Nevada Beer: An Intoxicating History

by Patrick Evans, Great Basin Brewing founder Tom Young (Foreword)

Nevada's population boomed in the 1800s, ignited by the rush to find gold and silver. Thousands of prospectors, many German immigrants, passed through the up-and-coming mining towns, and breweries popped up in their wake. As the mining slowly wound down, whole towns disappeared, and breweries struggled to survive in the Silver State. Carson Brewing Company was closed in 1948, Reno Brewing Company shut its doors in 1957 and it would be decades before craft brewers like Great Basin, Big Dog's and Revision brought local beer back into the spotlight. Join author Pat Evans as he dives into the rough-and-tumble history of beer making in the Battle Born State and looks ahead to its bright future.

192 pages, Paperback

Published December 10, 2018

About the author

Patrick Evans lives in Christchurch and has taught New Zealand literature at the University of Canterbury since 1978.

Reviews

[Robin · Rating 2 out of 5]

The author covered the bases of breweries in Nevada. The writing was basic at best-think term paper you procrastinated