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A Reno brewpub in a 1930 building where staff report basement footsteps and falling glassware
475 South Arlington Avenue, Reno, NV 89501
Research updated June 2026
Age
All Ages
Cost
$$
Brewpub with craft beer and food menu; no cover. 21+ for the bar.
Access
Wheelchair OK
Ground-floor brewpub in a 1930 building in Reno's Riverwalk District.
Equipment
Photos OK
Est. 1930 · Reno Riverwalk District · 1930 Commercial Building
The Brewer's Cabinet operates as a small craft brewpub in Reno's Riverwalk District, the riverside commercial strip along the Truckee River that the district's business association markets for dining, drinking, and walking tours. The building it occupies on South Arlington Avenue dates to 1930.
The Riverwalk District publishes a 'Riverwalk Haunts' guide that folds several of its bars and buildings into a self-guided ghost route, and The Brewer's Cabinet is one of the named stops. As a brewpub, it is primarily a destination for its craft beer program and food rather than for organized paranormal activity, and the haunted angle is a secondary, tour-driven framing.
Beyond the district's haunts listing, the documentary record for the building's history and any specific events behind the ghost stories is thin. This entry is held for review pending a second independent source for the reported phenomena and a firmer account of the building's past.
Sources
The haunting attached to The Brewer's Cabinet comes through the Riverwalk District's self-guided ghost route, which lists the brewpub among its haunted stops. The reported phenomena are the kind common to old bar buildings: footsteps with no visible source, glassware that falls on its own, and a heavy or oppressive feeling concentrated in the basement.
The basement is the focal point of the lore. Staff accounts collected in the district guide describe the lower level as the place where the activity is strongest, which is a frequent pattern in Riverwalk District ghost stories generally.
The reports rest on a single tour-oriented source and are not tied to a named entity or a documented historical event. Because of that, the entry is held for review until a second independent account corroborates the phenomena.
Stop in at this Riverwalk District brewpub for craft beer and food. The building dates to 1930, and the brewpub appears on the Riverwalk District's ghost-walk route, where the haunting talk centers on the basement. There is no ticketed paranormal program — this is an ordinary visit to a bar with a reputation. Check the website for current hours.
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