Monthly Meeting at White Elm Brewing Company: Thursday, FeFREWary 5, 2026

Join us Thursday, Feb. 5, for the monthly meeting at White Elm Brewing Company, 720 Van Dorn St., Lincoln, NE 68502. Social hour at 6 p.m. and meeting at 7 p.m. Oh, and bring some brew to share, will ya?!?

It’s that time again: Renew your club membership for 2026!

Renew — or join up for the first time — and be part of Nebraska’s oldest homebrew club. Only $25 and you’ll get to meet and hang with lots of fun homebrewers! Click here for more details. Do it today!

Check out the latest Brewsletters 

Need some more local homebrew news? Click here! You’ll see Lincoln Lagers’ Brewsletters from the past year or so. Wait. What!? You’re not a subscriber? Click here and subscribe. We promise: no spam from us, just beer news.

2026 BEER CALENDAR FOR THE LINCOLN LAGERS

February 5… Thurs… 6 p.m… White Elm Brewing Co.
February 19… Thurs… 6 p.m… TBA
March 5… Thurs… 6 p.m… White Elm Brewing Co.
March 19… Thurs… 6 p.m… TBA
April 2… Thurs… 6 p.m… White Elm Brewing Co.
April 16… Thurs… 6 p.m… TBA
May 7… Thurs… 6 p.m… White Elm Brewing Co.
May 21… Thurs… 6 p.m… TBA
June 4… Thurs… 6 p.m… White Elm Brewing Co.
June 18… Thurs… 6 p.m… TBA
July 2… Thurs… 6 p.m… White Elm Brewing Co.
July 16… Thurs… 6 p.m… TBA
July 19… Sat… 10 a.m… Nebraska Shootout, Brauer Unterst?tzungs Verein, Omaha
August 6… Thurs… 6 p.m… White Elm Brewing Co.
August 20… Thurs… 6 p.m… TBA
September 3… Thurs… 6 p.m… White Elm Brewing Co.
September 17 … Thurs… 6 p.m… TBA
October 1… Thurs… 6 p.m… White Elm Brewing Co.
October 15… Thurs… 6 p.m… TBA
November 5… Thurs… 6 p.m… White Elm Brewing Co.
November 19… Thurs… 6 p.m… TBA
December 3… Thurs… 6 p.m… Meeting/Social… Lee’s Chicken

Please note: Traditionally we meet the first Thursday of the month and two weeks later is the social. Check here and on Facebook to confirm any last-minute changes.

Update: 1.26.2026 – K!M T.

Happy Brew Year!!! Join us at White Elm Brewing Company: Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026

Join us Thursday, Jan. 8, for our monthly meeting and annual “Holiday Potluck Dinner” at White Elm Brewing Company, 720 Van Dorn St., Lincoln, NE 68502. Social hour and dinner start at 6 p.m. with the meeting at 7 p.m. Bring some food (a hot dish? potato chips? something made with beer? Yes! Make it with beer!) and bring some beer to share. Cheers!

Tentative agenda items are listed below. Let us know if we’ve missed something!

CLUB OFFICER ELECTIONS: The time has come to vote for your 2026 Lincoln Lager officers! Emails have been sent out with a link to the ballot. Voting will end on Wednesday, January 7, at 11:59 p.m. Reach out if you do not see the email to vote!

BJCP STUDY GROUP: Interested in joining a BJCP Study Group? Several people have put their hats in the ring. If you’re interested in working toward BJCP Certification, reach out to Scott Levander for details at scott.levander@gmail.com.

BINGO: Yeah, you remember your 2025 Bingo cards, right? Finish filling it out and bring it to the January meeting. You may be eligible for a prize!

CLUB SOCIAL IDEAS: We’ve planned ahead with locations for several months and will continue to chose great local breweries and taprooms for our club social every month. Do you have a brewery or taproom recommendation? Let us know!

2026 SHOOTOUT: This comp is among the Nebraska homebrew clubs and will take place on Saturday, July 25, at the German American Society in Omaha. The year’s event will be sponsored by the BUV Homebrew Club. Styles for the event are listed on the website and in January’s club Brewsletter.

Check out the latest Brewsletters 

Need some more local homebrew news? Click here! You’ll see Lincoln Lagers’ Brewsletters from the past year or so. Wait. What!? You’re not a subscriber? Click here and subscribe. We promise: no spam from us, just beer news.

Update: 01.01. 2026 – K!M T.

