Neon Desert Brewing

Finally got a chance to try Neon Desert Brewing, the Arts District spot which moved into the old Bad Beat location. I was quite a fan of Bad Beat and the people who ran it and was quite surprised and sad when they left for the Arts District but upon venturing in to Neon Desert after work last week, my fears were extinguished. Despite sporting new signage, the place looked almost exactly the same and even still has trivia Thursday nights, along with a themed trivia on Wednesdays. I got a chance to talk to the owner/brew master and had a short but delightful conversation with him about why he chose to move to Henderson and was able to get some insight into the other breweries in the area. Now, I say this in every brewery review I write, but I'm not a big beer drinker but could easily get behind the two that I tried here (Murican Lager and Pie Fighter). Murican was exactly how you would think it would be, light, crisp, refreshing, and totally crushable, similar to all of those tried and true American light beers but with actual flavor. It's the perfect beer for those hot Henderson days. Pie fighter was something different entirely, something I wasn't expecting, but something I appreciated.Neon Desert is a welcome addition to the Henderson Booze District!

They moved into the old Bad Beat Brewing (the old sign is still on the building, but the Neon Desert sign is on the door).Brewing up great beers and churning out two new ones every Friday, it's definitely worth a stop (and while you're in the plaza you can hit Crafthaus brewing too).Our beertender was Savannah and she was great (but then again she always is!) and she served us up a flight with four tasty beers (they also have a six beer flight).Stop in and see Savannah, say hi to Jimmy (the brewer) and grab a cold delicious beer.

Went to go visit Henderson Booze District's newest addition - Neon Desert Brewing, who just moved from the Arts District and into the place of Bad Beat Brewing's former occupancy, who themselves are currently in the process of moving to the Arts District. So this is a little switch-a-roo for them right here.Though it's Neon Desert Brewing now, some of Bad Beat's signs are still present inside and out, but that means it takes some time to get everything moved out. Everything inside was exactly like what it was when it used to be Bad Beat, for now at least. The only thing that was different here was their beer selections on tap, in which there were 13 on tap, and in their to-go fridge.We started off with a flight, with four beers each. We got the Dunkelzahn's Secret Munich Dunkel (#6), the Coconillacan Imperial Stout (#8), the Sin City Amber Ale (#9), and Mojave Brewing's Millions of Peaches Cider (#10), in which the Mojave Brewing selection was a guest tap. I don't like stouts, so my boyfriend ended up having the Coconillacan all by himself, describing the beer as a stout with a very chocolate-y flavor. The Sin City Amber Ale was ok, but the taste was a little too dark for me. I like the lighter beers better than the darker beers, so I really enjoyed the Dunkelzahn's Secret and the Millions of Peaches Cider. The Dunkelzahn's tasted like a Hefeweizen and the Millions of Peaches Cider was incredibly fruity.I also decided to take a four-pack of Hefe Vice City (German Style Hefeweizen) home with me, since they were having a St. Patrick's Day sale where all to-go cans were 17% off. I asked for a sampler of this first before buying it just to make sure that I would like it first. And yes, I did! I can't wait to try this in full when I get to it! Other to-go cans that they had available were Sin City Amber Ale and Neon Haze IPA.This was a great brewery to visit and I hope we'll get to come back again another day!

If you love excellent craft beer, especially traditional European styles that are difficult to find in Southern Nevada, this is your place! So I've been an avid fan of this brewery since inception and frequent on a regular basis to enjoy their amazing beer and service. Owner and brewer, Jimmy Doyle, is extremely hands on and passionate in perfecting his craft in the best of ways, even to the point of propogating his own in-house yeast strains for each and every brew. As of recent, they moved the brewhouse to the old Bad Beat Brewing location which has ample square footage to allow for their larger scale production needs as they private label brew for many other brands such as Sin City Brewing and other prominant restaurants on and off the strip. All in all, this is a must visit brewery for so many reasons! Favorite Signature beers of Jimmy's would be His Neon Haze New England Style IPA and his Cocoanillican Pecan Vanilla Russian Imperial Stout!! Oh So good!!

