About Lead Dog Brewing - Downtown Taproom
From Lead Dog Brewing's own website and its Google listing, read October 4, 2026.
The Lead Dog Brewing Downtown Taproom is the Downtown Reno taproom of Lead Dog Brewing Company, which was established in 2016. The website says the downtown taproom has a patio and food trucks. Beer is also brewed at the company's Sparks Warehouse.
Lead Dog calls itself Nevada's leading art-forward craft brewery. It produces over 30 rotational beers alongside its year-round Core Four, and it partners with artists from Northern Nevada.
The Core Four are Citra Solo IPA, a West Coast style IPA hopped with Citra, Peanut Butter Stout, Fade to Orange, an orange wheat ale, and Biggest Little Blonde. The stout list adds Batch No. 001, a barrel aged stout, and Passive Aggressive, a golden stout, while Huesos De Perro is a Mexican lager.
The website says the brewery seeks to offer beers and styles that drinkers will not find at every other brewery. Private parties can be booked through the website.
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Questions people ask
Answers come from Lead Dog Brewing's website and its Google listing, read October 4, 2026.
What are Lead Dog's year-round beers?
The Core Four: Citra Solo IPA, Peanut Butter Stout, Fade to Orange orange wheat ale and Biggest Little Blonde.
Is there food at the downtown taproom?
The website says the Downtown Reno taproom has food trucks.
Can I book a private party?
Yes. The website has a Private Events page.
Which breweries are close by?
Black Rabbit Mead Company is 0 miles away. Lake Tahoe AleWorX Reno, Battle Born Beer and Under the Rose Brewing Company are all 0.1 miles away.
Breweries near Lead Dog Brewing - Downtown Taproom
Before you visit Lead Dog Downtown
Check the Beer Taplist and calendar pages on leaddogbrewing.com before you go. The site also has a Beer Library and can and keg sales.
The downtown taproom has a patio, and food trucks serve there. Private party requests go through the Private Events page, and the Artists page shows the Northern Nevada artists Lead Dog works with.
Black Rabbit Mead Company is 0 miles away. Lake Tahoe AleWorX Reno, Battle Born Beer and Under the Rose Brewing Company are all 0.1 miles away.