This was my favorite local when I lived in LV. Excellent German-style (mostly) beers served by a knowledgeable (mostly) staff. The food is excellent, too. Las Vegas’ #1 beer, #2 food. RE-RATE as of 8/06. I returned while in town for business and was saddened to see the decline of Tenaya Creek into a 24-hour slot bar. They decimated their once nice dining room to add three pool tables, and the menu was significantly downgraded. I dind’t think the old standard Ringtail was quite as good, but I guess it was still good. So was the food. There are shimmers of the old favorite, but it isn’t anywhere near as nice as it used to be.

(04/2008): Tenaya Creek is located right of Cheyanne Ave near I-95. They have a private lot that is pretty good-sized. The interior features a lot of stone and woodwork, and the U-shaped bar is near the entrance, with a billiards area between that and the restaurant seating. The brewing equipment is in the rear and is visibile behind glass. They have a flyer advising customers interested in a tour to contact the staff. The bar features video gambling (as pretty much every brewpub does) but without the dark and smoky feel that so many of them have. Tenaya has 7 beers on draught, 3 of which are seasonals, as well as a guest tap (Deschutes on my visit). Some bottles are available as well but nothing jumped out at me. The beers are available in a sampler for $9. The beers run from Pils to Hefe to Robust Porter and are generally above average. The Robust Porter and Black Widow were both standouts. The service was good on an early weekday afternoon. The bartender knew the Tenaya beers and the guest beer pretty well. I did not try any food on this visit. Overall this place is definitely worth a visit for someone with a car who wants to get away from the mayhem of the Strip for an evening.

A classic brewpub decor, very nice environment, but still allowing smoking (NV law). Brewery is visible behing a glass partition. Decor is nice wooden meets modern, with video poker at bar. Sampler is available, 6 X 4on., for 7$. / solid guest taps: Deschutes Abyss, Double Bastard and a Big Dog DIPA. Beer is very decent, with a few gems.

Decently far off the strip (~$30 cab ride). Met up here with Belgianbeergal and her husband to share some beers we had brought. Upscale feeling (unlike the close by big dogs). Service was nice, samples were free. Not horribly smokey or video poker focused. Some TV’s. The beer I sampled was decent, although I am sad I missed out on the Oaked Barley Wine. Guest taps looked pretty good (included the Abyss). They do NOT make food anymore.

Imperial Stout, Barleywine, IIPA, 6 regular beers and 2 reat guest taps. Big airy place. Unfortunately, the restaurant itself was closed down. However, this is the best brewpub in Vegas hands down in terms of selection. Smoking is allowed and they do have video poker.

Nice full bar with the house beers along with a few nice house taps. Video poker machines in the bar, a few TV’s, pool tables and darts. Friendly bartender. A nice place not too far out of town to get out of the rat race and relax.

A nice restaurant that makes beer. The beer varied from OK on down. Nothing stood out when I was there. The food was good, the service so-so.

they no longer serve food but seem to have a symbiotic relationship with the local delivery companies. they do have nine beers on tap. two of which are guest handles (dfh festina peche and stone ruination on my latest trip). there are some pool tables and games if video poker is not your thing. though you drink for free if you play the machines just like in the rest of town. great knowledgeable service.

Fairly nice looking place, but they have the dark casino thing going on even though they only have poker machines at the bar as far as I could see. The service is’nt bad just a little slow. THe beer selection wasn’t too bad 6 beers. The pizza was tasty. Not a bad place to visit to get away from the chaotic casino scene.

average brewpub beer and food. happy hour is good, $2 pints. they just added a couple of pool tables and plasmas. hey and you can play video poker.