Nebraska Brewing
Draft Mag’s Top 25 For 2011 (Already)
Some are questioning the prematurity of the – best of 2011 list. (Just the first week of November still right? My rent check still hasn’t cleared.) Either way, here is the list. One thing to note, beer – especially craft beer, is about as opinionated as a presidential election. Be sure to head over to the full article for the full story.
Goose Island – Pepe Nero
Firestone Walker – Abacus
Brooklyn Brewing – The Concoction
Nebraska Brewing – Hop God
New Belgium – Le Terroir
Stone Brewing – Sublimely Self Righteous
Weihenstephaner -Original Premium
Aspall – Dry English Draft Cider
Boulevard/Deschutes – Collab #2 White IPA
Anchorage Brewing – Bitter Monk
De Musketiers – Troubadour Magma
Odell Brewing – Friek
21st Amendment – Hop Crisis
Heineken – New Castle Brown
Crooked Stave – W.W.B.R.
Lost Abbey – Red Poppy
Koningshoeven – La Trappe Isid’or
Unibroue – Quelque Chose
Sixpoint Craft – Sweet Action
Shorts – The Gambler
Almanac Beer – Summer 2010
Stillwater/The Brewer’s Art – The Debutante
White Birch – Tavern Ale
Nebraska Black Betty Returns
Nebraska Brewing’s Black Betty makes a reappearance on October 27, 2011. Aged in Stranahan’s whiskey, soon to be hard to come by.
Black as night and every bit Imperial, this RIS was originally launched to tremendous accolades. Going further, this Stranahan’s Whiskey barrel aged version meshes the rich chocolates, the coffee-like aromatics with the sweet whiskey nose and drying character of the oak. Slightly behind on the palette are the hops — held in restraint by the wonderfully full mouthfeel and broad flavors brought on by the perfect blend of so many malted barley varieties.
Style: Imperial Stout (barrel aged)
Taste Expectations: Vanilla, dark fruits, oak. Chocolate & coffee.
Availability: 750 ml bottles. Draft.
9% ABV
Nebraska Brewing’s Wick For Brains, BA Hop God, & Fathead
Checking in on Nebraska Brewing:
The first batch of the season – Wick For Brains Pumpkin Ale has all but sold out at the brewpub. More is on the way. Wick is an amber ale based beer, brewed with pumpkin & spices.
The next Reserve Series brews will be released simultaneously. The brewery brags they are the best they’ve made to date. They are:
Fathead: was aged in barrels that had already been used by Black Betty in an attempt to take the alcohol bite down just a notch or 2 – and it worked fantastically. We’re still completely amazed and extremely pleased – these will launch and be gone in an instant.
BA Hop God: Is a Belgian IPA with some barrel aging.
Release dates to be announced soon…
PRESS RELEASE: Nebraska’s Inception Series Kicks Off
Nebraska Brewing Company bottles their first barrel aged beer in the Inception series. 22oz bombers, brewpub release only. First release is Toasted Barn, a smoked porter aged in Stranahan whiskey barrels.
Papillion, NE (Aug 2011) – Nebraska Brewing Company today announces the bottling of the first barrel-aged Craft Beer in its newly formed Inception Series.
Aptly named due to the experimental nature of these beers, Inception Series beers are expected to be one-off, very small batch bottlings bottled in 22 oz. bombers. These beers will be sold at a lower price point than Nebraska Brewing Company’s Reserve Series beers. Inception Series beers are expected to be sold only in the brewpub in Papillion, NE due to the very limited supply.
It is likely that some of these beers may graduate into The Reserve Series line at some later date should they be deemed worthy of the stature of this line. At this time, all beers currently targeted for the Inception Series are aging in barrels with some going through an extended maturation and souring process.
Paul Kavulak, President of Nebraska Brewing Company stated: “Quite some time ago, we finished experimentation on a very small batch of Missouri Oak Aged Rye IPA. At the time, we felt the beer was a good beer, but weren’t sure we could include it in the Reserve Series Line and we had no other bottle format for sales back then. It wound up in a bomber, without a label and was consumed inside the brewpub only. It was later awarded a medal at the Festival of Wood and Barrel Aged Beers. It became clear these beers needed a formal production process.”
Adding further, “We’ve since laid down a number of barrel aged experiments and when they emerge, they will now find themselves in the Inception Series as their first appearance for Nebraska Brewing Company.”
The first beer in this series, Toasted Barn, is a Smoked Porter aged in Stranahan’s Whiskey barrels. When originally brewed, Toasted Barn had a robust smoky character through the addition of 35% Smoked Briess Malt. It seemed a fitting combination at the time to send this beer through extended aging within the Whiskey barrel program used for other beers such as Black Betty RIS, and Fathead Barleywine. The resultant beer is one with a mellowed smokiness, vanilla aromatics, and oak tannins which elevate the finish into a very remarkable beer. Bottling has recently been completed and its anticipated release date is August 26, 2011 at Nebraska Brewing Company in Papillion.
Nebraska Brewing Company was formed in November of 2007 and has established itself as a Midwest Innovator of quality Craft Beers and artisanal Barrel-Aged Products. Building on a reputation for quality, flavor, and creativity — Nebraska Brewing Company strives to be a stand-out in an ever growing field.
Nebraska Brewing Company is proud to be a locally owned and locally operated brewpub in Papillion, Nebraska. Small, independent, and pushing the envelope.
Nebraska’s Rare Inception
One to add to the rare beer, “how do I get it” list – Nebraska Brewing’s Toasted Barn. The brewery released details about the Inception Series, their newest barrel aged beer.
We bottle the first of what will be our extremely limited edition barrel aged experiments which we are calling The Inception Series.
Why Inception? Well, it’s pretty simple really. These are 1 or 2 oak barrels of something we felt was worthy of the time and effort necessary to head down a lenghty path of maturation and flavor enhancements. This is our unveiling and it may be the start of something very nice indeed.
Will they make it to Reserve Series? Maybe. Will they ever be made again? Maybe. Will we even bottle all of the barrel aged experiments we have in the pipeline? Maybe (I think you get the picture at this point)
We’ll decide later but at this stage, we do know that they are truly something special. Small batch, limited edition barrel aged efforts. Toasted Barn is our first so watch our Newsletter or Facebook for additional information on the Series and the beer itself.
These beers will only be available in our brewpub.
