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Great Basin Brewing — Sparks

846 Victorian Avenue
Sparks NV 89431
Telephone: +1 775-355-7711
Hours: Open daily at 11:00am.
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Notes

Visited: June 18, 1995

Opened: 1993

Annual Production: 1,500 bbl

Contributors: Diane Crawford, Jazz Aldrich

Updated: October 20, 2023

2019-04-21: Great Basin Brewing of Reno-Sparks to be sold (Reno Gazette Journal)

Bitchin' Berry

Garden (Fruit Wheat) Beer
Awards:
- Silver Medal, 2013 Great American Beer Festival
Blood-Orange Wit

Belgian-Style Fruit Beer
Awards:
- Silver Medal, 2018 Great American Beer Festival
Cerveza Chilebeso

Herb and Spice Beer
- Date: June 18, 1995 (#1042)
  
  Package: draught
  
  Place: at the brewery
  
  Score: 15 points
  
  Overall Impression (2½)
  Yellow, good carbonation. Clean aroma. Tasty! Enough jalapeño to be interesting. Not hot at all, though.

Date: June 18, 1995 (#1040)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16½ points

Overall Impression (3½)
Amber, good carbonation and head. Fresh hop aroma. Malty and bitter...great balance.

Date: June 18, 1995 (#1041)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 14 points

Overall Impression (2½)
Dark red, clear, OK head. Clean aroma. Chocolate flavor, roasty.

Date: June 18, 1995 (#1038)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 13½ points

Overall Impression (2½)
Yellow clear, good head. Fresh malty nose. Flavor is mostly malt, finishes clean.