Lee’s Chicken for the DecemBEER Meeting, Thursday, Dec. 4

Come hungry and have dinner with your fellow homebrewers at Lee’s Chicken Restaurant, 1940 W. Van Dorn, 402.477.4339. Social hour starts at 6:00  p.m. and club business at 7:00 p.m. Bring some homebrew with you! We’ll also be playing “Guess the Judges’ Score.” That’s where we sample some of the leftover Sower’s Cup beers and see how close you can get to the original score. Cheers!

Club Member Discounts & Perks!

Thank you to Membership Coordinator Sam Matthew for updating the membership deals for our local homebrewers! On board for giving us some discounts includes Roc Hopper Brewing Co. (Syracuse, NE), Stone Hollow Brewing Co. (Beatrice, NE), Code Beer Co. (Lincoln, NE), Salt Mine City Brewing Co. (David City & Lincoln, NE), Patriot Brewery & Supplies (Elkhorn, NE), and White Elm Brewing Co. (Lincoln, NE). Check out the page on this website for the specific details. Then get out there and get your discounts!

Bingo? Bingo!!

Don’t forget! We’re doing something fun in 2025 and you’re running out of time: Lincoln Lagers BINGO! It’s fairly self-explanatory and should hopefully create some opportunities to add new or interesting things to your 2025 homebrewing experiences. Plus, it’s a chance to win gift cards to local breweries! BINGO!!!

Check out the latest Brewsletters 

Need some more local homebrew news? Click here! You’ll see Lincoln Lagers’ Brewsletters from the past year or so. Wait. What!? You’re not a subscriber? Click here and subscribe. We promise: no spam from us, just beer news.

Update: 11.21.2025 – K!M T.

Monthly Club Social: Thursday, Nov. 20, at Corn Coast Brewing Co.

Come join us on Thursday, Nov. 20, at 6 p.m. for our little monthly get-together. We’ll be sampling the tasty brews from Corn Coast Brewing Co., 1433 Dahlberg Drive, Suite A, Lincoln, NE, 402-413-2288. Hey! Did you know that this little brewery got a gold medal at the 2025 Great American Beer Festival? Yep! They got it for Windsurfing on the Thames, an English Pale Ale. That alone is worth the trip. See you on Thursday! No agenda, just beer.

Novembeer Meeting at White Elm Brewing Company: Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025

Join us Thursday, Oct. 2, for the monthly meeting at White Elm Brewing Company, 720 Van Dorn St., Lincoln, NE 68502. Social hour at 6 p.m. and meeting at 7 p.m. On the agenda will be a little beer trivia contest. Maybe a few prizes… Oh, and bring some brew to share, will ya?!?

Club Member Discounts & Perks!

Thank you to Membership Coordinator Sam Matthew for updating the membership deals for our local homebrewers! Get a hold of Sam and get your “2025 Membership Perks Card.” On board for giving us some discounts includes Roc Hopper Brewing Co. (Syracuse, NE), Stone Hollow Brewing Co. (Beatrice, NE), Code Beer Co. (Lincoln, NE), Salt Mine City Brewing Co. (David City & Lincoln, NE), Patriot Brewery & Supplies (Elkhorn, NE), and White Elm Brewing Co. (Lincoln, NE). Check out the page on this website for the specific details. Then get out there and get your discounts!

Bingo? Bingo!!

Don’t forget! We’re doing something fun in 2025: Lincoln Lagers BINGO! We’ll have physical copies available at the meetings. It’s fairly self-explanatory and should hopefully create some opportunities to add new or interesting things to your 2025 homebrewing experiences. Plus, it’s a chance to win gift cards to local breweries! BINGO!!!

Check out the latest Brewsletters 

Need some more local homebrew news? Click here! You’ll see Lincoln Lagers’ Brewsletters from the past year or so. Wait. What!? You’re not a subscriber? Click here and subscribe. We promise: no spam from us, just beer news.

Smoke ’em if ya got ’em!

We’ve heard about pairing cigars and whisky, what about a good smoke with a good beer? Check out article from Cigora and let’s light one up!

Link: Cigar and Beer Pairings. 

2025 BEER CALENDAR FOR THE LINCOLN LAGERS 

November 6… Thurs… 6 p.m. White Elm Brewing Co.
November 20… Thurs… 6 p.m… Social: Corn Coast Brewing Co.
December 4… Thurs… 6 p.m… Meeting/Social… Lee’s Chicken
January… Meeting and Holiday Get-together TBD!

Update: 11.18.2025 – K!M T.

October Meeting at White Elm Brewing Company: Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025

Join us Thursday, Oct. 2, for the monthly meeting at White Elm Brewing Company, 720 Van Dorn St., Lincoln, NE 68502. Social hour at 6 p.m. and meeting at 7 p.m. On the agenda will be a little beer trivia contest. Maybe a few prizes… Oh, and bring some brew to share, will ya?!?

