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Brickway Brewery and Distillery

1116 Jackson Street
Omaha NE 68102-2825
Telephone: +1 402-933-2613
Hours: Monday-Thursday 4:00pm-2:00am, Friday noon-2:00am, Saturday-Sunday 11:00am-2:00am.
Brewer: Zac Triemert
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Notes

Visited: November 15, 2018

Opened: 2013

Contributors: brian collins, Ralph Wells

Formerly Borgata Brewery and Distillery.

Updated: March 25, 2020

News

2020-03-23: Omaha brewery starts brewing up hand sanitizer (Omaha World Herald)
2014-10-30: Old Market brewery: East Coast casino forced name change (KMTV)
2012-11-06: Exec splits from Lucky Bucket, plans to form own brewery (Omaha World-Herald)

Beer List

10th Sanctum Barleywine

Barley Wine-Style Ale

11.20% abv.
- Date: October 28, 2018 (#9938)
  
  Package: draught
  
  Place: at the brewery
  
  Score: 18 points
  
  Appearance (3)
  Bright copper color. Big dense head.
  
  Aroma (3½)
  Richly malty, with lots of fruity esters.
  
  Mouthfeel (9)
  Big & chewy. Lots of malt and lots of fruity, piney hop flavor. Fairly bitter. Real nice balance and a big hoppy finish.
  
  Overall Impression (2½)

Amber Ale

American-Style Amber/Red Ale

Date: February 13, 2015 (#9488)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 13½ points

Appearance (3)
Bright red-amber. Moderate head.

Aroma (2)
Toasty, grainy. Very grassy.

Mouthfeel (7)
Medium body, fairly fizzy. Huge grassy hop flavor, medium-big bitterness, resiny. Lingering sticky bitter finish.

Overall Impression (1½)

Belgian Dubbel

Belgian-Style Dubbel

Date: December 13, 2014 (#9471)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 15½ points

Appearance (2½)
Black-red. Low head.

Aroma (3)
Mild raisiny malt, fruity.

Mouthfeel (8)
Big-ish, chewy. Big dark-sweet malt flavor all the way through. Fruity undertones.

Overall Impression (2)

Borracho Loco

Wood- and Barrel-aged Beer

9.00% abv.

Date: October 28, 2018 (#9935)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 17½ points

Appearance (3)
Bright deep amber. Low head.

Aroma (3)
Big oaky aroma. Coconut, mild dill.

Mouthfeel (9)
Big body, but oddly thin. Big bourbon flavor and a little heat. Lots of wood character, mild coconut. Malty whiskey finish.

Overall Impression (2½)
Lager aged in bourbon barrels.

Date: December 13, 2014 (#9476)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 18 points

Appearance (3)
Black. Thick dense head.

Aroma (4)
Chocolate and roast malt.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium-big creamy body. Malty, with roast malt and grassy hops. Medium-low bitterness. Sort of a coffee-and-cream character. Finishes malty and clean.

Overall Impression (2)

Date: February 13, 2015 (#9484)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16 points

Appearance (3)
Deep red, hazy. Low dense head.

Aroma (3)
Richly malty, sweet. Toasty.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium-big body, moderate carbonation. Big sweet toasty malt. Raisiny. Low bitterness. Toasted bread crust finish.

Overall Impression (2)

Date: October 28, 2018 (#9937)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 13 points

Appearance (2)
Bright copper color, moderate head.

Aroma (2½)
Surprisingly smoky, surprisingly clean.

Mouthfeel (7)
Medium-big body, smooth. Malty and kinda smoky. Sweet but not sticky. Mildly fruity, noticeably alcoholic. Sweet smoky fruity finish.

Overall Impression (1½)

Date: December 13, 2014 (#9472)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 14½ points

Appearance (3)
Yellow, hazy. Thick head.

Aroma (2½)
Grassy. Mild banana.

Mouthfeel (7)
Light-medium body, fairly fizzy. Sweet wheat malt with a very mild banana flavor. Creamy sweet finish.

Overall Impression (2)

Date: December 13, 2014 (#9475)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 17½ points

Appearance (3)
Deep amber, hazy. Fluffy head.

Aroma (3½)
Huge resiny, grassy, piney hops.

Mouthfeel (9)
Big, fairly chewy, smooth and malty. Big resiny, piney bitterness all the way through, on top of a toasty maltiness. Lingering resiny, citrusy hop finish.

Overall Impression (2)

Date: December 13, 2014 (#9473)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 20 points

Appearance (3)
Black. Moderate head.

Aroma (4)
Malty. Roasty. Coconut...but this isn't the oak-aged version.

Mouthfeel (10)
Thick and smooth and creamy. Malty and roasty, with a nice touch of vanilla. The alcohol is very well-hidden. Smooth roasty-malty finish.

Overall Impression (3)
Wow.

Date: December 13, 2014 (#9474)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 14½ points

Appearance (2½)
Bright copper color. Low head.

