Today in 1867, Nebraska became the 37th state.
Nebraska
Nebraska Breweries
- Beaver View Brew Co.
- Empyrean Brewing Company
- Gottberg Brew Pub
- Granite City Food & Brewery
- Jaipur Restaurant and Brewpub
- Lucky Bucket Brewing Company
- Misty’s Steakhouse & Brewery
- Modern Monks Forbidden Ales
- Nebraska Brewing Company
- SchillingBridge Winery & Microbrewery
- Spilker Ales
- Thunderhead Brewery
- Upstream Brewing
Nebraska Brewery Guides
Guild: Nebraska Craft Brewers Association
State Agency: Nebraska Liquor Control Commission
- Capital: Lincoln
- Largest Cities: Omaha, Lincoln, Bellevue, Grand Island, Kearney
- Population: 1,711,263; 38th
- Area: 77358 sq.mi., 16th
- Nickname: Cornhusker State
- Statehood: 37th, March 1, 1867
- Alcohol Legalized: May 8, 1933
- Number of Breweries: 18
- Rank: 30th
- Beer Production: 1,509,416
- Production Rank: 36th
- Beer Per Capita: 26.2 Gallons
Package Mix:
- Bottles: 33.6%
- Cans: 54.9%
- Kegs: 11.4%
Beer Taxes:
- Per Gallon: $0.31
- Per Case: $0.70
- Tax Per Barrel (24/12 Case): $9.61
- Draught Tax Per Barrel (in Kegs): $9.61
Economic Impact (2010):
- From Brewing: $29,928,238
- Direct Impact: $368,743,551
- Supplier Impact: $292,456,172
- Induced Economic Impact: $204,259,630
- Total Impact: $865,459,353
Legal Restrictions:
- Control State: No
- Sale Hours: 6 a.m.–1 a.m. Legislation passed in 2010 allows for municipalities to extend on-premise sales to 2 a.m. with two-thirds approval of city or county councils.
- Grocery Store Sales: Yes
- Notes: Yes No on- or off-premises sales of spirits before noon on Sundays. All beer, wine, and champagne can be sold starting at 6 a.m. In Omaha, it was illegal to sell all liquor before noon. On December 19, 2006, the Omaha city council voted 5-1 to repeal the law.
Data complied, in part, from the Beer Institute’s Brewer’s Almanac 2010, Beer Serves America, the Brewers Association, Wikipedia and my World Factbook. If you see I’m missing a brewery link, please be so kind as to drop me a note or simply comment on this post. Thanks.
For the remaining states, see Brewing Links: United States.
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Another great source of information: http://www.nebraskabeerblog.com. Also, the Lodgepole and Platte Valley breweries should be removed from the list. For more information, contact us at: contactus@nebraskabeerblog.com
Nick, thanks for the updates. J