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7474 Towne Center Parkway
Suite 101
Papillion NE 68046-4805
Telephone: +1 402-934-7100
Hours: Sunday 11:00am-9:00pm, Monday-Wednesday 11:00am-11:00pm, Thursday-Saturday 11:00am-1:00am.
Brewer: Tyson Arp, Sam Riggins

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Notes

Visited: April 14, 2013

Opened: 2007

Contributors: Kim Kavulak, Ralph Wells

Updated: April 20, 2013

News

2013-03-06: Nebraska Brewing Company brewing special beer for Omaha Storm Chasers (Nebraska Beer Blog)
2011-08-09: Violet Tendencies Release Party Recap (Nebraska Beer Blog)
2010-04-29: Try the greatest microbrews never-before seen or sold in New York City. (Time Out New York)
2010-03-10: Rattle ‘N’ Hum welcomes Nebraska brewing Company to NYC 3/26/10 (Rattle 'N' Hum)
2010-03-05: Nebraska Brewing has started distributing to the NYC (Nebraska Beer Blog)
2010-01-14: Chef Chat: Young head chef spices up fare at Papillion brewpub (Omaha World-Herald)

Beer List

11th Hour Rye IPA

American-Style Rye Beer
- Date: May 17, 2008 (#7014)
  
  Package: draught
  
  Place: Crescent Moon Ale House, Omaha NE
  
  Score: 20 points
  
  Appearance (3)
  Bright red. Thick head.
  
  Aroma (4)
  Huge fruity — not citrusy — hops. Nice grassy rye in the background.
  
  Mouthfeel (10)
  Medium creamy body, really smooth. Big malt base, with caramel and rye flavors. Huge fruity hop flavors and esters, with a somewhat-bigger-than-mild bitterness that lingers in the finish.
  
  Overall Impression (3)
  Excellent smooth well-balanced beer.

Apricot au Poivre Saison

Belgian- and French-Style Ale

6.50% abv.

Date: December 23, 2011 (#8690)

Package: bottled

Place: Hy-Vee Stony Brook, Omaha NE

Score: 17 points

Appearance (3)
Amber. Very high carbonation. Dense head.

Aroma (3)
Fruity, sweet, perfumey.

Mouthfeel (9)
Light body, fizzy. Sweet and fruity. Apricot bitterness and tartness. Mild peppercorn flavor in the finish.

Overall Impression (2)
Good clean beer.

Belgian-Style Pale Strong Ale

10.20% abv.

Date: May 2, 2008 (#6996)

Package: draught

Place: Crescent Moon Ale House, Omaha NE

Score: 16 points

Appearance (3)
Deep golden. Translucent. Low head.

Aroma (3)
Mild sweet malt. Toasty. Earthy.

Mouthfeel (8)
Big body, fairly fizzy. Sweet and really alcoholic. Mildly fruity and very malty.

Overall Impression (2)
Smooth strong beer.

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Belgian Pale Ale

Belgian-Style Pale Ale

5.80% abv.

Date: April 10, 2011 (#8509)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16 points

Appearance (3)
Golden brown. Dense head.

Aroma (3)
Mildly citrusy. Very mildly toasty.

Mouthfeel (8)
Light body, creamy. Very toasty, earthy, a bit tannic. Fruity hop flavor, low-medium bitterness. Very dry finish with lingering fruity hops.

Overall Impression (2)

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Black Betty Imperial Stout

Wood- and Barrel-aged Strong Beer

9.30% abv.

Awards:

Gold Medal & Judges Award, 2010 US Open Beer Championship

Date: December 9, 2009 (#8072)

Package: bottled

Place: at the brewery

Score: 19½ points

Appearance (3)
Black. Dense head.

Aroma (3½)
Coconut. Grassy hops. Alcohol.

Mouthfeel (10)
Big and chewy. Hugely malty, roasty, sweet, with a big coconut-oak flavor. Mild grassy hop flavor, not all that bitter. Some alcohol in the finish.

Overall Impression (3)
Aged in whiskey barrels.

Brunette Nut Brown Ale

English-Style Brown Ale

Awards:

Gold Medal, 2010 US Open Beer Championship

Date: November 17, 2007 (#6699)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 15 points

Appearance (3)
Bright brown. Moderate head.

Aroma (3)
Very mild toffee.

Mouthfeel (7)
Light body, fizzy. Nice sweet toffee flavor — a Heath Bar in a glass! Mild grassy hop flavor. Mild diacetyl.

Overall Impression (2)

American-Style India Pale Ale

6.80% abv.

Cardinal Pale Ale

American-Style Pale Ale

Date: December 16, 2007 (#6753)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16 points

Appearance (3)
Bright red. Big dense head.

