Nebraska
Population: 1,961,504
Breweries: 71
Breweries per 50,000 people: 1.81
Brewery Stars Ranking
What's the best local brewery? We take a data-driven approach to ranking breweries. When you’re visiting a brewery, you want both good beer and a good atmosphere. We take publicly available beer ratings and venue ratings and consolidate them into a Brewery Stars Meta-Rating. If guests consistently like a brewery’s beer and enjoy the experience of visiting the taproom, the brewery will do well in our rankings.
| Ranking | Brewery Venue | Brewery Stars Meta-Rating | Address |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boiler Brewing Company | 4.2846 | 129 N 10th St #8, Lincoln, NE 68508 |
| 2 | Boiler Brewing Company - South | 4.2636 | 5800 Hidcote Dr # 101, Lincoln, NE 68516 |
| 3 | Bearded Brewer Artisan Ales | 4.1881 | 18039 R Plaza STE 108, Omaha, NE 68135 |
| 4 | Lumen Beer | 4.1742 | 1433 S 13th St, Omaha, NE 68108 |
| 5 | White Elm Brewing Company | 4.1487 | 720 Van Dorn St, Lincoln, NE 68502 |
| 6 | Kros Strain Draft Works at Millwork Commons | 4.1425 | 1209 Millwork Ave, Omaha, NE 68102 |
| 7 | Kros Strain Brewing | 4.1372 | 10411 Portal Rd #102, La Vista, NE 68128 |
| 8 | Corn Coast Brewing Company | 4.1357 | 1433 Dahlberg Dr, Lincoln, NE 68512 |
| 9 | Monolithic Brewing | 4.0720 | 4915 N 120th St #102, Omaha, NE 68164 |
| 10 | Scratchtown Brewing Company | 4.0596 | 141 S 16th St, Ord, NE 68862 |
| 11 | Zipline Brewing Co. | 4.0419 | 2100 Magnum Cir #1, Lincoln, NE 68522 |
| 12 | Jukes Ale Works | 4.0372 | 20560 Elkhorn Dr, Elkhorn, NE 68022 |
| 13 | Pals Brewing Company | 4.0366 | 4520 S Buffalo Bill Ave, North Platte, NE 69101 |
| 14 | Stone Hollow Brewing Company | 4.0303 | 301 Court St, Beatrice, NE 68310 |
| 15 | Vis Major Brewing Company | 4.0249 | 3501 Center St, Omaha, NE 68105 |
| 16 | Lost Way Brewery | 4.0201 | 614 3rd Ave, Holdrege, NE 68949 |
| 17 | Zipline Beer Hall | 4.0182 | 5740 Hidcote Dr Suite B, Lincoln, NE 68516 |
| 18 | Site-1 Brewing | 4.0164 | 2566 Farnam St, Omaha, NE 68131 |
| 19 | Pint Nine Brewing Company | 4.0150 | 10411 Portal Rd #104, La Vista, NE 68128 |
| 20 | Heavy Brewing | 4.0128 | 20333 Patton St, Gretna, NE 68028 |
| 21 | Kinkaider Brewing Co. Broken Bow | 4.0096 | 43860 Paulsen Rd, Broken Bow, NE 68822 |
| 22 | Peg Leg Brewing | 4.0067 | 2519 Halligan Dr, North Platte, NE 69101 |
| 23 | Mac's Creek Winery & Brewery | 4.0064 | 43315 County Rd 757, Lexington, NE 68850 |
| 24 | Code Beer Company | 4.0057 | 200 S Antelope Valley Pkwy, Lincoln, NE 68510 |
| 25 | B5 Brewing Company | 4.0055 | 6115 Maple St, Omaha, NE 68104 |
| 26 | Upper Room Brewery | 4.0041 | 1540 W 56th St Suite D, Kearney, NE 68845 |
| 27 | Roc Hopper Brewing Company | 4.0032 | 448 5th St, Syracuse, NE 68446 |
| 28 | Second Chapter Brewing | 4.0029 | 203 W A St, Ogallala, NE 69153 |
| 29 | Hwy 14 Brewing Co | 3.9969 | 134 S 4th Street Albion, NE 68620 |
| 30 | Bolo Beer Co. | 3.9942 | 420 E 1st St, Valentine, NE 69201 |
| 31 | Brewery 719 | 3.9930 | 817 E 3rd St, Alliance, NE 69301 |
| 32 | Kinkaider Brewing Co. Lincoln | 3.9903 | 201 N 7th St #108, Lincoln, NE 68508 |
| 33 | Flyover Brewing Company | 3.9877 | 1824 Broadway, Scottsbluff, NE 69361 |
| 34 | Boss City Brewing Co. | 3.9849 | 1200 Jackson St, Sidney, NE 69162 |
| 35 | Bottle Rocket Brewing Co. | 3.9836 | 230 S 5th St, Seward, NE 68434 |
| 36 | HWY 14 Brewing Co | 3.9835 | 6767 Shadow Ridge Pl, Columbus, NE 68601 |
| 37 | First Street Brewing Company | 3.9818 | 119 N St Joseph Ave, Hastings, NE 68901 |
