Zipline Brewing is doing another beer collaboration, this time with a well-known Lincoln restaurant company.
Zipline and GroundUP Restaurants are partnering to produce a beer for the company’s restaurants called Honest Ale.
Over the past couple of years, Zipline has done special or collaboration beers with the Omaha zoo and breweries in Kansas City, Missouri, and Wichita, Kansas.
Honest Ale will debut on draft later this month at all four Honest Abe’s locations, Sebastian’s Table and Eleanora Cocktail Lounge.
“We have great respect for Zipline Brewing because they grew up like we did: focusing on local ties and building customers in their own backyard,†GroundUP’s Erik Hustad said in a news release. “When we were considering a partner to work with on a private-label beer, they were first on our list. It was a long process, but we believe we’ve developed a beer that perfectly complements our menus.â€
Tom Wilmoth, co-founder of Zipline Brewing, affirmed that the respect and excitement is mutual.
“I’ve been following the GroundUP team since they were hustling a food truck all over town,†Wilmoth said in the news release. “Their recipe for success parallels ours: make a great product, offer it at a great price, and support those who support you. We’ve always been reluctant to produce a private-label beer due to potential impacts on our production schedule, but the opportunity to team up with another Lincoln original was too enticing.â€
Honest Ale is described as a "refreshing golden ale that drinks smooth and crisp with notes of fresh citrus from additions of orange peel, fresh tarragon and El Dorado hops."
Honest Ale will be produced exclusively at Zipline’s brewery on West O Street in Lincoln and will be available only on draft at the GroundUP restaurant locations.