Aroma (2½)
Graham cracker malt. Butter.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium body, moderate carbonation. Big biscuity malt flavor and a big spicy-citrusy bitterness. Big hoppy finish, with some diacetyl.

Overall Impression (1½)

Central Standard Amber Ale

American-Style Amber/Red Ale

5.20% abv.

Date: November 13, 2011 (#8664)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16 points

Appearance (3)
Bright copper color. Moderate head.

Aroma (3)
Very mild grassy hops. Very mild dark caramel.

Mouthfeel (8)
Light-medium body, fizzy. Big caramel malt, toasty. Grassy, mildly fruity hop flavor, bitter-ish. Grassy finish.

Overall Impression (2)
Good clean beer, brewed with hops from Rhynalds Hops Growers of Nebraska.

Date: December 16, 2010 (#8387)

Package: real ale

Place: at the brewery

Score: 18½ points

Appearance (3)
Black. Moderate head.

Aroma (3½)
Sweet. Vanilla. Very mild roast.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium body, silky smooth. Malty, vanilla, sweet roasty flavors, and smoke, with just a hint — a very nice note — of pepper.

Overall Impression (3)
I didn't expect much, but this is really good. "Smoked Porter with ancho pepper and vanilla bean".

Belgian-Style Dubbel

Date: June 26, 2008 (#7141)

Package: draught

Place: Crescent Moon Ale House, Omaha NE

Score: 16 points

Appearance (3)
Red-brown. Opaque. Moderate head.

Aroma (3)
Mildly toasty, mildly sweet.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium-big body, fairly fizzy. Big sweet toasty-roasty malt with a nice Belgian spiciness. Some alcohol in the finish.

Overall Impression (2)

South German-Style Hefeweizen/Hefeweissbier

Awards:

Bronze Medal, 2011 Great American Beer Festival
Bronze Medal, 2010 US Open Beer Championship

Date: November 17, 2007 (#6696)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 17 points

Appearance (3)
Deep yellow, opaque. Moderate head.

Aroma (3)
Smoky, lots of wheat malt.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium body. Fizzy. Lots of cloves! Big sweet wheat maltiness. Lots of banana in the finish.

Overall Impression (2)

Farrell's Irish Red

Irish-Style Red Ale

4.80% abv.

Date: February 26, 2012 (#8736)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 18 points

Appearance (3)
Bright red-brown. Dense head.

Aroma (3½)
Toasty, grassy, earthy.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium body, medium carbonation. Sweet, toasty, dark caramel malt, a little grainy. Earthy, grassy hop flavor, just bitter enough for balance. Clean, grassy, dark-malty finish.

Overall Impression (2½)
Real good beer.

Barley Wine-Style Ale

10.60% abv.

Awards:

Silver Medal, 2009 US Open Beer Championship

Date: September 22, 2008 (#7360)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 17 points

Appearance (3)
Red, opaque. Moderate head.

Aroma (3)
Mild caramel malt. Spicy hops.

Mouthfeel (9)
Big body, low carbonation. Hugely malty, with a nice toffee flavor. Spicy, fruity hops, with more bitterness than a typical Strong Scotch Ale. Noticeable alcohol will probably mellow with age, but this batch likely won't last long.

Overall Impression (2)

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Fathead Aged in Whiskey Barrels

Wood- and Barrel-aged Strong Beer

11.30% abv.

Date: December 9, 2009 (#8073)

Package: bottled

Place: at the brewery

Score: 18 points

Appearance (3)
Red-brown opaque. Dense head.

Aroma (3)
Coconut. Mild caramel malt. Some spicy alcohol.

Mouthfeel (9)
Big body, real smooth and malty. Alcohol up front, covered quickly by malt. Big grassy-minty hop flavor, moderate bitterness.

Overall Impression (3)
Real nice complex strong beer.

German Alt Bier

German-Style Brown Ale/Düsseldorf-Style Altbier

5.40% abv.

Date: September 9, 2009 (#7897)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16½ points

Appearance (3)
Bright mahogany color, a bit darker than the Düsseldorfer brews. Dense head.

Aroma (3)
Cleanly malty, with a hint of noble hops.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium body, fairly fizzy. (Tyson says it's undercarbonated.) Malty, toasty, woody. Very mild hints of dark fruit. Mildly bitter, with a clean finish.

Overall Impression (2½)

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9.40% abv.

Awards:

Bronze Medal, 2010 World Beer Cup

Date: January 19, 2010 (#8116)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 19½ points

Appearance (3)
Golden. Dense head.

Aroma (3½)
Sweet. Malty. Spicy. Floral. Fruity.

Mouthfeel (10)
Big and smooth and malty. Nicely sweet and nicely balanced with an earthy-spicy hop flavor and a tasty bitterness. Only a little warming, with the hop character lingering in the finish.

