3987 Paradise Road
And they say the casinos have a license to print money. This hot spot in the Hughes Center is still as packed as the day it opened in August 1997, pumping out enough lager, pilsner and Marzen to drown the competition for the second year running. The Triple 7 Brewpub inside Main Street Station glugged a foamy second.
Our Pick: SUNSET BREWING CO.
Sunset Station 1301 W. Sunset Road, Henderson
This brew pub opened as the first Las Vegas Gordon Biersch, but went its own way with its own brewmaster cooking up Biersch-like recipes. If you like beer more than jostling with people, this is an alternative that also has interesting music, usually jazzman Rocco Barbato or Beatles cover band The Fab.