Lincoln's Zipline Brewing Co. was one of five Nebraska-based breweries to win medals at the U.S. Open Beer Championship.
Zipline received a bronze medal in the German Altbier category for its Copper Alt. It's the second year in a row the brewery received a bronze medal, having won one last year for its Nut Brown Ale.
Two Nebraska breweries received gold medals.
Kros Strain Brewing based in La Vista tied for first place in the Munchner Helles category for its Helles Creek beer, improving on its bronze medal finish in the same category last year. Kros Strain also won a bronze medal for its Fairy Nectar London beer in the New England/Juicy/Hazy IPA category.
Papillion-based Nebraska Brewing won gold in the Barrel Aged Pale Beer category with its Sallyweiss beer.
A couple of small-town breweries also found success in this year's contest.
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Scratchtown Brewing in Ord won a silver medal in the Imperial Porter category with its Black Eye beer and a bronze medal in the American Black Ale category for its Raven Twins brew.
And Johnnie Byrd Brewing Company in Wayne won bronze in the Triple IPA category for its Margaery Grapefruit beer.
More than 7,000 beers were entered in the U.S. Open Beer Championships. To see the full list of medalists, go to: https://bit.ly/2G1YEk0.
10 Lincoln breweries to try
9 Lincoln breweries to try
White Elm Brewing Co.
The taproom of White Elm Brewing Co. at 720 Van Dorn St. Its website says White Elm was "built around a shared passion for handcrafted ales and a willingness to defy logic and pursue our love."
Code Beer Company
Matt Gohring (left) and Adam Holmberg check Code Beer's boil kettle and mash tun. The brewery is located at 200 S. Antelope Valley Parkway.
Backswing Brewing Co.
Backswing Brewing Co., 500 W. South St., opened in 2017. The brewery is "the brainchild of three friends whose mediocre golf games gave way to great craft beer," the company's Facebook page boasts.
Boiler Brewing Co.
The details in the taproom's design, including exposed brick, open ceilings, custom tap handles and industrial lighting, lend to the speakeasy atmosphere designer Jessica Lindersmith and Boiler Brewing Company aim for in the basement of the Grand Manse. Boiler Brewing Co. is at 129 N. 10th St.
Zipline brews
Some of the craft brews offered by Zipline, 2100 Magnum Circle.
Empyrean Brewing Co.
Brewing tanks hold a batch of wort ready to ferment into beer at Empyrean Brewing Co. in the Haymarket, 729 Q St., in April 2015.
Cosmic Eye Brewing
Sam Riggins opened Cosmic Eye Brewing at the old Laser Quest location near 70th and O streets.
Catalyst Brewing
Catalyst is located at 5730 Hidcote Drive (56th and Pine Lake).
Corn Coast Brewing
Corn Coast Brewing is at 1433 Dahlberg Drive near 14th and Yankee Hill. "We produce small-batch beers with a focus on crushable session beers and hoppy ales," the brewer said on its Facebook page.
Matt Olberding
Business reporter
Matt Olberding is a Lincoln native and University of Nebraska-Lincoln graduate who has been covering business for the Journal Star since 2005.
