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17070 Wright Plaza
Omaha NE 68130
Telephone: +1 402-778-0100
Hours: Monday-Saturday 11:00am-1:00am, Sunday 11:00am-midnight.
Brewer: Luke Korth

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Notes

Visited: December 4, 2012

Opened: 2004

Annual Production: 1,500 bbl

Contributor: Zac Triemert

Updated: June 17, 2013

Beer List

1936 Strong ESB

Strong Ale

7.20% abv.
- Date: March 8, 2011 (#8489)
  
  Package: draught
  
  Place: at the brewery
  
  Score: 14½ points
  
  Appearance (3)
  Bright red. Dense head.
  
  Aroma (2½)
  Floral. Earthy.
  
  Mouthfeel (7)
  Medium-big body, low carbonation. Sweet toasty malt. Floral, earthy hops. Medium bitterness.
  
  Overall Impression (2)
  Mike says the recipe, from Adnams & Co, dates from 1936.

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Bauman's Hop Farm ESB

English-Style (Extra Special) Strong Bitter

Date: December 4, 2012 (#8984)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 18 points

Appearance (3)
Copper-brown, hazy. Moderate head.

Aroma (3½)
Fruity, earthy hops.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium body, fairly fizzy. Sweet caramel malt with loads of fruity hops. Medium bitterness all the way through. Lots of dark fruity flavor.

Overall Impression (2½)
Real good clean beer.

BeerBQ Rauchbier

Bamberg-Style Rauchbier

Blackstone Stout

5.90% abv.

Date: April 21, 2005 (#5696)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 19 points

Appearance (3)
Black. Dense tan head.

Aroma (4)
Roasty, subtly malty.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium creamy body. Really malty and nicely roasty. Clean, malty, coffee finish. A little warming.

Overall Impression (3)

Blue Ribbon Lager

German-Style Pilsener

6.00% abv.

Date: March 8, 2011 (#8482)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16 points

Appearance (3)
Bright yellow. Thick head.

Aroma (3)
Malty, mildly floral, very mildly grainy.

Mouthfeel (8)
Light-medium body, smooth. Sweetly malty, fairly grainy. Yeasty. Sweet finish.

Overall Impression (2)

Capitol Premium Pale Ale

American-Style Pale Ale

5.50% abv.

Date: March 8, 2011 (#8484)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 15½ points

Appearance (3)
Amber, hazy. Thick head.

Aroma (3½)
Fruity-citrusy hops. Faintly bready.

Mouthfeel (7)
Light-medium body, smooth. Mild caramel malt, fairly bitter.

Overall Impression (2)
Could have more malt for balance.

German-Style Strong Doppelbock

Date: March 8, 2011 (#8490)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 15 points

Appearance (3)
Bright brown. Low head.

Aroma (3)
Smoky. Mildly floral.

Mouthfeel (7)
Thick, sweet, malty. Finishes clean.

Overall Impression (2)
Not bad, but somehow not interesting.
Date: May 5, 2008 (#6988)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 17 points

Appearance (3)
Bright brown. Thick head.

Aroma (3)
Mild sweet, toasty malt.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium-big body. Smooth. Sweet and malty and toasty. Alcohol is present, but subdued.

Overall Impression (2)
Smooth tasty beer.

Imperial or Double India Pale Ale

6.80% abv.

Date: April 21, 2005 (#5698)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 17½ points

Appearance (3)
Bright copper. Thick head.

Aroma (3)
Mild spicy hops.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium body, fizzy. Massive resiny hop bitterness and flavor. Warming. Big malty bitter finish.

Overall Impression (2½)

Dundee Export 90 Scotch Ale

Scottish-Style Export Ale

6.50% abv.

Date: March 8, 2011 (#8487)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16½ points

Appearance (3)
Deep brown. Thick head.

Aroma (3½)
Roasty. Toasty malt.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium-big body, smooth. Really sweet and dark-caramel-malty and toasty. Finishes sweet and a little roasty...smoky?

Overall Impression (2)
Date: April 21, 2005 (#5697)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 18 points

Appearance (3)
Dark dark red. Moderate head.

Aroma (3)
Mildly malty, caramel, smoke.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium body, fizzy. Rich maltiness, lots of caramel, with hints of roast and smoke. Big caramel, raisiny finish.

Overall Impression (3)
Nice complex beer.

Wood- and Barrel-aged Strong Beer

8.50% abv.