Another Successful Sower’s Cup… and the Sower’s Pup!

A total of 47 judges evaluated 388 entries from 98 brewers for the 2025 edition of the Sower’s Cup. We had 145 registered participants, judges and stewards. Thank you to everyone who participated. In addition, renowned beer author John Palmer stopped in for a little lecture! For specific results and all of the medal winners, click here. To see a list of our wonderful sponsors, click here. More information can also be found in the club’s Brewsletter.

Thank you to the numerous volunteers and sponsors who helped make the second annual Sower’s Pup a success! We’ll announce the final numbers at the next club meeting and hopefully present the check to The Farm: Senior Dog Sanctuary. Woof!

Lincoln Loves Locals

Mark your calendars for Thursday, Sept. 25, then join us for the Lincoln Loves Locals pour event and brew donation opportunity. It will take place at The Barn at the Prairie Creek Inn, 2400 S. 148th St., Walton, Nebraska. This is a benefit for the HUB Central Access Point for Young Adults and presented by Union Bank & Trust. For more information about the event, click here. If you would like to share your homebrew, contact Sam Matthews. 

Club Member Discounts & Perks!

Thank you to Membership Coordinator Sam Matthew for updating the membership deals for our local homebrewers! Get a hold of Sam and get your “2025 Membership Perks Card.” On board for giving us some discounts includes Roc Hopper Brewing Co. (Syracuse, NE), Stone Hollow Brewing Co. (Beatrice, NE), Code Beer Co. (Lincoln, NE), Salt Mine City Brewing Co. (David City & Lincoln, NE), Patriot Brewery & Supplies (Elkhorn, NE), and White Elm Brewing Co. (Lincoln, NE). Check out the page on this website for the specific details. Then get out there and get your discounts!

Bingo? Bingo!!

Don’t forget! We’re doing something fun in 2025: Lincoln Lagers BINGO! We’ll have physical copies available at the meetings. It’s fairly self-explanatory and should hopefully create some opportunities to add new or interesting things to your 2025 homebrewing experiences. Plus, it’s a chance to win gift cards to local breweries! BINGO!!!

Check out the latest Brewsletters 

Need some more local homebrew news? Click here! You’ll see Lincoln Lagers’ Brewsletters from the past year or so. Wait. What!? You’re not a subscriber? Click here and subscribe. We promise: no spam from us, just beer news.

2025 BEER CALENDAR FOR THE LINCOLN LAGERS 

October 2… Thurs… 6 p.m… White Elm Brewing Co.
October 16… Thurs… 6 p.m… Backswing Brewing Co.
November 6… Thurs… 6 p.m. White Elm Brewing Co.
November 20… Thurs… 6 p.m… Social: Corn Coast Brewing Co.
December 4… Thurs… 6 p.m… Meeting/Social… Lee’s Chicken

Update: 9.29.2025 – K!M T.

August 19-23, 2025: It’s Sower’s Cup Week! 

Click here for all of the medal winners!

The 2025 Sower’s Pup: Fundraiser for the The Farm – Senior Dog Sanctuary

We are doing The Sower’s Pup again this year and could use your help to get the word out! Share the link to the Facebook event. We’re strongly encouraging people to reserve their spots ahead of time, so that we’re able to provide estimated numbers to MetaModern BBQ. Last year we raised $1540.48 for The Farm: Senior Dog Sanctuary! Let’s see if we can get that over $2000 this year! Woof!

September Meeting at White Elm Brewing Company: Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025

Join us Thursday, Sept. 4, join us for the monthly meeting at White Elm Brewing Company, 720 Van Dorn St., Lincoln, NE 68502. Social hour at 6 p.m. and meeting at 7 p.m. On the agenda will be a review of the Sower’s Cup. Bring some homebrew to share, will ya?!?

Club Member Discounts & Perks!

Thank you to Membership Coordinator Sam Matthew for updating the membership deals for our local homebrewers! Get a hold of Sam and get your “2025 Membership Perks Card.” On board for giving us some discounts includes Roc Hopper Brewing Co. (Syracuse, NE), Stone Hollow Brewing Co. (Beatrice, NE), Code Beer Co. (Lincoln, NE), Salt Mine City Brewing Co. (David City & Lincoln, NE), Patriot Brewery & Supplies (Elkhorn, NE), and White Elm Brewing Co. (Lincoln, NE). Check out the page on this website for the specific details. Then get out there and get your discounts!

