IA/Omaha jaunt

Check out 515 is Des Moines, and Kros Strain in Omaha fer sure.

 

I've only had them once, but I've enjoyed the beers from Lake Time in Clear Lake, Iowa.

 

I would check out Barn Town. My favorite spot from a trip last August. It's in West Des Moines, but on the way if you're headed to Omaha.

 

food is pretty good too

 

If you're into IPAs, you shouldn't miss Barn Town in West Des Moines/Waukee. Easily my DSM favorite right now. Good food too. Exile does have some good ones on tap generally.
You might be able to swing through Alluvial in Ames as well. Is not too far off your path to DSM. Just had their ddh Lontra and coconut Pluvial last weekend, both fantastic.

 

In Omaha you've got to hit http://beercornerusa.com/ - with a great bottle shop (Beertopia) and 3 pubs next door (all connected, great beers, great food). Brickway in Omaha has some good beers and spirits, and the people are cool. (http://www.drinkbrickway.com/)

 

If you don't know already, you should check out International Bakery before you drive home from Omaha.

 

Was at el bait last year. Had a flight and spamburger. #all the food groups.

 

echoing the love for kros strain.

the benson area is loaded with nice bars. between krug park, barcade, jake's and barchen you'll have a selection of 150+ beers in a 2-3 block radius. infusion and benson breweries are also there, and while i'm not big on the beers from either place, benson has good bar food

 

I plan on hitting up Vis Major on my next visit. My borther lives in CB and raves about them.
https://www.vismajorbrewing.com/welcome#drinkdevine

 

+1 to Barn Town
The brewer's burger is excellent, but the house-cured bacon on it is life-changing.

 

it will be worth your while to go to boiler brewing in Lincoln on saturday. It is there 2 year anniversary, and they are tapping a different barrel aged beer every hour.

 

jesus i didn't even realize that was this weekend. so this weekend we have a boiler anny party, happy raven sourfest and a cbs/kbs vertical at jake's? OP should 100% skip omaha and just head to lincoln. not kidding.

 

Apologize for dredging up a year-old thread... but,

We will be driving from St Paul to Denver first week of July and are planning at stopping at either Omaha or Lincoln to spend a night and break up the drive.

From reading this thread it seems like it's a question of Kros Strain Vs Boiler.

Any thought on one vs the other (or someplace else we should hit?
Thanks!

 

if we are just comparing the two breweries, kros strain makes well-tuned beer, generally with more of an emphasis on hoppy or light styles. it's a spacious taproom but a little isolated from other beer destinations in omaha but right next door to pint 9 brewing (not noteworthy imho). boiler is all over the place, constantly brewing new stuff, and generally is very heavy-handed with the adjuncts. it is in the heart of downtown lincoln and you can easily walk to a few other beer bars/breweries (i would recommend jake's cigars & spirits and the happy raven for the bars).
i personally greatly prefer kros strain beers, but this is a matter of personal preference, tons of people absolutely love boiler. i think location wise if you are looking for a cluster of places to hit up, boiler/lincoln is the better option. you can also find kros strain bottles/taps around lincoln, whereas boiler does not distribute outside of their brewery.

 

That's exactly what I was looking for.

We're going to check into the hotel, grab some food at a bar, then hit a taproom (maybe two). Then hit the road again the next morning. If we can do all of this on foot that sounds like a winner.

Thanks for the help, and sorry for your unfortunate username.

 

Yeah I for sure would do boiler over kros strain. There are various hotel options within blocks of boiler, plus you will be in the heart of downtown lincoln. You can walk to pretty much anywhere in Lincoln that is noteworthy. If you go to Kros Strain you will be in the suburbs of Omaha, and they are like the suburbs of Chicago, only even shittier if you can believe that.