We have generally let Omaha Beer Week tell you what is going on and will continue to tell you to check out their website and facebook page for details but I thought I would post up the schedule from the Omaha World Herald article that was published today. I know Nick, Travis and myself will be facebooking and tweeting from events around the city so be sure to keep an eye out. This week looks fantastic, have fun and be safe!
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Friday
GATOR O'MALLY'S, 121st and Center. 8 p.m. Site Representative from Quality brands will host Blue Blood brewery and Schilling Bridge brewery night. Discounted beer with your
OBW pint glass. Live music, first drink is free with cover charge.
NEBRAKSA BREWING COMPANY, 7474 TOWNE CENTER PKWY #101, PAPILLION. Starting Friday at 11 a.m., buy your first beer in an Omaha Beer Week Willi Becher pint for $7, keep the glass and refill it all week for only $2.50. Some exceptions apply.
OLD CHICAGO-OAKVIEW, 2643 S. 144TH ST., 11 a.m. Keg tapping of Certified Evil Rum Chava, a Lucky Bucket limited release.
CRESCENT MOON, 36th & Farnam Streets, 4 p.m. Purchase a Nebraska draft beer and get an Omaha Beer Week pint glass and reduced price on refills. Plus prizes from Lucky Bucket throughout the night.
KRUG PARK, 6205 Maple St., 4 p.m. Tapping of six different brews from Boulevard's big beer series Smokestack. Buy a Krug Park/Boulevard Smokestack tulip or pint glass to get beer discounts that night and the rest of the week.
OLD CHICAGO DOWNTOWN, 11th & Harney Streets, 4 p.m. Craft beer tap takeover with $1 all craft beer.
LUCKY BUCKET BREWING CO., 120th & Giles, 4 p.m. Get a commemorative OBW glass with Lucky Bucket logo for $5 filled with your favorite beer. Keep the glass and refills during Omaha Beer Week are $2.
BLATT BEER & TABLE, 610 N. 12th St., 5 p.m.. Three-course meal and 10-ounce craft beer pairing for $35 per person. Call 402-718-8822 for reservations.
THE LAUTER TUN, 3309 Oak View Drive, Suite 102, 7 p.m. Sample rare, limited release and unreleased beers from New Belgium.
JAKE'S CIGARS & SPIRITS, 62nd and Maple Streets, 7 p.m. Twenty-five craft and imports on tap, and hundreds more in bottles. Jake's Beer Club members get $1 off any beer (on-premise) throughout Omaha Beer Week.
Saturday
GATOR O'MALLEY'S, 8 p.m. Discounted Thunderhead and Gottberg Brewery beers with your OBW pint glass. Live music and your first drink free with cover charge.
BEERTOPIA (Crescent Moon), 36th & Farnam Streets, 10 a.m. Craft beer sale. More than 20 different beers, including 750-ml bottles of Collesi at $5.99, Meantime London Porter at $4.99, 12-ounce bottles of La Semeuse Espresso Stout at $1.99.
HUBER-HAUS (Crescent Moon), 36th & Farnam Streets, 1 p.m. Craft beer swap. Each person must sign up in advance and bring 12, 12-ounce craft beers to “swap” in order to participate. Each participate will leave with 12 beers. No domestic or out-of-date beer will be accepted. Rare and unavailable craft beer is encouraged. To sign up, email Kandace at Kandace.g@beercornerusa.com.
MOJO SMOKEHOUSE & ALES, 2110 S. 67th St. #108, 1 p.m. Tallgrass Brewery tap takeover, featuring 8-Bit Pale Ale, Velvet Rooster Belgian Tripel, Oasis Double ESB, Buffalo Sweat Oatmeal Stout and a special seasonal.
CRESCENT MOON, 4 p.m. Barrel Aged Tap Takeover, featuring New Belgium's La Folie, Great Divide's Oak Aged, Yeti Goose Island's Bourbon County, Peacetree's Templeton, Red Madhouse's Oak Aged Imperial, Red Lucky Bucket's Chava Rum Barrel Aged Certified Evil.
