Beer Me! — Vis Major Brewing — Omaha, Nebraska, United States

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Vis Major Brewing

3501 Center Street
Omaha NE 68105-2423
Telephone: +1 402-884-4082
Hours: Tuesday-Thursday 3:00pm-10:00pm, Friday 3:00pm-midnight, Saturday 11:00am-midnight, Sunday 11:00am-8:00pm. Reservations required for tours.
Brewer: Tom Clements
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Notes

Visited: June 20, 2022

Opened: 2017

Contributors: brian collins, Shazzy Cabrera

Updated: June 27, 2022

News

2017-04-11: Hanscom Park brewery makes progress (WOWT)
2016-12-27: Brew Almighty: Vis Major Brewery Offers Artful Craft Beer (Omaha Magazine)

Beer List

Amulet Ale

American-Style Pale Ale

5.50% abv.
- Date: November 15, 2018 (#9975)
  
  Package: draught
  
  Place: at the brewery
  
  Score: 14½ points
  
  Appearance (2½)
  Copper-brown, hazy. Dense head.
  
  Aroma (3)
  Mild spicy hops.
  
  Mouthfeel (7)
  Light body, fizzy. Caramel malt and herbal-floral hops. Low bitterness. Fruity-floral finish, bready.
  
  Overall Impression (2)

Ceres Shrine

Golden or Blonde Ale

4.60% abv.

Date: November 15, 2018 (#9973)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 15 points

Appearance (3)
Bright golden. Moderate head.

Aroma (3)
Mildly grainy.

Mouthfeel (7)
Light body. Low-medium carbonation. Sweet malt, bready. Mild grassy floral hop flavor, low bitterness. Clean bready finish.

Overall Impression (2)

Day Trip

German-Style Kölsch/Köln-Style Kölsch

5.10% abv.

Date: June 20, 2022 (#11068)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 14 points

Appearance (3)
Golden. Low head.

Aroma (2½)
Mildly grainy, mildly floral.

Mouthfeel (7)
Light-medium body, moderate carbonation. Sweet malt, mildly grainy. Bready. Floral and fruity in the finish.

Overall Impression (1½)
A bit sweet, a bit fruity.

Flash Flood

American-Style India Pale Ale

6.50% abv.

Date: June 20, 2022 (#11069)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 18 points

Appearance (3)
Deep golden. Thick head.

Aroma (3½)
Intensely spicy, piney hops. Mild biscuit background.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium-big body, smooth. Big fruity, piney hops all the way through. Medium-high bitterness. Spicy, piney finish.

Overall Impression (2½)
Real good beer.

Date: June 9, 2018 (#9853)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 17½ points

Appearance (3)
Yellow, opaque. Moderate head.

Aroma (3½)
Really spicy, piney.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium body, smooth. Massive fruity hop flavor, tropical and citrusy with a hint of banana. Mild biscuity malt background.

Overall Impression (2)

Date: June 9, 2018 (#9852)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 12 points

Appearance (2½)
Yellow. Opaque. Dense head.

Aroma (2½)
Intensely floral.

Mouthfeel (6)
Medium body, moderately fizzy. Intensely floral. Really really floral. Sweet creamy malt background. Huge floral finish.

Overall Impression (1)

Date: November 15, 2018 (#9977)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 15 points

Appearance (2)
Black. No head.

Aroma (3)
Black licorice. Sweet dark malt. Nicely tart.

Mouthfeel (8)
Light body, low carbonation. Tart up front, followed by the Chardonnay. Just a hint of oak. Mildly roasty, mildly sweet.

Overall Impression (2)
Chardonnay barrel aged Black Sour.

Date: June 9, 2018 (#9854)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 13 points

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

Aroma (3)
Sweet, caramel, treacle.

Mouthfeel (6)
Medium body, smooth. Intensely earthy, oddly roasty, grassy, vegetal.

Overall Impression (1)

Date: November 15, 2018 (#9974)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 14 points

Appearance (2½)
Yellow. Translucent. Moderate head.

Aroma (2½)
Pretty clean.

Mouthfeel (7)
Light body, low-medium carbonation. Sweet malt, bready. Very mild fruity hop flavor and a hint of banana. Sweet bready finish.

Overall Impression (2)

Date: June 9, 2018 (#9851)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 17½ points

Appearance (3)
Yellow, translucent. Moderate head.

Aroma (3)
Banana. Smoke.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium body, nicely fizzy. Sweet wheat flavor. Banana cream pie. Some grassy notes in the finish.

Overall Impression (2½)
Real good hot weather beer.

Date: November 15, 2018 (#9976)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 15½ points

Appearance (2)
Black. No head.

Aroma (3½)
Rich roasty malt. Mild licorice.

Mouthfeel (8)
Light-medium body, moderate carbonation. Smooth dark malt, coffee. Mild licorice. Smooth dark malt finish with not a lot of hop character.

Overall Impression (2)

Date: June 9, 2018 (#9850)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 18 points

Appearance (3)
Jet black. Low dense head.

Aroma (3)
Licorice. Some alcohol. Vanilla.

Mouthfeel (9)
Thick, smooth. Big coconut flavor all the way through. Some alcohol. Mildly roasty with a nice malt sweetness.

Overall Impression (3)
Terrific beer. Served a bit cold, though.