Beer Me! — Modern Monks — Lincoln, Nebraska, United States

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Modern Monks

Misty's Steakhouse & Brewery

(No longer brewing)

200 North 11th Street
Lincoln NE 68508
Telephone: +1 402-525-0204
Hours: Monday-Thursday 11:00am-10:00pm, Friday-Saturday 11:00am-11:00pm, Sunday 5:30pm-9:00pm.
Brewer: Bob Meyer, Dave Oenbring
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Notes

Visited: December 7, 2011

Opened: 2003

Contributors: Siegfried Binge, brian collins, George Sisson, Jeremy Brown, Ralph Wells

Modern Monks took over brewing responsibilities in April 2010. Their steam boiler gave out in 2017, and it's too expensive to replace it.

Updated: October 22, 2017

News

2014-03-20: Modern Monks Brewery to Launch Sale of Canned Beer (Nebraska Beer Blog)
2013-01-30: Modern Monks crafts local brews, cultivates Neb. beer community (Daily Nebraskan)
2011-12-22: Misty's third location is a prime one (Lincoln Journal Star)
2010-09-29: Sales Jump Six Months After Modern Monks Revamps Misty's Craft Beers (Star City Blog)

Beer List

Belgian Blonde

Belgian-Style Pale Ale
- Date: November 26, 2007 (#6713)
  
  Package: draught
  
  Place: at the brewery
  
  Score: 16 points
  
  Appearance (3)
  Bright golden. Moderate dense head.
  
  Aroma (3)
  Yeasty. Spicy. Banana.
  
  Mouthfeel (8)
  Light body, moderate carbonation. Sweet and malty with lots of minty hop flavor. Fairly bitter. Earthy, sulfury yeastiness. Big black pepper flavor.
  
  Overall Impression (2)

Belgian Dubbel

Belgian-Style Dubbel

Date: March 1, 2009 (#7713)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16½ points

Appearance (3)
Red-brown. Low head.

Aroma (3)
Smoky. Bananas. Roasty.

Mouthfeel (8)
Big and sweet and smooth. Mildly roasty. Warming. Mildly fruity.

Overall Impression (2½)

Belgian IPA

American-Belgo-Style Ale

5.60% abv.

Date: December 7, 2011 (#8685)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16 points

Appearance (3)
Deep amber. Very hazy. Thick head.

Aroma (3)
Malty, mild toffee. Biscuity and grassy.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium-big body, smoooth. Big fruity, grassy bitterness. Toasty, biscuity malt. Clean bitter finish.

Overall Impression (2)
Feels stronger than it is.

Bohemian Rhapsody Pilsner-styled Ale

American Lager/Ale or Cream Ale

Irish Red Ale

Irish-Style Red Ale

MacManus's Red Shoes Altbier

German-Style Brown Ale/Düsseldorf-Style Altbier

Date: September 16, 2008 (#7346)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 13 points

Appearance (3)
Red-brown. Thick head.

Aroma (3)
Toasty malt.

Mouthfeel (6)
Medium body, smooth. Tart. Sweet and roasty. Mild noble hop flavor, low bitterness.

Overall Impression (1)

Date: December 7, 2011 (#8684)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16½ points

Appearance (3)
Very dark red. Very low head.

Aroma (3)
Sweet, dark toffee. Caramel. Alcohol.

Mouthfeel (8)
Thick and smooth. Big dark caramel malt with a tart, oaky, dill flavor. Mildly warming. Lingering oaky finish.

Overall Impression (2½)
Pretty good beer.

Date: December 7, 2011 (#8683)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 15 points

Appearance (3)
Black. Dense brown head.

Aroma (3)
Earthy, roasty, woody. Cinnamon.

Mouthfeel (7)
Medium body, smooth. Really roasty on a sweet malt background. Grassy hop flavor. Bitterness from roast malt.

Overall Impression (2)

Date: April 3, 2011 (#8502)

Package: draught

Place: Brass Monkey Sports Bar, Omaha NE

Score: 16½ points

Appearance (3)
Black. Big creamy head.

Aroma (3)
Chocolatey, malty, grassy.

Mouthfeel (8)
Light body, fizzy. Chocolatey-roasty, with a mild malt background. Mild grassy, floral hop flavor, low bitterness.

Overall Impression (2½)
Pretty good beer.

Date: September 16, 2008 (#7348)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 12 points

Appearance (3)
Bright dark brown. Thick head.

Aroma (3)
Clean roasty sweetish malt.

Mouthfeel (5)
Light creamy body. Very tart. Roasty and sweetly malty.

Overall Impression (1)

Date: October 15, 2008 (#7476)

Package: draught

Place: Crescent Moon Ale House, Omaha NE

Score: 16 points

Appearance (3)
Amber. Dense head.

Aroma (3)
Mildly smoky, mildly toasty.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium creamy body. Sweet, toasty, and fairly smoky. Resiny, mildly smoky, sweet finish.

Overall Impression (2)

Date: March 1, 2009 (#7709)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16½ points

Appearance (3)
Brown. Opaque. Dense head.

Aroma (3)
Chocolatey. Bready. Yeasty.

Mouthfeel (8)
Big, fizzy, and sweet. Nicely alcoholic. Chocolatey, with spices.

Overall Impression (2½)
Good beer, served way too cold.

Date: September 13, 2009 (#7903)

Package: draught

Place: Great Nebraska Beer Festival, Papillion NE

Score: 16 points

Appearance (3)
Brown. Opaque. Dense head.

Aroma (3)
Intensely roasty, dark caramel malt.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium-big body, creamy. Really toasty, roasty, malty, and dry.

Overall Impression (2)
Very smooth beer.

Date: September 16, 2008 (#7344)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 14½ points

Appearance (3)
Deep golden. Thick head.

Aroma (3)
Intense orange aroma, possibly from the orange slice on the glass. Mildly spicy.

Mouthfeel (7)
Light body, smooth. Very sweet malt, and lots of orange. Earthy, and a little tart.

Overall Impression (1½)

Date: September 16, 2008 (#7345)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 14 points

Appearance (3)
Golden. Thick head.

Aroma (2½)
Pretty clean, mild grainy malt.

Mouthfeel (7)
Light body, smooth and creamy. Fairly sweet, malty. Very mild noble hop flavor, mild bitterness. Some tartness in the finish.

Overall Impression (1½)

Date: September 16, 2008 (#7347)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 18 points

Appearance (3)
Brown-black. Thick head.

Aroma (3)
Malty coffee.

Mouthfeel (9)
Light-medium body. Big roasty coffee flavor on top of a clean maltiness. Dry finish.

Overall Impression (3)
Real good beer.