Locally owned breweries in Las Vegas and Henderson
12 breweries, every one independent and locally owned.
These breweries are independent and locally owned, and several sit within a few blocks of each other in the Las Vegas Arts District and on Henderson’s Water Street.
In the Arts District, Hop Nuts Brewing has brewed on Main Street since 2015, and Able Baker Brewing takes its atomic theme from the first two nuclear tests at the Nevada Test Site. Nevada Brew Works, in the Arts District and at Boca Park, and Las Vegas Brewing Company, on Tenaya Way with an Arts District taproom, serve food with their own beer. On Water Street in Henderson, four Lovelady brothers and a friend opened Lovelady Brewing Company in 2016, and Mojave Brewing Company pours beer and gluten-free hard cider in an old bank building. CraftHaus Brewery, co-founded by Wyndee and Dave Forrest, opened in Henderson in 2014.
In North Las Vegas, siblings Amanda and Matt Payan turned their family’s restoration warehouse into North 5th Brewing Co., and in Boulder City, Boulder Dam Brewing Co is a family brewpub on Nevada Way across from the Boulder Dam Hotel. Breweries in Reno and Carson City are listed too.
All 12 breweries
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Shoe Tree Brewing CompanySeat 71
Brewery Brothers Jeff and Paul Young brewery beside Carson Hot Springs, with a second taproom in Minden.
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Pigeon Head BrewerySeat 90
Brewery Bryan Holloway and Peter Crooks own this Reno brewery, founded around German-style lagers and seasonal beers.
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Bristlecone Brewing CompanySeat 94
Brewery Martin Barman and Matt Garcia’s Reno brewery makes approachable lagers and ales on East Second Street.
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CraftHaus Brewery
Brewery Henderson-born craft brewery co-founded by Wyndee and Dave Forrest, who changed local licensing laws to bring taproom culture to Southern Nevada.
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Boulder Dam Brewing Co
Brewery Todd Cook and Ashlen Bhatia's family brewpub on Nevada Way in Boulder City, across from the Boulder Dam Hotel.
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Lovelady Brewing Company
Brewery Four Lovelady brothers and a friend opened a brewery on Henderson’s Water Street in 2016 — now a fixture of the downtown renaissance.
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Able Baker Brewing
Brewery Atomic-themed Arts District brewery — the largest craft brewery in Las Vegas, named for the first two nuclear tests at the Nevada Test Site.
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Hop Nuts Brewing
Brewery The first microbrewery in the Las Vegas Arts District — Kevin Holder turned a home-brewing passion into a neighborhood anchor on Main Street.
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Mojave Brewing Company
Brewery Family-owned brewery and Nevada's only cidery, pouring beer and gluten-free hard cider in an old bank building on Henderson's Water Street.
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North 5th Brewing Co.
Brewery Siblings Amanda and Matt Payan converted their family’s North Las Vegas restoration warehouse into North 5th Brewing Co.
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Las Vegas Brewing Company
Brewery & Restaurant Kyle and Jamie Dolder’s local brewery pairs its own beers with a full kitchen on Tenaya Way and an Arts District taproom.
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Nevada Brew Works
Brewery & Restaurant Jason and Lauren Taylor’s Las Vegas brewery serves its own beer and a food menu in the Arts District and Boca Park.
Questions people ask
Which breweries serve food?
Las Vegas Brewing Company and Nevada Brew Works serve food with their own beer, and Boulder Dam Brewing Co is a brewpub.
Where can I visit several breweries close together?
The Las Vegas Arts District has Hop Nuts Brewing and Able Baker Brewing along with taprooms of Nevada Brew Works and Las Vegas Brewing Company. On Henderson’s Water Street, Lovelady Brewing Company and Mojave Brewing Company are close together.
Are these breweries locally owned?
Yes. The 702 Alliance lists only independent, locally owned businesses, not chains or franchises. Each profile is researched from public sources, such as the business’s own website, public records and local news, and owners can correct their listing at any time.
Does a business pay to be listed here?
No. Listings are free and there is no paid placement. Owners who have joined the 702 Alliance appear first; everyone else follows by seat number. To add a locally owned business, use the free form, call (725) 202-7691 or text Cody at (725) 502-3114.