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Scriptown Brewing

Lazy Buffalo BBQ

3922 Farnam Street
Omaha NE 68131-3014
Telephone: +1 402-991-0506
Hours: Monday 4pm-10pm, Wednesday-Saturday 4pm-10pm.
Brewer: John Fahrer
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Notes

Visited: June 24, 2024

Opened: 2014

Annual Production: 720 bbl

Updated: July 5, 2024

News

2014-11-21: New midtown brewery gets an opening date (Omaha World Herald)
2013-08-27: Scriptown Brewing Company (Nebraska Beer Blog)
2013-08-21: Midtown Omaha getting two breweries on Farnam (Omaha World-Herald)

Beer List

7²

Bohemian-Style Pilsener

5.10% abv.
- Date: July 18, 2021 (#10640)
  
  Package: draught
  
  Place: at the brewery
  
  Score: 16 points
  
  Appearance (2½)
  Yellow, hazy. Moderate head.
  
  Aroma (3)
  Clean malt. Mild floral, grassy hops.
  
  Mouthfeel (8)
  Light-medium body, really fizzy. Big floral hop flavor, low-medium bitterness. Nice grainy clean malt base. Grassy, grainy finish, with a little more bitterness.
  
  Overall Impression (2½)
  Real good refreshing hot weather beer.

Belgian Curve Pale Ale

American-Belgo-Style Ale

6.20% abv.

Date: March 7, 2017 (#9716)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16½ points

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

Aroma (3½)
Fruity, biscuity. Yeasty.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium body, creamy. Big biscuity malt underlies grassy hops and a big earthy yeast flavor. Medium bitterness behind the yeast. Finishes reasonably clean and faintly warming.

Overall Impression (2)
I'm pretty sure this beer used to be called a "Session IPA" — oh, how I loathe that term — but now it's simply billed as a Pale Ale, fermented with a Belgian yeast. As such, it's quite smooth and tasty.

Big Jim Pivo

European-Style Dark/Münchner Dunkel

6.70% abv.

Date: January 3, 2018 (#9798)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 18½ points

Appearance (3)
Deep dark red. Dense head.

Aroma (3½)
Chocolatey, roasty, malty.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium body, smooth. Richly malty and roasty. Mild grainy note. Grassy hop flavor, low-medium bitterness. Clean malty-roasty finish.

Overall Impression (3)
Kinda strong for a pivo tmavé, but it's a real good beer.

Blackstone

German-Style Schwarzbier

5.10% abv.

Date: February 28, 2024 (#11614)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16½ points

Appearance (3)
Black. Low creamy head.

Aroma (3)
Chocolate and mild roast. Malt.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium body, smooth. Nicely chocolatey, nicely malty. Very mild floral hop flavor, low bitterness. Chocolatey finish.

Overall Impression (2½)
Real tasty. Not as intense as Köstritzer, but real drinkable.

Blackstone Bitter

(Special) Best Bitter

4.60% abv.

Date: July 31, 2017 (#9776)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 17 points

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

Aroma (3)
Clean, mildly toasty malt.

Mouthfeel (9)
Light body, smooth. Grainy malt flavor with grassy, herbal hops. Low-medium bitterness. Grassy and grainy in the finish.

Overall Impression (2)
Real good reasonably authentic Special Bitter.

Cecilia

German-Style Kölsch/Köln-Style Kölsch

5.20% abv.

Date: February 17, 2022 (#10917)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 18 points

Appearance (3)
Golden. Huge creamy head.

Aroma (3)
Floral hops, fruity. Bready.

Mouthfeel (9)
Light-medium body, fairly fizzy. Bready, malty. Floral, fruity hop flavor, nicely bitter and clean.

Overall Impression (3)
Real good beer.

Crusher

Barley Wine-Style Ale

9.00% abv.

Date: January 3, 2018 (#9802)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 18 points

Appearance (3)
Red, translucent. Moderate head.

Aroma (3)
Candy-sweet. Mildly grainy.

Mouthfeel (9)
Big & chewy. Sweet caramel malt. Grassy, citrusy hop flavor, fairly bitter. Fruity esters. Malt & hops meld into the finish.

Overall Impression (3)
This is a very tasty smooth strong beer.

Dos Amigos

Australasian, Latin American, or Tropical-Style Light Lager

4.90% abv.

Date: July 18, 2021 (#10641)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 18½ points

Appearance (3)
Brilliant golden, nicely carbonated. Moderate head.

Aroma (3½)
Grassy, grainy.

Mouthfeel (9)
Light body, fizzy. Grainy, bready. Mild grassy hop flavor, low bitterness. Grainy, mildly sulfury, clean malty finish.

Overall Impression (3)
Great beer.

Earthquaker

Oatmeal Stout

6.00% abv.

