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Zipline Brewing Company - German-Style Kölsch

Bent River Brewing Company - Uncommon Stout

Zipline Brewing Company - Dear Old Nebraska Brew

Bent River Brewing Company - American Wheat Ale

Zipline Brewing Company - Resinator

Bent River Brewing Company - Steamboat IPA

Bent River Brewing Company - Undercurrent IPA

Hofbrauhaus Wolters - Wolters Pilsener

T&R Theakston, Ltd. - Old Peculier

Oud Beersel - Oude Kriek Vieille 2014

Brouwerij Corsendonk (Brasserie Du Bocq) - Corsendonk Agnus Tripel

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Zipline Brewing Company - German-Style Kölsch
Bent River Brewing Company - Uncommon Stout
Zipline Brewing Company - Dear Old Nebraska Brew
Bent River Brewing Company - American Wheat Ale
Zipline Brewing Company - Resinator
Bent River Brewing Company - Steamboat IPA
Bent River Brewing Company - Undercurrent IPA
Hofbrauhaus Wolters - Wolters Pilsener
T&R Theakston, Ltd. - Old Peculier
Oud Beersel - Oude Kriek Vieille 2014
Brouwerij Corsendonk (Brasserie Du Bocq) - Corsendonk Agnus Tripel

Zipline Brewing Company - German-Style Kölsch

Bottle Size: 12-oz
Style: Kölsch
ABV: 5.4%
Int’l Bittering Units (IBUs): 20
Serving Temperature: 40-45º F
Suggested Glassware: Stange, Flute, Pilsner Glass
Hops: Magnum, Tettnang
Malts: Pilsner, Munich, White Wheat
Country: United States

This classic style originating in Cologne (Köln), in western Germany, is a bit of a hybrid as it’s made with top-fermenting ale yeast, but then cold conditioned like lager. Zipline’s interpretation certainly looks the part, offering a bright and robust head of foam atop a radiant pale golden brew. Very on-point central European noble hop aromas jump out straight away, offering up notes of spice, grass, earth, and fruitiness hinting at citrus...

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Bent River Brewing Company - Uncommon Stout

Bottle Size: 12-oz
Style: Oatmeal Coffee Stout
ABV: 6.4%
Int’l Bittering Units (IBUs): 31
Serving Temperature: 50-55º F
Suggested Glassware: Pint Glass, Mug, Tulip
Hops: Warrior, Centennial
Malts: Pale Malt, Flaked Oats, Chocolate Malt, White Wheat, Roasted Wheat, Roasted Barley
Country: United States

Bent River brews this oatmeal stout with coffee, dramatically augmenting the coffee-like overtones often present in beers like stouts and porters which are built with a large amount of roasted grains. Sometimes brewers can miss the mark and go a little too crazy with the coffee, but Bent River really hit the mark here well. Uncommon Stout pours a very dark brown with a very sizeable head that retains well. Unsurprisingly, big coffee notes...

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Zipline Brewing Company - Dear Old Nebraska Brew

Bottle Size: 12-oz
Style: American Lager
ABV: 4.8%
Int’l Bittering Units (IBUs): 15
Serving Temperature: 40-45º F
Suggested Glassware: Pilsner Glass, Flute
Hops: Magnum, Centennial
Malts: Pilsner, Honey, Vienna, Crystal
Country: United States

This American Lager was brewed in collaboration with the Nebraska Alumni Association (two of Zipline’s founders are University of Nebraska alumni) for the first time back in 2021, and its success led it to become a year-round offering. Named after the traditional fight song Dear Old Nebraska U, this brew presents a bright golden hue with good clarity, topped by a spritely head of white foam. On the nose, look for some light floral, citric, and...

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Bent River Brewing Company - American Wheat Ale

Bottle Size: 12-oz
Style: American Pale Wheat Ale
ABV: 5.0%
Int’l Bittering Units (IBUs): 9
Serving Temperature: 40-45º F
Suggested Glassware: Flute, Pilsner Glass, Weizen Glass
Hops: Warrior, Simcoe
Malts: Pale Malt, White Wheat, Flaked Oats
Country: United States

Bent River’s American Wheat Ale presents a bright golden color, lightly hazed, with a vigorous head of pale foam. In the aroma, look for pleasant touches of herbal hops evoking earth and mild pine, backed up by light shades of lemon rind and peach-like stone fruit. On the palate, we get a very well realized wheaty core delivering a touch of sweetness alongside its characteristic tanginess, and the whole thing comes across quite round and smooth...

