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Upstream Brewing Company - Old Market
514 S 11th St
Omaha, Nebraska, 68102-2808
United States
(402) 344-0200 | map
upstreambrewing.com
Per Omaha City Ordinance, as of October 1st 2006, this establishment is non-smoking throughout.
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Reviewed by Tsar_Riga from Minnesota
4.48/5 rDev +12.3%
vibe: 4.25 | quality: 4.5 | service: 4.5 | selection: 4.5 | food: 4.5
4.48/5 rDev +12.3%
vibe: 4.25 | quality: 4.5 | service: 4.5 | selection: 4.5 | food: 4.5
Superb food, with a lot to choose from, a great selection of their brews, and the two I had I enjoyed immensely. I did not grab crowlers only because I did not think they would keep until I got a chance to drink them. This is a spot I'd return to if I come back to Omaha. Very nice service, and a pretty good vibe, too.
Mar 22, 2024Reviewed by Suds from Missouri
4.03/5 rDev +1%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4 | service: 3.75 | selection: 4.25 | food: 4.25
4.03/5 rDev +1%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4 | service: 3.75 | selection: 4.25 | food: 4.25
I visited this brewpub on a recent family trip to Omaha. Located in a great old building (I think that it used to be a firehouse), in the Old Market section of town. The atmosphere was inviting, the food was excellent, and the beer was solid. I had the fish and chips, along with a sampler and then an Oktoberfest. Worth a visit.
Sep 07, 2022Reviewed by flagmantho from Washington
3.76/5 rDev -5.8%
vibe: 4.25 | quality: 3.5 | service: 4 | selection: 3.75 | food: 3.5
3.76/5 rDev -5.8%
vibe: 4.25 | quality: 3.5 | service: 4 | selection: 3.75 | food: 3.5
I visited Upstream while traveling in Omaha a few weeks ago. Upon my visit, they had 11 beers plus 2 casks and a root beer, as well as an in house seltzer. A wide selection of styles were represented, though the flagship beers are all pretty standard: IPA, pale, wheat, gold, red. But they have some more adventurous stuff too like a kölsch and a saison. There is also a full bar for those not beer-inclined. The beer here was ... not terrible, but also pretty uninspiring. I had the wheat, the kölsch, the brut IPA and the saison, and everything was pretty mediocre.
Inside is a huge brick and wood restaurant with a neat copper bar that's a big rectangle — cool. Brewhouse with at least 15-20bbl tanks is behind a glass wall and viewable from the space, which I love. The vibe itself is quite welcoming, and there were lots of groups having a good time.
I had the barbecue burger and sweet potato fries for dinner. Kind of like the beer, it was reasonable enough, but not excellent.
Aug 29, 2021Inside is a huge brick and wood restaurant with a neat copper bar that's a big rectangle — cool. Brewhouse with at least 15-20bbl tanks is behind a glass wall and viewable from the space, which I love. The vibe itself is quite welcoming, and there were lots of groups having a good time.
I had the barbecue burger and sweet potato fries for dinner. Kind of like the beer, it was reasonable enough, but not excellent.
Reviewed by smcolw from Massachusetts
3.51/5 rDev -12%
vibe: 3.75 | quality: 3.5 | service: 3.75 | selection: 3 | food: 4
3.51/5 rDev -12%
vibe: 3.75 | quality: 3.5 | service: 3.75 | selection: 3 | food: 4
Located in the heart of the Old Market section of Omaha, this place is hopping from all of the tourists and gawkers in the area. The food is good but predictable for brew pub. The place is huge and still had a one-hour wait at 7 p.m. on the Saturday of Labor Day weekend.
There were about 10 beers on tap, mostly pale ales. Again, for this part of the country, there is a dearth of darker beers with only a (hoppy) Scotch Ale fitting this category.
Service was busy, efficient, pleasant and minimal. The waiter hit all the right notes, but he was hustling throughout our meal.
Sep 02, 2018There were about 10 beers on tap, mostly pale ales. Again, for this part of the country, there is a dearth of darker beers with only a (hoppy) Scotch Ale fitting this category.
Service was busy, efficient, pleasant and minimal. The waiter hit all the right notes, but he was hustling throughout our meal.
