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Kinkaider Brewing Company

43860 Paulsen Road
PO Box 213
Broken Bow NE 68822
Telephone: +1 308-872-8348
Hours: Thursday-Friday 4:00pm-11:00pm, Saturday 11:00am-11:00pm.
Brewer: Dan Hodges
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Notes

Opened: 2014

Contributors: Siegfried Binge, brian collins, Ralph Wells

Kinkaider also operates taprooms in Grand Island, Omaha, and Lincoln.

Updated: December 5, 2021

News

2019-03-23: Kinkaider celebrates UFO folklore (Kearney Hub)
2019-03-20: Kinkaider Brewing Co. | Dirty Culprit Chai Stout (Porch Drinking)
2018-11-02: Nebraska’s Best Farm Brewery Is Unexpectedly Awesome (Only In Your State)
2017-01-31: Kinkaider Brewing Co. coming to Railside (Grand Island Independent)
2015-06-25: Kinkaider Brewing Co. Part of Nebraska Passport's "Sauce & Cycles" Tour (NTV)

Beer List

1904

English-Style Brown Ale

6.00% abv.
- Date: November 10, 2021 (#10755)
  
  Package: draught
  
  Place: Kinkaider Brewing - Grand Island, Grand Island NE
  
  Score: 19 points
  
  Appearance (3)
  Very dark brown. Dense head.
  
  Aroma (4)
  Mild coffee. Mild malt. Mild roast. Mildly floral.
  
  Mouthfeel (9)
  Medium body, smooth. Grainy, nutty, chocolatey. Floral hop flavor, low bitterness. Rich malty, nutty finish.
  
  Overall Impression (3)
  Real good beer.

4-County Pale Ale

American-Style Pale Ale

5.50% abv.

Date: May 6, 2017 (#9728)

Package: draught

Place: Kinkaider Brewing - Grand Island, Grand Island NE

Score: 19 points

Appearance (3)
Amber, hazy. Dense head.

Aroma (4)
Big spicy, piney hops. Biscuity malt background.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium body, smooth. Big piney, citrus hop flavor, nicely bitter. Mild biscuity malt background.

Overall Impression (3)
Best beer of the day.

Bear Rastler

European-Style Dark/Münchner Dunkel

4.50% abv.

Date: August 11, 2018 (#9889)

Package: draught

Place: Growler USA (Omaha), Omaha NE

Score: 19 points

Appearance (3)
Red-black. Low dense head.

Aroma (3)
Mild coffee, nicely malty.

Mouthfeel (10)
Medium body, smooth. Clean malt and mild coffee. Grassy, mildly grainy. Low grassy hop flavor and bitterness. Grainy malty mildly roasty finish.

Overall Impression (3)
Good clean beer.

Boombox Lager

American-Style Lager

4.50% abv.

Date: November 10, 2021 (#10754)

Package: draught

Place: Kinkaider Brewing - Grand Island, Grand Island NE

Score: 18½ points

Appearance (3)
Golden. Moderate head.

Aroma (3½)
Grainy, floral.

Mouthfeel (9)
Light body, smooth. Grainy-sweet malt. Floral hops, low bitterness. Real clean.

Overall Impression (3)
Real clean and real tasty.

Date: May 6, 2017 (#9724)

Package: draught

Place: Kinkaider Brewing - Grand Island, Grand Island NE

Score: 15 points

Appearance (2½)
Pale straw color, clear. Low head.

Aroma (3)
Very mild grainy malt, very mildly grassy.

Mouthfeel (7)
Light and fizzy. Mild sweet, grainy malt. Very mild grassy hop flavor, low bitterness. Grainy-sweet malt finish.

Overall Impression (2½)
Real good clean beer...but not a Kölsch, as it's missing the bright noble hop character.

Date: December 29, 2017 (#9790)

Package: draught

Place: Hoppy Taco, Omaha NE

Score: 19 points

Appearance (3)
Shiny bright red. Moderate head.

Aroma (3)
Toasted bread crust.

Mouthfeel (10)
Medium body, smooth. Rich toasty, bready malt all the way through. Mild grassy hop flavor, low-medium bitterness.