Date: May 27, 2011 (#8574)

Package: bottled

Place: Hy-Vee Stony Brook, Omaha NE

Score: 16½ points

Appearance (3)
Black. Huge rocky head.

Aroma (3)
Mild rye whiskey. Peppery. Very very grassy, wintergreen.

Mouthfeel (8)
Big and chewy. Smooth malt, mildly roasty. Not real bitter, but real grassy. A wintergreen mintiness.

Overall Impression (2½)
Good new, better in 3 years. Aged in Templeton Rye barrels.

Coffee Flavored Beer

Date: January 19, 2007 (#6295)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 20 points

Appearance (3)
Black. Moderate dense head.

Aroma (4)
Thick black coffee. Some chocolate.

Mouthfeel (10)
Big body. Really silky. Huge dark chocolate flavor. Big but not overwhelming espresso. Really malty. Smoky. Clean.

Overall Impression (3)

American-Style Amber/Red Ale

5.20% abv.

Date: March 8, 2011 (#8485)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16½ points

Appearance (3)
Bright red. Dense head.

Aroma (3½)
Toasty. Dark caramel.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium body, smooth. Big caramel malt flavor, reasonably sweet. Mild dark caramel. Mild grassy, floral hop flavor, moderate bitterness. Finishes clean.

Overall Impression (2)

Flagship India Pale Ale

American-Style India Pale Ale

6.20% abv.

Date: March 8, 2011 (#8486)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 18½ points

Appearance (3)
Bright deep amber. Dense head.

Aroma (4)
Big spicy hops, mildly fruity.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium-big body, real smooth. Nicely malty, with a big fruity, citrusy, mildly piney hop flavor and bitterness. Hops last a long, long time.

Overall Impression (2½)

Ghostly Pumpkin Ale

Herb and Spice Beer

Wood- and Barrel-Aged Sour Beer

9.00% abv.

Date: August 24, 2011 (#8620)

Package: bottled

Place: from the brewery

Score: 17 points

Appearance (3)
Golden. High carbonation. Low head.

Aroma (3)
Tart. Citrus. Vanilla. Whiskey.

Mouthfeel (9)
Thick and fizzy. Lots of malt, mildly tart, very fruity. Low-medium bitterness. Oaky, whiskey flavors, accentuated by alcohol warmth. Surprisingly clean finish.

Overall Impression (2)
Thanks to Mike Hall for the bottle!

Wood- and Barrel-Aged Sour Beer

9.00% abv.

Date: September 14, 2011 (#8655)

Package: bottled

Place: Hy-Vee Stony Brook, Omaha NE

Score: 16½ points

Appearance (2½)
Golden, hazy. No head.

Aroma (3)
Tart, oaky. Sweetly malty, grassy.

Mouthfeel (9)
Light body, low carbonation. FIERCELY tart! Sweet malt background, fruity, and TART. Lingering tart, grassy finish.

Overall Impression (2)
Good beer, once you get over the initial shock.

Belgian-Style Gueuze Lambic

6.50% abv.

Date: June 28, 2007 (#6559)

Package: bottled

Place: Beertopia, Omaha NE

Score: 20 points

Appearance (3)
Yellow, quite hazy, with some small chunks. Moderate head.

Aroma (4)
Earthy, musty, lots of Brettanomyces, on top of some clean sweet malt.

Mouthfeel (10)
Light body, fizzy. Very nice malt background behind a reasonably tart, very earthy, mildly hoppy character. Mild leathery flavor. Definite alcohol warming.

Overall Impression (3)
Maybe a bit strong for the style, but it's a Very Tasty Beer. And I bet it will age for ten years or more. Bottle #278 of 308. Brewed August 2005, Bottled July 2006.

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Horse Feathers Rye

American-Style Rye Beer

7.10% abv.

Date: July 23, 2011 (#8625)

Package: bottled

Place: Hy-Vee Stony Brook, Omaha NE

Score: 17½ points

Appearance (3)
Red-brown. Thick head.

Aroma (3½)
Huge grassy, grainy rye. Dark caramel.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium body, very fizzy. Big spicy rye flavor and a fair bit of alcohol. Fruity hop flavor, moderate bitterness. Long grassy finish.

Overall Impression (2)

Jackson St. Lager

Vienna-Style Lager

Date: May 5, 2008 (#6987)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 18 points

Appearance (3)
Bright red. Moderate head.

Aroma (4)
Nicely toasty, sweet, biscuity.