KRUG PARK, 6205 Maple St. Starting at noon, on tap from Lucky Bucket Brewing: Cut Spike Single Malt Whiskey Barrel-Aged Certified Evil, Chava Rum Barrel-Aged Certified Evil, regular Certified Evil, Cherry Kriek, Raven Black IPA, Tasty Wheat and Pre-Prohibition Lager.
Sunday
GATOR O'MALLEY'S, 8 a.m. Goose Island Seasonal and Tallgrass Ale with your OBW pint glass.
JERRY'S BAR 11 a.m. BeerMosas using Schilling Bridge's new beer, The Bridge.
BLATT BEER & TABLE, 610 N. 12 St., Noon to 8 p.m. happy hour with a $8 beer flight.
NEBRASKA BREWING COMPANY, 7474 Towne Center Parkway, 2 p.m. Hop and malt tasting for homebrewers.
JAKE'S CIGARS & SPIRITS, 2 p.m. Site Attack of the Barrel, featuring Certified Evil Belgian Strong Ale from 3 different barrels, Cabernet, Chava Rum and Jameson Irish whiskey.
OLD CHICAGO-OAKVIEW, 4 p.m. Blind taste test featuring New Belgium Fat Tire and Shiner Bock.
KRUG PARK, 2 to 6 p.m. Three varieties of Raw Foods including Charcuterie, Crudo and Steak Tartare paired with world class Belgian and German Beers. Tickets are on sale at Krug Park and Lot 2.
KRUG PARK, 7 p.m. Rare beers on tap from Goose Island Beer Company: Bourbon County Imperial Stout, Big John Imperial Stout w/cocoa nibs, Imperial IPA, and Naughty Goose Brown Ale. Adam Desler (local representative) will be on hand as well. Rare and cellared beers from Goose Island will be available for sale.
Monday
BLATT BEER & TABLE, 610 N. 12th St. 11 a.m. Twenty percent off Odell, Summit, and Peacetree beers all day when you mention Omaha Beer Week.
CRESCENT MOON, 4 p.m. The Crescent Moon will be giving away the New Belgium Fat Tire Cruiser Bike that's currently hanging above the main bar at 9 p.m. For every New Belgium Pint you purchase you can enter your name in the drawing. $3 New Belgium Pints all night long. Must be present to win.
KRUG PARK, 4 p.m. Brewery representative Ron Nelson in attendance and New Belgium on tap.
OLD CHICAGO-OAKVIEW, 4 p.m. Featuring a cask of flavored Empyrean Dark Side Vanilla Porter.
THE LAUTER TUN, 6 p.m. More than 16 taps from Goose Island including: Bourbon County, Bourbon County Coffee, Pere Jacques, Pepe Nero, Sophie, Matilda, Minx, possibly Fleur and more.
MAX & JOE'S, 36th & Farnam Streets, 7 p.m. Max & Joe's will be hosting a Craft Beer potluck dinner. Each participant must prepare a dish that has been made with craft beer to share with the group. Participants must sign up in advance by emailing Kandace.g@beercornerusa.com. Space is limited and participants must sign up to bring an appetizer, side, main course or dessert. Your entrance fee to the event is your craft beer dish.
OLD CHICAGO, 7 p.m. Meet the brewer of the new Nebraska brewing beer Farrell's Irish Red.
JAKE'S CIGARS & SPIRITS, 7 p.m. Boulevard Brewing Master Brewer Jeremy Danner will host a Q&A via Skype. Giveaways for exclusive Boulevard shirts and glassware. Sample four unique Smokestack Beers on tap: Rye on Rye, Black Rye IPA, Coffee Ale, plus a secret brew.
GATOR O'MALLEY'S, 8 p.m. Empyrean Vanilla Port & Third Stone Brown and Hopluia from Spilker brewery on special and discounted with your OBW pint glass.
Tuesday
BLATT BEER & TABLE, 11 a.m. Bring your Omaha Beer Week official glass to Blatt any time on Tuesday for Happy Hour pricing all day. $1 off all draft beers.
