Lucky Bucket Brewing Company
Microbrewery
in
La Vista,
Nebraska,
United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Lucky Bucket Brewing Company
Established in 2008
Contact
11941 Centennial Rd. Suite 1, La Vista, NE, 68128, United States
Description
Lucky Bucket is one of Nebraska’s oldest craft breweries, we tapped our first beer in January 2008 with the debut of Pre-Prohibition Lager which, along with Certified Evil Imperial Stout have been stalwarts on taps and shelves across Nebraska.
From our first beer Lucky Bucket has always been interested in pushing the craft market by looking for the unexpected, from using old recipes and exploring forgotten styles, to trying new ingredients and experimenting with different styles.
Although there are some changes afoot we’ll promise you that you can find your old standbys as well as rotation of new options whenever you come by the taproom.
From the taproom, to the bar, to your back deck, at Lucky Bucket our goals have always been simple, to create high-quality beers that people can enjoy with friends and family no matter what life throws at you.
From our first beer Lucky Bucket has always been interested in pushing the craft market by looking for the unexpected, from using old recipes and exploring forgotten styles, to trying new ingredients and experimenting with different styles.
Although there are some changes afoot we’ll promise you that you can find your old standbys as well as rotation of new options whenever you come by the taproom.
From the taproom, to the bar, to your back deck, at Lucky Bucket our goals have always been simple, to create high-quality beers that people can enjoy with friends and family no matter what life throws at you.
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6
Truck off and I heard crystal-clear golden color. Aroma of resin, citrus, Light pine. Flavor shows subtle fruits and a mild caramel malts. Doesn't become overly sweet. Medium - light bodied.
Tried
on 05 Sep 2017
at 17:20
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
Draft at the source. Crystal clear gold FaceTime head. Aroma shows me like pine, light flow home, honey grain. The flavor is reasonable. Mild floral and pine finish. Body is very light. It is easy to drink
Tried
from Draft
on 05 Sep 2017
at 16:54
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5
Drat at the source. Clear rose color brew. Aroma is light strawberry and honey. Flavor has a strong amount of strawberry. More than I was expecting. Very light bodied is watery. It is all strawberry puree.
Tried
on 05 Sep 2017
at 16:50
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Draft at the brewery and Cut Spike. Pours a clear orange amber color with a medium sized off white head. The aroma and flavor are tied together. Mild toasted malts, bread, hints of earth, and caramel. It is a straightforward Oktoberfest that is very light bodied.
Tried
from Draft
on 05 Sep 2017
at 16:42
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle. A- Coffee, mocha, chocolate, roasty, earthy. A- Black color, dark liquid, tan head. T- Coffee, roasty, mocha, slightly dry, slightly bitter. P- Medium body, average texture, average carbonation, balanced finish. O- This is almost on par with Founders Breakfast Stout. Very tasty. The coffee imparts flavors of chocolatey mocha and some roasty earty bitterness. Very well done. I imagine if they did some variants of this with coconut or vanilla or even a light barrel aging it would really up it.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Jul 2017
at 14:32
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Reviewed from notes.
Thanks Vanessa.
Wasn’t sure what to pour this into, opted for a tulip thinking this was some sort of Belgian styled ale.
The appearance was a murky semi-dark red color with a finger’s worth of white foamy head that subsided at a good pace. Some messy lace.
The aroma had some cinnamon, cardamom, light orange peel, grassy to woody hops, some nuts, toast, raisin, butterscotch, caramel/toffee malts, and white bread.
The flavor was a nice blend between the malts and the spices gathering in the orange peel and earthiness to meld fairly nice. Not much of an aftertaste but finished with the spices and malts.
The feel was just a tad under medium bodied with a decent sessionability about it. Carbonation felt fine and so was the ABV. Spicy harshness was tame enough not to distract.
Overall, not a Belgian ale, and glad to see it correctly entered on ratebeer. Not exactly sure what Lucky Bucket was going for. I haven’t had much of their beers, however, this was good for what it was.
Thanks Vanessa.
Wasn’t sure what to pour this into, opted for a tulip thinking this was some sort of Belgian styled ale.
The appearance was a murky semi-dark red color with a finger’s worth of white foamy head that subsided at a good pace. Some messy lace.
The aroma had some cinnamon, cardamom, light orange peel, grassy to woody hops, some nuts, toast, raisin, butterscotch, caramel/toffee malts, and white bread.
The flavor was a nice blend between the malts and the spices gathering in the orange peel and earthiness to meld fairly nice. Not much of an aftertaste but finished with the spices and malts.
The feel was just a tad under medium bodied with a decent sessionability about it. Carbonation felt fine and so was the ABV. Spicy harshness was tame enough not to distract.
Overall, not a Belgian ale, and glad to see it correctly entered on ratebeer. Not exactly sure what Lucky Bucket was going for. I haven’t had much of their beers, however, this was good for what it was.
