/ CULINARY / Craft Beer Stops 1. Boiler Brewing Company, Lincoln 402-261-8775, boilerbrewingcompany.com Sip beer, mead or cider in the former boiler room of Lincoln’s historic Grande Manse building. 2. Bootleg Brewers, Taylor 308-942-3440, bootlegbrewers.com Discover always-on-tap varieties like the Sandhills Cream Ale, a comforting kitchen menu and even overnight cabins. 3. First Street Brewing Company, Hastings 402-834-2400, firststreetbrewing.com With an emphasis on regional ingredients, First Street serves a taste of Hastings in a laidback atmosphere. SCRATCHTOWN BREWING COMPANY, ORD UNL Dairy Store 4. Flyover Brewing Company, Scottsbluff 308-575-0335, flyoverbrewingcompany.com At this stylish spot, pair hand-crafted beers with build-your-own wood-fired pizza. 114 Food Industry Complex, Lincoln 402-472-2828 • dairystore.unl.edu The store got its start serving milk to students in 1917. Today it’s best known for scooping ice cream made by students. Order your cup, cone, shake, malt, float—even pints and quarts to go—in 10 regular flavors, including butter brickle and Scarlet and Cream, vanilla swirled with strawberry puree to represent the school colors. Seasonal favorites include German chocolate and strawberry rhubarb. The Dairy Store also offers student-made cheese, including the signature Husker, a white cheese with a flavor similar to Monterey Jack that was developed at the university. Coffee and espresso drinks are served here too, so you’ll be sure to rub elbows with students. Enjoy your treat alongside them, overlooking east campus through the Dairy Store’s glass wall. On a nice day, walk the tree-lined grounds while enjoying your treat. —Mike Whye and editorial staff 5. Loop Brewing Company, McCook 308-345-5189, loopbrewingcompany.com Order a flight of house-brewed beer— plus a stone-baked pizza—at this brewpub inside a historic icehouse. 6. Nebraska Brewing Company, Omaha 402-934-7100, nebraskabrewingco.com Ask about seasonal and barrel-aged selections or reach for the classic: a malty Nebraska Pils. Verdigre Bakery 405 S. Main St., Verdigre 402-668-2233 • visitnebraska.com/eats/verdigre-bakery 7. SchillingBridge Winery and Microbrewery, Pawnee City 402-852-2400, schillingbridgewinery.com Unwind at this farm/winery/micro-brewery complex that features an 1890 Limestone Rock Island Railroad bridge. The northeast Nebraska town this bakery is named for calls itself the “Kolach Capital of the World.” Indeed, the community celebrated its 50th Kolach Days festival in June 2018, complete with a parade and kolach-eating contest on Main Street. There’s never a busier time than festival time for Verdigre Bakery. Owners Pete and Mary Pavlik extend their hours during the festival to create hundreds upon hundreds of kolaches. Yet, the Pavliks never cut corners: Every kolach is shaped, proofed twice, filled and baked—almost completely by hand—in a process that takes up to five hours per batch. The result? A pastry in the old Czech tradition: round with just enough “fluff” to encase fillings such as poppy seed, cream cheese, cherry, apricot and blueberry. Order a variety to determine your favorite, and don’t overlook additional offerings such as bread, pies and cookies. —Editorial staff 8. Scratchtown Brewing Company, Ord 308-728-5050, scratchtown.beer This beer begins with water from the Ogallala Aquifer, resulting in crisp, clean flavors. 4 8 2 5 3 6 1 7 CREDITS: BOB/ADOBE STOCK; CALEB POLLARD/SCRATCHTOWN BREWERY; CLICK_AND_PHOTO/ADOBE STOCK VisitNebraska.com 23
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