Alibi Ale Works brews with water from Lake Tahoe and is known for its variety and experimentation in its lineup that is always evolving. As the brewery was born on the North Shore, I’ll be talking more about Alibi in our North Shore segment of the series in our next edition.

GOOD WOLF: FOREST BEER Matt and Heidi Petyo are the proprietors of Good Wolf Brewing, known for its signature foraged brews.

“Our specialty is forest beer, which is foraged beer.

It’s forged ingredients from Tahoe national forests, with locally produced malts and flavors inspired by the forest,” says Matt.

During my recent visit, they had a Golden Beet Ale, an Elderflower Cream Ale and their Campfire Ale made with house-smoked foraged juniper. In addition, The Good Wolf brews hop-forward beers, IPAs, along with low-gluten beers and a cider-beer hybrid.

TRUCKEE BREWING: HIGH-QUALITY INGREDIENTS Truckee Brewing Company owner Dustin Hurley opened his brewery in 2018, with a second location in the works.

“We focus on high-quality ingredients,” says Hurley. They just finished canning their 530 Lager using locally grown, organic Admiral Malt. In addition to lagers, they brew IPA’s and Sours (currently on tap is the Tango Sour and the Blueberry Tart.) They don’t serve food at the Pioneer location but stay tuned for the opening of their new location by the Raley’s Supermarket targeted for January. The Tap House will serve Maryland-inspired cuisine, along with a raw bar, pizza and elevated bar food.

DONNER CREEK: FANS OF LOCAL HOPS The newest brewery in town is Donner Creek Brewing, owned by husband and wife team Greg

Speicher and Wendy Lautner. They took the leap and opened during the pandemic. Speicher is a fan of locally grown hops. They call themselves a pico (smaller than nano) brewery and offer a few in-house brews on tap. They also prepare gourmet grilledcheese sandwiches to pair with their brews.

While our small community continues to grow, there is no question that brewing and distilling is growing. n

FiftyFifty Brewing Co. | fiftyfiftybrewing.com Old Trestle Distillery | oldtrestle.com The Good Wolf | thegoodwolfbrewing.com Truckee Brewing Company | truckeebrewco.com Donner Creek Brewing | donnercreekbrewing.com Alibi Ale Works Truckee Public House | alibialeworks.com

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Reno Santa Pub Crawl

Third Thursday Downtown Sparks 3rd Thursday | Victorian Square | Sparks, Nev.

Dec. 11 | Reno Arch | Reno, Nev.

Expect good food, cold drinks, live entertainment, crafts, chef demos, movies on the big screen and all the art you can handle. | 39northdowntown.com

Get your jollies on and run those cookies off. Dress up like Santa and run around Reno with 20,000 others dressed in their best Santa costumes.

Festival attire required. | renosantacrawl.com

Wine Walk

Achieve Tahoe Gala

3rd Saturday | Riverwalk District | Reno, Nev.

Feb. 5 | Olympic Village Lodge | Olympic Valley

The Wine Walk along the Truckee River is from 2 to 5 p.m. on every third Saturday of the month. | renoriver.org

Brush off your formal wear and get ready for a night of good food and fun to help build health, confidence and independence in children and adults with disabilities. | achievetahoe.org

Foam Fest Until Oct. 31 | Area venues

Leprechaun Crawl

Buy a ticket and visit local partner breweries to support Achieve Tahoe’s outdoor recreation programs for people with disabilities. | achievetahoe.org

March 12 | Downtown Reno, Nev.

Hunt for Spirits Oct. 30 | Virginia City Participants are encouraged to wear costumes and use their knowledge of Virginia City to solve clues, unscramble a secret message and enjoy spirited samples of Cemetery Gin along the way. | visitvirginiacitynv.com

Chemistry of the Cocktail

With more than 70 bars, restaurants and nightclubs within walking distance, downtown Reno has established itself as the undisputed bar crawl capital. | crawlreno.com

S’moresapalooza TBA | Northstar California Enjoy a twist on the classic campfire dessert hosted monthly in the Northstar Village. | northstarcalifornia.com

Nov. 5 | The Discovery | Reno, Nev.

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Get ready to mix up some fun at Chemistry of the Cocktail. The Discovery’s premier annual fundraising event. Stroll Parisian street scenes while you sample French-inspired cocktails, enjoy a delicious menu and take part in hands-on cocktail chemistry experiments. | nvdm.org

TBA | Northstar California

Downtown Wine Walk

TBA | Diamond Peak

Nov. 6, Dec. 4 | Carson City, Nev. Participants receive a commemorative wine glass and endless reasons to stroll through downtown sipping and tasting the afternoon away. | downtowncarson.org

Cadillac Ball

Enjoy a glass of bubbly (or apple cider) with friends and family at Lake Tahoe’s only ski-up, mountain view bubbly experience. | northstarcalifornia.com

Last Tracks Participants can take advantage of a late-day lift ticket followed by a final chair ride up to Snowflake Lodge for wine or craft beer tastings and appetizers.