| 38 | Johnnie Byrd Brewing Company | 3.9790 | 121 N Pearl St, Wayne, NE 68787 |
| 39 | Prairie Pride Brewing Co. | 3.9783 | 115 E South Front St #1, Grand Island, NE 68801 |
| 40 | Five.0.Five Brewing Company | 3.9714 | 349 N Main St, Fremont, NE 68025 |
| 41 | Infusion Brewing Company | 3.9693 | 6271 S 118th St, Omaha, NE 68137 |
| 42 | Kinkaider Brewing Co. Omaha | 3.9648 | 2279 S 67th St, Omaha, NE 68106 |
| 43 | Divots Brewery Taproom | 3.9553 | 4300 W Norfolk Ave, Norfolk, NE 68701 |
| 44 | Steeple Brewing Co. | 3.9545 | 717 W 1st St, Hastings, NE 68901 |
| 45 | Backswing Brewing Co. | 3.9419 | 500 W South St #8, Lincoln, NE 68522 |
| 46 | Platte Valley Taphouse | 3.9381 | 14 N Railroad St, Kearney, NE 68847 |
| 47 | Backswing Brewing Co. (Omaha) | 3.9338 | 3669 N 129th St, Omaha, NE 68164 |
| 48 | Lazy Horse Vineyard and Brewing | 3.9313 | Qq211, County Rd 20, Ohiowa, NE 68416 |
| 49 | Thunderhead Brewing | 3.9210 | 201 F Ave, Axtell, NE 68924 |
| 50 | Gottberg Brew Pub | 3.9204 | 2804 13th St, Columbus, NE 68601 |
| 51 | Soaring Wings Vineyard and Brewing (Temporarily Closed) | 3.9150 | 17111 S 138th St, Springfield, NE 68059 |
| 52 | Nebraska Brewing Company Tap Room & Brewery | 3.9117 | 6950 S 108th St, La Vista, NE 68128 |
| 53 | Brickway Brewery & Distillery | 3.9109 | 1116 Jackson St, Omaha, NE 68102 |
| 54 | Catalyst - Kitchen, Taproom, Patio, & Brewing Co. | 3.9040 | 5730 Hidcote Dr #2, Lincoln, NE 68516 |
| 55 | Empyrean Brewing Co | 3.9039 | 729 Q St, Lincoln, NE 68508 |
| 56 | Scriptown Brewing Company | 3.8979 | 3922 Farnam St, Omaha, NE 68131 |
| 57 | Jaipur Indian Restaurant & Brew- Rockbrook | 3.8972 | 10922 Elm St, Omaha, NE 68144 |
| 58 | Loop Brewing Company | 3.8969 | 801 W C St suite 5b, McCook, NE 69001 |
| 59 | Lucky Bucket Brewing Co. | 3.8746 | 11941 Centennial Rd, La Vista, NE 68128 |
| 60 | The Benson Brewery | 3.8637 | 6059 Maple St, Omaha, NE 68104 |
| 61 | Thunderhead Brewing | 3.8541 | 18 E 21st St, Kearney, NE 68847 |
| 62 | Lazlo's Brewery & Grill - South (Empyrean Brewing Co) | 3.8308 | 5900 Old Cheney Rd, Lincoln, NE 68516 |
| 63 | Lazlo's Brewery & Grill - Haymarket (Empyrean Brewing Co) | 3.8268 | 210 N 7th St, Lincoln, NE 68508 |
| 64 | Lazlo's Brewery & Grill - Omaha (Empyrean Brewing Co) | 3.8265 | 2425 S 192nd Ave, Omaha, NE 68130 |
| 65 | Upstream Brewing Company | 3.8062 | 514 S 11th St, Omaha, NE 68102 |
| 66 | Granite City Food & Brewery | 3.6522 | 6200 O St, Lincoln, NE 68510 |
| 67 | Broken Arrow Cellars (Hanging Horseshoe Brewery) | -9.0000 | 73892 332 Ave, Imperial, NE 69033 |
| 67 | Hard Patch Brewing Company | -9.0000 | 306 N Broadway Ave, Hartington, NE 68739 |
| 67 | Opera House Brewery & Grill The | -9.0000 | 415 D St, Fairfield, NE 68938 |
| 67 | Patriot Brewery and Homebrew Supply | -9.0000 | 2929 N 204th St Ste. 107, Elkhorn, NE 68022 |
| 67 | Salt Mine City Brewing | -9.0000 | 801 R St STE 3, Lincoln, NE 68508 |
| Ranking | Brewery Venue | Brewery Stars Meta-Rating | Address |
The publicly available beer ratings and venue ratings that fed into the Brewery Stars Meta-Rating were last updated on June 5, 2025. Any venues marked "Temporarily Closed" may have re-opened since we last checked on them. Refer to the brewery for latest updates. Venues with a Brewery Stars Meta-Rating of -9.0000 have not yet received enough public ratings for us to accurately assess them and are listed alphabetically at the bottom of the rankings.
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