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2023 Events

Saturday, February 18

Omaha Craft Beer Bus Tour Day One

Noon to 8 PM

Tickets: https://tinyurl.com/obw2023bustour 

Explore all that Omaha (and beyond) has to offer when you criss-cross from Papillion to Elkhorn to Bennington exploring more than a dozen different locations including local breweries, tap houses, and beer bars! One price gets you tickets for both Saturday’s western excursion as well as Sunday’s exploration of Midtown/Downtown, which includes some of the city’s longest-serving craft beer locations.

Heights Draft Room: Nebraska Road Trip Tap Event

Noon to 8 PM

Details: https://www.facebook.com/events/864904057917869 

We are bringing back an event from the last Omaha Beer Week with even more breweries than before! Time to celebrate Nebraska Beer, focusing on all those breweries outside the Omaha Metro including those who are now able to self distribute. Two dozen breweries and counting as we finalize the tap list to include as many as possible, keep posted to the event to see which others pop up!

Santiago's Mexican Food will be on site to grab some food before, after, or during your stop at Heights Draft Room.

Casual Pint: White Elm Tap Takeover

11 AM

Info: https://www.facebook.com/events/733037128125626 

Let's Kick-Off Omaha Beer Week with a White Elm Tap Takeover! We'll be featuring their Rum BA Caferrado & Lo-Fi Lager.

Liquid Sunshine: Get What You Win Glassware

11 AM to 11 PM

Details:  For only .25, you get to randomly select a glass from our pinball machine. First fill is $5, with $3 refills after that. Beer purchase required and limit one per person. Have plenty of quarters!

Liquid Sunshine: Trivia

12 PM to 2 PM

Details: Test out that new beer glass with some trivia at Liquid Sunshine Taproom! Attendees will answer 20 questions at any time during the 2 hours, winner announced at 2:15 PM. Prizes for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place.

Infusion Winter Beanfest

Noon to 8 PM

Details: Facebook

Let's brighten up this new yearLet's brighten up this new year, shall we? Winter Beanfest will be at Infusion's SW location on Saturday, Febraury 20th from noon-8:00., shall we? Winter Beanfest will be at Infusion's SW location on Saturday, Febraury 18th from noon-8:00.

Scriptown & Site-1: Mars Attacks!

Noon to 12 AM

Details: Midtown Martian, a collaboration beer brewed here at Scriptown with our friends from Site-1 Brewing invades Omaha. It's a Franco-Belge style, a Biere de Mars, and was brewed with imported Belgian and German malts and hopped with French Strisselspalt hops. ABV is yet to be determined, but it should be in the range of 6.5%. You can find the invaders at both brewers.

Upstream Brewing: FIRKIN GOOD BEER! Omaha Beer Week 2023

1 PM to 5 PM

Details: FIRKIN GOOD BEER! Omaha Beer Week 2023 | Facebook

Kick off Omaha Beer Week with the 10th Annual FIRKIN GOOD BEER!.. A Cask Conditioned Beer Festival & Fundraiser to benefit the Food Bank for the Heartland & the Nebraska Craft Brewers Guild. This unique and intimate fest features one-off cask beers and barrel-aged brews from Nebraska breweries and local homebrew clubs made exclusively for this event.

Nebraska Brewing Company: 13th Annual Fat Saturday Shrimp and Crawfish Boil

2 PM to 5 PM

Details: 13th Annual Fat Saturday | Facebook

Why wait until Tuesday to kick off Mardi Gras? Do it the right way with tons of beer and tons of crawfish at our taproom in La Vista as we get the boil rocking and the music cranked! Get here early to make sure you get some awesome grub! See the link for tickets.

Upstream Brewing: Chocolate and Beer

8 Feb through 25 Feb

Details: https://www.facebook.com/upstreambrewing/

Check out a special collaboration tasting menu between Upstream and our talented friends at Chocolat Abeille. 4 Beers paired perfectly with 4 specialty chocolates.

Sunday, February 19

Omaha Craft Beer Bus Tour Day Two

11 AM to 7 PM

Tickets: https://tinyurl.com/obw2023bustour 

Explore all that Omaha (and beyond) has to offer when you criss-cross from Countryside Village to Benson to Blackstone to the Old Market, exploring more than a dozen different locations including local breweries, tap houses, and beer bars! One price gets you tickets for both Sunday’s exploration of Midtown/Downtown, which includes some of the city’s longest-serving craft beer locations, as well as Saturday’s taste of some of Omaha’s newest offerings.