KRUG PARK, 4 p.m. Kegs of Wasatch Devastator Dopplebock, Wasatch Ghost Rider White IPA, and Squatters Hop Rising Double IPA. Brewery representatives available to answer questions. First 25 people to order one will get a souvenir pint glass.
CRESCENT MOON, 4 p.m. Marcus Powers, the Head Brewer at Lincoln brewery Zipline Brewing Co. Marcus will be on hand from 6-8 p.m. for our Pint Night to share with you three of his beers: the Copper Alt, Oatmeal Porter and NZ IPA. Purchase your first Zipline beer for $6 and the special glass featuring both the Zipline and the Crescent Moon logo is yours to keep. Refills are just $2.50 all night.
NEBRASKA BREWING COMPANY, 5 p.m. Barley's Angels of Nebraska & Nebraska Brewing Company will donate a portion of the proceeds from the sale of Flower Fusion to Beer for Boobs.
SPIRIT WORLD, 5 p.m. Sample beers from C.I.B. Brewery in Carson, Iowa. C.I.B. is a farmhouse style brewery, producing only beers made using proprietary yeast blends. Free event.
MOJO SMOKEHOUSE & ALES, 5 p.m. In conjunction with Lucky Bucket Brewing Co., presenting a 15-person dinner featuring courses prepared with Lucky Bucket brews and paired with their beers. Five-course meal, $35 per person. First come, first serve. Call 402-504-3776 or visit the restaurant for more details or to sign up.
OLD CHICAGO-OAKVIEW, 5 p.m. Ron from New Belgium will be available to talk about all of the their beers and answer questions.
HUBER-HAUS, 36TH & FARNAM STREETS, 7 p.m. Craft Beer Trivia. This is a team event (no more than 4 people per team). Free event open only to the first 14 teams. Trivia will consist of four different rounds with one of them being a blind taste test. The deadline to enter is Feb. 15th. Sign up by contacting Kandace at kandace.g@beercornerusa.com.
JAKE'S CIGARS & SPIRITS, 7 p.m. Barley wines on tap, including: 2011 Great Divide Old Ruffian, 2011 Bigfoot, 2012 Lucky Bucket Barley Wine Plus a very special offering. A vertical tasting of Barley Wine from Anchor and Sierra Nevada going all the way back to 2008. (a 'vertical' tasting is a sampling of the same beer from each year it was brewed)
JERRY'S BAR, 7 p.m. Featuring Goose Island's 312 in a pint night with special 312 glasses. Local Goose Island representative will be present and Goose Island merchandise will be raffled off all night.
GATOR O'MALLEY'S, 8 p.m. Fat Tire and Ranger IPA will be featured for a discount with your OBW pint glass.
OLD CHICAGO, 9 p.m. Unmarked beers you guess what style (draft, can or bottle). Beer representatives will be here to talk about beer and give out prizes.
Wednesday
KRUG PARK, 4 p.m. Tapping beers from Tallgrass Brewing Company out of Manhattan, Kan.: Gravity Fed Beer, their IPA infused with Strawberry and Vanilla Bean; Buffalo Sweat with Vanilla Bean and a sneak peak at Ethos IPA. Brewers and reps will be available from 4-7 p.m. to answer questions and hand out merchandise.
MAX & JOE'S, 36TH & FARNAM STREETS, 5 p.m. Pete Larsen from Global Beers will be available to chat about Belgium, Belgian beer, and the breweries he helps bring to Nebraska. Special tapping TBA. Belgian Beer Society Members get 20 percent off any of Max & Joe's 15 taps that they drink. Door prize drawings for members at 6, 7 and 8 p.m.
SPIRIT WORLD, 6 p.m. A four-course beer pairing dinner, where we'll expertly pair our chef's delicious fare with an assortment of beers. Tickets are $40 per person, RSVP is required. To reserve your spot or for more information, call 402-391-8680.
BEERCADE, 6 p.m. We'll be tapping the Wasatch Ghostrider White IPA, Squatters Full-Suspension Pale Ale and more. Master-Brewer Adam Curfew of Wasatch / Squatters will be joining us via Skype for a Q&A.
