Scores of Las Vegas restaurants and bars are doing their part to bolster Nevada breweries, sometimes going so far as to contract with them to make a signature brew.

Holsteins at The Cosmopolitan has Holsteins Lager by Tenaya Creek, which general manager Ivan Cuevas says has become the gourmet burger restaurant’s best-selling beer since putting it on in late 2021.

Circa Resort & Casino within the Fremont Street Experience has teamed up with Able Baker to brew a beer for its Vegas Vickie’s Cocktail Lounge. Called Vegas Vickie Neon Blonde (pictured), it is a 4.5% ABV, easy-drinking, crisp and clean lager that pays homage to the leg-kicking neon cowgirl that shone bright on Fremont Street for decades and now overlooks the Lounge.

Chef Todd English’s The Beast at AREA15 looked to the north for its special brew, contracting Revision Brewing in Sparks, Nev., to make its Todd’s Blondie Pale Ale.

Kyle Weniger, former head brewer at Joseph James before it permanently closed during the pandemic shutdown, contracts with various local breweries to use their facilities to brew his creations, and currently there are six restaurants and bars making his brews their house beers. They include the Mexican lagers Nueva Esperanza at SerVehZah, Desperado at Pub365 at Tuscany Suites & Casino, Attack of the Killer Tomatillo at Peyote, Pilau Talk, a Southeast Asian-inspired ale made with three types of rice, at 595 Craft and Kitchen, and Bin Blonde, a blonde ale, served at Bin702 and 18Bin.

Half Bird Chicken and Beer in Chinatown chose to collaborate with HUDL Brewing to make its Cock Fight Pilsner. Chef/owner Brian Howard (who also owns Sparrow + Wolf) shared, “We wanted to create a beer that was light enough to drink a few without feeling full yet had enough body to stand up next to our rotisserie chicken … and emulate the flavor profiles of our chicken brine to some degree, showcasing the lemon peel, white pepper and coriander, yet having the tingling spice of a Sichuan peppercorn without becoming a beer you only try once!”

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