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Tallgrass Tap House

320 Poyntz Avenue
Manhattan KS 66502
Telephone: +1 785-320-2933
Hours: Monday-Thursday 11:00am-11:00pm, Friday-Saturday 11:00am-midnight, Sunday 11:00am-10:00pm.
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Notes

Opened: 2007

Contributors: Siegfried Binge, John McKenzie, Barry Haldiman, Diane Crawford, Kelly Lohrmeyer, Richard R Tinurelli

Located at 5960 Dry Hop Circle until 2018, when they scaled way back.

Updated: January 14, 2020

News

2010-04-27: Tallgrass Brewing Company makes the move to cans (Pitch)

Beer List

8-Bit Pale Ale

American-Style Pale Ale

5.20% abv.
- Date: September 6, 2012 (#8948)
  
  Package: canned
  
  Place: Hy-Vee Stony Brook, Omaha NE
  
  Score: 18½ points
  
  Appearance (3)
  Golden-amber. Dense head.
  
  Aroma (3½)
  Big grapefruit-orange hops.
  
  Mouthfeel (9)
  Light-medium body, fizzy. Mild caramel malt behind big citrusy hops. Medium bitterness. Clean hoppy finish.
  
  Overall Impression (3)
  Good beer!

Buffalo Sweat Stout

Sweet Stout or Cream Stout

5.00% abv.

Awards:

Judges Award, 2010 US Open Beer Championship

Date: September 13, 2009 (#7904)

Package: draught

Place: Great Nebraska Beer Festival, Papillion NE

Score: 20 points

Appearance (3)
Black. Dense head.

Aroma (4)
Rich coffee. Malty.

Mouthfeel (10)
Light body, creamy and smooth. Big sweet coffee flavor all the way through. Real malty.

Overall Impression (3)
Very good beer.

Halcyon Unfiltered Wheat

Light American Wheat Beer with Yeast

5.00% abv.

Date: June 9, 2011 (#8590)

Package: canned

Place: Hy-Vee Stony Brook, Omaha NE

Score: 14 points

Appearance (3)
Golden, hazy. Moderate head.

Aroma (2½)
Sweet. DMS.

Mouthfeel (7)
Light body, fairly fizzy. Really sweet with quite a lot of DMS. Fruity, floral, sweet.

Overall Impression (1½)

IPA

American-Style India Pale Ale

6.30% abv.

Date: April 23, 2009 (#2357)

Package: draught

Place: Brass Monkey Sports Bar, Omaha NE

Score: 17 points

Appearance (3)
Red-amber. Moderate head.

Aroma (3½)
Big fruity hops. Sweet caramel malt.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium-big body, smooth. Huge caramel malt, mildly toasty. Big fruity hop flavor, reasonably bitter.

Overall Impression (2½)
Pretty good beer.

Date: June 4, 2010 (#8238)

Package: bottled

Place: Brix, Omaha NE

Score: 11½ points

Appearance (3)
Golden. Some haze. Big dense head.

Aroma (1)
Buttery. Sulfury. Grainy.

Mouthfeel (6)
Medium body, smooth. Fiercely grainy, mildly malty, with a fairly harsh bitterness up front. Graininess lasts all the way through.

Overall Impression (1½)

Date: May 8, 2010 (#8221)

Package: bottled

Place: from the brewery

Score: 18½ points

Appearance (3)
Deep copper color. Some haze. Dense head.

Aroma (3½)
Grassy, fruity, floral.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium body, smooth. Biscuity malt and earthy, grassy, reasonably bitter hops.

Overall Impression (3)
Tasty smooth beer. Thanks to KJ Harnack for the bottle!

Date: June 24, 2013 (#9211)

Place: Hy-Vee Stony Brook, Omaha NE

Score: 20 points

Appearance (3)
Bright brown. Dense creamy head.

Aroma (4)
Sweet malt, caramelly, grassy, and fruity.

Mouthfeel (10)
Light body, moderate carbonation. Big dark caramel maltiness. Mild fruity-floral hop flavor, low bitterness. Mild grainy note adds complexity to the finish.

Overall Impression (3)
Real good beer. Discontinued for a few years, then revived in 2013.

Date: June 12, 2009 (#7808)

Package: bottled

Place: Beertopia, Omaha NE

Score: 14 points

Appearance (3)
Red-brown. Moderate head.

Aroma (2½)
Toffee. Grassy hops.

Mouthfeel (7)
Light body, fizzy. Sweet toffee maltiness, fairly bitter.

Overall Impression (1½)

Date: November 20, 2016 (#9673)

Package: draught

Place: Leadbelly Omaha, Omaha NE

Score: 18 points

Appearance (3)
Golden, hazy. Dense head.

Aroma (3)
Fruity, floral. Mildly earthy.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium body, fairly fizzy. Big grassy, earthy hop flavor all the way through. Smooth clean malt background. Lingering hop character with a mild funky note.

Overall Impression (3)
Real good beer.

Date: January 9, 2013 (#9003)

Place: Hy-Vee Stony Brook, Omaha NE

Score: 16½ points

Appearance (3)
Black, with a thick beige head.

Aroma (3½)
Coffee and cream. Just a hint of vanilla.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium body, creamy. Sweet malt and mild roast, with a very mild vanilla note. Malty, creamy finish.

Overall Impression (2)
Mainly tastes like a sweeter version of Buffalo Sweat.

Date: June 1, 2012 (#8833)

Place: Hy-Vee Stony Brook, Omaha NE

Score: 14½ points

Appearance (3)
Golden, hazy. Dense head. Very high carbonation.

Aroma (3)
Spicy, fruity. Yeasty.

Mouthfeel (7)
Medium-big body, fizzy and creamy. Loads of sweet malt, fruity esters, fruity hops, fairly bitter. Yeasty, sulfury, fairly bitter finish.

Overall Impression (1½)

Date: April 11, 2010 (#8205)

Package: bottled

Place: Brix, Omaha NE

Score: 16 points

Appearance (3)
Golden. Slight haze.

Aroma (3)
Citrusy, bready.

Mouthfeel (8)
Light and fizzy. Sweet, yeasty, with a lemongrass flavor. Clean fruity finish.

Overall Impression (2)

Date: November 15, 2014 (#9468)

Package: draught

Place: St Andrews Pints & Drams, Omaha NE

Score: 17½ points

Appearance (3)
Brown-black. Dense head.

Aroma (3½)
Roasty, malty, and sweet.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium body, moderate carbonation. Big malt up front, very nicely roasty. Grassy hop flavor with a Low-medium bitterness. Malty, roasty, grassy finish.

Overall Impression (2)
Pretty good beer.