Overall Impression (3)

Awards:

Silver Medal, 2009 US Open Beer Championship

American-Style India Pale Ale

Date: November 17, 2007 (#6695)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 18 points

Appearance (3)
Bright amber. Moderate head.

Aroma (3)
Big fruity, spicy, citrusy hops.

Mouthfeel (9)
Big body, fizzy. Lots of caramel malt with a massive spicy, citrusy hop flavor and bitterness. Lingering clean resiny bitter finish.

Overall Impression (3)

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Belgian Style White (or Wit) / Belgian-Style Wheat

Date: November 17, 2007 (#6697)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 15½ points

Appearance (3)
Yellow opaque. Moderate head.

Aroma (2½)
Very mild coriander.

Mouthfeel (8)
Light body. Fizzy. Sweet, grainy malt. Very mild spice, coriander.

Overall Impression (2)
Clean, but very mild.

Irish-Style Red Ale

Date: November 17, 2007 (#6698)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 12 points

Appearance (3)
Red-amber. Hazy. Moderate head.

Aroma (2)
Diacetyl. Toasty malt.

Mouthfeel (6)
Light-medium body, fizzy. Sweet and buttery. Some toasty malt.

Overall Impression (1)

German-Style Kölsch/Köln-Style Kölsch

English-Style (Extra Special) Strong Bitter

Date: September 22, 2008 (#7359)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 19 points

Appearance (3)
Bright golden. Dense head.

Aroma (4)
Spicy, fruity hops. Graham cracker malt.

Mouthfeel (9)
Light-medium body. Moderate carbonation. Biscuit malt base with a tasty fruity-grassy hop character. Reasonably bitter.

Overall Impression (3)
Very nicely balanced, clean beer.

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Mélange à Trois (formerly Chardonnay Blonde)

Wood- and Barrel-aged Strong Beer

10.00% abv.

Awards:

Gold Medal, 2011 Great American Beer Festival
First Place, 2010 Festival of Wood and Barrel-Aged Beer
Bronze Medal, 2010 Great American Beer Festival
Silver Medal, 2009 US Open Beer Championship

Date: June 15, 2010 (#8261)

Package: bottled

Place: at the brewery

Score: 18 points

Appearance (3)
Golden. Slight haze. Dense head.

Aroma (3)
Yeasty, bready. Spicy. Mild oak.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium-big "fluffy" body. Big sweet maltiness supports spicy alcohol, yeast, oak. Vanilla and a hint of dill. Maybe a little banana.

Overall Impression (3)
Real smooth, nicely complex beer that will be very welcome in my cellar.
Date: January 22, 2009 (#7694)

Package: bottled

Place: at the brewery

Score: 20 points

Appearance (3)
Bright golden. Huge head.

Aroma (4)
Brettanomyces, grassy, smoky, earthy.

Mouthfeel (10)
Medium body, fizzy but smooth. Really malty with a big grassy, fruity (grape?) hop flavor. Not as much alcohol as I expected. Nicely sweet and malty. Clean, fruity finish.

Overall Impression (3)
Great beer.

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Date: November 16, 2012 (#8976)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16½ points

Appearance (3)
Midnight black. Dense head.

Aroma (3½)
Lots of rye. Really fruity. Toasty.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium-big body, smooth. Rich malt character, smoky. Mild grassy rye flavor. Mild grassy, fruity hop flavor. Medium bitterness. Mild hint of diacetyl.

Overall Impression (2)

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Traditional German-Style Bock

Date: April 14, 2013 (#9048)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 15½ points

Appearance (3)
Red-brown, some haze. Moderate head.

Aroma (3½)
Really toasty. Grassy.

Mouthfeel (7)
Medium body, moderate carbonation. Huge toasty malt flavor, with a big contribution from dark Munich malt. Pretty grainy. Grassy bitterness, grainy finish.

Overall Impression (2)

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Nebraskadian Black IPA

American-Style Black Ale

Date: November 14, 2012 (#8975)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16½ points

Appearance (3)
Brown-black. Dense head.

Aroma (3)
Chocolatey. Roasty. Grassy hops.

Mouthfeel (8)
Thick and chewy. Lots of chocolate, fairly roasty. Big grassy, mildly citrusy hop flavor, fairly bitter. Lingering chocolatey, hoppy finish.

Overall Impression (2½)

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Wood- and Barrel-aged Strong Beer

10.00% abv.

Date: March 2, 2010 (#8167)

Package: bottled

Place: at the brewery

Score: 19½ points

Appearance (3)
Deep golden amber. Big fluffy head.

Aroma (3½)
Mild dill, wood, oak. Spicy alcohol. Bready, toasty malt. Peaches.

Mouthfeel (10)
Big and chewy. Fruity bitterness with lots of oak. Peaches and dill, which sounds awful but isn't. Alcohol dries out the finish, which would be intensely toasty-malty otherwise.

