Feb 2012. I’d sum up my thoughts about this place like this: it’s too bad it’s in Vegas. Unfortunately what would otherwise be a pretty cool beer bar has to fit the suburban Vegas mold, with video poker machines built into the bar, incessant smoke, weird lighting, and an ubiquitous blinding array of flat panel TVs, in an old stand alone bar that’s seen it’s better days, on the eastern edge of the Vegas sprawl. I visited on a weekday night, fairly early. The small crowd was certainly all local, and was evenly split between Bud Light drinkers and folks who seemed to be exploring new beer frontiers. The bar staff was super, super friendly and actually quite personable which is nice novelty in Vegas. The beer list was sturdy -- certainly the deepest draft lineup I’ve seen in town, as the availability list here illustrates. Although I didn’t eat, the menu looked to offer standard pub fare. Go for great service and hard to find beers, but expect that murky, off-strip feel.

(Visited 08/2011 3 days in a row for the 2nd annual Strong Beer fest): The bar is located on the east side of Vegas near Sam’s Town on South Neill. There is a decent-sized private lot on the side and rear. The inside is split-level with the wraparound bar on the lower portion, complete with the requisite inlaid video gambling games. Some breweriana on the walls and TVs all around. A sort of biker bar feel through and through. Difficult to comment on the typical tap lineup as it changed daily during my visits for the festival. Over 20 taps in total. On my visit there were one-offs and specialty beers from Deschutes, Stone, The Bruery, Joseph James, Tenaya Creek, Mikkeller and many more. Over 50 bottled beers available too. Service was consistently good on our visit, and because we spent hours there 3 days straight we got to know the bartenders pretty well (the wife winning money at Keno each day was fun too). Food at Aces and Ales is pretty good. The sandwiches are solid and the sides we tried were all good. Overall this place is one of the standouts in Vegas, and it will definitely be on the short list for future visits.

The best beer bar in Las Vegas, hands down, with an excellent selections of taps and bottles, great events (Strong Beer Fest), good pub food (Arrogant Bastard Steak Wrap), good service (thanks "Sandra"). Dark ambiance with 80-90s rock, very cool.

Got here by using the free shuttle bus from Downtown (back of California Hotel) to Sams Town and walked the mile or so from there. Late afternoon on a warm, sunny May day (2010). Couldn’t see a thing when we walked in, it didn’t get much brighter when our eyes adjusted to the darkness. As you enter there is a room off to your left, don’t stumble into there because it is just a space with tables and chairs in, you want the square shaped bar which is straight in front, lite by a few neon beer adverts and sports screens, it is down a couple of steps or a ramp. Lindsay looked after us and anybody and everybody else, about eight max during our three beer and meal stay. Rock music filled the room, not over loud, just enough so you couldn’t hold a conversation without raising your voice up a few decibel levels. I started with a pint of Rogue ’Dead Guy Ale’ which was delivered in a Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale glass. My wifes draught also came in the same branded glass as mine. My other two beers were just as good as the first, these coming from Joseph James and the Dogfish Head Brewery. Didn’t take note of the wifes beers, but they tasted good too (I always check out her beer, just in case it is poison or something). I ordered a basic burger and fries with everything, the wife a Garden Salad with Chicken, both were good, produced by an under worked (on our visit) cook. Well worth the effort to get here (3 hour drive to London, 10 hour flight, half hour taxi ride, half hour shuttle bus and half hour walk). It isn’t cosy, nor over friendly, we didn’t feel threatened or anything, it just seemed ’rough and ready’ more than ’welcoming’. Lindsay was fine, worried about her young son taking some girl to the pictures and chatting to a couple of regulars who were drinking bottles of Lite something or other. The draught beer selection however seemed very welcoming, the bottled choices challenging too, I’ll revisit if I ever return to LV.

A $25 cab ride from the strip ($38 if your cabbie gets "lost" like ours did), but we thought it was worth it. Great tap selection, all $6 (some are not full pints), and an amazing "reserve" list that goes back to 2004 for Stone Vertical Epic and back to XIII for FW Reserve. Our server was excellent, and we let her try a few of the bottles we purchased-- in return she generously gave us several free bottles of quality stuff (we did not hint or ask, she just brought them over). We devoured the spaghetti pizza (not gourmet, but freaking good!). It has a dark interior, but not intimidating or ugly. A few pool tables and flat screens. Funny mix of beer-geek crowd and local Bud Light retirees, but it added to the charm. Worth the journey off the strip-- we will return for sure.

$25 taxi ride from Strip. Large sign on Nellis Blvd. Red brick interior with 30foot peaked ceiling. Useful since smoking is allowed inside! 20place dormice bar with video machines. Rock and roll tunes. Half dozen silent TVs showing sports. Afternoon crowd middle-aged males. Breakfast 24 hours. Burgers, sandwiches, and pizzas. Side room with two pool tables. No exterior windows, spot lights over bar and beer list chalkboard. 20 plus taps and large craft and import bottled selection. Veins hosts beer e nets and monthly homebrew club meetings. If indoor smoking was ended this would be a great beer hangout. But don’t the Saturday following the SNAFU club meeting, supplies will be greatly diminished.

A very cool place, maybe my favorite Beer Stop in Vegas. This place is DARK inside, especially after the ultra-bright sun of Nevada in July! Almost a bit off-putting how dark it is. Ambience is a bit off-putting to be frank, but our server was very friendly and quickly put us at ease. Tap selection was pretty outstanding, with some surprising rarities, bottle selection also looked pretty strong. Food was acceptable, rather standard bar food, though prices were surprisingly reasonable, considering how expensive Vegas normally is. Although initially put off by the slightly intimidating feel of the place, I ended up enjoying Aces & Ales the most out of all the places in Vegas I visited. Absolutely can’t-miss if you’re in the area.

Visited for a Joseph James debut. Kinda like you combined a biker bar with a college bar for the ambiance. Lots of TVs, video poker and pool tables. Food looked pretty good but I didn’t try anything; the sweet potato fries were tempting. Fairly unique tap selection that included a nice splash of locals. Weird location but probably nice for locals. This location could quite possibly be a test case for possible expansions down the road. Probably go back for another special event/local tapping.

Very dark video poker lounge with a nice selection of craft beers. All drafts were $6, only the size varied. I had a Stone Ruination 10th Anniversary and a NB Tart Lychee. I would have had a few more, but the service absolutely sucked. The only bartender would disappear for 10 - 15 minutes at a time while everybody at the bar sat their with empty glasses It was very disappointing. I finally got sick of it and my wife and I paid and left.

Pretty cool place that has a large bar and about 20 taps. Several beers are unavailable in Arizona so that was a treat. They do growlers of all beers which is pretty nice. I got a burger and I would say its above average. The single biggest drawback is the smoking locals who seems to like chain smoking.