Reviewed by GratefulBeerGuy from New Hampshire
4.01/5 rDev +0.5%
vibe: 4.25 | quality: 4 | service: 4 | selection: 3.75 | food: 4.5
4.01/5 rDev +0.5%
vibe: 4.25 | quality: 4 | service: 4 | selection: 3.75 | food: 4.5
On the road from NH to CO. First brewery stop. Totally random just because I have never been to the city of Omaha. This isva beautiful old factory building, very huge space. Good thing. The place was booming on a Wednesday night. The service was actually very fast for the place being pretty much full. The food was on the excellent side of creative pub food.
A nice combo of styles popular to the region. Missing NE ipa's. Very reasonable prices compared to New England. Beautiful place.
May 14, 2018A nice combo of styles popular to the region. Missing NE ipa's. Very reasonable prices compared to New England. Beautiful place.
Reviewed by zeff80 from Missouri
4.03/5 rDev +1%
vibe: 4.25 | quality: 4 | service: 3.75 | selection: 4.25
4.03/5 rDev +1%
vibe: 4.25 | quality: 4 | service: 3.75 | selection: 4.25
Large space in a brick building in the Old Market district of Omaha. Beers were all good. Their selection is pretty nice with the year-round beers plus about 6 others. They had one (Flagship IPA) on cask. Did not eat any food.
Mar 28, 2018Reviewed by BeerWithMike from Nebraska
4.25/5 rDev +6.5%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4.25 | service: 4 | selection: 4.5 | food: 4.5
4.25/5 rDev +6.5%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4.25 | service: 4 | selection: 4.5 | food: 4.5
Went on 7/12/16 for a early birthday dinner (birthday is 7/16) with the wife and it was her idea to go here. It was a Tuesday night and there was a 30 minute wait but we went to the bar area and found a table. Ordered 4 appetizers and 2 flights of beers which came 4 4-ounce glasses for $6.00. Lots of good brews on tap including some interesting seasonals. Tried their "Blood Orange Wit" which was a fantastic brew that isn't likes on here as of yet. A interesting "Cucumber Belgium" which was tasty also isn't listed on here as well. Overall, the brews was really good as well as the service. Their "Fried Chess Curds" were good with a great dipping sauce BUT there was just a few pieces which consisted on mostly crumbs. Told the waitress that and she really didn't care much and just said: "Well, they weigh them up." Wasn't real happy with that response. The other plates were of decent portions. Overall, I would go back though it would probably be better during a weeknight then the busy weekend. No free parking unless it is after 9 PM as you have to park in the street with a hungry parking meter.
Jul 14, 2016Reviewed by beatenbyjacks from Colorado
3.88/5 rDev -2.8%
vibe: 4 | quality: 3.5 | service: 3.5 | selection: 4.5 | food: 4.25
3.88/5 rDev -2.8%
vibe: 4 | quality: 3.5 | service: 3.5 | selection: 4.5 | food: 4.25
Vibe - MASSIVE old building that is in a great neighborhood. due to the location and size there are a lot of families.
Quality - while the variety is great the beer was okay. nothing mind blowing, but okay.
Service - the place was slammed and the server seemed quite busy.
Selection - lots of IPAs, but a cask and nitro selection as well.
Food - great food options.
Overall I enjoyed the place, but it is a HUGE building with lots of people.
Oct 01, 2015Quality - while the variety is great the beer was okay. nothing mind blowing, but okay.
Service - the place was slammed and the server seemed quite busy.
Selection - lots of IPAs, but a cask and nitro selection as well.
Food - great food options.
Overall I enjoyed the place, but it is a HUGE building with lots of people.
Rated by Beancntr from Iowa
3.63/5 rDev -9%
vibe: 3 | quality: 2.5 | service: 4.5 | selection: 4 | food: 4.5
3.63/5 rDev -9%
vibe: 3 | quality: 2.5 | service: 4.5 | selection: 4 | food: 4.5
Hefe is dish soap on the palette
Dec 27, 2014
Upstream Brewing Company - Old Market in Omaha, NE
Brewery rating:
3.68 out of
5 with
363 ratings
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