Kinkaider Brewing Company is a
microbrewery
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based in
Broken Bow in the U.S. state of
Nebraska. It was founded in 2014.
The brewery uses locally grown
pumpkins,
corn
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,
hops
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, and
jalapeños in its small-batch, hand-crafted beers.
Name
The name of the brewery came from the
Kinkaid Act of 1904, whereunder one
section (1 mi², 2.6 km², 640
acre
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Places
United States
* Imperial, California
* Imperial, Missouri
* Imp ...
s) of federal land in Nebraska could be acquired free of charge, apart from a modest $14 filing fee.
The act was sponsored by U.S. congressman
Moses Kinkaid
Moses Pierce Kinkaid (January 24, 1856 – July 6, 1922) was an American politician who was a member of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Nebraska. He was the sponsor of the 1904 Kinkaid Land Act, which allowed homeste ...
, in an attempt to increase settlement in the northwestern portion of his state. The settlers became known as "Kinkaiders."
History
The brewery got its start as a home-brew club in 2006, when Nate Bell and Dan Hodges decided that their beers were better than some of the commercially available brews. The pair stated looking for a location for microbrewery; pumpkin farmer Barry Fox provided one, and the brewery opened in December 2014.
During the first year in business, they brewed thirty different beers and one
root beer. The brewery also started to
barrel age specialty beers in whiskey barrels and white wine barrels.
In February 2017, Kinkaider announced that it would open a
tap room in downtown
Grand Island, Nebraska
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Grand Island is the principal city of the Grand Island metropolitan area, which consists of Hall, Merrick, ...
the second location for the brewery.
Availability
Kinkaider beers are available throughout Nebraska, in over 200 stores.
References
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External links
Official website
American companies established in 2014
Beer brewing companies based in Nebraska
Companies based in Nebraska