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Crane River Brewpub and Cafe

(Closed)

200 North Eleventh Street
Lincoln NE 68508
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Notes

Visited: June 29, 1998

Opened: 1992

Closed: 2003

Annual Production: 2,210 bbl

Contributor: James McHaley

Updated: September 28, 2003

Beer List

Carhenge Wheat

Belgian Style White (or Wit) / Belgian-Style Wheat
- Date: June 29, 1998 (#2940)
  
  Package: draught
  
  Place: at the brewery
  
  Score: 15½ points
  
  Overall Impression (3)
  Dark yellow, hazy, moderate head. Orange peel aroma, malty. Medium body, lots of wheat and malt flavor, fairly spicy and citrusy.

Flaming Crane Chili Beer

Herb and Spice Beer

Date: June 29, 1998 (#2942)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 15½ points

Overall Impression (3)
Darkish golden, high carbonation, thick head. Some malt aroma. Medium body, big chili flavor but not too spicy. Nice malty finish.

Good Life Stout

Classic Irish-Style Dry Stout

Date: October 2, 1996 (#1858)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 14 points

Overall Impression (2½)
Black, very weak brown head. Coffee and chocolate aroma. Weak coffee flavor, OK bitter finish.

Homestead Pale Ale

American-Style Pale Ale

Date: October 2, 1996 (#1856)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 14½ points

Overall Impression (3)
Amber, low carbonation, big white head. Fruity nose. Fruity flavor fades during finish, leaving just a hint of bitterness.

Date: October 2, 1996 (#1859)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 14 points

Overall Impression (2½)
Golden-amber, very low carbonation, good head. Slightly fruity aroma. Lots of fruity hop flavor, with a chewy malty finish. "Brewed to the Oktoberfest style, but with an ale yeast rather than a lager yeast."

Date: October 2, 1996 (#1857)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 14½ points

Overall Impression (3)
Red, some haze, big tan head. Fresh hop aroma. OK bitterness, OK hop flavor lasting through finish.

Date: October 2, 1996 (#1860)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 14 points

Overall Impression (2½)
Dark brown, OK head, lots of haze. Sweet, coffee aroma. Some bitterness at first, some chocolate in the middle, some chocolatey bitterness at the end.

Date: March 28, 1998 (#2568)

Package: draught

Place: Crescent Moon Ale House, Omaha NE

Score: 13½ points

Overall Impression (2½)
Golden, low carbonation, moderate head. Pretty clean aroma. Medium body, flat, very very small hint of rye. Bitterish finish.

Date: October 2, 1996 (#1855)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 15½ points

Overall Impression (3)
Red-brown, OK carbonation, big white head. Pretty clean aroma. Good malty flavor, reasonably bitter, hint of roastiness. Some hop flavor in finish.

Date: October 5, 1996 (#1869)

Package: bottled

Place: from the brewery

Score: 14 points

Overall Impression (2½)
Dark yellow opaque, good head. Malty aroma. Sweet wheat flavor, malty. Not particularly Bavarian, but not a bad beer. Bought it for $3 at the brewery and brought it home.

Date: October 2, 1996 (#1853)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 12 points

Overall Impression (2½)
Golden, OK carbonation and head. Fruity wheat aroma. Good body, big wheat flavor, clean finish. No yeast character at all. Good beer, though...too bad. They claim it's a "German-style summer ale".

Date: October 2, 1996 (#1854)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 15½ points

Overall Impression (3)
Golden, low carbonation, good head. Spicy hop aroma. Good body, big hop flavor and bitterness.

Date: June 29, 1998 (#2941)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 15 points

Overall Impression (2½)
Amber, moderate carbonation and head. Smoky, herbal aroma. Medium body, smoky, like roasted peppers without the spice. Green hop flavor, nice bitter finish. Brewed in honor of the 25th anniversary of Lincoln's top blues spot, The Zoo Bar.