DUNDEE DELL, 6 p.m. Celebrating all beer New Belgium style. Ron Nelson from New Belgium Brewery is bringing a surprise to enjoy on tap for one night only. Mary is cooking up some awesome specials to accompany your favorite New Belgium brew. Keep your own New Belgium tulip glass with the purchase of your first beer. Finally, a raffle to win a New Belgium prize and gift certificates.
BLATT BEER & TABLE, 6 p.m. Meet Mike Cunningham, head brewer of Lucky Bucket as he brings out the raw ingredients that go into the Lucky Bucket India Pale Ale and their limited edition Chava rum barrel aged Certified Evil. We will sample the beers as Mike explains how the ingredients play a role on their final flavor.
CRESCENT MOON, 7 p.m. First American Craft Beer Canwood Derby. There will be two racing divisions; 12-ounce and 16-ounce cars must be built out of American craft beer cans, no domestic/imports. If you use a Tallgrass or Thunderhead beer can to build your derby car you'll receive your first Tallgrass or Thunderhead beer free. Prizes will be awarded.
NEBRASKA BREWING COMPANY, 7 p.m. Beer-centric team trivia free for the teams to play, and there is no limit to team size, no cost to play and there will be special beer prizes to win.
JAKE'S CIGARS & SPIRITS, 7 p.m. Rare on-tap offerings from Goose Island: Bourbon County Brand Stout, Nightstalker, Fleur, Big John.
LUCKY BUCKET BREWING CO., 7 p.m. We have partnered up with locally owned The Cordial Cherry for a handcrafted chocolate and beer pairing. Owner and chocolatier Melissa Stephens has paired five different exquisite gourmet truffles with five of our handcrafted beers for an amazing experience. The cost is only $7 and is limited to the first 30 people. Please call 402-763-8868 to reserve your spot.
OLD CHICAGO, 8 p.m. $1 Off OC Bitter Leprechan ESB & Smithwick. Free food and prizes will be given out just for coming. Remember you have to sign up to join the party. GATOR O'MALLEY'S, 8 p.m. Featuring Cardinal Pale Ale & Brunette Nut Brown for a discount with your OBW pint glass. Free cover for our weekly musicians.
THE LAUTER TUN, 11 p.m. The Lauter Tun and Nebraska Brewing Company plan to tap a cellared version of the Chardonnay Barrel-Aged Apricot au Poivre Saison
Thursday
BLATT BEER & TABLE, 11 a.m. Purchase any craft or import bottle off of our menu to receive your free Blatt Beer & Table koozie.
CRESCENT MOON, 4 p.m. Tap Takeover with Boulevard Brewing Company's Smokestack Series. Featuring Boulevard's Smokestack Series including Stingo, Reverb, Tank 7, Double Wide IPA, Harvest Dance, Rye on Rye and Black Rye IPA. Purchase your first Smokestack draft and it will be served in an 8-ounce Boulevard/Crescent Moon glass that's yours to keep. Keep refilling your glass with Boulevard's Smokestack Series for a reduced price Thursday night.
KRUG PARK, 4-7 p.m. John Campbell will be on site from Odell Brewing Company of Fort Collins, Colo., for a tap unveiling of their sour beer Friek! until it runs out. We will also tap a cellared keg of Deconstruction Wild Ale and their recently released Lugene Chocolate Milk Stout.
BEERTOPIA, 4 p.m. Tallgrass sampling with brewery representative Kelly Lohrmeyer. Beers from Tallgrass include Vanilla Bean Buffalo Sweat and Velvet Rooster. Kelly will be on hand to answer any questions.
SPIRIT WORLD, 4 p.m. Sample Funkwerks beers. We will be pouring Saison, Tropic King, and Dark Prophet. Co-founder Brad Lincoln will be on hand for you to meet as well All three beers will be available for purchase.
NEBRASKA BREWING COMPANY, 5 p.m. Second Annual Omaha Beer Week, Guest Tap Night. Selections include Goose Island, Green Flash, Tallgrass, Schilling Bridge and Blue Blood and more.