Overall Impression (3)
Real good smooth beer.

Date: May 6, 2017 (#9725)

Package: draught

Place: Kinkaider Brewing - Grand Island, Grand Island NE

Score: 16 points

Appearance (3)
Brown, some haze. Dense head.

Aroma (3)
Roasty-sweet, biscuity malt. Grainy.

Mouthfeel (8)
Light body, smooth. Grainy brown malt. Husky, but not harsh. Mild grassy hop flavor, low bitterness. Grainy finish.

Overall Impression (2)

Date: January 1, 2018 (#9796)

Package: bottled

Place: The Casual Pint, Omaha NE

Score: 16 points

Appearance (3)
Bright amber. Dense head.

Aroma (3)
Fruity hops. Mild biscuit.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium body, fairly fizzy. Big fruity hop flavor, piney. Medium bitterness. Biscuity, grainy malt way in the background.

Overall Impression (2)

Date: December 3, 2021 (#10783)

Place: Wine, Beer, and Spirits Grand Island, Grand Island NE

Score: 16 points

Appearance (2½)
Bright golden, until you get to the sediment at the bottom of the can. Low dense head.

Aroma (3)
Mild fruity, grassy hops. Mild DMS.

Mouthfeel (8)
Light body, fairly fizzy. Sweet grainy malt and mild fruity-floral hops. Very low bitterness. Clean floral finish.

Overall Impression (2½)
Good refreshing beer.

Date: December 31, 2017 (#9794)

Package: bottled

Place: The Casual Pint, Omaha NE

Score: 17 points

Appearance (2½)
Insanely foamy. Black. Massive dense head.

Aroma (4)
Roast malt. Grassy hops.

Mouthfeel (8)
Intensely fizzy. Light-medium body. Clean malt, nicely roasty. Clean grassy, mildly floral hop flavor. Low-medium bitterness.

Overall Impression (2½)
All-in-all, a very good (overcarbonated) beer.

Date: October 27, 2018 (#9931)

Package: draught

Score: 18 points

Appearance (3)
Pale, clear. Low head.

Aroma (3)
Grainy-sweet, some DMS.

Mouthfeel (9)
Very light body, very fizzy. Sweet malt, mildly grainy. Low hop flavor and bitterness. Clean malt finish.

Overall Impression (3)
Real good light beer.

Date: August 16, 2016 (#9616)

Package: draught

Place: Crescent Moon Ale House, Omaha NE

Score: 15½ points

Appearance (2½)
Deep red, some haze. Low dense head.

Aroma (3)
Roasty and sweet and grassy.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium body, fairly fizzy. Toasty, roasty, biscuity malt all the way through. Mild grassy hop flavor. Medium bitterness in the finish.

Overall Impression (2)

Date: May 6, 2017 (#9727)

Package: draught

Place: Kinkaider Brewing - Grand Island, Grand Island NE

Score: 14½ points

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

Aroma (3)
Toasty, grainy malts.

Mouthfeel (7)
Light body, smooth. Big grainy, toasty malt. Low grassy hop flavor and bitterness. Big grainy, peppery finish.

Overall Impression (1½)

Date: May 6, 2017 (#9726)

Package: draught

Place: Kinkaider Brewing - Grand Island, Grand Island NE

Score: 13½ points

Appearance (2½)
Brown, hazy. Moderate head.

Aroma (2½)
Roasty. Grainy.

Mouthfeel (7)
Light, fairly fizzy. Roasty, fairly grainy malt character. Very low grassy hop flavor. Clean, mildly roasty finish.

Overall Impression (1½)
Darker, roastier than it needs to be.

Date: August 22, 2015 (#9534)

Package: draught

Place: Great Nebraska Beer Festival, Papillion NE

Score: 15 points

Appearance (3)
Amber, some haze. Moderate head.

Aroma (3)
Clean malt.

Mouthfeel (7)
Light-medium body, smooth. Malty, mildly grainy. Very mild noble hop flavor, low bitterness. Finishes malty and clean.

Overall Impression (2)
Good clean beer.