{"id":3564,"date":"2012-11-09T22:39:13","date_gmt":"2012-11-10T04:39:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tombedell.com\/?p=3564"},"modified":"2012-11-17T15:49:29","modified_gmt":"2012-11-17T21:49:29","slug":"tap-beer-of-the-day-sin-city-amber","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theaposition.com\/tombedell\/golf\/lifestyle\/3564\/tap-beer-of-the-day-sin-city-amber","title":{"rendered":"TAP Beer of the Day: Sin City Amber"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>When Richard Johnson moved to Las Vegas in 1996, \u201cThere was nothing here in terms of craft beer. One brewpub, that was it. I was in charge of the next three that opened,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The city that never sleeps is still no beacon of great beer, but armed with suggestions I had solicited on reddit there was a reasonable chance I wouldn\u2019t go thirsty. And thanks to Johnson–and his Sin City Brewing Company–I managed to down a couple of Sin City Ambers my first night in town.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe city is starting to catch on,\u201d said Johnson. \u201cIt\u2019s still a little slow on the Strip, but it\u2019s getting better and getting better quickly, for the simple reason that tourists are asking for better beers. So now most casinos are supplying more diverse beer styles and beer programs are being added. But you have to get off the actual casino floor and go looking for it, because you\u2019re not going to find anything of interest there.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Sin City Amber<\/p><\/div>\n

Johnson has been involved in brewing since 1989, notably as the Director of Brewing Operations for the Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurants. He and a few partners started up Sin City in 2003. \u201cWe\u2019re served only on tap at casinos and bars around town, and in three tasting bars on the Strip in the Flamingo, Planet Hollywood and the Venetian.\u201d (Free suggestion–start serving it at golf courses.)<\/p>\n

I found some of the Amber downtown. It\u2019s the most popular of Sin City\u2019s five standard beers (adding a light lager, a Weiss beer, a Stout and an IPA). A seasonal lineup will debut next year. The Amber is a traditional Oktoberfest or M\u00e4rzen beer (a Gordon Biersch specialty), very much a malt-accented lager with a crisp Hallertauer hop finish and a respectable 5.75% ABV heft. Hop heads won\u2019t be charmed (except perhaps by the logo), but the hop wary will likely be back for another.<\/p>\n

Name: Sin City Amber
\nBrewer: Sin City Brewing Co., Las Vegas, Nevada
\nStyle: Amber ale
\nABV: 5.75%
\nAvailability: Las Vegas, baby
\nFor More Information: www.sincitybeer.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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