Bingo? Bingo!!

Don’t forget! We’re doing something fun in 2025: Lincoln Lagers BINGO! We’ll have physical copies available at the meetings. It’s fairly self-explanatory and should hopefully create some opportunities to add new or interesting things to your 2025 homebrewing experiences. Plus, it’s a chance to win gift cards to local breweries! BINGO!!!

Check out the latest Brewsletters 

Need some more local homebrew news? Click here! You’ll see Lincoln Lagers’ Brewsletters from the past year or so. Wait. What!? You’re not a subscriber? Click here and subscribe. We promise: no spam from us, just beer news.

2025 BEER CALENDAR FOR THE LINCOLN LAGERS 

August 18-23… The Sower’s Cup… Click here for all the details!
September 4… Thurs… 6 p.m… Meeting location: White Elm Brewing Co.
September 14… Sun… Fall Picnic… Meeting and Details TBD
September 18… Thurs… 6 p.m… Social: Rock Hopper Brewing Co. (Syracuse)
September 25… Thurs… Lincoln Loves Local
October 2… Thurs… 6 p.m… Meeting location: TBD
October 16… Thurs… 6 p.m… Backswing Brewing Co.
November 6… Thurs… 6 p.m. Meeting location: TBD
November 20… Thurs… 6 p.m… Social: Corn Coast Brewing Co.
December 4… Meeting/Social… Lee’s Chicken

Update: Aug. 24, 2025 – K!M T.

PLEASE NOTE MEETING CHANGE!

August Meeting moved to White Elm: Thursday, August 7, 2025

On Thursday, August 7, join us for the monthly meeting at White Elm Brewing Company,720 Van Dorn St., Lincoln, NE 68502. Social hour at 6 p.m. and meeting at 7 p.m. On the agenda will be discussion about the rapidly approaching Sower’s Cup homebrew competition. Bring some homebrew to share, will ya?!?

Things to remember for the Cup:

• If you’ve reserved spots, please be sure to get your payment in ASAP.
• Members should have received an email with volunteering opportunities.
  • Stewards will receive $5 in raffle tickets for every session covered.
  • The club will cover a meal voucher and the Sower’s Pup suggested donation for anyone who judges.
  • The club will cover the Sower’s Pup suggested donation for anyone who volunteers for at least two Sower’s Cup opportunities.
  • The club will cover a meal voucher for Sower’s Pup volunteers, and the suggested donation is waived. We’re working on a little exclusive “thank you” for this as well!

Click below for the latest updates on this local competition!

The Sower’s Cup: August 18-23, 2025

Click here for more details!

Sunday Funday Road Trip Social to Stone Hollow Brewing Co.

We’ll be headed to Stone Hollow Brewing Company in Beatrice this coming Sunday, August 3! Here is the link to the Facebook event. There will be options for carpools. The brewery opens at 1 p.m., so we’ll be leaving Lincoln around 12:30 p.m.

The 2025 Sower’s Pup: Fundraiser for the The Farm – Senior Dog Sanctuary

We are doing The Sower’s Pup again this year and could use your help to get the word out! Share the link to the Facebook event. We’re strongly encouraging people to reserve their spots ahead of time, so that we’re able to provide estimated numbers to MetaModern. Last year we raised $1540.48 for The Farm: Senior Dog Sanctuary! Let’s see if we can get that over $2000 this year!

The 2025 Nebraska Shootout: Saturday, July 19, 2025

The Nebraska Shootout is an annual homebrew contest between all of the homebrewing clubs and beer-brewing social organizations withing Nebraska. This year’s event was held on Saturday, July 19, at Boiler Brewing Co. There were 63 entries and 41 registered participants, judges and stewards.

Here are the Lincoln Lagers who won medals:

• Lacy Phillippe & Zach Fenton – MDC: Berry Mead (Tree Shaker) – 2nd Place – Specialty Mead (9 entries)
• Mark Beatty – MDC: Semi-sweet Mead (Guatemalan Coffee Blossom) – 3rd Place – Specialty Mead (9 entries)
• Mark Beatty – Best Damn Beer (Liquid Gold) – 1st Place

Important Shootout Links:

• Who won what? Winning Entries
• Welcome page with history: About the Shootout

Club Member Discounts & Perks!

