Lucky Bucket Brewing Company - Pre-Prohibition Lager

As soon as you pop this brew open and pour it into your glass you’ll notice it’s not your typical pale lager as it presents an attractive coppery amber color and offers some quite interesting aromas. On the nose, there’s a moderate maltiness and an unexpectedly fruity quality, merging with a largely grassy and floral hop profile. On the palate, Lucky Bucket’s Pre-Prohibition Lager opens with a somewhat tart juicy note with a mild lemony impression, which lends a decidedly crisp feel to the beer. This succumbs quickly on the mid-palate to a pleasant toasted grain and light caramelized malt flavor that amplifies as it rolls down into the finish. Hops also bring a satisfying herbal-spice note, and the overall smooth balance makes for a great session beer for all times of year. We enjoyed it with barbequed chicken and burgers with garlic fries. Cheers!

Lucky Bucket Brewing Company opened for business in 2008. The result of a shared dream among three friends, the brewery first set out to craft an eminently drinkable and flavorful “session” beer that would be their flagship product and the cornerstone of their business. The result is their “Pre-Prohibition Style” Lager, one of the brews we bring you this month.

To create their flagship brew, Brewmaster Zac Triemert leveraged both his education from Edinburgh, Scotland’s esteemed Heriot-Watt University, where he earned a Masters in Brewing and Distilling, as well as his experience visiting more than 50 breweries and distilleries throughout Europe during his time studying abroad. After perfecting their lager, the friends launched their brewery in 2008 and proudly poured their first glass for the public in January 2009.

Since that time, Lucky Bucket has met with significant success (the name, by the way, is a reference to the days before widespread bottling when folks would fill up buckets of beer at their local brewery and take them home—similar to how we use modern growlers today). The brewery expanded twice in 2010, including the December 2010 addition of six new 120 barrel fermenting tanks. They’ve also launched a variety of new beers, in addition to their sister business – the first distillery to open in Nebraska since Prohibition – originally called Sòlas Distillery and now called Cut Spike Distillery, where they make single malt whiskey, vodka, rum, and brandy.

For more info about the brewery, distillery, and scheduled tours, visit their website at www.luckybucketbrewing.com.