Brickway Brewing: Coffee Just Got Better

11 AM to 11 PM

Details: Coffee Vanilla Stout and Donuts: CVS and Donut for $6… While Supplies Last

Casual Pint: Firestone Walker Anniversary Beer Tap Takeover- Omaha Beer Week

12 PM to 8 PM

Details:  https://www.facebook.com/events/487101396950705/

Join us with Firestone Walker for an Anniversary Beer Tap Takeover!

We'll have their 2018-2022 Anniversary beers on-draft and ready to roll as we continue to celebrate Omaha Beer Week!

Kros Strain: Brews with the Birds

1 - 3 PM

Details: https://www.facebook.com/events/899554354804993 

We've partnered with the folks at Fontenelle Forest for an Omaha Beer Week event like no other! Join us as we tap two brand new beers brewed using the wood from a fallen 200 year old oak tree, and from 1-3 PM, we'll have two avian ambassadors on site! Orion the Great Horned Owl and Aero the Peregrine Falcon will the feature of a meet and greet and their handlers will be answering questions about these amazing birds!

All day we'll be donating $1 from each beer sold back to the Fontenelle Forest Raptor program so you can do good by drinking great beer!

Monday, February 20


Crescent Moon: Bike Night with New Belgium

5 PM to 9 PM

Join us during Omaha Beer Week for Bike Night with New Belgium on Monday, January 20th from 5-9pm and you may just win the New Belgium Bike that's hanging above the bar.

More details:
https://www.facebook.com/events/1352284492253509/ 

Zipline Omaha Taproom: Trivia!

6 PM to 8 PM

Details: Join Brittany at 6 for 4 rounds of questions about all kinds of rando' things!

1-6 players per team! Winning team gets up to $25 off their tab!

Scriptown Beer Trivia!

7 PM to 9 PM

Details: America's Pub Quiz Trivia; we'll have a special beer-centric category and some giveaways during the evening.

Tuesday, February 21

Fat Tuesday at Upstream Brewing

11 AM to 11 PM

Details: https://www.facebook.com/upstreambrewing/

Come celebrate Fat Tuesday at Upstream Brewing. Cajun Food and Drink specials all day. Live Music & Magic featuring:

Prairie Gators                         3-6PM

Magician Joe Cole                 6-9PM

Daddy Mac and the Flak        7-11PM

All Day Happy Hour Tuesdays at Heights!

3 PM to 10 PM

Details: Come out to grab select full pours of draft beer for only $4! Also double rewards on crowler purchases.

Always on special are the following:

Founders Solid Gold Lager

Toppling Goliath Pseudo Sue

Sierra Nevada Sunny Little Thing Wheat Ale

Cigar City Maduro Brown

Deschutes Nitro Obsidian Stout

Bocce Ball at the Brewery at Infusion SW!

4 PM to 10 PM

Details: $4 beers for players, spin the wheel deals for non-players

Kros Strain (Downtown) Draft Works Run Club

5:30 PM to 8 PM

Details: A weekly club for fitness, beer and fun! Check in with Josh and Kelly anytime between 5-8 P.M., run/walk/bike/ and then get $1 off your first beer. Multiple weekly checkins results in Kros Strain swag!

Mardi Gras on Beer Corner USA

7 PM to 12 AM

Details: https://www.facebook.com/events/2271371796355707/

Join us for the BIGGEST and best Mardi Gras Party in Omaha, on Beer Corner USA! The infamous balcony opens at 7pm, with FREE beads at the top of each hour until midnight!

Corner Tap: Music Bingo

7 PM to 9 PM

Details: Music Bingo | Facebook

Come celebrate Omaha Beer Week with the First ever Music Bingo Night at Corner Tap!

The Music Bingo People will be here to kick things off promptly at 7:00 PM so get here early to make sure you have a table and some delicious craft beer before things get rolling! Did we mention there will be prizes?!!

Brickway Brewing: Trivia Night

7 PM to 9 PM

Details: Tuesday Trivia Night | Facebook

Round up your team and test your knowledge with Tuesday Trivia Night at Brickway! Free to play and gift card prizes to the winners!

Wednesday, February 22

Site-1 Blind Tasting @ Site-1 Brewing

3 PM to 10 PM

Details: https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=729880448497527&set=a.635057987979774

Participants will receive a random flight of beer for $10 and are challenged to identify each beer by tasting them blind with special prizes.

Krug Park: Sour for Daze

3 PM to 10 PM

Details: Ron from New Belgium will be there as Krug taps some special sours from their cellar.

Floats at Infusion SW!

4 PM to 10 PM

Details: Malted Milk Ball Stout floats ($7) and root beer floats ($3)

Beer Corner USA: Half-Way to Oktoberfest Party

5 PM to 9 PM

Details: https://www.facebook.com/events/1590192411386089

It’s half-way to Oktoberfest. Time to throw on your dirndl or hosen and join us for an Omaha Beer Week Half-Way to Oktoberfest & Mug Club Party with the Barry Boyce Band!

