Question for you. What’s Peyton Manning’s favorite brewery? Omaha! Omaha! They’re not in Nebraska, though. Omaha Brewing, the one I’m here to tell you about, is in Omaha, Georgia. Imagine that. Currently, I’m sipping on my second brew from Omaha: Oma-Hop Session Ale. I first enjoyed this beer in March while chatting away about beer with another patron, and didn’t take notes. No worries: I had it again in early April to rectify that.

Kudos to Omaha for not calling this a session IPA. They call it a session ale (it’s not by classical definition) in the moniker, but they classify it by style as a pale ale on their website. That is, in my estimation, a proper pegging for this one. Here’s some more on the beer straight from the Omaha Brewing website:

The intense hop aroma and flavor is the highlight of this beer. Citrus, floral notes with hints of pine dance on the tongue while a solid wheat malt backbone supports the intense hop flavor. The fluffy mouthfeel and lacing can be attributed to the high percentage of wheat malt and the heavy handed additions of Citra. This beer will conjure a love affair with hops inside the drinker.

Omaha Oma-Hop Session Ale has an alcohol content of 5.6% by volume with 31 IBUs. It runs $6 a pint at Taco Mac.

My mug of Omaha Oma-Hop Session Ale pours to a pale yellow color with a thick fluffy head and pineapple and orange in the nose. Taking a sip, I get a light maltiness with tart wheat apparent. Life Savers tropical fruit candy comes to mind in the palate with more pineapple, orange and grapefruit. A dry bitter finish with herbal hops and citrus rind round out the beer nicely and leave you wanting another sip.

A decent pale ale and borderline American wheat. They call it a pale ale, so I will too. I like it. You will too.

And remember, try a new beer today, and drink outside the box.

*Pricing data accurate at time of review or latest update. For reference only, based on actual price paid by reviewer.

(B)=Bottled

(D)=Draft

 

 



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