Date: February 28, 2024 (#11615)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16½ points

Appearance (3)
Black. Dense nitro head.

Aroma (3½)
Smoky, almost like ashes. Roasty. Malty.

Mouthfeel (8)
Creamy, smooth. Chocolate, malty, mild roast. Very mild grassy hop flavor, mild bitterness. Clean chocolate malt finish.

Overall Impression (2)
Not bad.

Fest Helles

Münchner-Style Helles

5.40% abv.

Date: September 18, 2019 (#10107)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 19 points

Appearance (3)
Golden. Dense head.

Aroma (4)
Clean. Very mildly grainy.

Mouthfeel (9)
Light body, smooth. Clean malt flavor, mildly grainy. Floral, grassy hop flavor, low-medium bitterness. Hops are a bit more prominent in the finish.

Overall Impression (3)
Good clean beer.

Goatsmack Helles Bock

German-Style Bock or Maibock

6.50% abv.

Date: April 1, 2018 (#9828)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 18½ points

Appearance (3)
Amber-brown, some haze. Thick head.

Aroma (3½)
Rich toasty malt. Some floral hops.

Mouthfeel (9)
Big, chewy, rich. Big clean malt flavor, nicely toasty. Mild grassy, floral hop flavor, just enough bitterness for balance. Big toasty malty finish with a little alcohol.

Overall Impression (3)
Damn fine beer.

Gold Coast White Cap

American-Style India Pale Ale

5.50% abv.

Date: February 28, 2024 (#11613)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 18 points

Appearance (3)
Yellow-golden. Creamy head.

Aroma (4)
Piney, floral, citrusy hops. Mildly bready.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium body, pretty smooth. Big floral-grassy hop flavor, medium bitterness. Fruity. Mild biscuity malt background. Fruity, floral, hoppy finish.

Overall Impression (2)
Good beer. The line between IPA and Pale Ale is increasingly thin.

Harvest Brown Ale

English-Style Brown Ale

4.80% abv.

Date: December 5, 2018 (#10001)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 19 points

Appearance (3)
Deep red-brown, almost but not quite clear. Dense head.

Aroma (4)
Very mildly roasty, dark toast.

Mouthfeel (9)
Light body, moderate carbonation. Rich malt, really toasty with a mild roast note. Mild grassy hop flavor, low bitterness. A little grassy grainy note in the finish.

Overall Impression (3)

Heilige Namen / Fall Fest

Vienna-Style Lager

4.70% abv.

Date: November 29, 2016 (#9678)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16½ points

Appearance (3)
Bright deep amber. Thick dense head.

Aroma (3)
Floral. Malty, a little grainy.

Mouthfeel (8)
Light-medium body, smooth. Big clean maltiness. Mild grassy, fruity hop flavor, low bitterness. Grassy, mildly grainy, toasty malt finish.

Overall Impression (2½)
Good beer.

Hessian Session

English-Style Dark Mild Ale

3.80% abv.

Date: June 21, 2022 (#11071)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 17½ points

Appearance (3)
Bright brown. Dense head.

Aroma (3)
Really toasty. Bread crust. Grassy, nutty.

Mouthfeel (9)
Light body, smooth. Really nutty, toasty. Grassy hop character. Low-medium bitterness. Toasty, bread-crusty, all the way through.

Overall Impression (2½)
Real good beer.

Hopscotch 80/- Scottish Ale

Scottish-Style Ale

4.10% abv.

Date: November 29, 2016 (#9677)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 15 points

Appearance (3)
Bright amber. Dense head.

Aroma (3)
Big biscuity malt, lots of fruity hops.

Mouthfeel (7)
Light-medium body, fizzy. Toasty, biscuity malt under a big fruity, floral hoppiness. Medium bitterness. Long hoppy finish.

Overall Impression (2)
Way too hoppy for an 80/-, but pretty tasty nonetheless.

Intensity Stout

American-Style Stout

5.30% abv.

Date: December 5, 2018 (#10002)

Package: nitrogenated

Place: at the brewery

Score: 17½ points

Appearance (3)
Black. Dense nitro head.

Aroma (3)
Really roasty. Big molasses.

Mouthfeel (9)
Light and smooth. Malty and pretty roasty. Big grassy, hint of floral hop flavor, medium bitterness.

Overall Impression (2½)

Josephine's Baltic Porter

Baltic-Style Porter

7.50% abv.

Date: February 12, 2018 (#9816)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16½ points

Appearance (3)
Black. Moderate dense beige head.

Aroma (3)
Pretty clean. Mildly smoky.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium-big body, smooth. Malty and roasty. Not burnt, not alcoholic. OK, maybe a little burnt, but mostly malty and roasty, with a little roast malt bitterness coming through in the finish.

Overall Impression (2½)

Julien / The 4th Wiseman Grand Cru

Other Belgian-Style Ale

8.50% abv.

