Founded on December 4, 1993 by geologist Tom Young and brewer Eric McClary — Nevada's oldest and most decorated brewery. Young was inspired by pub culture in Yugoslavia in 1983, and after years as an award-winning homebrewer, he and McClary lobbied the Nevada Legislature to allow brewpubs before opening in Sparks. Their debut beer, the Ichthyosaur 'Icky' IPA named after Nevada's state fossil, won silver at the 2006 World Beer Championships. 16 GABF medals and 9 World Beer Cup awards later, the Outlaw Milk Stout alone has won seven national and international awards. Great Basin donates over $35,000 to paleontological expeditions in Nevada and bakes daily bread from Icky IPA spent grain.
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Drawn from all 4 beers in the catalogue.
With 4 beers, only recurring notes are shown — one unusual beer moves this a lot.
Their signature has to hold across very different styles — which makes the notes that do recur more telling, not less.
Across 4 beers in 4 style families, one trait still carries through — a broad range makes a shared signature harder to hold.
Their beers place in the Top 37% of the catalogue on average, across 4 ranked beers. Consistent rather than spiky — no single standout carrying the rest.
Based on style overlap and flavor profile
Founded on December 4, 1993 by geologist Tom Young and brewer Eric McClary — Nevada's oldest and most decorated brewery. Young was inspired by pub culture in Yugoslavia in 1983, and after years as an award-winning homebrewer, he and McClary lobbied the Nevada Legislature to allow brewpubs before opening in Sparks. Their debut beer, the Ichthyosaur 'Icky' IPA named after Nevada's state fossil, won silver at the 2006 World Beer Championships. 16 GABF medals and 9 World Beer Cup awards later, the Outlaw Milk Stout alone has won seven national and international awards. Great Basin donates over $35,000 to paleontological expeditions in Nevada and bakes daily bread from Icky IPA spent grain.
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