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Ploughshare Brewing Company

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1630 P Street
Lincoln NE 68508-1644
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Notes

Opened: 2014

Closed: 2017

Contributor: brian collins

Updated: July 8, 2017

News

2017-07-08: Ploughshare Brewing Co. closes its doors (Lincoln Journal-Star)
2015-04-09: Brewers Association appoins Matt Stinchfield as Safety Ambassador (Brewers Association)
2014-11-05: Ploughshare Brewing sticks with traditional brewing methods, food pairings (Daily Nebraskan)
2014-07-11: Q & A with Matt Stinchfield of Ploughshare Brewing Co. (Nebraska Beer Blog)
2014-02-14: Lincoln brewery crafts “old-timey” beer, atmosphere (Nebraska Entrepreneurship)
2013-11-24: Home brewer to open commercial brewery (Lincoln Journal Star)

Beer List

Bryan's Bowler Schwarzbier

German-Style Schwarzbier

4.80% abv.
- Date: July 30, 2016 (#9608)
  
  Package: draught
  
  Place: at the brewery
  
  Score: 16½ points
  
  Appearance (3)
  Black enough. Dense head.
  
  Aroma (3½)
  Malty, mildly roasty. Very mild fruity hops.
  
  Mouthfeel (8)
  Medium body, mouth-filling carbonation. Clean malty base, nicely roasty. Very mild fruity hop flavor, low bitterness. Clean, sweet, mildly roasty, fruity finish.
  
  Overall Impression (2)

Devil's Rope Tripel

Belgian-Style Tripel

8.50% abv.

Date: July 30, 2016 (#9611)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 15½ points

Appearance (2½)
Yellow, opaque. Thick head.

Aroma (3)
Grassy hops. Big fruity esters.

Mouthfeel (8)
Light, but creamy. Clean mild malt. Big fruity esters, mildly yeasty. No alcohol sensation. Clean malty mildly fruity finish.

Overall Impression (2)
Interesting that it smells a lot more hoppy than it tastes.

Farm Boy Cream Ale

American Lager/Ale or Cream Ale

Date: July 30, 2016 (#9607)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16½ points

Appearance (3)
Yellow. Dense head.

Aroma (3)
Earthy, grainy.

Mouthfeel (8)
Light, fizzy, and almost creamy. Sweet, mildly grainy malt. Low fruity hop flavor, low bitterness. Clean malty finish.

Overall Impression (2½)

Kölsch

German-Style Kölsch/Köln-Style Kölsch

Date: July 30, 2016 (#9614)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 17½ points

Appearance (3)
Bright golden. Moderate head.

Aroma (3)
Clean malt.

Mouthfeel (9)
Light body, fairly fizzy. Clean malt. Very mild grassy, fruity hop flavor, very low bitterness. Finishes clean.

Overall Impression (2½)

Date: February 20, 2017 (#9702)

Package: draught

Place: Cask Republic, Omaha NE

Score: 16 points

Appearance (3)
Golden. Dense head.

Aroma (2½)
Clean. Very very mild grassy hops.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium body, fizzy and creamy. Almost-chewy malt base behind grassy, fruity hops. Medium bitterness. Clean finish.

Overall Impression (2½)
Smooth beer.

Date: July 30, 2016 (#9610)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 17½ points

Appearance (3)
Bright amber-brown. Thick head.

Aroma (3)
Citrusy hops, earthy.

Mouthfeel (9)
Light-medium body, smooth. Mild caramel malt. Big fruity, floral, citrusy hop flavor. Reasonably bitter.

Overall Impression (2½)
I'm not a fan of the concept of the style, but this is a pretty good beer.

Date: July 30, 2016 (#9612)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 19½ points

Appearance (3)
Deep dark brown. Thick head.

Aroma (3½)
Spicy, toasty. Pumpernickel.

Mouthfeel (10)
Medium body, creamy. Spicy alcohol flavor, but not warming. Bready malt. Banana, dark caramel.

Overall Impression (3)
Fantastic beer.

Date: July 30, 2016 (#9609)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 17 points

Appearance (3)
Black. Dense nitro head.

Aroma (2)
Clean. Very mildly roasty.

Mouthfeel (9)
Light body, creamy. Roasty and malty and clean.

Overall Impression (3)

Date: May 21, 2017 (#9735)

Package: draught

Place: The Original Draught House, Omaha NE

Score: 16½ points

Appearance (2½)
Bright red. Low dense head.

Aroma (3)
Mild caramel malt.

Mouthfeel (9)
Light-medium body, fairly fizzy. Mild toasty, biscuity malt. Very mild fruity-floral hop flavor, low bitterness. Clean malty finish.

Overall Impression (2)
Good clean beer.

Date: July 30, 2016 (#9613)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 15½ points

Appearance (3)
Bright yellow. Dense head.

Aroma (2½)
Smoky, yeasty. Some sulfur.

Mouthfeel (8)
Light body, fizzy. Big banana character. Grassy, mild spiciness. Finishes clean, with some banana peel.

Overall Impression (2)