Thank you to Membership Coordinator Sam Matthew for updating the membership deals for our local homebrewers! Get a hold of Sam and get your “2025 Membership Perks Card.” On board for giving us some discounts includes Roc Hopper Brewing Co. (Syracuse, NE), Stone Hollow Brewing Co. (Beatrice, NE), Code Beer Co. (Lincoln, NE), Salt Mine City Brewing Co. (David City & Lincoln, NE), Patriot Brewery & Supplies (Elkhorn, NE), and White Elm Brewing Co. (Lincoln, NE). Check out the page on this website for the specific details. Then get out there and get your discounts!

Bingo? Bingo!!

Don’t forget! We’re doing something fun in 2025: Lincoln Lagers BINGO! We’ll have physical copies available at the meetings. It’s fairly self-explanatory and should hopefully create some opportunities to add new or interesting things to your 2025 homebrewing experiences. Plus, it’s a chance to win gift cards to local breweries! BINGO!!!

Mark your calendars right now:
The Sower’s Cup: August 18-23, 2025

Click here for more details!

Renew your club membership!!

Renew or join up for the first time and be part of Nebraska’s oldest homebrew club. Only $25 and you’ll get to meet and hang with lots of fun homebrewers! Click here for more details. Do it today!

Check out the latest Brewsletters 

Need some more local homebrew news? Click here! You’ll see Lincoln Lagers’ Brewsletters from the past year or so. Wait. What!? You’re not a subscriber? Click here and subscribe. We promise: no spam from us, just beer news.

2025 BEER CALENDAR FOR THE LINCOLN LAGERS 

August 3… Sun… 12:30 p.m… Sunday Funday Road Trip Social… Stone Hollow Brewing Co., Beatrice, Nebr.
August 7… Thurs… 6 p.m… Meeting location: Boiler Brewing Company
August 18-23… The Sower’s Cup… Click here for all the details!
September 4… Thurs… 6 p.m… Meeting location: TBD
September 18… Thurs… 6 p.m… Social: Rock Hopper Brewing Co. (Syracuse)
October 2… Thurs… 6 p.m… Meeting location: TBD
October 16… Thurs… 6 p.m… Backswing Brewing Co.
November 6… Thurs… 6 p.m. Meeting location: TBD
November 20… Thurs… 6 p.m… Social: Corn Coast Brewing Co.
December 4… Meeting/Social… Lee’s Chicken

Update: July 28, 2025 – K!M T.

July Meeting at White Elm Brewing Company: Thursday, July 10, 2025

On Thursday, July 10, join us for the monthly meeting at White Elm Brewing Company, 720 Van Dorn St., Lincoln, NE 68502. We’ll kick off the social hour at 6 o’clock, taste some delicious White Elm brews, and get on with business starting at 7 p.m. The main task for July is figuring out which beers are moving forward to the Nebraska Shootout (more event details below). If you’ve brewed beers in any of these categories, please bring a bottle to the July meeting! We’ll do a tasting and determine which beers are the best. Good luck!

The 2025 Nebraska Shootout: Saturday, July 19, 2025

The event is scheduled for Saturday, July 19, at Boiler Brewing Co., downtown taproom, with judging to start at 10 a.m. The Lincoln Lagers inner club judging takes place on Thursday, July 10. Hopefully, we’ll have two beers for each category and bring home the title of “best homebrew club in Nebraska”!

One more thing, the Nebraska Shootout “Best of Show” winner is getting a scale-up at Patriot Brewery and Homebrew Supply! Your beer just might be featured in the Patriot taproom! Good luck!

The 2025 Shootout styles list:

• American Light Lager: 1A
• European Lager: All of 2, 3, 4, 5 (except 5B), 6, 7A, 8, 9 (except 9C because lager yeast not required)
• IPA: 12C, All of 21, 22A
• Wheat (clean ferments/no-sours): 1D, All of 10, 24A, 27 Piwo Grodziskie
• Fruit Beer (clean ferments/no-sours) = All 29, X3
• Specialty Category: All mead categories M1 through M4
• Best Damn Beer: 99A Custom Style

Go here for more specifics on the BJCP styles. Regarding the Best Damn Beer: This is an open category used for tie-breaker, bragging rights, and the “Rusty Capper” trophy. Not eligible for Cup points or for BOS round.

Important Shootout Links:

• Register your club’s entries: Registration
• Get additional info for 2025 (drop off sites, contacts, dates…): 2025 Nebraska Shootout
• Welcome page with history: About the Shootout

Club Member Discounts & Perks!

Thank you to Membership Coordinator Sam Matthew for updating the membership deals for our local homebrewers! Get a hold of Sam and get your “2025 Membership Perks Card.” On board for giving us some discounts includes Roc Hopper Brewing Co. (Syracuse, NE), Stone Hollow Brewing Co. (Beatrice, NE), Code Beer Co. (Lincoln, NE), Salt Mine City Brewing Co. (David City & Lincoln, NE), Patriot Brewery & Supplies (Elkhorn, NE), and White Elm Brewing Co. (Lincoln, NE). Check out the page on this website for the specific details. Then get out there and get your discounts!