Overall Impression (3)

Wood- and Barrel-aged Strong Beer

Awards:

Third Place, 2010 Festival of Wood and Barrel-Aged Beer

American-Style India Pale Ale

6.60% abv.

Date: December 16, 2007 (#6754)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16½ points

Appearance (3)
Dark dark red. Moderate dense head.

Aroma (3)
Very mild coffee.

Mouthfeel (8)
Light body, fizzy. Sweet and roasty with a sweet malty finish.

Overall Impression (2½)

Raspberry Wheat

Garden (Fruit Wheat) Beer

3.60% abv.

Red Sled Winter Ale

Herb and Spice Beer

Date: December 21, 2007 (#6746)

Package: draught

Place: Crescent Moon Ale House, Omaha NE

Score: 17½ points

Appearance (3)
Bright red. Dense white head.

Aroma (3)
Malty, with a hint of spices.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium body, creamy. Lots of caramel malt and a tasty spiciness. Similar to, but more subdued than, the Anchor Christmas Ale.

Overall Impression (2½)

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Romancing the Cone

Wood- and Barrel-aged Beer

7.00% abv.

Date: March 12, 2013 (#9033)

Package: bottled

Place: at the brewery

Score: 19 points

Appearance (3)
Deep copper color. Massive head.

Aroma (4)
Fruity, floral hops. Mildly sweet.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium-big body, smooth. Biscuity malt under spicy, fruity hops. Fairly bitter, but really nicely balanced.

Overall Impression (3)

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Serebrianka Belgian Ale

Belgian-Style Pale Ale

6.00% abv.

Date: December 9, 2012 (#8985)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 17 points

Appearance (3)
Golden, slight haze. Low head.

Aroma (3)
Bananas, grassy.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium body, smooth. Sweetly malty, grassy. Low-medium bitterness. Maybe just a hint of Brett. Grassy, malty, dry finish.

Overall Impression (2)
Serebrianka is a Russian hop in the Cascade line.

Wood- and Barrel-aged Strong Beer

10.00% abv.

Date: July 19, 2012 (#8884)

Package: bottled

Place: at the brewery

Score: 18 points

Appearance (3)
Black. Low dense head.

Aroma (3½)
Chocolate. Alcohol. Musty.

Mouthfeel (9)
Thick and chewy.Lots of chocolate, lots of malt, lots of alcohol. Wine character is subdued, but really nicely balanced.

Overall Impression (2½)
One more bottle to the cellar!

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Smoke-Flavored Beer

5.40% abv.

Date: November 17, 2010 (#8352)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16½ points

Appearance (3)
Black. Low head.

Aroma (3½)
Nicely smoky and clean. Sweet and black.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium body, smooth. Tasty chocolate and malt and a mildly smoky character. Nicely balanced and almost assertive enough smoke-wise. Finishes chocolatey and pretty sweet, with some vanilla.

Overall Impression (2)

Date: January 22, 2009 (#7693)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16½ points

Appearance (3)
Hazy golden. Moderate head.

Aroma (3)
Intensely bready.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium body, smooth and malty. Fruity esters, grassy rye character. Really malty all the way through, and nicely clean.

Overall Impression (2½)
Good beer.

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American-Style Rye Beer

Date: July 12, 2012 (#8887)

Package: cask-conditioned

Place: at the brewery

Score: 17 points

Appearance (3)
Golden. Moderate foamy head.

Aroma (3)
Mildly grassy, toasty.

Mouthfeel (9)
Light body, smooth. Big floral hop flavor, low-medium bitterness. Mild grassy rye flavor. Grassy, floral finish.

Overall Impression (2)
Real good beer.

Toasted Barn Smoked Porter

Wood- and Barrel-aged Dark Beer

5.80% abv.

Date: February 4, 2012 (#8725)

Package: bottled

Place: at the brewery

Score: 17 points

Appearance (3)
Brown-black. Dense brown head.

Aroma (3)
Smoky. Spicy alcohol. Toasted malt.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium body, smooth. Smoky, roasty, and sweetly malty, with a grassy hop character. Oaky, coconut, vanilla finish.

Overall Impression (2)
Smoked Porter aged six months in whiskey barrels.

Violet Tendencies

Herb and Spice Beer

Wick For Brains Pumpkin Ale

Garden (Vegetable) Beer

Date: October 29, 2010 (#8333)

Package: cask-conditioned

Place: at the brewery

Score: 18 points

Appearance (3)
Golden brown. Moderate head.

Aroma (3)
Mild nutmeg, very mild pumpkin.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium body, smooth. Mild nutmeg (etc) spice, mild pumpkin flavor. Good toasty-biscuity base beer that isn't overwhelmed by the groceries.

Overall Impression (3)
I'm told I got the last pint from the cask.