Brewery • Gottberg Brew Pub - Columbus, NE

Brewery

Gottberg is one of Nebraska’s oldest craft breweries, brewing our first batch on November 4, 1995. We have continued to brew small batches of hand-crafted beer and soda over many years to maintain the quality of our brews. Our taps offer a wide variety of beers, from traditional styles to new innovative creations, so every type of beer drinker will find a Gottberg brew to savor.

Flagship Beers

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All American Lager

This is our classic American lager. It’s a simple, crisp, refreshing beer with light malty sweetness and just enough hops to make a balanced brew.

5.1%

Nitro Oatmeal Stout

Serving this beer on nitrogen provides a smooth and creamy texture to the beer. The oats also enhance the texture of the beer which combines well with the roasted flavors of a dark stout like black coffee and chocolate.

5.0%

Tin Lizzie German Wheat Beer

Also known as a hefeweizen, a German style wheat beer uses a unique yeast that makes banana and clove flavors, kind of like liquid banana bread.

5.8%

Red Rock Belgian Wheat Beer

A Belgian style witbier is brewed with orange peel and coriander. It has a honey sweetness with citrus and floral notes. Our recipe is unique among more traditional witbiers since it has a simple yeast and does not use a lot of hops, which often contributes that “beer” flavor, so this is a great beer for people who think they don’t like beer.

5.0%

Columbus Confection IPA

A hazy or New England style IPA is a juicy IPA with low bitterness and lots of fruity hops. Columbus Confection is loaded with hops that bring flavors of citrus and tropical fruit.

7.1%

Limited-Time Beers

Beer from Columbus, Nebraska.
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Barleywine

This is one of the most complex beer styles. Lots of malted barley is used for rich malty flavors and a high alcohol content. The extra alcohol means extra fruity esters from fermentation. And the extra malty sweetness needs extra hops to balance out the beer. All of these combine for an incredibly complex beer packed full of flavor.

11%

Grapefruit Pale Ale

This is a west coast style pale ale, which means it has a significant bitterness from the hops, and it has more sweet malty character to balance out the bitterness. The hops used give piney, herbal, and citrus flavors, especially grapefruit. Grapefruit peel was added to amp up the grapefruit flavors even more, and it combines well with the bitterness.

5.9%

Oktoberfest Märzen

Our Märzen is a traditional Oktoberfest beer style from Germany. It is an amber colored lager with notes of toasted bread and a malty sweetness.

This type of lager is named after März, the German month of March, because it was brewed in the early spring while the weather was still cool. The beer was then kept in cool caves or cellars until late September when it was served at Oktoberfest.

6.4%

Tropical Sour (Mango) and Pineapple Sour

A fruited sour beer, with mango added to half, and pineapple to the other half. A special yeast is used that ferments like regular brewing yeast while also creating acidity and some apple and peach flavors. The mango flavor is more subtle and combines with the apple and peach flavors to make it taste like a fruity tropical drink. The Pineapple is more obvious and has an intense pineapple aroma with a refreshingly tart flavor.

5.6%

Hop Mess Pilsner

This dry-hopped pilsner uses 100% Nebraska grown hops from our friends at Christensen Hop Farm. A crisp refreshing beer with a light cracker note and a nice floral hoppy flavor.

5.9%

Old Beers

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Dark Star Black Lager

Dark Star Black Lager is no longer on tap.

This classic beer is an old favorite of Gottberg fans! The black lager, also known as a schwarzbier, is back at Gottberg after a decade. It has a beautiful dark color and a smooth, easy-drinking palate balanced with sweet malt flavors and a hint of chocolate. Dark beer lovers will definitely enjoy this beer, while those who think they don’t like dark beers might be convinced by this lager with less of the roasted flavors that are often found in stouts or other dark beer styles.

Bramble Berry Lager

Brambleberry Lager is no longer on tap.

Raspberry and blackberry flavors combine with our classic lager recipe for a deliciously sweet and fruity beer.

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Rootbeer

Rootbeer

Red Cream Soda

Red Cream Soda

The Brewery

MISSION

We focus on quality not quantity, brewing small batches of hand-crafted beers and sodas. On our taps you will find a changing selection of lagers and ales, along with our popular Root beer and Red Cream Sodas made with pure cane sugar. All available by the pint, 64 ounce growler, or keg. Scroll down to see our current selection, along with keg and growler pricing.

The Brewery

About us

GOTTBERG BREW PUB

The unique design of the Gottberg Brew Pub reflects the areas agricultural background, with its tractor seat bar stools, copper top tables, and grain bin ceiling. A casual atmosphere open seven days a week for lunch and dinner, offering sandwiches to steaks, or salads to seafood. Located in the same building as Dusters Restaurant and serving the same great food, in a rustic and historic setting.

Gottberg Brew Pub Columbus NE

Freshly Brewed

BEERS ON TAP

We have a changing selection of freshly brewed lagers and ales made right here in Columbus, Nebraska. Join us for The Gottberg Afternoon Club, our version of "Happy Hour," 3 – 6 p.m. Order your regular Gottberg favorite, or try something new. Either way, you are about to join one of the most flavorful clubs around!

Growler and Beers
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$4 CRAFT BREWS AVAILABLE IN THE GOTTBERG BREW PUB FROM 3 – 6 p.m. ONLY!


Gottberg is one of Nebraska’s oldest craft breweries, brewing our first batch on November 4, 1995. We have continued to brew small batches of hand-crafted beer and soda over the many years to maintain the quality in our brews. Our taps offer a wide variety of beers, from traditional styles to new innovative creations, so every type of beer drinker will find a Gottberg brew to savor.

Keg and Growler Pricing
Brewing Process
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