Then enjoy one final run down a freshly groomed trail. | diamondpeak.com

Nov. 13 | Truckee Donner Community Recreation Center | Truckee Rotary Club of Truckee presents the 42nd annual Cadillac Ball. The theme is Cirque du Truckee. | cadillacball.com

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OCT. 31, 7:30 PM

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Offering Food, Beer, Wine & Takeout.

11:00am-7:00pm, Thurs.-Mon. / Closed Tues. & Wed.

Truckee, CA 10089 W. River St. (530) 582-5000 MorgansLobsterShack.com

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“BURIED: THE 1982 ALPINE MEADOWS AVALANCHE” “Buried” by Jared Drake and Steven Siig is probably the most-anticipated local film in years. The film has been making the rounds at film festivals for the past few months and recently was named the Best Documentary Feature at the Bend Film Festival. The film makes its theatrical debut at the Tahoe Art Haus with showings from Dec. 3 to 9 and expect tickets to sell out.

The combination of steep terrain, fluctuating temperatures and howling winds make Alpine Meadows one of the most avalanche prone ski resorts in the U.S.

By March 1982, the resort had developed a rigorous avalanche safety protocol that was in many ways ahead of its time. But then a monster storm moved in, bringing relentless snow and fierce winds and creating conditions ripe for disaster.

In this film, a taut autopsy of that fateful event, key players dig through the painful memories to relive what happens when nature overwhelms, according to the filmmakers.

“Buried” is produced and directed by Siig and Drake, who both live in Alpine Meadows. Siig is also one of the Art Haus owners and co-owner Mark Gogolewski is an executive producer of the movie. The film won the Audience Award at MountainFilm in Telluride and the Silver Audience Award at the Boulder International Film Festival.

Siig and Drake will be at most of the 7:30 p.m. screenings for Q&A, along with some of the main characters. There will be two showings nightly with matinees on Dec. 4 and 5, as well. Tickets tahoearthauscinema.com. | buriedfilm.com

“WILD IN TAHOE” “WILD in Tahoe” series from StayLocal TV explores the rescue, rehabilitation and release of Tahoe’s wildlife with the nonprofit organization Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care, Inc. This series is in production and slated to stream on StayLocal TV this winter.

Release TBA. | youtube.com/c/staylocaltv

MOUNTAIN GROWN MEDIA Truckee-based Mountain Grown Media has three projects in the works including “Eastside Story” with locals Lel Tone and Brennan Lagasse; a short film about Carolyn Highland as part of a larger series; and “Finding Fury” about Sam Cohen and Michelle Parker’s ski descent of Mount Fury in the Picket Range in northern Washington, filmmaker Bevan Waite shared with Tahoe Weekly. “Finding Fury” was made for Mike Rogge’s Verb Cabin and “Mountain Gazette” and will be shown as part of the Pow Town Revival Film Tour. Mountain Grown will having showings as part of the Backcountry Film Festival (details in this edition). We’re excited we got a sneak peek at these unfinished projects and can’t wait to see the final films. | mountaingrownmedia.com

5050 BREWING CO Pub/Pilot Brewery Tasting Room 11197 Brockway Rd, Truckee, CA 96161 fiftyfiftybrewing.com (530) 587-2337

the Quality Ski Film Tour Oct. 29 & 30 | Tahoe Art Haus | Tahoe City Get stoked for ski season with a lineup of some of the greatest ski films of the year. There will be athlete poster signings and copious gear giveaways. Featured films include “Tales from Cascadia” by Blank Collective Films; “Summit Fever”

by The Fifty Project and Cody Townsend; “Girl Crush” by Mali Noyes and Mary McIntyre; “Ups and Downs” by Sweetgrass Productions and Drew Petersen; and “Pit Boss” by Blank Collective Films and Chris Rubens. Shows are at 7 p.m. | salomon.com

The Pow Town Revival Film Tour Oct. 30 | TBA | Truckee The Pow Town Revival Film Tour is a showcase of short films for snow people featuring “Hallways,” “Wildcard,” “Sammy C Project,” “A Connection to Gravity,” “Boots Over Brim,” “Superview” and “Finding Fury.” Showing at 8 p.m. | powtownrevival.com

“Roots” Nov. 2 | Tahoe Art Haus | Tahoe City Nov. 12 | University of Nevada, Reno Faction’s third feature film, “Roots,” uncovers the foundations of freeskiing as seen by the current generation of skiers. From the caves of the Dolomites to the nightscapes of Ruka, Finland, and the mythic peaks surrounding Verbier “Roots” takes viewers on a journey through the vibrant spectrum of freeskiing.