Casual Pint: Trivia w/ Toppling Goliath

5 PM to 9 PM

Details: https://www.facebook.com/events/561422159358860 

It's Trivia Night and this week Toppling Goliath is on-tap in a Goliath way!

Check out this list of incredible TG Beers:

Heights Draft Room: Steel Tip Blind Draw Doubles Tournament Featuring Founders Brewing

6 PM to 9PM

Details:  https://www.facebook.com/events/1540244989833610

Join Heights and featured brewery, Founders as rep Manny is on site tapping some special beers as well as handing out swag, and maybe evening throwing along side you in the dart tournament!

Scriptown: Mid-Winter Float Fest

6 PM

Details: https://www.facebook.com/events/878005169902483

Join us as we collab once again with our neighbors, Coneflower Creamery, bringing you delicious Beer Floats! This is an all ages event and will have non-alcoholic root beer floats available. Stay tuned on social media for the latest details & menu drop. See you there, Cheers!

Backlot Taphouse: The Office Trivia Night w/ Kros Strain

7 PM

Details: https://www.facebook.com/events/491573413156096 

2nd Annual Aksarben Village Backlot Taphouse/Kros Strain Pro-Am Omaha Beer Week Office Trivia For the Cure

Come dressed as your favorite Office character!

Thursday, February 23

Brickway Brewing: Blackouts Happen

1 PM to 11 PM

Details: Start your weekend with a blackout! Epic Blackout Growlers TO GO $20. Nebraska’s biggest beer at 17% abv.  Deep layers of complex chocolates, coffees, and rich caramel booziness laced with notes of sweet raisins.  5oz pour in the Tasting Room $8.25. Additional one offs available while suppliers last.

Heights Draft Room: Beer & Barrel featuring Exile & Evan Williams

3 PM to 10 PM

Details:  https://www.facebook.com/events/1354637778644183

Back by popular demand for Omaha Beer Week, we have scored a keg of Barrel Aged Jesus on a Forklift for February's Beer & Barrel!


Casual Pint: Lupulin Pint Night- Omaha Beer Week

4 PM

Night Witch, Fashion Mullet and an amazing Lager on on-tap for our Omaha Beer Week Pint Night with Lupulin Brewing Company!

Come take a sip or two of some incredible beer!

Music and Bingo in the taproom at Infusion SW!

4 PM to 9 PM

Details: LAGER NIGHT $4 for Lil Boh, Köld, Metz, Let It Fly and El Squatcho PLUS Music Bingo in the taproom from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm

Friday, February 24

Crescent Moon: Omaha Beer Week Sour Beer Night

4 to Midnight

Details:  Omaha Beer Week Sour Beer Night | Facebook

 Join us for another great Omaha Beer Week event and Pucker Up for a Sour Beer Night at the Crescent Moon!

Beers To Be Tapped:

- Half Brothers: Blueberry + Raspberry Sour Gummy Series

- Farnam House: Blackberry Oud Bruin

- Farnam House: Peche

**More tba

Plus, from 9pm-midnight enjoy an Acoustic Jam with Trevor Rau!

Cookies and Trivia at Infusion SW!

4:30 PM to 8 PM

Details: Girl Scout cookie trivia from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. Girl Scouts will be in the taproom selling cookies from 4:30 pm to 7:00 pm


Heights Draft Room: Friday Night Food Truck with Izzy's Pizza Bus

5 - 8 PM

Details: https://www.facebook.com/events/562080579277713 

Coming to you hot and fresh out the bus kitchen, Izzy's is back for a Friday Night Food Truck during Omaha Beer week! Don't sleep on those pre-order to make sure you get yours before they are gone. The link will be posted the day or two before so you can make plans.

Food and beer available dine-in or to-go. See you all here!
 

Saturday, February 25

Beertopia Ultimate Beer Fest 2023

2 to 6 PM

Tickets: https://beercornerusa.com/ultimate 

An intimate setting with a hand crafted list of breweries with brewery reps present, and focusing on rare, unusual and/or high abv beers.

Omaha Beer Week Self Distro Day @ Casual Pint

11 AM to 11 PM

Details: https://www.facebook.com/events/1401427397352863 

Let's celebrate our local breweries that self distribute! We'll have an AMAZING Lineup from: Jukes, Bearded Brewer, Lumen, Pals, Upper Room, Corn Coast, Vis Major.

Sunday, February 26

Site-1: Beer and Donuts

11 AM to 6 PM

Details: Enjoy a coffee beer with Olsen’s Donuts!