South Lake Brewing Company

Tahoe Chamber 2020 Business Expo - Canceled

Event Date: 
May 29, 2020 - 4:30pm

The 2020 Expo has been canceled. They plan on returning in March 2021.

LAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev. - The annual Tahoe Chamber Business EXPO will be held on Friday, May 29 from 4:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Harrah's Tahoe. It was originally scheduled for March 27 but postponed due to coronavirus concerns.

Pints for a Cause fundraiser to benefit Leadership Lake Tahoe mural

Event Date: 
April 10, 2020 - 6:00pm

Leadership Lake Tahoe 2020 has rescheduled the Pints for a Cause! fundraising event supporting the Art on the Edge community art project from tomorrow to Friday, April 10 from 6PM -9PM at South Lake Brewery Co.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The community is invited to support the Leadership Lake Tahoe Class of 2020 at the Pints for a Cause Fundraiser on March 13 from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at South Lake Brewing Company. Leadership participants will be pouring beers at South Lake Brewing Company to raise money and awareness for their collective class project.

Where to watch Superbowl LIV in South Lake Tahoe

Super Bowl LIV, the 54th Super Bowl (the 50th modern-era National Football League championship game) will decide the champion for the NFL's 2019 and 100th season. The National Football Conference champion San Francisco 49ers will play against the American Football Conference champion Kansas City Chiefs.

No matter who you are rooting for, or if you just enjoy watching the game which is known for epic halftime shows and commercials (and championship football), South Lake Tahoe and Stateline are providing parties and fun spaces to do so on Sunday.

Here are a few of those ideas:

Brews, Boos and Benefit for Domestic Violence Awareness Month

Event Date: 
October 30, 2019 - 5:00pm

October isn’t all about ghouls and witches. This spooky-themed month is also known as Domestic Violence Awareness Month. On Wednesday, October 30, Live Violence Free is South Lake Brewing Co. to bring a fun-filled evening to the community while also bringing awareness to domestic violence and how to prevent it.

From 5:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., join them for a family-friendly event filled with arts and crafts for the kids, a costume contest and trivia for the family, an information booth to spread awareness on domestic violence, and fun prizes for all ages!

10th annual Sample the Sierra highlights regional food, wine and art

Event Date: 
September 14, 2019 - 12:00pm

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Sample the Sierra, South Lake Tahoe’s farm-to-fork festival, will celebrate its tenth anniversary of regional foods, wines, beers and spirits at Bijou Community Park in South Lake Tahoe on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019 from noon to 5:00 p.m.

Tahoe Climbing Coalition holds launch party/membership drive

Event Date: 
May 4, 2019 - 6:00pm

The new Tahoe Climbing Coalition is holding their launch party and fundraiser on Saturday, May 4 from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. at South Lake Brewing Company in South Lake Tahoe.

World-class climber Ethan Pringle will join the festivities as a guest speaker.

Join the new group that is dedicated to providing access, stewardship, and advocation of rock climbing, mountaineering, and bouldering in the Lake Tahoe Basin.

Join the group during the evening and receive $1 off your beer. Memberships are available from $20 to $60.

Award-winning film to be shown at TAMBA fundraiser at South Lake Brewing

Event Date: 
March 22, 2019 - 6:00pm

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The premiere of the multi award-winning film, Life Cycles, will be held at a Tahoe Area Mountain Biking Association (TAMBA) fundraiser at South Lake Brewing Company on March 22.

Local Freshies® is hosting the event with the brewery located at 1920 Lake Tahoe Blvd. in South Lake Tahoe. Doors open at 6:00 p.m. and the show starts at 7:00 p.m. All ages are invited and the cost is $5 each.

Meet and Greet new SLT City Manager and STPUD General Manager

Event Date: 
March 7, 2019 - 5:30pm

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - South Lake Tahoe City Manager Frank Rush, and STPUD General Manager John Thiel are getting together to have a conversation directly with members of the community during a casual Meet & Greet on Thursday, March 7 at South Lake Brewing Company.

This is an opportunity for the community to come out and meet some of South
Lake Tahoe’s new leadership and have a conversation about how we can make this community better.

WHAT: Frank Rush and John Thiel Meet and Greet
WHEN: Thursday, March 7th, 5:30PM-7:30PM
WHERE: South Lake Brewing Company, 1920 Lake Tahoe Blvd

Food trucks approved for South Lake Tahoe

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Except for special events, food trucks have been missing from the South Lake Tahoe horizon, with a previous ordinance preventing an vehicle selling food items for stopping more than 15 minutes.