Art Haus showings at 5:30 and 7:30 p.m.; Reno showing at 8 p.m | us.factionskis.com

“Tales from Cascadia” Nov. 5 | Alibi Ale Works Incline Public House “Tales from Cascadia” follows the adventures, misadventures and relentless heckling of the Blank crew, featuring some of the industries’ most dynamic

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and entertaining athletes. Six tales that evoke a higher perspective, a road less traveled, a never-ending winter frozen in time. It was an amazing year to ski the home mountains, one where everyone chalked up a story or two ... these are our tales from Cascadia. Doors open at 6 p.m.; show at 7 p.m. with after party to follow.

Also shown during the Quality Ski Film Tour. | blankcollectivefilms.com

Lunafest Nov. 5-7 | Virtual “Lunafest” puts the spotlight on the work of a diverse array of talented women filmmakers, featuring short films directed, written and featuring stories about women and women’s issues. This year’s festival features seven films: “Overexposed” by Holly Morris; “Knocking Down Fences” by Meg Scutzer; “A Line Birds Cannot See” by Amy Bench; “Scientists vs Dartmouth” by Sharon Shattuck; “Until She is Free” by Maria Finitzo; “Connection” by Tracy Nguyen-Chung and Ciara Lacy; and “Betye Saar: Taking Care of Business” by Christine Turner.

The showing is a fundraiser for the American Association of University Women Tahoe Nevada chapter. Register by Nov. 1. Tickets tahoe-nv.aauw.net. | lunafest.org

“Winter Starts Now” Nov. 19 & 20 | Harrah’s Lake Tahoe | Stateline, Nev. Nov. 20 | Olympic Valley Lodge | Olympic Valley “Winter Starts Now” is a “love letter” to that special place on the calendar – the winter season. It’s a call to action for all viewers — get stoked, be prepared, because the season so many live for is here. The 72nd annual ski and snowboard film from Warren Miller Entertainment will chase winter from coast to coast. Viewers will road trip with big mountain skiers Marcus Caston and Connery Lundin as they chase winter all the way to Alaska, before catching up with speed riding legend JT Holmes, and meet new friends like Madison and Rose and Vasu Sojitra. Showings at Harrah’s are at 7:30 p.m.; in Olympic Valley at 4 and 7 p.m. | warrenmillermovie.com

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Nov. 19 & 20 7:30 pm Harrah’s Lake Tahoe

Doors Open at 6:30 TICKETS ticketmaster.com or Harrah’s Box Office PRESENTED BY

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Tahoe Film Fest Dec. 2-5 | Area venues | North Lake Tahoe

Ryland West | Diamond Peak

This annual environmental film festival will present an important section of new and exciting productions from the U.S. and Latin America that have been screened in various festivals throughout the world. Films TBA. | tahoefilmfest.org

Backcountry Film Festival Dec. 4 | Alibi Ale Works Truckee Public House A collage of human-powered stories and backcountry-inspired experiences, Backcountry Film Festival ignites wild conversations and inspires action to communities that celebrate the present while looking toward the future.

Presented by Winter Wildlands Alliance, this year’s festival “Embrace the Brr!” means embracing everything we love about winter: playing in the snow, outdoor adventure, and great stories that come from long days spent in the skin track and in the backcountry. Show at 6 p.m.; tahoemountainsports.com | winterwildlands.org

Film Stream Film Festival Dec. 18 & 19 | Heavenly Village | South Lake Tahoe

Gather up your best ski videos or make some new ones for the local film contests.

FILM STREAM FILM FESTIVAL Film Stream is hosting its first festival and is accepting entries until Nov. 15. The festival will feature shorts and features about the outdoor lifestyle, community activism, conservation, intentional adventure, health, water, energy, climate change, wildlife, environmental justice, food and farming. The festival will be on Dec. 18 and 19 in the Heavenly Village. | filmfreeway.com

Film Stream Awards is a festival dedicated to adventure and documentary features and short films; series and episodic content; and the launch of the Uncharted Film Maker Academy geared toward new frontier storytellers. There will be filmmaker conversations, panel discussions and live music events online. | filmfreeway.com

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Jan. 8 | Bally’s Lake Tahoe | Stateline, Nev.

Diamond Peak’s video edit contest is back for a fourth year of communitygenerated stoke. Each winter, the video edit contest highlights incredible local talent with an awards ceremony and screening of the top video submissions received throughout the season. | diamondpeak.com

Get ready to attend a showcase of adventure in one of the most scenic places in the world. Lake Tahoe is home to year-round opportunities for adventure so it is only fitting that it would play host to the celebration of adventure of all kinds. Show at 7:30 p.m., after party at 10 p.m. | laketahoefilmfestival.com

Hosting a show? Email editor@tahoethisweek.com.

Kirkwood Mountain Resort is bringing back its annual Kirkwood Deep contest, a community-focused awards event highlighting the best amateur photos and videos from skiers and riders with the mountain as the star. | kirkwood.com

Submissions dates haven’t been announced yet for Kirkwood or Diamond Peak, but Tahoe Weekly will share the details when they are released. Mt. Rose has not yet announced if the Roses are Rad film festival will be returning this season.

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