MOJO SMOKEHOUSE & ALES, 5 p.m. In conjunction with Empyrean Brewing Co. we will host a dessert tasting featuring four desserts prepared with Empyrean beers in mind. Featured beers: Tuaca infused Dark Side Vanilla Porter, Bourbon infused Fallen Angel Sweet Stout, Cherry Chocolate Stout, Watchman IPA and regular Fallen Angel Seasonal. Limited 15 people, $30 per person. First come, first serve. Call 402-504-3776 or come to the restaurant for details or to sign up.
OLD CHICAGO-OLD MARKET, 6 p.m. Pairing five of our handcrafted signature pizzas with five Lucky Bucket beers. Cost is $5 and includes a commemorative tulip glass. All proceeds benefit our annual Easter Miracle. Space is limited to the first 70 people. Make a reservation by calling 402-341-1616.
JAKE'S CIGARS & SPIRITS, 6 p.m. Dinner at Lot 2 with New Belgium's Lauren Salazaar. Multi-course dinner built around selections from New Belgium cellars. After dinner, we head to Jake's to enjoy four of the Lips of Faith Series: La Foile, Coco Mole, Lost Abbey Collaboration “Brett Beer” and Prickly Pear Saison. Tickets are $40.
UPSTREAM BREWING COMPANY, 6 p.m. $20 gets you an Omaha Beer Week glass and all-you-can-sample cask conditioned ales. Proceeds go to Food Band for the Heartland. Beer and brewery representatives will be in attendance from many local breweries.
JERRY'S BAR, 6 p.m. Come meet the man responsible for Velvet Rooster beer. Andrew Hood, Tallgrass Brewing's brewmaster, will be in attendance. Specials on all Tallgrass beers.
BEERCADE, 7 p.m. Tallgrass Head Brewer Andrew Hood will be here to bust out an exclusive brew, 16-bit Double Pale Ale.
LUCKY BUCKET BREWING CO., 7 p.m. Teamed up with Ted & Wally's for a homemade ice cream & beer pairing. Owner Joe Pittack hand selected five of his homemade ice cream flavors to pair with our handcrafted beer. Cost is $5 and is limited to the first 25 people. Please call 402-763-8868 to reserve your spot.
CRESCENT MOON, 8 p.m. Second Annual Beer & Wing Challenge. Contestants will have to down a plate of Ghost Chili Wings and a bottle of the hottest beer on the planet, Ghost Face Killah from Twisted Pine of Boulder, Colo. Contact Kandace at Kandace.g@beercornerusa.com to enter. Space is limited.
GATOR O'MALLEY'S, 8 p.m. Taste challenge between Blue Moon and Boulevard with their respective wheat beer. Cast your vote and enjoy a discounted pint with your OBW glass.
Friday
BLATT BEER & TABLE, 11 a.m. Enjoy all day Happy Hour beer pricing with your OBW glass. Also enjoy samples of Summit and Peacetree beers throughout the evening.
MOJO SMOKEHOUSE & ALES, 1 p.m. Tap takeover pits three of Nebraska's best breweries (Empyrean, Lucky Bucket and Schilling Bridge) against three of Iowa's best (Peacetree, Okoboji and Madhouse) with taps featuring special single batch brews from each brewery. Details on featured beers coming soon.
CRESCENT MOON, 4 p.m. Funkwerks Co-Founder Brad Lincoln will be here from 4-6:30pm to talk about the brewery, beers and answer any questions. We will have bomber bottles of Saison, Tropic King and Dark Prophet available starting at 4pm.
KRUG PARK, 4 p.m. Nate Levi (brewery representative) and Adam Desler (local representative) will be on hand for this takeover event. We will tap the following: Green Bullet Triple IPA, Grand Cru, Extra Pale Ale, West Coast IPA, Double Stout, and Hop Head Red and more.
OLD CHICAGO, 4 p.m. Summit Saga Event. We will be featuring this new beer from Summit. Come and meet Rick from Summit Brewery.
BEERTOPIA, 4 p.m. North Coast sampling with brewery representative Bob Swatzell. Craft beers featured include: Old #38 and ACME IPA. Bob will be on hand to answer any questions.
