Winter Ale

December is officially here and Winter Ale is just the ticket to warm up the season’s snowy days. “Winter warmers” come in a wide variety of profiles. Added spices can include everything from mulling spices to herbal blends. While these spice additions add a load of flavor, we opted for a pared-down profile, achieved by […]

Brave New Brew Coming to Omaha

Look out, Omaha, here we come! We’re proud to announce plans to open a new taproom to serve all of our friends and customers in Omaha. With hopes to have renovation complete for a springtime grand opening, we’re excited to join the vibrant community already in place in the North Downtown District.  Complementing the emerging […]

New Location, New Hours

The leaves are falling and change is in the air! The Beer Hall is now open and the Taproom is shifting it’s hours. We’re so grateful to all our loyal customers and fans who made the Beer Hall Grand Opening a huge success. We can’t wait to meet all the regulars– and new faces!– at […]

Hiring: Assistant Packaging Manager

Assistant Packaging Manager Needed Position Overview  The Assistant Packaging Manager position is responsible for the successful operation of packaging activities, facilities, and equipment, as well as assisting the Packaging Manager with daily tasks, maintenance, and packaging line cleanliness, ensuring the quality and integrity of the product. The Assistant Packaging Manager reports directly to the Packaging […]

Smoked Bock

“Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall” F. Scott Fitzgerald pointed out when he wrote The Great Gatsby in 1925, but Bavarian brewers were a couple centuries ahead in considering fall the start of the new year. This is the time, traditionally, when all the malt and hops from the […]

Espresso Double Stout

We’re heading into the darker months of the year– and we don’t just mean earlier sunsets. The deep, dark Espresso Double Stout returns to the taproom on Friday. Sure, most folks have their favorite quaffs that they could drink any day, any time. But the beauty of seasonal changes means quenching summer’s heat with a […]

Pink Beer for Pink Bandana

We’re proud to announce our partnership with The Lincoln Stars and Pink Bandana to raise money for families fighting breast cancer. This Thursday, October 13, stop in the taproom to purchase raffle tickets for special edition game-worn Stars jerseys and have a pint of Hibiscus Saison. Proceeds from both raffle ticket and Hibiscus Saison sales […]

Denali Farmhouse

Here at Zipline, we push boundaries. And nothing exemplifies that better than Denali Farmhouse, a beer borne from experiment and named for the epic mountain peak. Denali, an experimental hop known previously only as a number, takes the stage in this Belgian-style farmhouse ale. How does a hop get a name? Bringing a new hop […]

Jason Sitzman, Director of Sales and Distribution

If you’re walking through the brewery and hear someone whistling a cheerful tune, it’s almost certainly our DIrector of Sales and Distribution, Jason Sitzman. Born in western Nebraska, Jason spent most of his childhood in Lincoln and considers it his hometown. Awarded a music scholarship to Doane University and recruited to play wide receiver on […]

Festbier

Don your liederhosen, grab up your stein, and get ready: Festbier returns Saturday, September 10, with proper fanfare. In the U.S., beer fans associate Oktoberfest with malt-forward, amber-hued Marzen styles. If you head to Germany, the EU has protected the name Oktoberfestbier, so that it applies solely to beers produced in breweries within the Munich […]