Zipline Brewing Company - Yankee Hill

Simply put, they're the best brewery in the state. Over a dozen beers on tap at my most recent visit, and a unique culture that celebrates ingenuity. Get a tour if you can. There are several other locations to visit, but this is the original. Food trucks frequently are available for dinner.

A great first stop on a small brew tour coming through Nebraska. Solid beer with a small selection of experimentals. Comfortable beer garden in which we could bring our own food. The oatmeal stout was a definite favorite of our tasters.

Awesome beer. Awesome game room. This place is exactly what I love about breweries. A fun atmosphere to sit and relax with friends. Big selection of beers and I didn't have 1 that I'd didn't love. Will definitely be back!

We stopped for a Brews and Bees event over the weekend. Unfortunately, it was 100+ degrees outside. They moved the event indoors, but the place was so packed, the AC couldn't keep up, and the actual event was in a non-air conditioned room (they had the garage doors propped up). Everyone made the best of it; you know midwesterners, we won't let bad weather stop us--if we did, we would never leave the house! Because of the heat, we did get to go in that back area where the event was that's typically employees only. We got to see the bottling line and all sorts of brewing equipment. It was pretty neat! There were honey samples, tacos, free wildflower seeds, and all sorts of information on how you can help save the bees. The beer itself was pretty good, especially in the heat--cool and refreshing. You can't have beer without the bees!

Zipline Brewing is somewhat tucked away, but we're so glad we discovered it. Every beer we sampled was absolutely delightful.