On Tuesday, the South Lake Tahoe City Council approved a new food truck ordinance that will take effect on March 19, 2019.

South Lake Tahoe breweries band together to make beer for Butte County fire victims

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - What do Cold Water Brewery, Outpost Brewing Co., Sidellis Lake Tahoe and South Lake Brewing Company all have in common besides making great beer?

They are all community minded and collaborated on Friday, December 14 to create a Tahoe batch of Resilience IPA. All proceeds from the ale will go to the Camp Fire fund.

In January the beer will be available at any of the four establishments in South Lake Tahoe.

Thanksgiving weekend events to kick off holiday season in South Lake Tahoe

Event Date: 
Repeats every day until Sat Nov 24 2018 .
November 23, 2018 (All day)
November 24, 2018 (All day)

Thanksgiving is the kickoff to the holiday season, and once the feast is done there are some fun activities on the South Shore to enjoy.

Heavenly Village Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony in the Heavenly Village for the first time ever on Friday, November 23 at 7:00 p.m. The Heavenly Village is located in South Lake Tahoe at 1001 Heavenly Village Way. Ceremony includes carolers, music and special visit by Santa Claus, all until 9:00 p.m.

Soroptimist's Best of 2018 Restaurant, Brewery and Winery announced

Attendees at the Soroptimist International of South Lake Tahoe's 48th annual Evening of Food, Wine and Beer Tasting voted for their favorite wineries, restaurants and breweries from the night at MontBleu on November 9, 2018.

Guests at the event had the opportunity to taste wines from over 30 different wineries, six breweries and 20 restaurants. Each guest voted for their favorite winery, restaurant and brewery.

This year's votes went to the following:

Best Restaurant -Sonney's BBQ Shack Bar & Grill
Best Brewery - South Lake Brewing Company

Winners of Lake Tahoe Blue Ribbon Awards to be announced November 8

Event Date: 
November 8, 2018 - 5:30pm

Over 80 local nominees will be celebrated during the 11th annual Blue Ribbon Awards on Thursday, Nov. 8 at MontBleu Resort starting at 5:30 p.m.

The public is invited to join the Tahoe Chamber in celebrating the businesses and individuals that make the South Shore a great community to live, work and play.

TRPA recognizes 9 Lake Tahoe projects for Best of the Basin awards

STATELINE, Nev. - Nine projects were honored as "Best in the Basin" Wednesday during the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) board meeting.

For 28 years TRPA's program has showcased projects around the lake that demonstrate exceptional planning, implementation, and compatibility with Tahoe’s natural environment and communities.

The Best in Basin award winners:

Animal Coalition of Tahoe fundraiser: Beer, Bingo and Burritos With Your Best Friend

Event Date: 
June 19, 2018 - 6:00pm

The Animal Coalition of Tahoe (ACT) is holding their fundraiser, Beer, Bingo, and Burritos with your Best Friend on Tuesday, June 19 from 6:00 p.m to 8:00 p.m. at South Lake Brewing Company, 1920 Lake Tahoe Blvd., in South Lake Tahoe.

Play bingo, drink beer, and purchase food from Verde Mexican Rotisserie, enjoy a fun raffle, all with your friendly and leashed dog.

Bingo cards are good all evening will be available for $10 each, 3 cards for $15 or 5 cards for $20. All proceeds benefit ACT’s spay/neuter program.

Connect for Kids fundraiser to collect money and new bikes for local youth

Mark your calendar for a night of fun on Thursday, April 26 as the Connect for Kids Charity Mixer helps our community's youth through a silent auction, raffle and a Donate & Decorate" bike contest at South Lake Brewing Company from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

The mixer will include delicious lite bites by Verde Mexican Rotisserie. Several local non-profits who serve South Shore youth will be in attendance to highlight their organizations. All raffle, silent auction proceeds, and donated bikes will benefit participating non-profits.

Donate & Decorate Bike Contest:

Pick a team of 4 to 6

Business Expo fills with 85 vendors - Early bird tickets still available

A wide variety of local businesses will fill Harveys Tahoe on Friday, March 30 for the 2018 GO Local: Business EXPO from 4:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. This annual event is a community favorite that aims to showcase the most cutting-edge businesses on the South Shore. This year 85 exhibitors will feature their latest and greatest products, services and promotions. All members of the community are encouraged to attend and can expect a fun night of food tasting, beer and wine sampling, live music and vendor giveaways.

South Lake Brewing celebrates beer and community

Many head to the cooler at their local beverage purveyor, perhaps never thinking of the process involved in getting that beer from the brewery to their lips.

