Beer Me! — Upstream Brewing Old Market — Omaha, Nebraska, United States

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Upstream Brewing Old Market

514 South Eleventh Street
Omaha NE 68102
Telephone: +1 402-344-0200
Hours: Monday-Saturday 11:00am-1:00am, Sunday 11:00am-midnight.
Brewer: Dallas Archer

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Notes

Visited: May 23, 2013

Opened: 1995

Annual Production: 1,800 bbl

I did visit this very nice brewpub once in 1998, but I'll let Upstream's Brian Magee describe it for you:

Located in the heart of Omaha's historic Old Market district, Upstream Brewing Company is housed in an historically renovated, turn-of-the-century firehouse.
Our name, "Upstream," is derived from the original native American meaning of Omaha; "upstream" or, "against the current."
Since its opening in 1996, Upstream Brewing Company has become well-known for its great food, friendly service, terrific beer and spirited atmosphere. The main-floor brewery, open kitchen, and four-sided community bar are a visual feast. Our brewer features eight beers on tap every day. Our second-floor pool hall features eleven classic pool tables, a fully-stocked bar and access to our rooftop deck.
The rousing crowd, great staff and exceptional food make the Upstream a guaranteed good time. Named Omaha's "Best New Restaurant" by the Omaha World Herald, Upstream Brewing Company is the ideal gathering place - friendly, comfortable and lively!

Now I live less than two miles away, so I'm there a bit more often.

Updated: May 25, 2013

Beer List

1000 Barley Wine

Barley Wine-Style Ale

9.20% abv.
- Date: May 1, 2007 (#6509)
  
  Package: bottled
  
  Place: Beertopia, Omaha NE
  
  Score: 20 points
  
  Appearance (3)
  Bright red-amber. Moderate carbonation. Thick dense head.
  
  Aroma (4)
  Huge caramel. Earthy and spicy. Smoky. Bready. Mild grainy malt.
  
  Mouthfeel (10)
  Big body. Low fizz. Hugely malty with lots of caramel. Earthy, woody character. Mildly bitter. Mild hop fruitiness. Some bready yeasty flavor. Quite warming.
  
  Overall Impression (3)
  A huge malty beer. I'll need to get another bottle of this for the cellar. "Bottled Sept 06".

American Wheat

Light American Wheat Beer with Yeast

Awards:

Silver Medal, 2004 Great American Beer Festival

Date: October 2, 2004 (#5486)

Package: draught

Place: Great American Beer Festival, Denver CO

Score: 18 points

Appearance (3)
Yellow translucent. Thick head.

Aroma (3)
Very clean.

Mouthfeel (9)
Light creamy body, really sweet and wheaty. Just a hint of hop flavor, and the slightest notion of banana.

Overall Impression (3)

Apocalypse Belgian Style Quad

Belgian-Style Dark Strong Ale

9.00% abv.

Date: February 21, 2012 (#8735)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 15 points

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

Aroma (3)
Peppery, mildly toasty. Mildly fruity.

Mouthfeel (7)
Big, sweet, malty. Mildly roasty. Very mildly spicy. Very mildly warming.

Overall Impression (2)

Date: January 24, 2012 (#8718)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16 points

Appearance (3)
Black. Low dense head.

Aroma (3½)
Roasty. Mildly floral. Nicely malty.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium body, creamy. Big floral flavor and fairly roasty. Fairly bitter toward the end. Real big floral flavor all the way through.

Overall Impression (1½)
"Delicately spiced with sweet orange and lemon peel, coriander, lemongrass, rose hips, and our 'secret spice'".

Date: January 25, 2011 (#8437)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 17 points

Appearance (3)
Amber. Some haze. Dense head.

Aroma (3)
Fresh citrusy, floral hops.

Mouthfeel (9)
Light body, fairly fizzy. Big citrusy, lemony hop flavor, medium bitterness. Mild toasty sweet malt underneath. Finishes fruity and clean.

Overall Impression (2)

Date: January 25, 2011 (#8440)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 17 points

Appearance (3)
Dark red. Dense head.

Aroma (3)
Dark caramel malt, burnt toast.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium body, creamy and fizzy. Sweet and smoky and malty.

Overall Impression (2)

Date: March 28, 1998 (#2562)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 15½ points

Overall Impression
Red brown, low carbonation and head. Pretty clean aroma. Medium body, sweet, caramel, LOTS of alcohol. Drying at the end.

Date: March 28, 1998 (#2561)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 15 points

Overall Impression
Darkish amber, low carbonation, moderate head. Mildly citrusy aroma. Medium body, fairly bitter, hint of caramel.

Date: January 25, 2011 (#8438)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16½ points

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

Aroma (3½)
Very toasty. Hint of raisin.

Mouthfeel (8)
Light-medium body, fizzy. Really toasty, biscuity. Reasonably sweet. Mild grassy hop flavor, low bitterness. A bit grainy in the finish.

Overall Impression (2)

Date: January 25, 2011 (#8439)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16½ points

Appearance (3)
Deep amber. Dense head.

Aroma (3)
Big citrusy hops, grassy.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium-big body, smooth. Rich caramel malt and grassy, citrusy hops. Not overly bitter, but nicely balanced. Clean, resiny-grassy finish.