Mouthfeel (9)
Light-medium body. Fizzy. Malt flavor matches the aroma. Sweet. Assertive noble hop flavor with a low bitterness.

Overall Impression (2)

American-Style Light Lager

3.80% abv.

Date: March 8, 2011 (#8481)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 14 points

Appearance (3)
Bright, very pale. Moderate head.

Aroma (2½)
Grainy, really floral.

Mouthfeel (7)
Very light, very fizzy. Sweet and very grainy.

Overall Impression (1½)

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Oak Aged Ebenezer

Wood- and Barrel-aged Strong Beer

9.40% abv.

Date: December 13, 2007 (#6738)

Package: bottled

Place: Beertopia, Omaha NE

Score: 18 points

Appearance (3)
Red-brown-black opaque. Massive head.

Aroma (3)
Intense oak. Fairly tart. Earthy.

Mouthfeel (9)
Massive beer. Immensely malty, with a phenomenal oak flavor — wood and vanilla. Mildly pleasantly tart and earthy, with a touch of Brettanomyces.

Overall Impression (3)
Real tasty beer.

Wood- and Barrel-aged Beer

6.00% abv.

Date: November 1, 2007 (#6676)

Package: bottled

Place: Beertopia, Omaha NE

Score: 18½ points

Appearance (3)
Deep amber. Opaque with yeast. Massive head.

Aroma (3½)
Earthy, spicy, mildly citrusy hops. Mild vanilla. White chocolate. Mild dill.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium-big body. Real smooth. Big woody, coconut, oak character. Big bitterness, but not an intense bitterness. Fruity, very spicy, mildly earthy hop flavor.

Overall Impression (3)

Oak-Aged Belgian Tripel

Wood- and Barrel-aged Strong Beer

9.00% abv.

Date: January 5, 2008 (#6792)

Package: bottled

Place: Beertopia, Omaha NE

Score: 16½ points

Appearance (3)
Bright amber. Moderate short-lived head.

Aroma (3)
Lots of oak-vanilla. Grassy. Alcoholic.

Mouthfeel (8)
Big body. Low carbonation. Tons of malt, fairly sweet and a bit smoky. Big vanilla flavor. Grassy. Low bitterness. Quite warming. Sweet, malty, grassy finish with quite a bit of liquor.

Overall Impression (2½)
Lots of oak, not a lot of Tripel. Bottle #637/642, brewed September 2006, bottled August 2007.

Odeon Brown Ale

English-Style Brown Ale

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Phatter Phlemish Red

Belgian-Style Flanders/Oud Bruin Ale

6.00% abv.

Date: November 3, 2010 (#8335)

Package: bottled

Place: Brix, Omaha NE

Score: 16½ points

Appearance (3)
Bright amber. Dense head.

Aroma (3)
Tart, oaky, appley.

Mouthfeel (8)
Light, fairly fizzy, and really tart. Nicely fruity, red apples. Sweet fruity tart finish.

Overall Impression (2½)
Brewed in 2007, bottled in 2008.

River Boat Porter

5.80% abv.

Date: March 8, 2011 (#8488)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16½ points

Appearance (3)
Black. Dense brown head.

Aroma (3)
Very roasty. Malty.

Mouthfeel (8)
Light-medium body, low carbonation. Malty and roasty, with a mild grassy bitterness.

Overall Impression (2½)

Rose of Sharin' Saison

French-Belgian Style Saison

5.50% abv.

Snow Blind Imperial Oatmeal Stout

10.00% abv.

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Triquetra Tripel

Belgian-Style Tripel

8.50% abv.

Date: May 18, 2012 (#8812)

Package: draught

Place: Jake's Cigars and Spirits, Omaha NE

Score: 18 points

Appearance (3)
Golden. Moderate head.

Aroma (3)
Sweet malt, mildly smoky. Very mild fruity note.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium-big body, smooth. Clean sweet malt flavor, spicy. Very mild fruitiness. Alcohol and a yeasty note appear in the finish.

Overall Impression (3)
Real good Tripel.

Wolf Moon Dunkelweizen

South German-Style Dunkel Weizen/Weissbier

5.00% abv.

Date: March 8, 2011 (#8483)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 18 points

Appearance (3)
Brown, opaque. Thick head.

Aroma (3½)
Toasty, biscuity. Hint of banana and caramel.

Mouthfeel (9)
Light-medium body, smooth. Sweet, toasty, bready. Hint of banana. Some caramel.

Overall Impression (2½)
Smooth tasty beer.