Empyrean Brewing Company
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| Industry | Alcoholic beverage |
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| Founded | 1990 |
| Headquarters | Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Products | Beer |
Production output | 5,500 US barrels |
| Owner | Telesis, Inc. |
Empyrean Brewing Company is a brewery in Lincoln, Nebraska, US. It was founded in 1990 by the holding company Telesis Inc.
In 1997, Empyrean Brewing Company became a separate financial entity under the Telesis umbrella. As production increased, K & Z Distributing of Lincoln and Miller Brands of Omaha begin distributing Empyrean beer.[1] One year after contracting with the distributors, Empyrean had over 70 draft contracts in Lincoln and Omaha and increased brewing capacity to 2,500 barrels.
The increasing popularity of the beers caused Empyrean owners to begin to consider bottling the beers for more widespread distribution.[1] Empyrean began the bottling process in 1999 with their LunaSea ESB, Third Stone Brown and Chaco Canyon Honey Gold. In doing so, Empyrean became the first Nebraska craft brewery to bottle its beers.[1]
In 2000, as the brewing capacity was increased again, Empyrean started a new brewhouse. By 2002, Empyrean became the first brewery in Nebraska to distribute across the entire state.[1] At the 2006 World Beer Cup, the LunaSea ESB took the Silver medal in the English-Style Extra Special Bitter or Strong Bitter category.[2]
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