Bingo? Bingo!!

Don’t forget! We’re doing something fun in 2025: Lincoln Lagers BINGO! We’ll have physical copies available at the meetings. It’s fairly self-explanatory and should hopefully create some opportunities to add new or interesting things to your 2025 homebrewing experiences. Plus, it’s a chance to win gift cards to local breweries! BINGO!!!

Mark your calendars right now:
The Sower’s Cup is August 18-23, 2025

Click here for more details!

Renew your club membership!!

Renew or join up for the first time and be part of Nebraska’s oldest homebrew club. Only $25 and you’ll get to meet and hang with lots of fun homebrewers! Click here for more details. Do it today!

Check out the latest Brewsletters 

Need some more local homebrew news? Click here! You’ll see Lincoln Lagers’ Brewsletters from the past year or so. Wait. What!? You’re not a subscriber? Click here and subscribe. We promise: no spam from us, just beer news.

2025 BEER CALENDAR FOR THE LINCOLN LAGERS 

July 10… Thurs… 6 p.m… Meeting: White Elm Brewing Co. (Note change to second Thursday due to the holiday!)
July 19… Sat… Nebraska Shootout Homebrew Comp at Boiler Brewing Co.
July 24… Thurs… 6 p.m… Social: Salt Mine City Brewing City Brewing Co.
August 7… Thurs… 6 p.m… Meeting location: TBD
August 18-23… The Sower’s Cup
September 4… Thurs… 6 p.m… Meeting location: TBD
September 18… Thurs… 6 p.m… Social: Rock Hopper Brewing Co. (Syracuse)
October 16… Thurs… 6 p.m… Backswing Brewing Co.
November 20… Thurs… 6 p.m… Social: Corn Coast Brewing Co.
December TBD… Meeting/Social… Lee’s Chicken

Update: 7/3/25 – K!M T.

The Shootout registration page is now active!
Here’s the link: https://lincolnlagers.com/nso/

Monthly Club Social: Thursday, June 19, Emperyan Brewing Co.
Big Brew Taste-off: Saturday, June 28, Kim & Anita’s Place
Next Monthly Meeting: Thursday, July 10, White Elm Brewing Co.

Lots of opportunities to enjoy some beer – both craft and homebrew! First, join us on Thursday, June 19, for our monthly social and try some refreshing beverages from our friends at Emperyan Brewing Co., 729 Q St., Lincoln, NE 68508, 402.434.5960. No agenda, just beer!

Big Brew Taste-Off

July Monthly Meeting

On Thursday, July 10, join us for the montly meeting at White Elm Brewing Company, 720 Van Dorn St., Lincoln, NE 68502. New members: bringing yourhomebrew to share is encouraged and pre-approved for all meetings. For the club socials, however, we want to support our local breweries and taprooms; we do not have permission to consume homebrew at those. For the club socials, we’ll meet at 6 and go until whenever. For the meetings, we’ll kick off the social hour at 6 o’clock and get on with business starting at 7 p.m. Bring some homebrew to share! Sign up on the sheet when you get there! Please reach out with any questions about the meeting or the club. Cheers!

Member Discounts & Perks!

Thank you to Membership Coordinator Sam Matthew for updating the membership deals for our local homebrewers! Get a hold of Sam and get your “2025 Membership Perks Card.” On board for giving us some discounts includes Roc Hopper Brewing Co. (Syracuse, NE), Stone Hollow Brewing Co. (Beatrice, NE), Code Beer Co. (Lincoln, NE), Salt Mine City Brewing Co. (David City & Lincoln, NE), Patriot Brewery & Supplies (Elkhorn, NE), and White Elm Brewing Co. (Lincoln, NE). Check out the page on this website for the specific details. Then get out there and get your discounts!

Bingo? Bingo!!

Don’t forget! We’re doing something fun in 2025: Lincoln Lagers BINGO! We’ll have physical copies available at the meetings. It’s fairly self-explanatory and should hopefully create some opportunities to add new or interesting things to your 2025 homebrewing experiences. Plus, it’s a chance to win gift cards to local breweries! BINGO!!!

The 2025 Nebraska Shootout

The event is scheduled for Saturday, July 19, at Boiler Brewing Co., downtown taproom, exact times TBD. We have already heard a bit of excitement around it, including the David City crew (Brick Street brew club), Omaha’s 402s, and some interest from the UNL Big Red Brew Crew.

