Vegas craft beer tour

I'm going to have some time on my hands during my August Vegas trip, so I figured I'd combine this gambling trip with my other favorite pastime, craft beer. Here are some places I'm planning to visit.

The Pub at Monte Carlo. I stop here on every Vegas trip. Too bad it's not a brewpub anymore.
The Brewpub at Main Street Station. Been here once before and thought it was pretty good.
Sin City Brewing at Venetian (I think). Visited them when they were in the Miracle Mile shops. Meh.
Yardhouse at Town Center. I love Yardhouses! I've been to this one, San Diego and Honolulu.
Todd English P.U.B. First time. Anybody been yet?
Freakin' Frog. Over by UNLV, appears to have a good beer list. Anyone been there?
32 deg Draft at M Resort. Anybody tried this?
Hofbrau House. The Wizard recommends.

I'm interested in any comments on these places, or anywhere else you might know of to get a good beer in Las Vegas.

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I'm going to have some time on my hands during my August Vegas trip, so I figured I'd combine this gambling trip with my other favorite pastime, craft beer. Here are some places I'm planning to visit.

The Pub at Monte Carlo. I stop here on every Vegas trip. Too bad it's not a brewpub anymore.
The Brewpub at Main Street Station. Been here once before and thought it was pretty good.
Sin City Brewing at Venetian (I think). Visited them when they were in the Miracle Mile shops. Meh.
Yardhouse at Town Center. I love Yardhouses! I've been to this one, San Diego and Honolulu.
Todd English P.U.B. First time. Anybody been yet?
Freakin' Frog. Over by UNLV, appears to have a good beer list. Anyone been there?
32 deg Draft at M Resort. Anybody tried this?
Hofbrau House. The Wizard recommends.

I'm interested in any comments on these places, or anywhere else you might know of to get a good beer in Las Vegas.

There's was/is an interestin bar in NYNY that had a lot of good bottled craft beer. There is also the Ellis Island Brewery that does a fine beer or two. Sin City is in the Flamingo and still in the Miracle Mile as well, as far as I know.

Todd English is good but pricey according to my spy who was there last month.

My next trip will have a real beer crawl, we are just working out where to go... ;)

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There's was/is an interestin bar in NYNY that had a lot of good bottled craft beer. There is also the Ellis Island Brewery that does a fine beer or two. Sin City is in the Flamingo and still in the Miracle Mile as well, as far as I know.

Todd English is good but pricey according to my spy who was there last month.

My next trip will have a real beer crawl, we are just working out where to go... ;)

I don't think I was aware that Sin City has a facility at the Flamingo. I've got friends who will be staying at the Flamingo, so that'll be worth a stop.

The pub at Main Street is pretty good. Be sure to sit at the Boar's Head bar and play 9/6 Jacks or Better video poker to get your beers comped.

There's a bar in the MGM -- can't remember it's name -- but it's a real upscale, cigar lounge type place. They have really high-end Belgians and such.

Todd English P.U.B. does $.05 PBR's on Tuesdays from 9-11 PM. Sh-tty beer, I know, but you can't beat the price or the location.

I had a pretty good IPA at Todd English PUB while I was there. Some IPA I can't get in Texas, wish I remembered the name. Sadly, it was while watching my Sabres lose in the playoffs.

I'm not a very big fan of Yardhouse. Their beer selection kinda sucks for having so many beers - at least here in Texas, it's full of macros. There's lots of local bars with better beer selections.

I concur with the Main Street Station and Yardhouse. The Chicago Brewing Company is worth mentioning too. There is one at the Four Queens, and another close to my place at Sahara & Fort Apache. The reason I like the Yard House is not so much for the beer, but the food.

Mrs. Seattledice and I Just got back from four days in Las Vegas, and we tried a few of these places. I would love to do a real beer crawl -- just not in the heat of summer months :-)

I agree that it's too bad that The Pub at Monte Carlo is no longer a brewpub, but I think they made up for it with a large selection on draft, including some locally brewed, but I don't recall the name of the brewery -- I had the Imperial Stout which was served too cold, but was very good once I let it warm up a bit. Check the beer menu - they have several selections from a Oregon's famed "Rouge" brewey, such as Dead Guy Ale. For those who don't know, it's really "Rogue" - the Mrs. noticed that typo, and we had a good chuckle. The food was good too.

I can confirm that Sin City is still in the Miracle Mile.

We stayed at Aria, and stopped by Todd English P.U.B. They also had a good selection on draft, but I also thought it a bit pricey. They have a promotion where if you can drink a pint in 7 seconds then it's free. (Or maybe the next one is -- we saw at least two versions of the rules.) If you are trying to enjoy a craft brew, there's not much point in downing it in 7 seconds, so we did not try that stunt.

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If you are trying to enjoy a craft brew, there's not much point in downing it in 7 seconds, so we did not try that stunt.

That is good. It seems an offer more suitable for the drunken frat-rats at O'Sheas beer pong tournaments. However if you know you are able to accomplish the feat then atleast you would indeed get to enjoy that second one in a leisurely style... for free!

You can get Tenaya Beer in Vegas but the Tenaya Brewery itself has its own brew pub with daily video poker specials. Its just I'm usually too wasted to find where Tenaya Blvd is located.

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We stayed at Aria, and stopped by Todd English P.U.B. They also had a good selection on draft, but I also thought it a bit pricey. They have a promotion where if you can drink a pint in 7 seconds then it's free. (Or maybe the next one is -- we saw at least two versions of the rules.) If you are trying to enjoy a craft brew, there's not much point in downing it in 7 seconds, so we did not try that stunt.

Oh, boy. I know a few people (mostly from England) who would drink this place out of business.

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We stayed at Aria, and stopped by Todd English P.U.B. They also had a good selection on draft, but I also thought it a bit pricey. They have a promotion where if you can drink a pint in 7 seconds then it's free. (Or maybe the next one is -- we saw at least two versions of the rules.) If you are trying to enjoy a craft brew, there's not much point in downing it in 7 seconds, so we did not try that stunt.

Todd English does serve some average beers that you do this with (Bass, Stella) without losing any CAMRA respectibility. Down a Bass then try a Fuller's ESB or Dogfish Head or Speakeasy IPA. Depending on your taste.

On another tack, the Orleans used to (and I believe still does) sell/serve Fat Tire, which is another good thing.