List of breweries in Nebraska


Breweries in Nebraska produce a wide range of beers in different styles that are marketed locally and regionally. Brewing companies vary widely in the volume and variety of beer produced, from small nanobreweries and microbreweries to massive multinational conglomerate macrobreweries.
In 2012 Nebraska's 38 brewing establishments employed 100 people directly, and more than 6,700 others in related jobs such as wholesaling and retailing. Altogether 19 people in Nebraska had active brewer permits in 2012.
Including people directly employed in brewing, as well as those who supply Nebraska's breweries with everything from ingredients to machinery, the total business and personal tax revenue generated by Nebraska's breweries and related industries was more than $132 million. Consumer purchases of Nebraska's brewery products generated more than $70 million extra in tax revenue. In 2012, according to the Brewers Association, Nebraska ranked 16th in the number of craft breweries per capita with 19.
For context, at the end of 2013 there were 2,822 breweries in the United States, including 2,768 craft breweries subdivided into 1,237 brewpubs, 1,412 microbreweries and 119 regional craft breweries. In that same year, according to the Beer Institute, the brewing industry employed around 43,000 Americans in brewing and distribution and had a combined economic impact of more than $246 billion.

Breweries

The following is a list of Nebraska-based breweries, meaderies and cideries.
BreweryLocationYear EstablishedNotes
Backswing Brewing CompanyLincoln2016Taproom in Omaha opened in 2021
Benson BreweryOmaha2013
Big Hair BrewhausHartington2021
Boiler Brewing CompanyLincoln2016Second Taproom in Lincoln opened in 2019
Bolo Beer Co.Valentine2016
Bottle Rocket BrewingSeward2015
Brewery 719Alliance2019
Brickway Brewery & DistilleryOmaha2013
Catalyst Brewing CompanyLincoln2015Originally named 5168 Brewing; Renamed in 2020
Canyon Lakes Brewing CompanyJohnson Lake2019
Code Beer Co.Lincoln2017
Corn Coast Brewing CompanyLincoln2021
DivotsNorfolk2016
Empyrean Brewing CompanyLincoln1990Empyrean Brewing Co. becomes a separate financial entity from Lazlo's Brewery & Grill in 1997
Fairfield Opera House Brewery & GrillFairfield2016
First Street Brewing Co.Hastings2016
Five-O-Five Brewing CompanyFremont2022
Flyover Brewing CompanyScottsbluff2018
Gottberg BreweryColumbus2003
Heavy BrewingGretna2022
HWY 14 Brewing Co.Albion2019
Infusion Brewing CompanyOmaha2013
Jaipur Restaurant and Brew HouseOmaha2003
Johnnie Byrd Brewing Co.Wayne2017
Jukes Ale WorksElkhorn2019
Kinkaider Brewing CompanyBroken Bow2014
Kros Strain Brewing CompanyLa Vista2017
Loop Brewing CompanyMcCook2011
Lost Way BreweryHoldrege2017
Lucky Bucket Brewing CompanyLa Vista2009
Lumen Beer Co.Omaha2022
Monolithic Brewing CompanyOmaha2021
Nebraska Brewing CompanyPapillion2007
Pals Brewing CompanyNorth Platte2017
Peg Leg Brewing CompanyNorth Platte2020
Pint Nine Brewing CompanyLa Vista2017
Platte Valley BreweryKearney2000
Prairie Pride Brewing Co.Grand Island2016
Roc Hopper Brewing Co.Syracuse2019No Brick-and-Mortar Taphouse
Salt Mine City Brewing Co.David City2022Associated with Ropers Bar & Grill
SchillingBridge Winery & MicrobreweryPawnee City2005
Scratchtown Brewing CompanyOrd2013
Scriptown Brewing CompanyOmaha2015
Scott Free Brewing Co.Gering2024
Site-1 BrewingOmaha2020
Steeple Brewing Co.Hastings2017
Stone Hollow Brewing Co.Beatrice2019
Thunderhead BreweryKearney1999
Upstream Brewing CompanyOmaha1996
Vis Major BrewingOmaha2017
White Elm Brewing CompanyLincoln2016Second Taproom in Lincoln opened in 2019
Zipline Brewing CompanyLincoln2013