With a foundation in homebrewing in 1992, Paul Kavulak set about to experiment within a hobby that would prove both entertaining and, at times, refreshing. Over a period of roughly 13 years, and with the able assistance of his wife Kim, this activity led to the opening of the Nebraska Brewing Company’s brewpub in Shadow Lake Towne Center in Papillion, Nebraska, on November 17, 2007. A new production brewery and taproom were opened in January of 2014. Located on the south side of the Omaha Metro, but still a large part of the Omaha Craft Beer scene.
750mL bottle poured into a larger La Face Cachée long stemmed tuliped-copita glass. The pour is beautiful and thick with a glowing golden color and a thick head that fades rather quickly. Aroma is strong white grape with a bright oakiness (not buttery at all, literary just oak). Behind that is a Belgian yestiness (dough) with a thick sweetness and lots of floral yeast notes. It is a beautifully bountiful aroma. Taste back is up with with the white wine coming through hard. The Belgian dough yeast sweetness is light. Its a full beer but so easy to drink, so smooth on the tongue and cheeks, like a pillow caressing my mouth. I was seriously impressed.
Named Blackshirt Porter, pretty sure its the same thing, probably just did not have a name wen it was first brewed. Sampler at the brewpub. Clear very dark brown color. Aroma is faintly prune and very roast-y. Taste starts with a lot of ashy coffee. Then there is a mineral feel that dissipates most of the flavor except for a little bit of sweetness and woodsiness. Easy drinking brew otherwise.
Sampler at the brewpub. Comes to the table completely murky with a thick glowing yellow color. Cannot see through the beer whatsoever. Aroma is lots of coriander and lemon, love it. Taste is a bit mellowed but still plenty of coriander. The beer has a slight thicker mouthfeel for the style. Finishes with an earthy/herbal aftertaste.
Sampler at the brewpub. Comes to the table with a completely clear copper color and a sticky lacing. Aroma is sweet bubblegum hops. Taste is very nicely sweetened hops balanced by a medium bitterness. There are very clean malts behind the hops with little residual sweetness and goes down very easily. A very original sweet hop aftertaste.