Beer Me! — Farnam House Brewing Company — Omaha, Nebraska, United States

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Farnam House Brewing Company

3558 Farnam Street
Omaha NE 68131-3304
Telephone: +1 402-401-6086
Hours: Monday-Thursday 11:00am-10:00pm, Friday-Saturday 11:00am-midnight, Sunday noon-6:00pm.
Brewer: Phil Doerr, Tony Thomas
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Notes

Visited: February 17, 2022

Opened: 2014

Contributors: brian collins, Tony Thomas

Updated: February 21, 2022

News

2013-11-21: Goldenrod Brewing will change name following cease-and-desist letter (Omaha World Herald)
2013-08-21: Midtown Omaha getting two breweries on Farnam (Omaha World-Herald)

Beer List

45-46

German-Style Schwarzbier

5.20% abv.
- Date: February 17, 2022 (#10916)
  
  Package: draught
  
  Place: at the brewery
  
  Score: 18½ points
  
  Appearance (3)
  Black. Thick creamy head.
  
  Aroma (3½)
  Creamy coffee.
  
  Mouthfeel (9)
  Medium body, creamy and smooth. Big roast malt flavor with plenty of not-roast malt to back it up. A little grassy, with a low-medium bitterness. Dark chocolate finish.
  
  Overall Impression (3)
  Real good beer.

Belgian IPA

American-Belgo-Style Ale

7.00% abv.

Date: January 18, 2015 (#9481)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 17 points

Appearance (3)
Amber, hazy. Thick head.

Aroma (3½)
Spicy, earthy hops. Bready.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium-big body, creamy. Bready malt and grapefruity hops. Reasonably bitter through the finish.

Overall Impression (2½)

Berliner Weisse

Berliner-Style Weisse (Wheat)

Date: June 27, 2015 (#9526)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 18½ points

Appearance (3)
Yellow, opaque. Dense head.

Aroma (4)
Grainy, toasty. Citrusy and mildly tart.

Mouthfeel (9)
Light body, nicely fizzy. Malty, grainy, toasty, with a tasty yeast character. Mildly tart, lemony. Finishes tart and nicely dry.

Overall Impression (2½)
Good refreshing beer on this warm day.

Bière de Garde

Belgian- and French-Style Ale

6.30% abv.

Awards:

Silver Medal, 2016 World Beer Cup

Date: January 18, 2015 (#9479)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16 points

Appearance (3)
Bright copper color. Dense head.

Aroma (3)
Peppery, earthy. Bread crust.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium body, smooth. Sweet Munich malt, mildly raisiny. Mild fruity esters. Very low bitterness. Sweet, earthy finish.

Overall Impression (2)

Date: February 19, 2016 (#9564)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 17 points

Appearance (3)
Yellow. Opaque. Moderate head.

Aroma (3)
Fruity, spicy, earthy, tart.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium body, malty and earthy. Grassy, fruity hops. Spicy. Earthy. Fair bit of sulfur.

Overall Impression (2)
Good beer, earthy and smooth, with the obvious Brett character.

Date: August 20, 2018 (#9899)

Package: draught

Place: The Casual Pint, Omaha NE

Score: 18 points

Appearance (3)
Deep amber, clear. Huge dense head.

Aroma (4)
Grainy, biscuity malt. Big grassy, spicy-floral hops.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium body, fizzy. Sweet grainy malt with a graham cracker character. Grassy, floral hop flavor, low-medium bitterness. Clean finish with a mild sulfur note.

Overall Impression (2)
Good beer. A collaboration with Blue Blood Brewing.

Date: November 30, 2018 (#1092)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 17½ points

Appearance (3)
Bright copper color. Dense head.

Aroma (2½)
Remarkably clean, with just a hint of dark toast.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium-big body, smooth. Big grassy hop flavor, reasonably bitter. Nice toasty malt background, earthy. Real good balance and complexity.

Overall Impression (3)
I like it.

Date: February 19, 2016 (#9565)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16 points

Appearance (3)
Shiny red. Dense head.

Aroma (4)
Rich caramel malt. Spicy alcohol. Toasty, biscuity.

Mouthfeel (7)
Big and malty. Fairly fizzy. Big caramel maltiness. Big alcohol fruitiness. Big alcohol spiciness. Big malty toastiness. Very very grassy.

Overall Impression (2)
Big complex beer.

Date: July 31, 2017 (#9774)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 20 points

Appearance (3)
Yellow, opaque. Dense head.

Aroma (4)
Big wheat malt. Very mild floral note.

Mouthfeel (10)
Light body, nicely fizzy. Lots of clean wheat. Hint of salt, very mild fruitiness. Real clean all the way through.

Overall Impression (3)
Real good beer.

Date: January 18, 2015 (#9478)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 17½ points

Appearance (3)
Golden, slight haze. Big thick head.

Aroma (4)
Malty, earthy. Lemon-citrus.

Mouthfeel (8)
Light body, moderate carbonation. Sweet, toasty-grainy malt. Fruity, citrusy. Low bitterness. Finishes earthy and fruity.

Overall Impression (2½)

Date: November 30, 2018 (#993)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16½ points

Appearance (3)
Golden-amber, some haze. Dense head.

Aroma (3)
Fairly citrusy, kinda grassy.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium body, fizzy. Big citrusy hop flavor with tropical fruit. Fairly bitter. Mild bready malt background. Finish is all tangerine citrus.

Overall Impression (2½)

Date: January 18, 2015 (#9480)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 15½ points

Appearance (2½)
Yellow, opaque. Thick head.

Aroma (3)
Bready, lemony.

