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Lucky Bucket Brewing Company

11941 Centennial Road
Suite 1
La Vista NE 68128-5623
Telephone: +1 402-763-8868
Hours: Monday-Thursday 4:00pm-10:00pm, Friday 3:00pm-10:00pm, Saturday 11:00am-10:00pm. Tours Wednesday-Friday 6pm, Saturdays at 12, 2, 4, and 6pm.
Brewer: Mike Cunningham
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Notes

Visited: November 13, 2018

Opened: 2009

Contributors: Addie, Zac Triemert, Siegfried Binge

Updated: March 18, 2022

News

2010-12-20: Lucky Bucket’s impact shows in state’s craft beer sales (Silicon Prairie News)
2010-02-11: A true Nebraska spirit (North Platte Telegraph)
2009-10-21: Lucky Bucket Brewing Company branding (Communication Arts)

Beer List

Beyond the Pail

American-Belgo-Style Ale

7.50% abv.
- Date: February 7, 2014 (#9336)
  
  Package: draught
  
  Place: at the brewery
  
  Score: 13½ points
  
  Appearance (2)
  Golden, hazy. No head.
  
  Aroma (3)
  Sweet malt. Mild banana, fruity.
  
  Mouthfeel (7)
  Medium-big body, low carbonation. Sweet and fruity, with a hint of smoke. Sweet finish.
  
  Overall Impression (1½)
  Needs a lot more fizz.

Big Pimpkin Ale

Garden (Vegetable) Beer

7.00% abv.

Bonsai Rye

Rye Beer

7.10% abv.

Date: June 30, 2016 (#9600)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 20 points

Appearance (3)
Brilliant red. Moderate head.

Aroma (4)
Spicy, piney, grassy. Nicely complex.

Mouthfeel (10)
Medium-big body, creamy-smooth. Big malty base with a lot of grassy, spicy rye flavor. Big piney, almost but not quite resiny hop flavor, with a medium-high, nicely balanced bitterness. A little alcohol warming in the finish.

Overall Impression (3)
This is a very good beer.

Can I Get A Witness

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

4.80% abv.

Date: November 13, 2018 (#9956)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 14½ points

Appearance (3)
Golden. Slight haze. Low dense head.

Aroma (2½)
Mildly peppery, even more mildly floral. Some yeast.

Mouthfeel (7)
Light body, smooth. Big wheat flavor. Very mild spice, very mild citrus in the finish.

Overall Impression (2)

Certified Evil

Imperial Stout

9.20% abv.

Date: December 10, 2009 (#8079)

Package: draught

Place: Crescent Moon Ale House, Omaha NE

Score: 17½ points

Appearance (3)
Dark red. Thick head.

Aroma (3½)
Big citrusy hops, spicy hops.

Mouthfeel (9)
Huge. Malty. Bitter. Resiny. Roasty. Smooth.

Overall Impression (2)
Big strong beer that needs to be bottled and cellared.

Date: February 7, 2014 (#9338)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 18½ points

Appearance (3)
Black-brown. Dense head.

Aroma (3½)
Big coconut with noticeable whiskey.

Mouthfeel (9)
Big and chewy, with a big whiskdy flavor. The whiskdy doesn't overwhelm the coconut from the oak, nor the roasty-sweet malt character.

Overall Impression (3)
Real nice balance. Best beer they've made.

Date: November 13, 2018 (#9959)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 13 points

Appearance (3)
Bright pale golden. Moderate dense head.

Aroma (2½)
Really floral. Really floral, and fairly lemony.

Mouthfeel (6)
Light body, very low carbonation. Sweet malt, sulfury and floral. Low bitterness.

Overall Impression (1½)

Date: February 7, 2014 (#9337)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16 points

Appearance (3)
Deep red. Moderate head.

Aroma (3)
Really biscuity. Fruity hops.

Mouthfeel (8)
Big and smooth. Dark caramel, biscuity malt and lots of fruity esters. Medium fruity bitterness, mostly in the background.

Overall Impression (2)

Date: November 13, 2018 (#9958)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 14½ points

Appearance (3)
Golden amber. Dense head.

Aroma (3)
Clean, mildly sulfury.

Mouthfeel (7)
Medium body, very low carbonation. Sulfury malt all the way through, with a grassy-floral hop flavor. Low-medium bitterness.

Overall Impression (1½)
Kinda bland.

Date: May 8, 2012 (#8802)

Package: bottled

Place: Hy-Vee Stony Brook, Omaha NE

Score: 16 points

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

Aroma (3)
Very mild citrus, very mild wheat.

Mouthfeel (8)
Light and fizzy, with a big citrus note up front. Wheat malt flavor in the finish. Very low bitterness.

Overall Impression (2)

Date: May 29, 2017 (#9740)

Package: bottled

Place: Place unknown

Score: 17 points

Appearance (2½)
Very very very dark red. Very low head.

Aroma (3)
Really roasty and grainy.

Mouthfeel (9)
Light body, fizzy. Nicely malty, roasty and toasty. Finishes smooth, malty, and clean.

Overall Impression (2½)

Date: June 30, 2016 (#9601)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 14½ points

Appearance (3)
Golden. Moderate head.

Aroma (2)
Phenolic, herbal-spicy.

Mouthfeel (8)
Big, smooth. Big, mildly grainy malt behind a piney, spicy bitterness that almost hides the phenolic flavor.

Overall Impression (1½)
Almost a really good beer.

Date: April 23, 2009 (#7786)

Package: draught

Place: Crescent Moon Ale House, Omaha NE

Score: 18½ points

Appearance (3)
Bright golden. Moderate head.

Aroma (3½)
Sweet, mildly grainy, fresh malt.

Mouthfeel (9)
Light-medium body, smooth. Nice clean sweet malt, mildly grainy. Fruity hop flavor, low bitterness. Nice balance.

Overall Impression (3)
Good beer.

Date: June 30, 2010 (#8274)

Package: bottled

Place: Brix, Omaha NE

Score: 17 points

Appearance (3)
Red, hazy. Huge head.

Aroma (3)
Spicy floral fruity hops.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium body, smooth. Lots of caramel malt and lots of fruity floral hops. Nicely bitter, Refreshing, even.

Overall Impression (2)

Date: November 13, 2018 (#9957)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 18 points

Appearance (3)
Bright brown. Dense head.

Aroma (3)
Big floral hops. Toasty.

Mouthfeel (9)
Big, creamy. Rich toasty, dark caramel malt behind a big resiny-floral hop flavor and bitterness. Lingering well-balanced bitter finish.

Overall Impression (3)
Feels like a nitro pour, but I don't think it is.