Breweries in Nebraska
Based on the breweries in the brewery.fyi register and their own websites, read September 2026.
Omaha and Lincoln carry the Nebraska beer map between them. Omaha holds a little over a fifth of the breweries and Lincoln close to a fifth. Add La Vista, and those three cities hold not far off half of the list.
The rest sit in a few dozen towns, including Kearney, Hastings, North Platte, Grand Island and Scottsbluff. Most places listed are breweries, and where size is known, microbreweries outnumber brewpubs about two to one. Beer stores make up most of the rest.
Boiler Brewing Company pours in downtown Lincoln's historic Grand Manse building, with a list that rotates through beer, mead and cider. Kinkaider Brewing Co. Lincoln is a Haymarket taproom for a farm brewery based in Broken Bow, in the Sandhills. In Omaha, Vis Major Brewing Company greets visitors with a two word motto: drink divine.
Most reviewed in Nebraska
4.4 (2,698 on Google)
Upstream Brewing Company
Omaha, NE
4.1 (1,133 on Google)
Granite City Food & Brewery
Lincoln, NE
4.7 (939 on Google)
Pals Brewing Company
North Platte, NE
4.4 (932 on Google)
Catalyst | Kitchen, Taproom, Patio, & Brewing Co.
Lincoln, NE
4.5 (790 on Google)
Rathskeller Bier Haus
Omaha, NE
4.2 (575 on Google)
Nebraska Ale Works
Kearney, NE
Planning a brewery trip in Nebraska
Omaha makes the easiest base, and Lincoln is a close second. In both cities some breweries sit a short walk apart, so a two stop evening is easy to plan.
Beyond the two big cities the stops are farther apart, so plan the drive ahead. Pals Brewing Company in North Platte and Brickway Brewery & Distillery are among the most reviewed in the state.
Every brewery page on brewery.fyi has hours, a map and what to know before you go. Check it before you leave, since hours can change.