Zipline Brewing Company

Microbrewery in Lincoln, Nebraska, United States ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

Established in 2012

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2100 Magnum Circle Suite 1, Lincoln, NE, 68522, United States

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7/10 โ€” Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Crisp, clear golden coloured body with a nice thick pure white head, about three centimetres tall. Aroma of light sugars, some wheat, a touch of grass and a very crisp, biscuity malt scent that hits nicely. Light-bodied; Nice dry and biscuity flavour with yeast and fresh cut grass noticeable at first, complete with a good but light sweetness from caster sugar at the end Aftertaste shows some dry and crisp notes with a very mild and subdued toasted malt characteristic that keeps this very interesting and complex while still remaining very light. Overall, a quite nice and approachable kolsch that hast the flavours that you'd want to see from a Kolsch, but without any harshness or pungency from the lager yeast. Nice to sample and well worth trying if you like lagers and can find this one! I sampled this twelve ounce bottle purchased from BeerTopia in Omaha, Nebraska on 05-February-2018 for US$1,67 sampled in my hotel room here in Omaha, Nebraska two days later on 07-February-2018 with snow and single-digits temperatures, not the sun and warmth that would be much more typical for the style.
Tried from Can on 08 Feb 2018 at 15:05

7.5/10 โ€” Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Deep super dark brown coloured body with a nice two to three centimetre tall off-white head. Aroma of roasted oats, some caramel, a touch of anise and licorice and a heavy molasses and pure sugar scent at the end. Medium-bodied; Assertive oats and roasted malt flavour with some caramelised sugars, a dose of hazlenuts and pure earthiness along with a grainy finish. Aftertaste shows more of the oats than anything else with some grain, a heavy hand of caramelised sugars and a robust spicey note with anise and a touch of fennel. Overall, a relatively pungent and deeply flavoured beer with a big malt presence with the oatmeal and some other grain a nice spicey character, but a pungent sweetness in a good way that shows a lot of depth. Another nice beer from this brewery and I've only had two before! I sampled this twelve ounce bottle purchased from Whole Foods in Omaha, Nebraska a few hours ago on 06-February-2018 for US$1,99 sampled a few hours later in my hotel room here in Omaha, Nebraska on 06-February-2018.
Tried from Bottle on 07 Feb 2018 at 06:58

6.6/10 โ€” Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Rich deep dark brown coloured body with a large, three to four centimetre tall nice rich brown head that leaves a nice lace on top. Aroma of roatsed malt, light caramelised sugars, a touch of anise and licorice, some lactose and the faintest hint of toasted coconut - definitely roasted throughout. Light to Medium-bodied; Relatively strong bitter, burnt flavours at first with a deep roasted malt and peat profile with some nuts, lactose, earth and sugars along with lactose, light coconuts and a heavier hand of oatmeal and other grain near the end. Aftertaste shows some more noticeable maltiness with some burnt notes and a good deal of burnt sugars and a touch of coconut, but not much at the absolute end. Overall, a decent enough stout, showing perhaps too much burnt flavours and roast with hardly any coconut, which is what I really wanted to see in this one. Still, nice to try as it comes from half the country away and I might try to visit the brewery the next time i'm in Nebrasaka/Lincoln. I sampled this twelve ounce bottle purchased from BeerTopia in Omaha, Nebraska on 01-October-2017 for US$1,67 sampled at home in Washington a few days before returning back to Omaha on 30-January-2018.
Tried from Bottle on 31 Jan 2018 at 07:36

8.5/10 โ€” Appearance 10 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 10 Overall 8
750 mL bottle poured. A huge thanks to NachoCat for the share. A dark, thick, cola black pour. Creamy brown foam head. Rich in thick milk chocolate, caramel, the slight hints of pepper with no heat. I could use a little more pepper, but that's always the case. Such a smooth, easy drinking imperial here. Extremely well done.
Tried from Bottle on 29 Jan 2018 at 00:38

6.8/10 โ€” Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottle thanks to AJ and Tepper. Pours a cloudy copper with medium beige head leaving spotty lacing. The aroma is dark fruit, caramel, cocoa, booze. Medium body, caramel, raisin, nice sweetness, boozy finish, very good.
Tried from Bottle on 30 Dec 2017 at 22:30

6.8/10 โ€” Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle at a hotel bar. Aroma was some light pine, light citrus notes. Orange peel, light lemon peel. Sweet resin notes. Bitterness is pretty strong. Decent, resin, citrus, bitter finish.
Tried from Bottle on 14 Dec 2017 at 21:43

6/10
Mellow and dry hop forward, not too dank or resiny.
Tried from Bottle on 04 Dec 2017 at 21:19

6.5/10 โ€” Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6
Can, thanks to Unclemike. Pours dark brown with slight reddish tint against the light, small foamy beige head, sweet roasted malt aroma, high carbonation, mildly bitter roasted malt taste, thin body, long finish. Not bad, not great either.
Tried from Can on 01 Dec 2017 at 09:47

6.4/10 โ€” Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle. A- Subtle coconut, cocoa, roasty. A- Dark brown color, dark liquid, tan head. T- Roasty, dry, slightly bitter, mild coconut, cocoa. P- Medium body, average texture, average carbonation, dry finish. O- I expected more from Zipline. A touch more sweetness and more coconut would have been nice. Just seemed a bit underwhelming. Good but not quite great.
Tried from Bottle on 26 Nov 2017 at 20:10

6.4/10 โ€” Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 5.5
12 oz bottle purchased as a single at Missieโ€™s Discount Liquors in Shawnee, Kansas. The pour is clear golden orange with a small white head. The aroma is dusty caramel malt and a floral honey. The taste is a sharp floral, caramel toasted malt, and a little earth dirtiness towards the finish. The palate is medium bodied, medium to light bodied, fine natural carbonation and the earthiness in the finish.
Tried from Bottle on 01 Nov 2017 at 19:00