Date: December 5, 2018 (#10003)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 15½ points

Appearance (2½)
Amber, translucent. Dense head.

Aroma (3)
Candy orange slices. Hint of smoke.

Mouthfeel (8)
Big, fairly fizzy. Pretty sweet, malty. Fruity, estery. Spices — maybe ginger. Mildly yeasty. Lots of candy sweetness. Even a little bready in the finish.

Overall Impression (2)

Lone Tree XPA

American-Style Pale Ale

5.00% abv.

Date: June 6, 2018 (#9849)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 18 points

Appearance (3)
Bright golden. Dense head.

Aroma (3)
Minty, fruity hops.

Mouthfeel (9)
Light body, pretty fizzy. Mild biscuity malt behind a big grassy, herbal hop flavor. Fairly bitter.

Overall Impression (3)
Good clean hoppy beer.

Mein Schatzi Adambier

German-Style Doppelbock or Eisbock

8.20% abv.

Date: July 18, 2021 (#10642)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 13 points

Appearance (2½)
Red-brown, translucent. Thick dense head.

Aroma (2½)
Big floral hops. Toasty, biscuity malt. Some diacetyl.

Mouthfeel (7)
Big body, smooth. Fiercely malty. Really toasty, fairly sweet. Grassy hop flavor, low bitterness. Big grassy, dark toasty finish, buttery.

Overall Impression (1)
Damn. Great beer, but for the butter.

Mild Mannered

English-Style Pale Mild Ale

Miss Yvonne Pre-Prohibition Pilsner

American-Style Pilsener

6.20% abv.

Date: January 3, 2018 (#9799)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 14 points

Appearance (2½)
Golden. Some haze. Low head.

Aroma (3)
Mild malt, hint of corn.

Mouthfeel (7)
Light-medium body, fairly fizzy. Sweet, mildly malty, some DMS. A little diacetyl. Surprising grassy bitterness through the finish.

Overall Impression (1½)

Muddy Mo

American-Style Amber/Red Ale

4.80% abv.

Date: November 29, 2016 (#9679)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16½ points

Appearance (3)
Bright red. Dense head.

Aroma (3)
Berry fruitiness. Grassy.

Mouthfeel (8)
Light-medium body, smooth. Big biscuity malt, toasty and kinda dark. Medium grassy bitterness.

Overall Impression (2½)
Good beer.

Nice Buns

American Lager/Ale or Cream Ale

4.20% abv.

Date: February 28, 2024 (#11612)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 18½ points

Appearance (3)
Bright and very pale. Low head.

Aroma (3½)
Mild grain, DMS, sulfur.

Mouthfeel (9)
Light body, fairly fizzy. Sweet, grainy. Corn, some sulfur. Very mild floral hop flavor, very low bitterness.

Overall Impression (3)
Real good beer.

Nutjob Brown Ale

English-Style Brown Ale

4.80% abv.

Date: July 31, 2017 (#9775)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 17 points

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

Aroma (3)
Rich coffee. Mild grainy malt.

Mouthfeel (9)
Light and creamy. Big toasty mat flavor, nice roasty flavor. Grainy, a little grassy. Very low bitterness. Clean malty finish.

Overall Impression (2)

Prospect Hill Robust Porter

Robust Porter

5.80% abv.

Date: March 7, 2017 (#9715)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 18 points

Appearance (3)
Very dark brown. Dense head.

Aroma (3)
Chocolaty, malty. Grassy-floral hops.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium body, fizzy. Rich malt character, lots of chocolate and roast, mildly grainy. Grassy, earthy hop flavor with a medium bitterness. Nicely balanced in the finish.

Overall Impression (3)
Real good beer.

Resilience IPA

American-Style India Pale Ale

6.20% abv.

Date: December 29, 2018 (#10005)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 20 points

Appearance (3)
Red-brown, slight haze. Dense head.

Aroma (4)
Huge citrus and mango. Mildly grassy.

Mouthfeel (10)
Medium body, smooth. Big fruity hop flavor, lots of tropical fruit. Biscuity malt background. Medium bitterness, real nice balance. Clean fruity hoppy finish with a graham cracker note.

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

Righteous Saison

French & Belgian-Style Saison

6.50% abv.

Date: July 31, 2017 (#9777)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 18 points

Appearance (3)
Yellow, translucent. Dense head.

Aroma (3)
Fresh malt. Grassy, herbal hops. Maybe a hint of banana.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium body, creamy. Malty, grassy, earthy. Clean and refreshing, and the alcohol is well-hidden.

Overall Impression (3)
Real good beer.

Saddle Creek Wheat

Light American Wheat Beer with Yeast

4.60% abv.

Date: September 5, 2017 (#9782)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 12½ points

Appearance (3)
Translucent yellow. Dense head.