This week, South Lake Brewing Company canned 4,800 cans of three types of beer, their already famous Fog Nozzle and Angora IPA, along with their Pillow Line Pale Ale. This was their second canning since opening in May, 2017, and it was also their biggest.

Avalanche Dog fundraiser at South Lake Brewing

Event Date: 
March 16, 2018 - 6:00pm

Who doesn't melt at the sight of a Sierra Avalanche Dog?

Always loyal and up for a hard day's work, Sierra Avalanche Dogs are worth celebrating. Not to mention, a lot of training and maintenance goes in to keeping these furry buddies employed.

Let's help them continue to do their jobs by drinking beer and eating pizza! There will be a raffle (all proceeds go to Sierra Avalanche Dogs) and live music as well. Entry is free.

Who: Everyone is invited! Even dogs. **But, please keep your furry friends on a leash**
Where: South Lake Brewing Company
When: Friday, March 16 from 6-10pm

Experience “Purim in NYC” at South Lake Brewing Company

Event Date: 
March 1, 2018 - 4:30pm

Chabad at Lake Tahoe, will be hosting two unique and exciting “Purim in NYC” themed Purim parties. The events will take place Wednesday, Feb 28, 2018 at 5:30 p.m. at the Ritz Carlton at Northstar and Thursday, March 1 at 4:30 p.m. at South Lake Brewing Company in South Lake Tahoe.

Celebrants at “Purim in NYC” will get a taste of all parts of Manhattan, including a NY Style Deli, Pickle Making in the Lower East Side, L'Chaim in Times Square, NYC Caricature Artist, Megillah Reading in Manhattan, and a “Masquerade in Manhattan” as it is traditional to dress up on this holiday.

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Full slate of South Lake Tahoe activities to enjoy as we say goodbye to 2017

Looking for somewhere to ring in the new year?

We've got you covered in South Lake Tahoe and here are some of your choices.

Hard Rock Lake Tahoe has two ways to enjoy the evening:

Starting at 9:00 p.m., enjoy live music by DJ Rizzo until the ball drops with people of all age at their Light Up The Plaza in front of the casino. This is a free event, but you can purchase an LED wristband that syncs with the music for $10 from Party HQ.

Fog Nozzle Beer release to raise funds for Lake Tahoe Fire Academy

Event Date: 
January 5, 2018 - 6:00pm

Firefighters and the release of the brand new Fog-Nozzle IPA will be both celebrated at South Lake Brewing Company during a family friendly event on Friday, January 5 from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Local Freshies and the popular brewing business will host the release party which will serve as a fundraiser for the Lake Tahoe Basin Fire Academy.

The night starts out with music from former fireman Kevin Marcy. Feel like you can firefight better than the pros? This will be your chance to compete against the pros in a water bucket brigade.

There will also be a raffle.

Weekend full of holiday events in South Lake Tahoe

'Tis the season to be merry and ready to have fun in South Lake Tahoe!

Here is a list of some of things one can enjoy this weekend:

Public invited to offical launch party for LARKR, a SLT company

Event Date: 
November 2, 2017 - 7:00pm

A South Lake Tahoe company with big plans to help people around the county will hold their official launch party on Thursday, November 2 at South Lake Brewing Company from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.

Pray for Snow party, ski movie premier and fundraiser in South Lake Tahoe

Event Date: 
November 17, 2017 - 7:30pm

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Help kick of the ski season during the Lake Tahoe premier of Transworld Snowboarding’s film Arcadia at the Local Freshies® Pray for Snow party on November 17 at South Lake Brewing Company. Doors at this family friendly event open at 6:00 p.m. and the show starts at 7:30 p.m.

Local food truck “High on Food” will be serving gourmet popcorn as well as tasty theater treats such as nachos, hot dogs and more.

Beer, Bingo and BBQ with your best friend in SLT

Event Date: 
October 18, 2017 - 6:00pm

The Animal Coalition of Tahoe and South Lake Brewing Company have teamed up to help raise funds for the non-profit's spay and neuter program and the El Dorado County Animal Shelter in Meyers.

On Wednesday, October 18 from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., South Lake Brewing Company is opening their doors to people and their dogs for an evening of beer, barbeque from Brother's Bar & Grill and a bingo game.

$2 off the first beer for those bringing in their leashed dog (dogs must be leashed during the evening).

Group asks City Council to consider allowing food trucks in South Lake Tahoe

A planned food truck event in South Lake Tahoe had to be cancelled this summer due to the prohibitive costs and processes involved in putting on such an event.