Tried
on 08 May 2017
at 10:45
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Got in a trade with The-Adjunct-Hippie. 12 ounce bottle into lager glass, no bottle dating. Pours slightly hazy medium orange/amber/light copper color with a small dense off white head with good retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Light spotty lacing clings on the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Aromas of cracker, toasted biscuit, brown bread, light nuttiness, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance of bready malt and light earthy hop notes; with solid strength. A bit fruity/yeasty, but not overwhelming. Flavors of cracker, toasted biscuit, brown bread, light nuttiness, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Light herbal/grassy/spicy bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of cracker, toasted biscuit, brown bread, light nuttiness, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Nice robustness and balance of bready malt and light earthy hop flavors; with a good malt/bitterness balance, and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Minimal dryness. Fairly clean on lager flavors, with minimal yeast notes present. Medium carbonation and light-medium body; with a very smooth and moderately bready/grainy mouthfeel that is nice. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 4%. Overall this is a nice lager. All around nice robustness and balance of bready malt and light earthy hop flavors; very smooth, clean, and refreshing to drink. Feels a bit more like a Vienna lager. Nice clean malty flavor, with just enough hops to balanced the sweetness. A nicely enjoyable offering.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Mar 2017
at 19:05
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Draft at Local Kitchen, Omaha, NE. Copper in color that is see through. Aroma is corn and sweet malts. Taste is sweet malt, corn, and yeast. Where are the hops?? I can not get them in the aroma or flavor.
Medium bodied with soft carbonation and sryupy texture. Easy enough to drink but I was hoping for a little bit of hops.
Medium bodied with soft carbonation and sryupy texture. Easy enough to drink but I was hoping for a little bit of hops.
Tried
from Draft
on 19 Mar 2017
at 12:22
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Got in a trade with The-Adjunct-Hippie. 12 ounce bottle into pint glass; no bottle dating, but is a recent new release. Pours crystal clear very dark brown color with a 1-2 finger dense khaki head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings down the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big nutty medium roast coffee, milk chocolate, cocoa, caramel, brown sugar, and toasted brown bread; with light vanilla, smoke, dark fruit, herbal, and roast/toasted earthiness. Very nice aromas with good balance and complexity of coffee and dark/roast/bready malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big nutty medium roast coffee, milk chocolate, cocoa, caramel, brown sugar, and toasted brown bread; with light vanilla, smoke, dark fruit, herbal, and roast/toasted earthiness. Light herbal hop and roasted coffee bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of nutty coffee, milk chocolate, cocoa, caramel, brown sugar, toasted brown bread, light vanilla/smoke, and roast/toasted earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Very nice complexity, robustness, and balance of coffee and dark/roast/bready malt flavors; with a great roasted bitter/sweet balance, and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Lightly drying from roast/hop bitterness as well. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/bready/grainy, and lightly chalky balanced mouthfeel that is nice. A touch thin, but nice considering the ABV. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 5.2%. Overall this is a very nice coffee stout! All around nice complexity, robustness, and balance of coffee and dark/roast/bready malt flavors; very smooth and easy to drink. Very flavorful for the session ABV; tons of great nutty/fruity coffee and malt complexity. A very enjoyable offering.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Mar 2017
at 19:00
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Got in a trade with The-Adjunct-Hippie. 12 ounce bottle into tulip glass, no bottle dating. Pours slightly hazy deep orange/light copper color with a 1 finger fairly dense off white head with good retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Light spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass. Aromas of big cinnamon, nutmeg, cardamom, ginger, clove, peppercorn, orange, apple, cherry, plum, light banana, honey, brown sugar, toasted brown bread, herbal, and yeast/toasted earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of fruity/earthy yeast, spices, and moderate bready malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big cinnamon, nutmeg, cardamom, ginger, clove, peppercorn, orange, apple, cherry, plum, light banana, honey, brown sugar, toasted brown bread, herbal, and yeast/toasted earthiness. Light herbal bitterness and yeast spiciness on the finish; with lingering notes of cinnamon, nutmeg, cardamom, ginger, clove, peppercorn, orange, apple, cherry, plum, light banana, honey, brown sugar, toasted brown bread, herbal, and yeast/toasted earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Very nice complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/earthy yeast, spices, and moderate bready malt flavors; with a great malt/spiciness balance, and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Light-moderate dryness from bitter/spiciness as well. Medium carbonation and light-medium body; with a very smooth, fairly crisp/bready/grainy, and lightly sticky balanced mouthfeel that is nice. A bit thin, but not watery; nicely flavorful. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 5.3%. Overall this is a very nice spiced Belgian Abbey singel style. All around nice complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/earthy yeast, spices, and moderate bready malt flavors; very smooth, crisp, and pretty refreshing to drink. Intensely fragrant on spices in the aromas, but not overwhelming; more balanced in the flavors. Hits the base style very well. A very enjoyable offering.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Mar 2017
at 19:35