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Kros Strain Brewing Company

10411 Portal Road
Suite 102
La Vista NE 68128
Telephone: +1 402-779-7990
Hours: Monday-Thursday 3:00pm-10:00pm, Friday 2:00pm-11:00pm, Saturday noon-11:00pm, Sunday noon-7:00pm.
Brewer: Scott Strain, Bobby Kros
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Notes

Visited: November 13, 2018

Opened: 2017

Contributors: brian collins, Ralph Wells, Siegfried Binge

Updated: June 2, 2019

News

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Beer List

53 Magnum

Wood- and Barrel-aged Beer

5.20% abv.
- Date: November 13, 2018 (#9971)
  
  Package: draught
  
  Place: at the brewery
  
  Score: 16 points
  
  Appearance (3)
  Bright golden. Dense head.
  
  Aroma (2½)
  Pretty clean.
  
  Mouthfeel (8)
  Light body, moderate carbonation. Biscuity, mildly grainy malt. Very mild oak note, but if I didn't know, I might not recognize it. Mild grassy-spicy hop flavor, low bitterness.
  
  Overall Impression (2½)
  Oak-aged Helles Creek.

Bernstein Bier

Vienna-Style Lager

5.60% abv.

Date: November 13, 2018 (#9970)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16 points

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

Aroma (2½)
Toasty-sweet malt. Some solvent notes as it warms.

Mouthfeel (8)
Light-medium body, moderate carbonation. Sweet toasty malt all the way through, a little grainy. Low grassy hop flavor and bitterness. Clean toasty finish.

Overall Impression (2½)

Bo Pils

Bohemian-Style Pilsener

4.80% abv.

Date: July 25, 2018 (#9881)

Package: draught

Place: LOCAL Beer, Patio and Kitchen, Omaha NE

Score: 20 points

Appearance (3)
Bright pale golden. They need to learn how to put a head on a beer here.

Aroma (4)
Clean, mildly grainy malt, mildly floral hops.

Mouthfeel (10)
Light body, fizzy. Clean grainy malt, floral hop flavor. Medium bitterness. Some sulfur. Clean mildly floral, nicely bitter finish.

Overall Impression (3)
Real good beer.

Cashmere Weather

Juicy or Hazy Pale Ale

5.30% abv.

Date: November 13, 2018 (#9964)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 14 points

Appearance (3)
Dark yellow, opaque. Dense head.

Aroma (2)
Tart, yeasty.

Mouthfeel (7)
Light, fizzy. Malty, really yeasty. Very mildly tart due to the Norwegian kveik yeast. Grassy, floral hop flavor, low-medium bitterness. Yeasty finish.

Overall Impression (2)
I'm not a fan of the style, but the kveik yeast is admittedly a nice touch.

Date: June 23, 2017 (#9747)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 15 points

Appearance (3)
Deep red. Dense head.

Aroma (3)
Roasty. Floral.

Mouthfeel (7)
Light-medium body, fizzy. Fairly roasty, malty-sweet. Floral hop flavor, medium bitterness. Roasty and hoppy in the finish.

Overall Impression (2)

Date: June 30, 2017 (#9750)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16½ points

Appearance (2½)
Yellow, opaque. Moderate head.

Aroma (3½)
Huge piney, fruity hops.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium-big body, smooth. Lots and lots of piney hop flavor, medium bitterness. Mild biscuity malt background. Piney, earthy finish.

Overall Impression (2½)
Pretty good beer. Now I need to try the "London" version.

Date: November 13, 2018 (#9963)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16 points

Appearance (3)
Deep yellow, opaque. Dense head.

Aroma (3)
Floral, fairly citrusy.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium-big body, smooth. Chewy malt. Floral, mildly citrusy hop flavor, medium bitterness. Glean grassy finish.

Overall Impression (2)

Date: June 30, 2017 (#9751)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 15½ points

Appearance (2½)
Amber, opaque. Dense head.

Aroma (3)
Fruity, piney hops. Yeast.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium body, fizzy. Biscuity malt and yeast behind a big fruity, piney hop flavor. Medium-big bitterness. Hoppy-yeasty finish.

Overall Impression (2)

Date: November 13, 2018 (#9966)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16 points

Appearance (3)
Golden-amber. Moderate head.

Aroma (3)
Clean. Maybe a little tart.

Mouthfeel (8)
Light body, fizzy. Big oak flavor. Clean grainy malt. Vanilla. Low grassy hop flavor and bitterness with a little citrus.

Overall Impression (2)

Date: June 23, 2017 (#9746)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 17½ points

Appearance (3)
Pale golden. Moderate head.

Aroma (3)
Bready, grainy malt.

Mouthfeel (9)
Light body, smooth. Mild sweet malt, very mild floral hop flavor, low bitterness.

Overall Impression (2½)
Real good clean beer.

Date: July 25, 2018 (#9882)

Package: draught

Place: LOCAL Beer, Patio and Kitchen, Omaha NE

Score: 20 points

Appearance (3)
Amber. Almost opaque. Dense head.

Aroma (4)
Grapefruit hops with a hint of pine, and very mild biscuity malt.

Mouthfeel (10)
Medium body, fairly fizzy. Sweet clean malt. Great big fruity hops, peaches and oranges. Medium bitterness. Fruity, very mildly hoppy finish.

Overall Impression (3)

Date: November 13, 2018 (#9969)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16½ points

Appearance (3)
Bright red. Low head.

Aroma (3)
Mild dark caramel. Mildly spicy.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium big body, smooth. Really nicely malty, mildly roasty. Mild alcohol note.

Overall Impression (2½)
Pretty good Bock, brewed in collaboration with Pint Nine Brewing next door.

Date: November 3, 2018 (#9967)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 17½ points

Appearance (3)
Black. Moderate dense head.

Aroma (3½)
Coffee. Black malt and black licorice.

Mouthfeel (9)
Light-medium body, smooth. Malty and sweet and roasty, real nice balance. Very low hop bitterness, fair bit of roast bitterness.

Overall Impression (2)

Date: November 13, 2018 (#9965)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 15½ points

Appearance (3)
Yellow-brown, opaque. Low dense head.

Aroma (2½)
Very mildly yeasty, smoky.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium body, smooth. Yeasty and malty. Floral-fruity hop flavor, low-medium bitterness.

Overall Impression (2)
Tastes good, but I'm not getting the "brut".

Date: November 13, 2018 (#9972)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16½ points

Appearance (3)
Red, clear. Moderate head.

Aroma (3)
Very mildly spicy. Very mild dark caramel.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium body, fairly fizzy. Spicy rye and dark caramel malt. Grassy darkish finish.

Overall Impression (2½)

Date: November 13, 2018 (#9968)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 17 points

Appearance (3)
Amber, hazy. Dense head.

Aroma (3)
Lemony, spicy hops. Bready.

Mouthfeel (9)
Big and smooth. Lots of chewy malt under a big resiny, piney, fairly citrusy hop flavor. Medium-high bitterness through the finish, but pretty well balanced, with the alcohol pretty well hidden.

Overall Impression (2)