From beer to expression, take a tour of the Brewery Arts Center
Music, theater, dance and all things creative, the Brewery Arts Center is Carson City’s hub of all forms of art and continues to blaze a trail into the hearts and minds of the capital city.
In the heart of the historic district of Carson City, the BAC and the Brewery Arts Center Performance Hall hosts more than 100 events annually in multiple venues, including theater productions, concerts, art classes, children’s programs, recitals and receptions.
Its history is quite a story. The BAC is located in the old Carson Brewing Company building, Nevada’s longest-operating brewery. To capitalize on the Comstock rush between Carson City and Virginia City, the brewery was built in 1865 by John Wagner. The brewery and a bar were on the main floor and the upper floor served as the Masonic Lodge from 1865 to 1919, according to the National Park Service.
The Carson Brewery made steam beer using water from nearby Kings Canyon Creek, with the hops and barley imported from California. The brewery delivered barrels, kegs and bottles of beer to local saloons, Comstock tap rooms and other towns around the state. In addition, five kegs a week were shipped to San Francisco for some Nevada-based customers who would drink no other brand.
The brewery changed hands in 1900 and again in 1910, when the brew-master converted from steam beer to lager. In 1913 the product was labeled Lake Tahoe beer “Famous as the Lake.” The brew-master, Fritz Hagmeyer and owner Max Stenz, expanded the operation, by bottling soft drinks and mineral water from Carson Hot Springs.
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