Here is the styles list! Let’s brew this!

• American Light Lager = 1A
• European Lager = All of 2, 3, 4, 5 (except 5B), 6, 7A, 8, 9 (except 9C because lager yeast not required)
• IPA = 12C, All of 21, 22A
• Wheat (clean ferments/no-sours) = 1D, All of 10, 24A, 27 Piwo GrodziskieFruit Beer (clean ferments/no-sours) = All 29, X3
• Specialty Category = All mead categories M1 through M4
• Best Damn Beer

Go here for more specifics on the BJCP styles.

Important Shootout links:

• Registration
• 2025 Shootout Information
• The Shootout Archives

Other Misc. Brewing Topics & Dates

• Kegs for the Cure: The 2025 date is set for June 20 at Zipline Brewing Co. Check out their website for more details of this great cause!
• Sower’s Cup: Ink in August 18-23 for this year’s competition. The Sower’s Pup is happening again! More details on this website!

Renew your club membership!!

Renew or join up for the first time and be part of Nebraska’s oldest homebrew club. Only $25 and you’ll get to meet and hang with lots of fun homebrewers! Click here for more details. Do it today!

Check out the latest Brewsletters 

Need some more local homebrew news? Click here! You’ll see Lincoln Lagers’ Brewsletters from the past year or so. Wait. What!? You’re not a subscriber? Click here and subscribe. We promise: no spam from us, just beer news.

2025 BEER CALENDAR FOR THE LINCOLN LAGERS 

June 19… Thurs… 6 p.m… Social: Empyrean Brewing Co.
June 20… Fri… 7-10 p.m… Kegs for the Cure
June 28… Sat… 2025 Big Brew Taste-off… Kim & Anita’s
July 10… Thurs… 6 p.m… Meeting: White Elm Brewing Co. (Note change to second Thursday due to the holiday!)
July 19… Sat… Nebraska Shootout Homebrew Comp at Boiler Brewing Co.
July 24… Thurs… 6 p.m… Social: Salt Mine City Brewing City Brewing Co.
August 7… Thurs… 6 p.m… Meeting location: TBD
August 18-23… The Sower’s Cup
September 4… Thurs… 6 p.m… Meeting location: TBD
September 18… Thurs… 6 p.m… Social: Rock Hopper Brewing Co. (Syracuse)
October 16… Thurs… 6 p.m… Backswing Brewing Co.
November 20… Thurs… 6 p.m… Social: Corn Coast Brewing Co.
December TBD… Meeting/Social… Lee’s Chicken

Update: June 26, 2025 – K!M T.

Club Social on Thursday, May 15 at Code Beer Co. – Monthly Meeting: June 5 at Boiler Brewing Co.

Join us next Thursday at our monthly social and try some refreshing cider from our friends at Saro Cider, 1746 N Street, Lincoln, NE 68508. 531.500.3966. No agenda, just cider!

On Thursday, June 5, check out the monthly meeting. We’ll be talking homebrew at Boiler Brewing Company, at the downtown taproom, 129 N. 10th St., Suite 8. If you haven’t been there, head for the alley (south side) and follow the stairs to the basement. Hey! It’s where the boilers and brewers are!

We have a few new members this year — and for those who are new to the club and going to your first meeting — bringing homebrew to share is encouraged and pre-approved for all meetings. (Note: For the club socials, however, we want to support our local breweries, cideries and taprooms; we do not have permission to consume homebrew at those.) For the club socials, we meet up at 6 and go until whenever. For the meetings, we’ll kick off the social hour at 6 o’clock, sample some of our host’s craftbeer, and get on with business starting at 7 p.m. Bring some homebrew to share! Please sign up on the sheet when you get there! Reach out with any questions about the meeting or the club. We’re (mostly) harmless. Cheers!

The Lagers’ Big Brew Taste-Off: Saturday, June 28, Kim & Anita’s 

We had lots of folks coming and going in waves at the 2025 Big Brew at the Code Beer Co. Thank you, Code Brewmeister Matt Gohring, for sharing your delicious wort with the club. We’ll be comparing and contrasting the results in this year’s Taste-Off at Kim & Anita’s place (1008 S. 32nd Street, Lincoln, Nebraska, 68510) on Saturday, June 28. More details coming soon!

For some history of the national Big Brew event, it’s held on the first Saturday in May. It’s an opportunity to fire up the kettle and raise a glass to the greatest hobby there is—homebrewing! In 1988, May 7 was announced before Congress as National Homebrew Day. The American Homebrewers Association created Big Brew as an annual event to celebrate around the world.