Aroma (2)
Very mild wheat, some diacetyl.

Mouthfeel (6)
Light body, fizzy. Sweet wheat, mildly fruity. Butter.

Overall Impression (1½)
Good mild beer, except for the diacetyl.

Sean's Irish Red

Irish-Style Red Ale

4.50% abv.

Date: June 24, 2024 (#11791)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 14 points

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

Aroma (3)
Bready, toasty, malty. Mildly grainy.

Mouthfeel (7)
Light-medium body, fairly fizzy. Lots of toasty, bready malt. Some diacetyl. Low grassy-floral hop flavor and bitterness.

Overall Impression (1)
Butter.

Sie Ist Weg

South German-Style Dunkel Weizen/Weissbier

4.90% abv.

Date: September 18, 2019 (#10106)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 17½ points

Appearance (3)
Tawny brown, translucent. Moderate head.

Aroma (3)
Toasty. Wheat. Bready. Mildly floral.

Mouthfeel (9)
Light-medium body, fizzy. Really toasty, dark wheat bread crust. Floral hop note and the merest hint of banana. A little caramel in the finish.

Overall Impression (2½)
Best Dunkelweizen I've had in a while.

Sommer Kölsch

German-Style Kölsch/Köln-Style Kölsch

5.10% abv.

Date: June 6, 2018 (#9847)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 17 points

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

Aroma (3)
Slightly earthy, malty, slightly fruity.

Mouthfeel (9)
Light body, medium carbonation. Creamy. Clean malt flavor, mildly sweet and mildly grainy. Mild grassy hop flavor, low bitterness. Finishes clean.

Overall Impression (2½)
Good beer.

Son of Nutjob

Bamberg-Style Rauchbier

6.00% abv.

Date: January 25, 2019 (#10009)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 17 points

Appearance (3)
Bright brown. Moderate head.

Aroma (3½)
Deep wood smoke. Biscuity malt.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium body, fairly fizzy. Sweet toasty malt, very nicely smoky. Low-medium grassy hop flavor, hint of fruitiness, low bitterness. Finishes smoky and clean.

Overall Impression (2½)

St Meinrad

Belgian-Style Tripel

9.00% abv.

Date: January 3, 2018 (#9800)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16 points

Appearance (3)
Golden amber, some haze. Low dense head.

Aroma (3)
Mild grainy malt. Some alcohol. Some phenol.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium-big body, smooth. Good fresh malt backbone. Fruity esters, mildly alcoholic. Sweet malt in a mildly warming finish.

Overall Impression (2)
Smooth enough to be dangerous.

Thanks, Chad! Hoppy Wheat

Specialty Beer

6.60% abv.

Date: June 6, 2018 (#9848)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 15½ points

Appearance (3)
Amber. Translucent. Dense head.

Aroma (2½)
Mild wheat malt. Grassy. Earthy.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium body, fizzy. Bananas and grassy hops. Low-medium bitterness. Pretty nicely balanced.

Overall Impression (2)
Refreshing.

West Farnam Red IPA

American-Style India Pale Ale

6.20% abv.

Date: June 24, 2024 (#11792)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 17 points

Appearance (3)
Deep red. Dense creamy head.

Aroma (4)
Big dark caramel malt. Big piney, citrusy hops.

Mouthfeel (8)
Big and creamy. Massive resiny hop character all the way through. Big dark caramel malt background.

Overall Impression (2)
Tastes even bigger than it is. Good stuff.

Winter Honey Lager

Specialty Honey Beer

Date: December 5, 2018 (#10000)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 18 points

Appearance (3)
Amber-copper color. Moderate dense head.

Aroma (3½)
Mild coriander. Mild biscuity malt.

Mouthfeel (9)
Light-medium body, smooth. Sweet toasty malt, fruit, very mild citrusy hops. Low bitterness. Mild fruity coriander note. Clean, sweet, mildly fruity finish.

Overall Impression (2½)
Good, light, malty beer.

yitz and yōtz

Imperial or Double India Pale Ale

8.90% abv.

Date: January 3, 2018 (#9801)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 17 points

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

Aroma (4)
Big fruity, earthy, piney hops. Caramel malt way in the background.

Mouthfeel (8)
Big & malty. Huge fruity, earthy hop flavor, pretty bitter. Earthy, almost musty. Lots of pine hop flavors and berry esters.

Overall Impression (2)
Big & complex, but you gotta really like hops. "100 IBU"

Yotus IPA

American-Style India Pale Ale

6.70% abv.

Date: March 7, 2017 (#9717)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 17½ points

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

Aroma (3½)
Big fruity, floral, tropical, piney hops.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium body, smooth. Clean malt behind a huge fruity, tropical hops flavor with a bigger-than-medium bitterness. Real nice balance, with a lingering fruity hoppy finish.

Overall Impression (2)