Black Tooth Brewing in Sheridan, Wyoming: The Original Taproom
July 21, 2026 · 6 min read read · Wyo Stays Journal
Black Tooth Brewing is Sheridan's original craft brewery — pouring since November 2010 from its taproom on Broadway Street, a block off Main, and named for Black Tooth Mountain, the 13,014-foot peak in the Bighorns west of town. If Sheridan, Wyoming has a beer-scene anchor, this is it.
Every good beer town has a first mover, and in Sheridan that story starts with Black Tooth. When the taproom opened, craft beer in northern Wyoming was a rumor; a decade and a half later, Sheridan supports multiple breweries within a few walkable blocks, and the one that broke trail is still the busiest room on a Friday. We send guests there constantly. Wyo Stays is a licensed, insured Wyoming vacation rental brokerage based at 151 W Brundage St — about two minutes' walk from the taproom door — hosting guests in Sheridan since 2017, and this Local Legends series is our way of celebrating the places that make our guests fall for this town. No partnership, no kickback; we just live here and know where the good beer is.
What Is Black Tooth Brewing in Sheridan Known For?
Start with the name. Black Tooth Mountain stands 13,014 feet in the Bighorn range, one of the great jagged silhouettes on Sheridan's western horizon, and the brewery wears it proudly — look for the buffalo-head logo around the region. From a 10-barrel brewhouse and a taproom with rustic, western-industrial bones, Black Tooth grew into what its own crew fairly calls one of Wyoming's most-awarded breweries, expanding into a multi-million-dollar production facility in 2015 and adding a canning line that pushed its beer across Wyoming, Montana, Nebraska, and South Dakota.
| Good to know | The details |
|---|---|
| Where | Broadway Street, one block east of Main in downtown Sheridan |
| Pouring since | November 2010 — Sheridan's original craft taproom |
| Flagships to try first | Saddle Bronc (brown ale), Bomber Mountain (amber), Hot Streak (IPA) — plus rotating seasonal and small-batch pilot brews |
| The name | Black Tooth Mountain, 13,014 ft, in the Bighorns west of town |
| Take some home | Cans and growler fills to go; distribution across WY, MT, NE, SD |
| Hours | Generally open daily from midday into the evening — confirm current hours at blacktoothbrewingcompany.com |
The flagship names are a Sheridan geography lesson in themselves: Bomber Mountain sits deep in the Bighorns near Cloud Peak, and Saddle Bronc tips its hat to the rodeo tradition this town treats as a second religion. Drink your way down the tap list and you've toured the county without leaving your stool — which is, we suspect, exactly the idea.
The awards case backs up the swagger. Over the years the brewery's beers have collected medals at national and international competitions, and the cans travel well beyond Wyoming's borders — but the taproom is still where the beer tastes most like itself, a few hundred feet from the tanks it came out of, with the mountains it's named for standing just out of view to the west.
The Taproom: Where Sheridan Actually Hangs Out
The taproom is the kind of room every traveler hopes to find: garage doors open in summer, a long bar, ranch hands and river guides and visiting hunters elbow to elbow, and a tap list that runs from the year-round flagships through seasonals and small-batch pilot releases. It's family-tolerant in the easy Wyoming way — you'll see dogs on the patio and kids with root beer at early tables — and it fills up honest after five o'clock.
When guests ask me where to go their first night in town, I say the same thing every time: walk to Black Tooth, order a Saddle Bronc, and eavesdrop. You'll learn more about Sheridan in one pint than in any guidebook. — Dalton Goodyear, founder, Wyo Stays
Time your visit around whatever Sheridan is doing that week — live music, food trucks, game days, and in July the whole room hums with WYO Rodeo energy. Check their calendar before you walk over; the events rotate with the seasons.
Make It a Brewery Walk: Sheridan's Beer Blocks
Black Tooth's location makes it the natural first stop on a self-guided brewery walk. From the Broadway taproom, Luminous Brewhouse is a few minutes' stroll up the same street, and Smith Alley Brewing holds down North Main in the old Boot Barn building — three distinct rooms, three distinct beer philosophies, all inside a flat, walkable triangle in downtown Sheridan. No driving, no designated-driver negotiations, no ride apps. This is small-town beer touring the way it should work.
Pace it: start at Black Tooth in the late afternoon when the light comes through the doors, walk to dinner on Main Street, and finish wherever the music is. In summer, the sky over the Bighorns holds light past nine, and the walk home to a downtown rental is part of the experience.
Stay Nearby: Walk-to-Downtown Homes and Lofts
Our walk-to-downtown collection — lofts above the historic storefronts and character homes on the quiet blocks nearby — puts the Broadway taproom within a five-to-ten-minute stroll of your front door. Full kitchens for slow mornings, real bedrooms for actual sleep, and not a single parking decision between you and the tap list. See what's open for your dates at book.wyostays.com — Book Direct — No Channel Fees.
Practical Tips
- Confirm current hours and the events calendar at blacktoothbrewingcompany.com before you head over.
- Friday and Saturday evenings run busy — go at opening or mid-afternoon for the quiet version.
- Grab cans or a growler fill to bring back to your rental's porch.
- Rodeo week in mid-July is the taproom at full roar; book lodging months ahead.
- Staying walkable makes the whole evening easy — browse downtown homes at book.wyostays.com.
FAQ: Black Tooth Brewing
Q: What is Black Tooth Brewing in Sheridan?
A: It's Sheridan's original craft brewery, pouring since November 2010 from a taproom on Broadway Street, one block off Main. Named for the 13,014-foot Black Tooth Mountain in the Bighorns, it grew from a 10-barrel brewhouse into one of Wyoming's most-awarded breweries, with cans distributed across four states.
Q: What beer should I order first?
A: The classic move is a flagship: Saddle Bronc brown ale if you like malt, Bomber Mountain amber for the middle path, Hot Streak IPA if you want hops. Then let the bartender steer you into the seasonals and small-batch pilot pours — the rotating list is where regulars live.
Q: Is the taproom walkable from downtown Sheridan lodging?
A: Completely. The taproom sits one block east of Main Street, so most downtown lofts and nearby character homes are within a five-to-ten-minute flat walk. That's the whole trick to a Sheridan brewery evening — stay downtown and nobody has to drive anywhere.
Q: Is Black Tooth family- and dog-friendly?
A: It's a relaxed, come-as-you-are room in the Wyoming way — families are a normal sight at earlier hours and dogs are a fixture on the patio. Evenings trend adult as the room fills. If you're bringing kids or a dog, aim for afternoons and check their current policies before you go.
Some towns you understand from a scenic overlook. Sheridan you understand from a barstool at its original taproom, one pint in, with the Bighorns going pink out the door. Base yourself a short walk away — find your Sheridan home at wyostays.com.