Virginia City Brewery & Taphouse

Virginia City Brewery & Taphouse Virginia City's only Brewery. We serve our own select Craft Beers and fine spirits and wine. The Union Brewery survived into the 1930’s until prohibition.
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Virginia City’s deep, rich history is a perfect setting for this Brewery and opens in the same town that originated brewpubs in the state of Nevada. The Virginia City Brewery and Taphouse follows a long line of historical brewers in this city. 1860 saw the first brewery in the state, Carson City Brewing Company. After this Brewery opened, it was followed by several local Virginia City Breweries, s

uch as: The Pacific, the Californiaian, Washington, Bavaria, Virginia City Brewery, The Philadelphia, The Nevada, The Union Brewery, and several more, all during the mid-1860’s thru early 1900’s the breweries slowly dissolved, as the mining industry was about played out, and the population dwindled. That was the last operational brewery in Virginia City during this time period. As larger nationwide breweries started taking over many areas, the smaller breweries started to close. Carson City Brewery closed in 1948, and the Reno Brewery closed in 1957. There were no more breweries in the state. It wasn’t until around 1985, a local Virginia City resident and owner of the Union Brewery Saloon, Rick Hoover, worked with the state to pass a new law to allow Brewpubs. In 1987 the Union Brewery started beer production again, Brewpubs were legalized in 1993, thanks to Mr. Hoover, and the first brewpub in Nevada was in Virginia City at the Union Brewery Saloon, open again. The Union operated as a brewery until around 1995, where it again went dormant. The Union Brewery and Virginia City became the father and leader for all brewpubs to start in the state of Nevada. The Virginia City Brewery and Taphouse has now become the first brewery to operate in this historical town since 1995, and is proud to be operational in the area where the first Brewery/ Brewpubs originated in the state, and the same area that kicked off the growth of area and state brewery’s. Our building was built after the great fire of 1875. It was first a restaurant bakery in the 1880’s and eventually a grocery store in the 1930’s-1960’s and was a gift shop when we acquired it in 2014. We cleaned up the entire interior and modified the entire inside of the building to accommodate a 15BBL brewing system, and a Bar. The original brick interior and structure remained, as did the original cooler from the 1930’s that we now use to store kegs. We have 4 – 15BBL fermenters, 1 – 15BBL Brite, 1 – 15BBL Brewhouse system that runs on steam, in our 1,300 sqft facility.

Reminder - August 5th will be the last day we will be serving at our current location. Come in and have a drink before w...
08/03/2021

Reminder - August 5th will be the last day we will be serving at our current location.

Come in and have a drink before we close our doors.

We will be closing Virginia City Brewery at our current location on August 5th. Come have a drink before we say goodbye ...
07/28/2021

We will be closing Virginia City Brewery at our current location on August 5th.

Come have a drink before we say goodbye to this location!

Stay tuned for future updates!

Merry Christmas! We will be closed tomorrow - Here's to a joyous holiday for all!
12/24/2020

Merry Christmas!

We will be closed tomorrow - Here's to a joyous holiday for all!

Who said re-using and recycling isn't fun? When it comes to growlers, we can't wait 🍻😄
12/15/2020

Who said re-using and recycling isn't fun? When it comes to growlers, we can't wait 🍻😄

There is something special about Christmas time in Virginia City! Hope you will plan some time to come up and see us thi...
12/03/2020

There is something special about Christmas time in Virginia City!

Hope you will plan some time to come up and see us this holiday season 🎄

While we will miss all of our great friends, we will be closed Thanksgiving Day to allow our employees time with their f...
11/19/2020

While we will miss all of our great friends, we will be closed Thanksgiving Day to allow our employees time with their families!

Look forward to having you back in on Friday!

Come visit us if you are looking to find yourself in a "good place" ;)
10/16/2020

Come visit us if you are looking to find yourself in a "good place" ;)

BOO is our second favorite B-word.... Beer is our first! We are in the Halloween spirit around here, come see us this we...
10/10/2020

BOO is our second favorite B-word.... Beer is our first!

We are in the Halloween spirit around here, come see us this weekend & join in the fun!

Open daily 11am - 6pm

We're so excited to welcome Singer/songwriter duo Shawn Williams and Lynn Drury to our Taphouse THIS Friday, July 10th. ...
07/08/2020

We're so excited to welcome Singer/songwriter duo Shawn Williams and Lynn Drury to our Taphouse THIS Friday, July 10th. They have an amazing sound combining all the great genres of Alternative, Americana, Blues, Country, Folk, Indie, Punk, R&B/Soul, Rock, Rockabilly!

Check out their site: https://lynndrury.com/home

And we hope to see you here on Friday - live music starts at 6pm!

Home page of Lynn Drury, an americana artist from New Orleans. Never easily corralled, Singer/ Songwriter Lynn Drury pens her music "NOLAmericana," giving the listener a taste of the sound. At once personal, with a voice distinct, this is definitiv

Address

62 N C Street
Virginia City, NV
89440

Opening Hours

Monday 11am - 7pm
Tuesday 11am - 7pm
Wednesday 11am - 7pm
Thursday 11am - 7pm
Friday 11am - 7pm
Saturday 11am - 7pm
Sunday 11am - 7pm

Telephone

+17757901989

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