4 Best Bars in Lake Tahoe, Nevada

The taps at the pub of this local brewery flow with 20 or so beers (including several stouts) that you can enjoy inside an industrial-style space with an open-truss ceiling, on a deck just outside, or in an adjacent beer garden. The food's decent, with the mustache-shaped pretzel (best with beer mustard and beer cheese) the most popular app and a pizza or Wagyu cheeseburger the best choice for something more filling.

Amid the neon-bright gambling areas at the Peppermill Casino, this lounge is a blast for its over-the-top decor and equally exotic cocktails. The signature drink, the 64-ounce Scorpion, leads with Myers's dark rum and vodka, with cherry brandy and grenadine disguising the concoction's potency.

Self-serve taps let you control the flow of this peppy alehouse's regional to international brews. The craft beer lineups and menus of apps, salads, and wood-fired pizzas and sandwiches are similar at the two locations, in Stateline and 5 miles southwest in South Lake Tahoe, so where to go depends on your mood: in the evening, the former is more barlike and stays open later than the family-friendly latter (see website for address), which has two casual outdoor areas. Both present live music some days.

Patrons of this under-the-radar wine bar in a residential area a block from the Truckee River tend to linger over the affordable wines by the glass or bottle, especially on temperate days when the outdoor patio beckons. California wines are well represented, but the selection encompasses the major world regions. It's best to call ahead before coming here.