Aroma (3)
Fruity, mildly citrusy hops.

Mouthfeel (7)
Medium body, smooth. Caramel-toasty malt, fruity-grassy hop flavor. Fairly bitter at first. Toasty, grassy finish.

Overall Impression (2)

Date: July 19, 2016 (#9606)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 18½ points

Appearance (3)
Brilliant amber. Dense head.

Aroma (4)
Toasty malt, faintly smoky. Mild grassy hop note.

Mouthfeel (9)
Big, chewy, and malty. Fairly fizzy. Big grassy hop flavor, fairly bitter. Finishes really grassy, a bit floral, and bitter, but the malt carries it nicely.

Overall Impression (2½)
Good beer.

Date: October 28, 2018 (#9934)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 18 points

Appearance (3)
Bright golden. Moderate head.

Aroma (3)
Mild clove. Milder banana.

Mouthfeel (9)
Light creamy body, moderate carbonation. Sweet wheat malt, nicely toasty. Mild banana flavor enhances the sweetness. Clean wheat finish.

Overall Impression (3)
Real good beer.

Date: February 13, 2015 (#9487)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 17½ points

Appearance (3)
Red, hazy. Big dense head.

Aroma (3½)
Big oak aroma. Dill. Caramel malt.

Mouthfeel (9)
Big and chewy, with lots of oak. Hugely malty, toasty, and fairly sweet. Some dill. Grassy hop flavor, medium bitterness.

Overall Impression (2)
Tasty complex beer that will be amazing in a year or two.

Date: November 15, 2018 (#9981)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 17 points

Appearance (3)
Red-brown, opaque. Dense head.

Aroma (3)
Toasty, biscuity, fruity.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium body, fizzy. Big toasty maltiness. Big grassy, fairly resiny hop flavor and bitterness. Lingering grassy bitter finish with oatmeal in the background.

Overall Impression (2)

Date: September 12, 2015 (#9549)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 17½ points

Appearance (3)
Bright tawny amber. Moderate head.

Aroma (3)
Grainy malt with a nice noble hop character.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium body, smooth. Big fairly sweet fairly grainy fairly biscuity malt. Fairly big noble hop flavor, low-medium bitterness. Fairly chewy finish.

Overall Impression (2½)
Fairly good beer!

Date: October 28, 2018 (#9936)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 15 points

Appearance (2½)
Golden, some haze. Moderate head.

Aroma (2½)
Piney, floral hops. Sulfury.

Mouthfeel (8)
Light body, fizzy. Big piney, floral hop flavor, reasonably bitter. Mild biscuity malt way in the background. Mild sulfur note. Floral bitterness lingers in the finish.

Overall Impression (2)
Pretty good beer, but the sulfur is distracting.

Date: February 13, 2015 (#9486)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16½ points

Appearance (3)
Bright golden. Thick head.

Aroma (3)
Mild spicy hops.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium creamy body, smooth. Spicy, fruity hops up front, medium bitterness. Mild toasty, grainy malt in the background. Fruity, hoppy finish.

Overall Impression (2½)

Date: December 13, 2014 (#9470)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 19 points

Appearance (3)
Bright golden. Moderate head.

Aroma (3)
Fresh clean malt, with a hint of floral hops.

Mouthfeel (10)
Light body, nicely fizzy. Clean malt toastiness, mild noble hop flavor. Low-medium bitterness in a clean finish.

Overall Impression (3)
Real good beer.

Date: April 29, 2018 (#9838)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16 points

Appearance (3)
Bright amber. Dense head.

Aroma (3)
Toasty, biscuity.

Mouthfeel (8)
Light body, smooth. Big toasty, biscuity malt. Grassy hop flavor. Medium bitterness. Clean, grainy, grassy finish.

Overall Impression (2)

Date: February 18, 2017 (#9700)

Package: nitrogenated

Place: The Original Draught House, Omaha NE

Score: 16 points

Appearance (3)
Brown-black. Big nitro head.

Aroma (4)
Toasty, roasty, biscuity.

Mouthfeel (7)
Light-medium body, creamy Big chocolate flavor, BIG.

Overall Impression (2)
BIG chocolate.

Date: February 13, 2015 (#9485)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 14½ points

Appearance (3)
Bright amber. Low head.

Aroma (3)
Mildly fruity, banana. Mildly grainy.

Mouthfeel (7)
Medium-big body, smooth. Malty and fruity and a little bit warming. Fruity, mildly smoky finish.

Overall Impression (1½)

Date: October 28, 2018 (#9939)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 19½ points

Appearance (3)
Deep golden. Moderate head.

Aroma (3½)
Nicely tart. Grassy. Dill.

Mouthfeel (10)
Medium body, smooth. Pleasantly tart and pleasantly malty. Fruity esters make for a nice background.

Overall Impression (3)
This is a Real Good sour ale.