"We are so hungry to get a food truck culture going in Lake Tahoe,” said Rob Giustina of On Course Events, the company who had planned the "Tahoe Truck Stop" food truck weekend event.

Sample the Sierra after party, Local After Dark, features art, dance, food and music

Event Date: 
September 16, 2017 - 6:30pm

In South Lake Tahoe on Saturday, September 16 after Sample the Sierra, a new community event will be held to benefit Tahoe Youth & Family Services.

Local Art After Dark at the Benko Art Gallery will feature live music, live art, dance performances, local food and drinks from 6:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.

Tickets are $20 at the door and $10 for Sample the Sierra ticket holders and locals (will need to show wristband or local ID at the door. Locals include Tahoe basin and extends to Placerville and Carson/Reno).

5th annual Tahoe Mountain Bike and Brew Festival in Meyers

The 5th Annual Tahoe Mountain Bike and Brew Festival will be held on August 26-27 in Meyers and celebrates the "perfect pairing" of mountain biking and beer, all headquartered at the The Divided Sky, Meyers.

Try out the latest bikes from Ibis, Specialized, Trek, Norco, Pivot, YT Industries, Intense, and Rocky Mtn, and sample craft brews from local breweries including South Lake Brewing Company, Lake Tahoe Aleworx, Coldwater Brewery and 50/50 Brewing.

Sample the Sierra returns to Lake Tahoe

Event Date: 
September 16, 2017 - 12:00pm

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Sample the Sierra, Lake Tahoe's largest farm-to-fork festival, is back to celebrate all that the Sierra Nevada region has to offer on Saturday, September 16 from noon to 5:00 p.m. at Bijou Community Park.

Sass Talk: Sierra Boulevard, Roadwork, The Crossing, LimeBike and more

The city received some good news this week. We were successfully awarded $2.9 million in federal funds to complete all of the funding for the Sierra Blvd. Streetscape project-we are now 100% funded through construction. Kudos to Stan Hill with the City for his excellent grant application. Per Jim Marino, Asst.

LimeBike CEO thanks South Lake Tahoe for unique opportunity

I founded LimeBike because I wanted my son and the future generation to live on a healthy planet. LimeBike aims to provide a sustainable solution to that first and last mile problem: how do we get people from a central location (such as their homes) to their destination (such as their office or the grocery store) in an affordable and accessible way while eliminating our carbon footprints? How do we get the future generations to change their behavior so we can save this planet?

Local Freshies hosting SLT premiere of Finding Fontinalis

Event Date: 
July 6, 2017 - 6:00pm

Patagonia’s newest film, Finding Fontinalis, will have its South Lake Tahoe premiere on Thursday, July 6 at South Lake Brewing Company.

Local Freshies, in association with Patagonia, is hosting the free, family friendly event. The doors open at 6:00 p.m. and the show starts at 8:00 p.m.

This premiere is a fundraiser for California Trout.

City's business plan presented; Public encouraged to review

Every two years a new business plan is presented to the South Lake Tahoe City Council, outlining goals, the vision and strategic priorities. This is done after each election.

In February, City staff, Council and community members got together for a two-day strategic planning session, and the results that came out of that were put into the 2017/18 South Lake Tahoe Business Plan.

New business licenses issued in South Lake Tahoe

The following 33 businesses took out business licenses with the City of South Lake Tahoe during the month of October:

10/1/2016
SOUTH LAKE SMALL ENGINES

10/04/2016
TAHOE BIG CLOUDZ #2

10/05/2016
GERONDAKIS & SONS
GET SOME CONCRETE
OMEGA PLUMBING SERVICES
REAL ESTATE RENTALS
SHU MIN YU MASSAGE THERAPIST

10/06/2016
THOMAS A YANT

10/07/2016
D&S SECURITY
TRACY AND MICHAEL SCHROEDER

10/11/2016
CUT LOOSE

10/12/2016
JENNIFER RAYDON RIDESHARE
VANHEE WOODWORKS

10/13/2016
AL SHANKLE CONTRUCTION
TAHOE BIG PICTURE PRODUCTIONS

10/14/2016

New business on the way to town: South Lake Brewing Company

South Lake Tahoe natives Nicole Riegel Smith and Chris Smith have returned to their hometown, this time as college graduates with an expertise in brewing beer and a desire to open a new business on the South Shore.

Plans have been submitted and the work will soon begin on the Smith's venture. South Lake Brewing Company. They have signed the lease for the long vacant Ace Hardware building on the corner of Tata Lane and Lake Tahoe Blvd.

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