Sunday Funday Road Trip Social to Patriot Brewery & Homebrew Supply

On Sunday, June 29, the Lincoln Lagers Homebrew Club is coordinating a Sunday Social at Patriot in Elkhorn! We’ll coordinate carpools from Lincoln and plan to arrive at Patriot around noon – we’re even inviting our homebrew friends from Omaha to join us! Please respond to the event (click here for the FB event page) as appropriate so that we can have as accurate of a headcount as possible. See you there!

Member Discounts & Perks!

Thank you to Membership Coordinator Sam Matthew for updating the membership deals for our local homebrewers! Get a hold of Sam and get your “2025 Membership Perks Card.” On board for giving us some discounts includes Roc Hopper Brewing Co. (Syracuse, NE), Stone Hollow Brewing Co. (Beatrice, NE), Code Beer Co. (Lincoln, NE), Salt Mine City Brewing Co. (David City & Lincoln, NE), Patriot Brewery & Supplies (Elkhorn, NE), and White Elm Brewing Co. (Lincoln, NE). Check out the page on this website for the specific details. Then get out there and get your discounts!

Bingo? Bingo!!

Those able to attend the last few meetings were also introduced to something fun we’re doing in 2025: Lincoln Lagers BINGO! We’ll have physical copies available at next meeting. It’s fairly self-explanatory and should hopefully create some opportunities to add new or interesting things to your 2025 homebrewing experiences. Plus, it’s a chance to win gift cards to local breweries! BINGO!!!

The 2025 Nebraska Shootout

The event is scheduled for Saturday, July 19, at Boiler Brewing Co., downtown taproom, exact times TBD. We have already heard a bit of excitement around it, including the David City crew (Brick Street brew club), Omaha’s 402s, and some interest from the UNL Big Red Brew Crew.

Here is the styles list! Let’s brew this!

• American Light Lager = 1A
• European Lager = All of 2, 3, 4, 5 (except 5B), 6, 7A, 8, 9 (except 9C because lager yeast not required)
• IPA = 12C, All of 21, 22A
• Wheat (clean ferments/no-sours) = 1D, All of 10, 24A, 27 Piwo GrodziskieFruit Beer (clean ferments/no-sours) = All 29, X3
• Specialty Category = All mead categories M1 through M4
• Best Damn Beer

Go here for more specifics on the BJCP styles.

Other Misc. Brewing Topics & Dates

• Benson Beer Fest: See ya in Benson, Nebraska, on Saturday, June 7, for one of the regions best festivals. Brought to you by Jake’s and Krug Park. For more details and ticket info, go here.
• Kegs for the Cure: The 2025 date is set for June 20 at Zipline Brewing Co. Check out their website for more details of this great cause!
• Sower’s Cup: Ink in August 18-23 for this year’s competition. The Sower’s Pup is happening again! More details on this website!

Renew your club membership!!

Renew or join up for the first time and be part of Nebraska’s oldest homebrew club. Only $25 and you’ll get to meet and hang with lots of fun homebrewers! Click here for more details. Do it today!

Check out the latest Brewsletters 

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2025 BEER CALENDAR FOR THE LINCOLN LAGERS 

May 15… Thurs… 6 p.m… Social: Saro Cider
June 5… Thurs… 6 p.m… Meeting location: Boiler Brewing Co. (downtown)
June 7… Sat… 1-6 p.m… Benson Beer Fest, Benson, NE
June 19… Thurs… 6 p.m… Social: Empyrean Brewing Co.
June 20… Fri… 7-10 p.m… Kegs for the Cure
June 28… Sat… 2025 Big Brew Taste-off… Kim & Anita’s
July 10… Thurs… 6 p.m… Meeting: TBD (Note change to second Thursday due to the holiday!)
July 19… Sat… Nebraska Shootout Homebrew Comp at Boiler Brewing Co.
July 24… Thurs… 6 p.m… Social: Salt Mine City Brewing City Brewing Co.
August 7… Thurs… 6 p.m… Meeting location: TBD
August 18-23… The Sower’s Cup
September 4… Thurs… 6 p.m… Meeting location: TBD
September 18… Thurs… 6 p.m… Social: Rock Hopper Brewing Co. (Syracuse)
October 16… Thurs… 6 p.m… Backswing Brewing Co.
November 20… Thurs… 6 p.m… Social: Corn Coast Brewing Co.
December TBD… Meeting/Social… Lee’s Chicken

Update: June 3, 2025 – K!M T.