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Zipline Brewing Company - Resinator

Bottle Size: 12-oz
Style: American Pale Ale
ABV: 5.4%
Int’l Bittering Units (IBUs): 40
Serving Temperature: 45-50º F
Suggested Glassware: IPA Glass, Tulip, Pint Glass
Hops: Centennial, Simcoe
Malts: 2-Row, Pale, Pilsner, Crystal
Country: United States

This pale ale presents an attractive orangish-amber hue in the glass, topped by a large cap of persistent foam that drops plenty of lace as it slowly recedes. The nose on this is quite resinous, indeed; look for a big central note of candied orange peel that’s wrapped up in plenty of herbal pine resin. That citric-piney dynamic carries on to the palate, as well, where we get that bold hop character riding atop a satisfying malty core offering...

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Bent River Brewing Company - Steamboat IPA

Bottle Size: 12-oz
Style: American IPA
ABV: 6.2%
Int’l Bittering Units (IBUs): 68
Serving Temperature: 45-50º F
Suggested Glassware: IPA Glass, Tulip, Pint Glass
Hops: Citra, Warrior
Malts: Pale, Honey, Caramel, Flaked Oats
Country: United States

This IPA from Bent River presents quite nicely in the glass, pouring a rich medium amber with copper highlights and good head retention. On the nose, look for a bit of caramel malt as an undercurrent, topped by inviting citric, floral, and fruity hop aromas, with a touch of spice. Those hops come through with plenty of bitterness in the flavor department, balanced nicely by a backbone of mildly toasty caramel malt. Hops offer citrus and maybe...

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Bent River Brewing Company - Undercurrent IPA

Bottle Size: 12-oz
Style: American IPA
ABV: 6.8%
Int’l Bittering Units (IBUs): 66
Serving Temperature: 45-50º F
Suggested Glassware: IPA Glass, Tulip, Pint Glass
Hops: Citra, Cascade, Centennial, CTZ, Warrior
Malts: Pale, Caramel, Caramunich, Victory, White Wheat
Country: United States

Presenting a clear coppery-amber color and capped with a well-retained head of off-white foam, Undercurrent looks inviting in the glass as it offers up its hoppy aromas. Bent River employs an array of five different hop varieties in this brew, and the results are compelling, complex, and bold. Look for plenty of prominent citrus character along with resinous herbal notes, floral overtones, and touches of mild spice. Flavorwise, the story is...

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Hofbrauhaus Wolters - Wolters Pilsener

Bottle Size: 500-ml
Style: German Pilsner
ABV: 4.9%
Serving Temperature: 48-55° F
Suggested Glassware: Pilsner Glass, Flute
Country: Germany

It’s worth noting before we begin that it is acceptable to spell the name of this style of beer as “pilsner” or “pilsener.” The style originated in Pilsen, Czech Republic, but of course the Czechs spell Pilsen as “Plzeň,” so perhaps we should consider another spelling: “plzener.” Oh well, enough of that – on to the beer! Wolters Pilsener was awarded a Gold Medal in 2018 from Germany’s extremely stringent DLG Test which, over the course of three...

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T&R Theakston, Ltd. - Old Peculier

Bottle Size: 440-ml
Style: Old Ale
ABV: 5.6%
Serving Temperature: 48-55° F
Suggested Glassware: Tulip, Snifter
Country: England

Old Peculier is Theakston’s most famous beer and has been brewed under this name since the late 19th century. It’s crafted in the style of an “old ale”, also sometimes known as a “stock ale”, which was a beer traditionally matured for an extended period, often developing some oxidized notes and a vinous, mildly acidic edge. These ales were then sometimes blended with fresh ale to add dimension and complexity to the younger brew. Old Peculier...

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Oud Beersel - Oude Kriek Vieille 2014

Bottle Size: 750-ml
Style: Vintage Oude Kriek
ABV: 6%
Serving Temperature: 46–54° F
Suggested Glassware: Lambic Tumbler, Flute, or Tulip Glass
Country: Belgium

This extraordinary brew bears a remarkable longevity, with a best-by date extending an impressive 20 years beyond its release. Our focus on the 2014 vintage stems from its entrance into the pinnacle of flavor complexity—a sentiment echoed by the scarcity of its U.S. distribution, with only a handful of the final cases available exclusively through the Rare Beer Club, and no inventory available via further imports.

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Brouwerij Corsendonk (Brasserie Du Bocq) - Corsendonk Agnus Tripel

Bottle Size: 750-ml
Style: Belgian Tripel Ale
ABV: 7.5%
Serving Temperature: 48–52° F
Suggested Glassware: Tulip, Goblet, or Chalice
Country: Belgium

With all due respect to the “Best before date” on the bottle, Corsendonk Agnus can be confidently aged 5-8 years in a dark place without high temperature fluctuations. Of course, you can enjoy it now with grilled fish or poultry, or try it with Belgian moules et frites as recent traditions would suggest.

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Featured Beers - April 2024

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Bent River Brewing Company - Uncommon Stout

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Zipline Brewing Company - Dear Old Nebraska Brew

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