Overall Impression (2½)

Date: March 28, 1998 (#2558)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 13½ points

Overall Impression
Golden, no carbonation, moderate head. Smells slightly fruity. Light body, citrusy.

Date: June 8, 2007 (#6544)

Package: bottled

Place: Beertopia, Omaha NE

Score: 18 points

Appearance (3)
Bright golden. A bit chunky at the end of the pour. Moderate foamy head.

Aroma (3)
Tart, malty, earthy, grassy. Peppery like jalapeños. Even a bit minty.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium body, smooth. Really malty. A bit tart, but nowhere near as complex as the aroma. Tasty and warming.

Overall Impression (3)

Date: January 25, 2011 (#8435)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 15 points

Appearance (3)
Bright deep golden. Thick head.

Aroma (3)
Very mild grassy-floral hops.

Mouthfeel (7)
Medium body, fizzy. Big grassy-resiny bitterness all the way through. Lingering resiny bitterness. Not a lot of malt for balance.

Overall Impression (2)

Date: March 28, 1998 (#2559)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 14 points

Overall Impression
Golden, some haze, low head and carbonation. Clean aroma. Light body, quick blast of smoky cloves, clean finish.

Date: March 28, 1998 (#2565)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 11 points

Overall Impression
Pink. Pink. Pink. Pink.

Date: February 21, 2012 (#8734)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 13½ points

Appearance (3)
Black. Thick head.

Aroma (2)
Coffee. Some diacetyl.

Mouthfeel (7)
Medium body, smooth. Sweetly malty, toasty, nice coffee flavor. Unfortunate buttery note. Roasty, malty, buttery finish.

Overall Impression (1½)

Date: March 28, 1998 (#2564)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 14 points

Overall Impression
Red, low carbonation and head. Lots of caramel aroma. Fairly thick, caramel and malty. Odd out-of-balance hop flavor in the middle, some alcohol late. "Like Killian's."

Date: January 25, 2011 (#8441)

Package: nitrogenated

Place: at the brewery

Score: 19½ points

Appearance (3)
Black. Dense brown head.

Aroma (3½)
Sweetly malty, mildly roasty.

Mouthfeel (10)
Light-medium body, very smooth. Lots of sweet malt. Nicely roasty. Nicely clean. Very low bitterness.

Overall Impression (3)
Tastes like a beery milkshake.

Date: January 25, 2011 (#8444)

Package: real ale

Place: at the brewery

Score: 14½ points

Appearance (3)
Completely black. Low head.

Aroma (3)
Dark chocolate. Hint of grainy malt.

Mouthfeel (7)
Light body, smooth. Sweet, dark, and reasonably chocolatey, with more than a hint of diacetyl.

Overall Impression (1½)
This is the Malk Sweet Stout with chocolate added. I should have tasted this when it was on tap a few weeks ago.

Date: January 24, 2012 (#8719)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16 points

Appearance (3)
Black. Low dense head.

Aroma (3)
Mildly roasty, mildly malty.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium body, smooth. Malty and roasty, with a grassy hop flavor. Maybe a hint of diacetyl. Malty finish with a touch of roast.

Overall Impression (2)

Date: January 25, 2011 (#8434)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 20 points

Appearance (3)
Bright pale yellow. Moderate head.

Aroma (4)
Mild sweet grainy malt.

Mouthfeel (10)
Light body, smooth. Sweet, mildly sulfury malt. Very low bitterness. Very clean finish, with just a hint of DMS.

Overall Impression (3)

Date: March 28, 1998 (#2563)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16 points

Overall Impression
Black, good head. Chocolate, licorice aroma. Good body, black, sweet, licorice flavor.

Date: March 28, 1998 (#2560)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 15 points

Overall Impression
Amber, low carbonation and head. Citrusy aroma. Medium body, fruity, mildly bitter.

Date: January 25, 2011 (#8442)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 13½ points

Appearance (3)
Bright golden. Dense head.

Aroma (3)
Mildly smoky, fruity, grassy.

Mouthfeel (6)
Light-medium body, smooth. Mild sweet malt. Mildly smoky, with a non-smoke medicinal phenolic. Fruity perfumey esters.

Overall Impression (1½)
I tasted this beer back in early October; it may be past its prime now.

Date: January 28, 2012 (#8721)

Package: draught

Place: Krug Park, Omaha NE

Score: 14½ points

Appearance (3)
Amber, hazy. Moderate head.

Aroma (3)
Fruity, grassy, toasty.

Mouthfeel (7)
Medium body, fizzy. Sweet and tart, and just a little phenolic. Grassy hop flavor, low bitterness. Sweet lemony finish. Some diacetyl.

Overall Impression (1½)

Date: January 25, 2011 (#8443)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 14½ points

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

Aroma (2½)
Sweet and peppery, like Red Hots.

Mouthfeel (7)
Thick and smooth, very low carbonation. Darkly sweet and malty, with a big cinnamon and allspice flavor.

Overall Impression (2)
Reasonably tasty, but I didn't expect the Xmas-like spices.

Date: January 25, 2011 (#8436)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 17½ points

Appearance (3)
Yellow, opaque. Thick head.

Aroma (3½)
Bready, mild clove.

Mouthfeel (9)
Light and fizzy. Sweet wheat malt, bready flavor. Big clove flavor, a little grassy. Just a hint of banana.

Overall Impression (2)
Good beer.

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