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Benson Brewery

6059 Maple Street
Omaha NE 68104
Telephone: +1 402-934-8668
Hours: Sunday-Thursday 11:00am-10:00pm, Friday-Saturday 11:00am-11:00pm.
Brewer: Jimmy Vollmer
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Notes

Visited: June 22, 2022

Opened: 2013

Contributors: Siegfried Binge, Scott Breitbach

Updated: July 1, 2022

News

2018-02-23: Benson Brewery takes on new ownership (Omaha World Herald)
2015-01-16: Amphora: Ancient Vessel, Modern Beer (Craft Beer)

Beer List

Adopted Amber Ale

Strong Ale

7.20% abv.
- Date: February 13, 2014 (#9340)
  
  Package: draught
  
  Place: at the brewery
  
  Score: 16½ points
  
  Appearance (3)
  Bright copper color. Dense head.
  
  Aroma (3)
  Black pepper.
  
  Mouthfeel (8)
  Medium body, fairly fizzy. Lots of dark caramel under spicy, fruity hops. Reasonably bitter, lingering in the finish.
  
  Overall Impression (2½)

Blonde

Golden or Blonde Ale

5.00% abv.

Date: October 17, 2018 (#9920)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 11 points

Appearance (2½)
Yellow, hazy. Very low head.

Aroma (1½)
Worty. Smoky.

Mouthfeel (6)
Light body, fairly fizzy. Worty flavor, grassy hops, medium bitterness.

Overall Impression (1)
It's not overly sweet, but it tastes like it didn't finish fermenting.

Blonde Bunny

Golden or Blonde Ale

4.70% abv.

Date: February 16, 2022 (#10901)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16 points

Appearance (2½)
Bright golden. Low head.

Aroma (3)
Fruity, floral hops. Lots of toasty malt.

Mouthfeel (8)
Light body, fizzy. Nicely malty, toasty, biscuity. Mild floral-grassy hop flavor, low bitterness. Graham cracker finish.

Overall Impression (2½)

College Water

American Lager/Ale or Cream Ale

4.30% abv.

Date: February 16, 2022 (#10900)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 14½ points

Appearance (2½)
Extremely pale. Slight haze. Low head.

Aroma (3)
Grainy, bready, mild DMS.

Mouthfeel (7)
Very light body, fizzy. Really bready, almost yeasty. Some sulfur. Very low floral hop flavor, very low bitterness. Bread-dough finish.

Overall Impression (2)
Remarkably light example of an already light style.

Debut IPA

American-Style India Pale Ale

7.60% abv.

Date: January 13, 2018 (#9804)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 18½ points

Appearance (3)
Bright copper color. Dense head.

Aroma (4)
Big piney, citrusy hops.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium-big body, smooth. Lots of toasty, biscuity malt under a big, resiny, citrusy hop bitterness. Lingering clean hoppy finish.

Overall Impression (2½)

Dirty Blonde

Golden or Blonde Ale

4.40% abv.

Date: February 13, 2014 (#9339)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 14 points

Appearance (3)
Deep golden. Low head.

Aroma (2½)
Very sweet. Honey and grain, mild fruity hops.

Mouthfeel (7)
Light body, fizzy. Sweet honey flavor. Mild fruity hops, very low bitterness. Finishes clean.

Overall Impression (1½)

Go Big!

American-Style Amber/Red Ale

5.70% abv.

Date: April 10, 2017 (#9722)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 18½ points

Appearance (3)
Bright red. Dense head.

Aroma (3½)
Fruity, malty, spicy.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium body, fizzy. Mild malt character behind spicy, citrus hops and a medium bitterness.

Overall Impression (3)
Not "malt-forward" as claimed on the menu, but very tasty nonetheless.

Golden Rabbit Belgian Blonde

Belgian-Style Pale Ale

5.00% abv.

Date: January 13, 2018 (#9803)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16 points

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

Aroma (3)
Sweet malt. Fruity esters.

Mouthfeel (8)
Light-medium body, fizzy. Sweetly malty, mildly grainy. Mild fruitiness. Low hop flavor and bitterness. Sweet finish.

Overall Impression (2)

Hide + Hare

Session Beer

5.30% abv.

Date: February 16, 2022 (#10904)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 14½ points

Appearance (3)
Bright pale golden. Creamy head.

Aroma (3)
Cumin. Floral hops.

Mouthfeel (7)
Light body, moderate carbonation. Big cumin-coriander flavor. Grassy hops, low-medium bitterness.

Overall Impression (1½)
Good beer, but that spice is weird.

Intergalactic Monastery

American-Belgo-Style Ale

5.80% abv.