We frequented Bad Beat while it was in this location and the new business Neon Desert were kind enough to honor the rest of their "mug club" memberships. We stopped by and tried a few glasses and a 4-beer flight to try their options. They were all wonderful, just like BB was before them. Flight: Sin City Amber, Scotch 80's Edinburgh, Cocconillacan, 11 Circles of Helles.Pours: Dunkelzahn's Secret (mug), Their raspberry lemonade (I don't think it was called Punk Lemonade) that was first tapped May 10th.All very good. The wife enjoyed the amber, which is rare for her. If it's not tart and fruity, she doesn't like it. She said it felt like a refreshing summer beer in her tastes. The scotch was great, I enjoyed the flavors. As expected, but done well. I'm a dark beer guy, and love stouts, but I'm NOT a coconut guy. The stout had a sweet forward coconut, a little chocolate perhaps, and then a finish that was a bit more bitter than the sweetness prepared you for. Wife liked the first sip, but not so much the aftertaste. I was the opposite.The dunkel was wonderful. Exactly perfect, exactly what I both expected and wanted. It was great. It was the kind of beer I could drink daily and not get tired of it. Her lemonade concoction was good. Tart from the lemonade, with a fresh strawberry finish. I thought it was good, but tarts aren't my thing. She adored it.Now let's talk 11 Helles. Wtf, I loved it, but I can see how many people wouldn't. I spoke with a brewer and he explained that they used whatever peppers were fresh and available. This batch was made with ghost, reaper, and pepper X--the hottest options. You order by spice number, 1-11. They dilute the full octane 11 to make your lower choices. I didn't catch what it was diluted with, another beer in the same class. I'm a spice guy. I eat ghost pepper and reaper sauce regularly, but I also know some of those sauces can dumb down the spice (still, few friends can regularly handle my sauces). This isn't a brag, just and explanation. At the brewer's recommendation, I started at 5. It was spicy, yes, but no more than what I'd consider an average hot sauce--my average hot sauce. The wife's eyes watered and she asked why I hated her.I went back up for an 11 because of morbid curiosity and natural heat-seeking tendencies. After the 5, I couldn't get much more spice or burn. It was good, it was hot, but it didn't feel twice as hot. Perhaps I was burned out.The flavor was great, honestly. It smelled almost like a jalapeno popper. A fresh one. Fresh pepper and something else, cooked. The flavor was pure fresh pepper. It was very good.My burn was experienced at the back of my throat. A high-heat but still comfortable burn, not anything like heartburn or reflux, but a spice burn at the bottom of the throat. I rather enjoyed it.

So last brewery visit on this trip was Neon Desert Brewing and my 223rd brewery overall. When we arrived at about 4pm there were only a couple people inside. We grabbed spots at the bar and were quickly helped by the young lady working it.My flight included Heaven is Helles, The Litigator, Ain't No Fest For The Wicked, Dunklezahns Secret, Coconillacan, and I'm A Little Bourbon Nitro Stout. No individual reviews this time unfortunately which is actually because the reason I didn't was the people. The bartender ended up hanging out and chatting with us, then Jim the brewer came out. Very friendly crew here and the beer was very good. The Coconillacan and the nitro stout were probably my favorites. SWPFTD would have definitely enjoyed the fest bier. I heard rumors of Neon Desert moving locations so I hope when I'm back in the area I can track them down for a pint. And to the bartender, I apologize for not remembering your name but you were a pleasure to talk to.If anyone is a glutton for punishment, please, follow my brewery, and distillery, reviews from across the U.S. and beyond! https://www.yelp.com/collection/-8iscFkpiiCI563-FDfwGg and if anyone is wondering who SWPFTD is you will have to check out my review of Black Market Brewing Co in Temecula, CA to understand. Yes, you will need to read into it a little to get the joke but I have confidence in you!

We wandered into Neon Desert Brewing on at Saturday night around 6:30. Besides our friendly bartender, we were the only ones there. If you really knew me you would know that I dislike beer. I had a great cider!!! My partner, loves beer, and going to Micro breweries. He had Chocolate Porter that he enjoyed.The place was clean and orderly. They had a lot of their own brand of beer on tap. Looks like a great place to go to gather with beer drinking buds.

Neon Desert Brewing has taken over the old Bad Beat Brewing location on Eastgate in Henderson. So far, I've tried the Early Out IPA, the Hefe Vice City, and the Neon Haze. I've been impressed with everything I've had and highly recommend that you visit. I can't wait to see how what aesthetic changes they make to the interior once they establish themselves here.

Great little microbrewery in the arts district. Friendly, clean, and great beer.Plenty of parkingOn-site brewing Unique beer - ghost pepper and Carolina reaper infused lager Go check this place out

Amazing beers. Tucked away kinda so very relaxed atmosphere. Cassandra was awesome! Highly recommend if in the area.