Salt Mine City Brewing Co. has thrown away some beer since it started in 2022.
The craft brewery from David City has created new beer flavors through trial and error. When a beer doesn’t work — like when one customer said the blood orange blonde beer, abbreviated B.O.B., tasted like her grandma’s perfume — they make a change.
“I was kind of offended at first, and then it was like, you know, let's try it,†said owner Marty Roper. “And sure enough, it was grandma's perfume. And I'm like, we got to change this. This is not right. And we took some stuff out and we added something else and it turned out a lot better.â€
The brewing company has expanded from David City into the Lincoln Haymarket and plans to expand further.
The new taproom, at 801 R St., used to be Legends Patio Bar & Grill, later became a White Elm Brewing Co. location and was  before Salt Mine City opened Oct 24.
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Roper said he was always interested in expanding to Lincoln or Omaha to reach more people on gamedays, when most people in David City are watching the game at home or are in Lincoln.
The brewing company has more plans for expansion. Roper said he hopes to have food service next door to the taproom. In David City, Roper would like to close its downtown location to build a bigger brewery and taproom.
To start off, Salt Mine City Brewing Co. is bringing beers that succeeded in David City. The most successful beers are ones that are familiar, Roper said.
“What tastes most like Busch Light is the biggest question,†Roper said. “Or what tastes most like Bud Light, and we're OK with that.â€
But Roper also said people are trying Salt Mine City beers to start getting into craft beers.
The Lincoln taproom has 12 taps and sells flights of four beers. Roper said he recommends three flights, running through all 12 taps, to people wanting to be introduced to all of Salt Mine City beers.
The brewery offers a light American lager called a Single Axle, stouts, heavier beers, a Kölsch and other beers.
Roper said he’s just like everybody else — he doesn’t love all of the beers. But he and the brewmaster he works with know they need to have certain types of beers for different customers.
“We try to make good beer, we try to make great beer,†Roper said. “Sometimes we fail and sometimes we do really, really well.â€
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