Date: February 16, 2022 (#10906)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 14½ points

Appearance (3)
Pale yellow, hazy. Moderate head.

Aroma (3)
Spicy, bready. Cumin again?

Mouthfeel (7)
Medium body, fizzy. Definite cumin-coriander character. Grassy-resiny hop flavor, fairly bitter. Bready malt way in the background.

Overall Impression (1½)
Weird balance.

Krampus Delight

Strong Ale

9.50% abv.

Date: February 16, 2022 (#10908)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16 points

Appearance (3)
Beautiful amber-brown. Moderate head.

Aroma (3)
Toasty. Mild whiskey.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium-big body, smooth. Really malty. Kind of a rum flavor. Grassy. Very low bitterness. Just a bit of alcohol.

Overall Impression (2)
OK, weird complexity.

Lamp Lit Prost

South German-Style Bernsteinfarbenes Weizen/Weissbier

4.70% abv.

Date: October 17, 2018 (#9917)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 14 points

Appearance (2½)
Golden-brown, hazy. Moderate head.

Aroma (3)
Mild smoke. Mild banana peel. Very mild clove.

Mouthfeel (7)
Light-medium body, fizzy. Sweet wheat malt. Mild clove, very mild banana flavor. Sweet clean finish. Maybe a little oxidation.

Overall Impression (1½)

Lil Rye Guy

French & Belgian-Style Saison

5.90% abv.

Date: October 17, 2018 (#9914)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 15½ points

Appearance (3)
Bright golden. Moderate head.

Aroma (2½)
Very mildly earthy, grassy.

Mouthfeel (8)
Light body, fairly fizzy. Mild grainy malt. Fairly bitter and grassy. Bready. Lingering hoppy finish.

Overall Impression (2)

Luz D'Vida

Australasian, Latin American, or Tropical-Style Light Lager

4.90% abv.

Date: February 16, 2022 (#10902)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16 points

Appearance (2½)
Bright golden. Low head.

Aroma (3)
Mild biscuity malt. Very mild grassy hops.

Mouthfeel (8)
Light body, moderate carbonation. Sweet malt, bread crust. Grassy hops, low bitterness. Sweet bready, toasty finish.

Overall Impression (2½)
Pretty assertive for the style, but kinda tasty too.

Maple St. Porter

Specialty Beer

5.40% abv.

Date: February 13, 2014 (#9344)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 14 points

Appearance (3)
Very dark brown. Moderate head.

Aroma (2½)
Lots of maple and some smoke.

Mouthfeel (7)
Medium body, fizzy. Huge maple flavor buries hints of roasted malt. Sweet maple all the way through.

Overall Impression (1½)
Andy says he's going to dial back the maple on the next batch.

Mud Wrastlin' Prize

English-Style Brown Ale

4.90% abv.

Date: October 17, 2018 (#9915)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 17½ points

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

Aroma (3)
Really toasty, mildly roasty. Bready.

Mouthfeel (9)
Light and creamy. Toasty, grainy malt flavor, mildly roasty. Creaminess nicely subdues any roasted bitterness. Clean toasty, mildly smoky finish.

Overall Impression (2½)
Good beer.

No Carrot All

Berliner-Style Weisse (Wheat)

4.30% abv.

Date: February 16, 2022 (#10903)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 15½ points

Appearance (2½)
Brilliant pale yellow. No head.

Aroma (2½)
Pretty clean. Maybe a hint of soy sauce.

Mouthfeel (8)
Light body, low-medium carbonation. Nicely tart without being sour. Grainy, bready malt background. Very dry finish.

Overall Impression (2½)
Tasty and well balanced.

Oak Aged Thunder Bunny

Wood- and Barrel-Aged Strong Stout

12.90% abv.

Date: February 16, 2022 (#10907)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 17 points

Appearance (3)
Black. No head.

Aroma (3)
Whiskey. Very mild dark malt.

Mouthfeel (9)
Thick but fizzy. Huge whiskey flavor on top of clean malt. Mildly roasty, mildly chocolatey, but it's all about the whiskey and the oak.

Overall Impression (2)

Osa Biere!

French-Style Bière de Garde

6.70% abv.

Date: October 17, 2018 (#9916)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 12 points

Appearance (2½)
Brown, opaque. Moderate head.

Aroma (2½)
Pretty clean.

Mouthfeel (6)
Medium body, low carbonation. Clean malt. Fruity hops and fruitier esters. Low-medium bitterness.

Overall Impression (1)
Dull.

Pale Ale

American-Style Pale Ale

Date: February 13, 2014 (#9342)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 17 points

Appearance (3)
Bright amber. Dense head.