Mouthfeel (8)
Light-medium body, smooth. Sweet malt, mildly grainy. Big lemony flavor (but not tart). Medium-big bitterness (40 IBU). Lingering bitterness in the finish.

Overall Impression (2)

Date: February 13, 2015 (#9491)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 15 points

Appearance (3)
Brown-black opaque. Thick head.

Aroma (3)
Roasty. Sweet.

Mouthfeel (7)
Big, smooth. Roasty malt. Very low hop character. Warming. Roasty, malty finish.

Overall Impression (2)
I'd like to taste a barrel-aged version.

Date: November 30, 2018 (#1326)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 18 points

Appearance (3)
Deep dark red with shiny highlights. Big dense head.

Aroma (3½)
Rich dark toasty malt, some chocolate.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium-big body, smooth. Big dark toasty malt all the way through. Some chocolate, some alcohol. Nicely sweet malty toasty finish.

Overall Impression (2½)

Date: October 31, 2019 (#10120)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16 points

Appearance (2½)
Golden-amber, hazy. Dense head.

Aroma (3)
Bready, biscuity.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium body, smooth. Biscuity malt. Yeasty, bready. Hint of Brett-like earthy character, maybe just a little tart.

Overall Impression (2½)
Real tasty in a "Farmhouse" way. Fermented with kveik yeast, which is very interesting stuff.

Date: September 27, 2014 (#9464)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16½ points

Appearance (3)
Red-amber, some haze. Moderate head.

Aroma (3)
Toasty, grainy malt. Mildly smoky, dusty.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium-big body, smooth. Grainy, grassy malt flavor. Toasted bread crust. Some bitterness in the finish, along with a little alcohol.

Overall Impression (2½)

Date: January 18, 2015 (#9483)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 18 points

Appearance (3)
Red, opaque. Low head.

Aroma (3)
Nicely tart, raisiny.

Mouthfeel (9)
Light body, smooth. Tart, on top of mild raisiny malt flavor. Hint of dill. Malty-tart finish.

Overall Impression (3)

Date: December 24, 2018 (#10004)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 20 points

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

Aroma (4)
Grapefruit. Lemon. Toast.

Mouthfeel (10)
Medium body, creamy. Real nice toasty malt backs up a big citrusy, tropical-fruity hop flavor. Medium bitterness. Clean, fruity, hoppy, toasty finish.

Overall Impression (3)
Real good beer. Brewed to support the Camp Fire Relief Fund.

Date: October 1, 2018 (#9913)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 14½ points

Appearance (3)
Bright red-brown. Low head.

Aroma (3)
Mildly roasty. Mild caramel.

Mouthfeel (7)
Medium body, smooth. Toasty, dark caramel malt. Mild grassy hop flavor, not bitter at all. Mild dark caramel finish.

Overall Impression (1½)

Date: July 18, 2021 (#10643)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 17 points

Appearance (3)
Yellow. Opaque. Dense head.

Aroma (4)
Lots of banana. Spicy, cloves. Grassy.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium creamy body. Big grassy, banana peel flavor all the way through. Lots of banana, nice clove note. Bready, mildly yeasty. Grassy, hoppy finish.

Overall Impression (2)

Date: October 1, 2018 (#9912)

Package: nitrogenated

Place: at the brewery

Score: 17½ points

Appearance (3)
Black. Big nitro head.

Aroma (3)
Mildly roasty, mildly chocolatey.

Mouthfeel (9)
Light-medium body, smooth and creamy. Mildly roasty. Mild grassy hop flavor, but what bitterness there is comes from the black malt.

Overall Impression (2½)
Good clean smooth beer.

Date: February 4, 2018 (#9815)

Package: bottled

Place: The Casual Pint, Omaha NE

Score: 13 points

Appearance (3)
Bright copper color. Low dense head.

Aroma (3)
Intense wheat malt. Alcohol. Toasted bread crust. Black cherry tartness.

Mouthfeel (6)
Thick and fairly fizzy. Sweet wheat flavor with a fair bit of alcohol. Tart and unfortunately oxidized.

Overall Impression (1)
Too bad...I've tasted this Wheatwine fresh on tap, and it was magnificent.

Date: January 18, 2015 (#9482)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 15½ points

Appearance (2½)
Yellow, opaque. Moderate head.

Aroma (2½)
Fresh hops, grassy.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium-big body, creamy and smooth. Malty, bready, even yeasty. Banana cream pie. Just a bit of grassy hop flavor in the middle. Warming, but certainly not hot

Overall Impression (2½)

Date: August 8, 2017 (#9778)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 18½ points

Appearance (3)
Golden. Hazy. Dense head.

Aroma (3½)
Mildly fruity. Nicely sulfury.

Mouthfeel (9)
Light-medium body, smooth carbonation. Fresh grainy malt, mildly sweet. Grassy hop flavor, reasonably bitter. Sulfur really accentuates the hops. Excellent noble bitter finish.

Overall Impression (3)
Probably more of a Dortmunder Export than a Pils, but it's a terrific beer.

Date: February 13, 2015 (#9490)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16½ points

Appearance (3)
Deep red. Big thick head.

Aroma (3)
Smoky, malty. Mild fruity esters.

Mouthfeel (8)
Big and smooth. Malty, with raisin and dark fruity notes. Quite warming. Malty, raisiny finish.

Overall Impression (2½)

Date: July 18, 2021 (#10644)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16 points

Appearance (2½)
Bright golden. Dense head.

Aroma (4)
Bready. Earthy. Very mildly citrusy.

Mouthfeel (8)
Light-medium body, fizzy. Bready malt, grassy. A little lemony. Toasty, mildly sweet-malty finish.

Overall Impression (1½)