Zac is(will be) back!!

Many of you probably saw the article yesterday in the World Herald regarding Zac Triemert's return to brewing and distilling in Omaha.  If not, here is the link.

Zac was kind enough to give us a call and talk to me a little about what he has planned and it sounds great.  He still kept some things close to the vest, like beer styles and such, but it sounds great.  He plans to have a very diverse selection with a lot of unique beers that will only be available in the tasting room.  That is to say nothing about what he plans for his spirits.  One last note, he thought he would be putting in a 10-15 barrel system that will support both the beer and the whiskey.

Here is the press release.

Lucky Bucket Founder and Former President Launches Borgata

Omaha’s Newest Brewery and Distillery

Award-winning brewer to release the first globally sourced vatted malt whiskey.

Omaha, NE – November 2, 2012 – Zac Triemert announced that he, along with Holly Mulkins are launching Borgata, a new brewery and distillery based in Omaha.

Triemert and Mulkins anticipate Borgata, named for an old Italian Mob word meaning “family,” will begin serving and distributing beer and spirits throughout the Midwest by this time next year. The business will include a manufacturing brewery and distillery along with a downtown tasting room.

“We like the idea of a company that can become a real part of Omaha’s landscape and traditions. In creating Borgata, Holly and I are looking forward to building a company that we can pass down to our three children.”

Hosting public and corporate events at the tasting room will be a key part of the Borgata business Mulkins said. “I managed all the events at Lucky Bucket and loved it. At Borgata, this will be a big focus and a wonderful way to grow the Borgata family.”

The tasting room will also offer unique beers and spirits produced in small batch that are only available on-site. Triemert and Mulkins also anticipate the retail location will celebrate the current farm-to-table movement by offering small-bite dishes made from ingredients sourced from local farmers as much as possible.

Triemert said he and Mulkins are looking forward to offering a variety of unique beverages, some of which have not been produced in Nebraska, and not even in the USA. “We’re innovators.  We will be bringing new ideas into the ever growing beer scene,” he said “I’m also super excited on the spirits front - Borgata will initially focus on whiskeys and we plan to release the first globally sourced vatted malt whiskey.”

Vatted malt whiskey is created by combining selected single malt whiskeys together to create a one-of-a kind blended malt whiskey. Some of Borgata’s single malt will be included in the bottle.

Triemert earned a Bachelors Degree in Microbiology from the University of Wisconsin and Master’s Degree’s in Brewing and Distilling from Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, Scotland. He has been a brewer in Omaha for more than a decade and has contributed significantly to the city’s beer culture.

Triemert has won numerous national beer and spirits awards over the years. He also was named Young Business Person of the Year by the Midlands Business Journal in 2010, Food and Wine named him Top 40 Movers and Shakers in Food in 2010 and Worth Magazine included him on the Top 20 Business People to Watch list in 2011.