Aroma (3)
Earthy, piney hops. Fruity.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium body, smooth. Fruity hop flavor, medium bitterness. Mild caramel malt base, biscuity. Clean hoppy finish.

Overall Impression (2)

Rich Uncle's Dunkle

South German-Style Dunkel Weizen/Weissbier

5.20% abv.

Date: February 13, 2014 (#9343)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 17½ points

Appearance (3)
Bright deep brown. Dense head.

Aroma (3)
Spicy cloves, mild banana, mild roast.

Mouthfeel (9)
Light-medium body, fairly fizzy. Big banana flavor, roasted malt. Really smoky.

Overall Impression (2½)

Rough Draft Porter

Robust Porter

5.50% abv.

Date: April 10, 2017 (#9723)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 15 points

Appearance (3)
Brown-black. Low head.

Aroma (3)
Toasty, malty.

Mouthfeel (7)
Medium body, fairly fizzy. Malty, toasty, and grassy, with a low-medium bitterness.

Overall Impression (2)

Rumple's Wheat

Wood- and Barrel-aged Beer

5.80% abv.

Date: February 16, 2022 (#10909)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16½ points

Appearance (3)
Beautiful brilliant amber-red. Moderate head.

Aroma (3)
Grassy, almost worty. Bread dough.

Mouthfeel (8)
Light-medium body, smooth. Remarkably and unexpectedly tart. Bread crust maltiness. Oak and a hint of coconut. Surprising alcohol in the finish.

Overall Impression (2½)

Sexyback Cold IPA

American-Style India Pale Ale

6.60% abv.

Date: June 22, 2022 (#11073)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16 points

Appearance (2½)
Yellow, some haze. Low head.

Aroma (3½)
Fruity, tropical, citrus.

Mouthfeel (8)
Light body, fizzy. Hugely fruity, mango, pineapple. Biscuity malt way in the background, behind a medium fruity bitterness.

Overall Impression (2)

Soccer Dad's American Pale Ale

American-Style Pale Ale

5.10% abv.

Date: October 17, 2018 (#9921)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16½ points

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

Aroma (3)
Spicy, floral hops.

Mouthfeel (8)
Light-medium body, moderate carbonation. Big spicy-floral hop flavor. Medium bitterness, more in the finish.

Overall Impression (2½)
Pretty good beer.

Sportsball American Hybrid

American Lager/Ale or Cream Ale

4.40% abv.

Date: October 17, 2018 (#9918)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16½ points

Appearance (3)
Shiny golden. Low dense head.

Aroma (3)
Mild sweet clean malt. Maybe just a hint of floral hops.

Mouthfeel (9)
Very light body, fairly fizzy. Clean malt flavor, grainy. Low grassy-floral hop flavor. Very low bitterness.

Overall Impression (1½)
Refreshing. "Kölsch-inspired".

Stunt Double

Belgian-Style Dubbel

6.40% abv.

Date: February 14, 2013 (#9341)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16 points

Appearance (3)
Bright brown. Dense head.

Aroma (3)
Spicy. Mild apple.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium body, fairly fizzy. Sweet dark malt, fruity esters. Some banana and some coffee in the finish.

Overall Impression (2)

Sunny Bunny Hopped Wheat

Specialty Beer

5.20% abv.

Date: October 17, 2018 (#9919)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 18 points

Appearance (3)
Golden-amber, slight haze. Massive head.

Aroma (3½)
Big clean floral, tropical-fruity, mildly citrusy hops.

Mouthfeel (9)
Light body, fairly fizzy. Sweet wheat and huge tropical-fruity hop flavor. Not real bitter. Clean wheaty finish.

Overall Impression (2½)
An American-style Hopfenweisse.

The Velveteen

Sweet Stout or Cream Stout

6.10% abv.

Date: February 16, 2022 (#10905)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 18 points

Appearance (2½)
Black. Low head.

Aroma (3½)
Malty, roasty. Chocolate.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium body, smooth. Lots of chocolate, but not too sweet. Very mildly grassy. Chocolate and malt in the finish.

Overall Impression (3)
Good smooth beer. They also pour a nitro version which is also a real good beer, but I think the draft version has more character.

Watership Rye

Rye Beer

6.30% abv.

Date: June 22, 2022 (#11072)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 14 points

Appearance (2½)
Bright amber. Very low head.

Aroma (3)
Floral, yeasty. Bread dough.

Mouthfeel (7)
Medium body, fizzy. Sweet, malty, bready. Mild floral hop flavor, low bitterness. Sweet, bready finish.

Overall Impression (1½)