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Nebraska Brewing Company

🌍 United States · Regional · Known for American Pale Ale · American IPA
Known for American Pale Ale · American IPA

Nebraska Brewing Company was founded on November 17, 2007, by husband and wife Paul and Kim Kavulak, opening a brewpub in Shadow Lake Towne Center in Papillion, Nebraska. The brewery expanded with a second location and tasting room in La Vista, Nebraska, in 2014, and built a reputation for quality craft beers and artisanal barrel-aged products. As of mid-2026, both the Papillion and La Vista locations are listed as permanently closed, with the La Vista location reported as closing after 18 years of operation.

3Beers
3Styles
8.1%Avg ABV
2007Founded

Beers by Nebraska Brewing Company

3 beers
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Cardinal Pale Ale
American Pale Ale · 6%
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IPA
American IPA · 7%
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Mélange à Trois
Belgian Strong Ale · 11.3%
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Brewery DNA

The recurring character behind the beers

Drawn from all 3 beers in the catalogue.

Emerging signature · based on 3 beers
Signature
What keeps showing up across their beers.
hoppy
2 of 3 beers
citrusy
2 of 3 beers
bitter
2 of 3 beers
malty
2 of 3 beers

With 3 beers, only recurring notes are shown — one unusual beer moves this a lot.

Portfolio range
How broad they brew.
Varied3 beers · 3 style families
Pale Ale 1IPA 1Belgian 1

A handful of styles across their range — a shared thread has to hold across each of them.

What sets them apart
Each beer measured against others of its own style, then averaged across the range. Compared with 339 other breweries making American Pale Ale and American IPA.
Three beers is enough for a first read, not a full house style — one unusual beer moves this a lot.
typical for American Pale Ale and American IPANebraska Brewing Company
in no beersin every beer
rich
in 2 of 3 · typical American Pale Ale and American IPA brewery: fewer than 1 in 5
Notably more rich than typical.
caramel
in 2 of 3 · typical American Pale Ale and American IPA brewery: 1 in 5
Notably more caramel than typical.

Across 3 beers in 3 style families, 2 traits still carry through — a broad range makes a shared signature harder to hold.

Brewery performance
How their beers place in the hopIQ ranking.
Top 72%
average beer performance
0
beers in the Top 100
1 / 3
beers above the median
#2172
best ranked beer
Cardinal Pale Ale

Their beers place in the Top 72% of the catalogue on average, across 3 ranked beers. One clear standout well ahead of the rest.

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About Nebraska Brewing Company

Nebraska Brewing Company was founded on November 17, 2007, by husband and wife Paul and Kim Kavulak, opening a brewpub in Shadow Lake Towne Center in Papillion, Nebraska. The brewery expanded with a second location and tasting room in La Vista, Nebraska, in 2014, and built a reputation for quality craft beers and artisanal barrel-aged products. As of mid-2026, both the Papillion and La Vista locations are listed as permanently closed, with the La Vista location reported as closing after 18 years of operation.

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