JAKE'S CIGARS & SPIRITS, 7 p.m. The Odell guys are taking over. Beers on tap include: Odell IPA, Odell Red, Deconstruction Golden Ale, Guava IPA, John Baise Session Ale, Dry Hopped 90, Pale Mule, Lugene Chocolate Milk Stout and 90 Shilling.
RAMADA INN PLAZA, 72ND & GROVER STREETS, 7 p.m. Fourth Annual Extreme Beerfest Beer Dinner hosted by New Belgium Brewing Co. of Ft. Collins, Colo. Each course will be paired with a beer hand selected by New Belgium Sensory Specialist, Lauren Salazar. Tickets to this four course dinner are on sale in Beertopia 402-905-2603 & online at etix.com. Tickets are limited and only $55 per person. Pair your dinner ticket with a ticket to Extreme Beerfest and save $7.
GATOR O'MALLEY'S, 8 p.m. Green Flash IPA from San Diego and our own Luckey Bucket Brews for a discount with your OBW pint glass.
JERRY'S BAR, 8 p.m. Meet a Schilling Bridge Brewer and taste their newest brew, The Bridge.
Saturday
BLATT BEER & TABLE, 11 a.m. Enjoy all day Happy Hour beer pricing when you bring in your official Omaha Beer Week glass.
OLD CHICAGO-OAKVIEW, noon. Vanilla Porter cask from Empyrean. Also we are celebrating one our most devoted regulars Bruce, who just finished he 50th World Beer Tour!
RAMADA INN PLAZA, 3 p.m. Get your Extreme ticket before they sell out! Tickets are $32 at Beertopia & online at etix.com but will be $37 day of the event. You'll receive a program, tasting glass & four hours of sampling. We'll have samples from local vendors such as bread from Rotella's & beer ice cream from Ted & Wally's & Lagunitas. VIP guests can enter at 2 p.m. & will have access to a VIP lounge with snacks and special release beers. VIP sponsors are Lucky Bucket, Odell's, Upstream, Sierra Nevada, & Boulevard.
GATOR O'MALLEY'S, 8 p.m. A brewery representative will be on hand to serve you the finest brews that Luckey Bucket has for the public. Everything from their Certified Evil, to the Luckey Bucket Lager, to their seasonal brew. $1 off with your OBW pint glass.
Sunday
JAKE'S CIGARS & SPIRITS, 1 p.m. We're in recovery mode at Jake's. Every time you order one of our famous Bloody Mary's, we'll add a sidecar of any draft beer (certain exceptions may apply).
OLD CHICAGO-OAKVIEW, 1 p.m. Try a variety of beers from Boulevard Brewing. We will be featuring 'flights' of beers from Boulevard. A flight consists of 4-ounce pours of four different beers. If you drink a flight you get a prize from Boulevard.
GATOR O'MALLEY'S, 8 p.m.All craft beers in the house will be discounted in conjunction with our Rockabilly Night. Free cover and a special appearance from the Hot Tail Honeys.
KRUG PARK, 11 p.m. Omaha Beer Week recovery starts at noon at Krug Park. We will have three new Beer Bloody Mary's and Michelada's to choose from including Billy's Chillies Chili Beer Bloody Mary, Oatmeal Stout Bloody Mary, and Michelada's with your beer choice.
JAKE'S CIGARS & SPIRITS, 7 p.m. Barley wines on-tap including 2011 Great Divide Old Ruffian, 2011 Bigfoot, 2012 Lucky Bucket Barley Wine Plus a very special offering. A vertical tasting of Barley Wine from Anchor and Sierra Nevada going all the way back to 2008! (a 'vertical' tasting is a sampling of the same beer from each year it was brewed).
JERRY'S BAR, 7 p.m. Featuring Goose Island's 312 in a pint night with special 312 glasses. Our local Goose Island rep, Adam, will be here for you to meet and Goose Island merchandise will be auctioned off.
GATOR O'MALLEY'S, 8 p.m. Fat Tire and Ranger IPA will be featured for a discount with your OBW pint glass.
OLD CHICAGO, 9 p.m. Unmarked beers, you guess what style (draft, can or bottle). Prizes awarded.
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