Brewery tours, tastings, tap takeovers and beer dinners
Brought together by a love of and passion for craft beer, a group of pubs, restaurants and breweries in northern Nevada are hosting the first Reno Craft Beer Week. The week will feature a variety of craft beer events across the region from April 18 to 25.
Kurt Hoge, beer enthusiast, owner of Reno Type and promoter of the annual Backwash homebrew tasting for Project Great Outdoors , was among those who formed the idea.
“We all see the success and community of our local brewers and beer enthusiasts in the Reno area and thought, ‘Why can’t we bring a celebration of beer to the Reno-Sparks area?’ This thought process led to the creation of Reno Craft Beer Week, a week-long celebration of community, friends and beer,” Hoge said.
Hoge joined with local libations writer and beer enthusiasts Michael Higdon, who created Drinkable Reno, and local public relations professional Don Vetter of Vetter PR, Inc., who also works with the Nevada Craft Beer Association.
Initial meetings with local brewers, ale advocates, pubs and restaurants have been overwhelming.
“They all agreed that it was about time we have our own craft beer week,” Hoge said.
The current list of participating breweries, pubs, and restaurants is more than 15 and continues to grow, he said.
The annual Backwash homebrew competition is already set as one key event for Reno Craft Beer Week at Reno Aces Stadium Saturday, April 25, 2015. Backwash brings together the top regional home brewers for a taste off of their finest ales, ciders and barley wines.
Many venues will collaborate or host craft beer events for Reno Craft Beer Week. So far, tap takeovers, brew tours, beer tastings, beer dinners, rare beer releases and a host of other events are already scheduled with more to come.
