The name comes from a C.W. McCall lyric — the “Convoy” follow-up that name-checks a salt mine city, which is Lincoln, sitting over salt deposits. Owner Marty Roper and brewer Tom Polacek built the kind of brewery the name promises: small-town Nebraska charm dropped into the Haymarket.
The room at 801 R St is relaxed and unpretentious, the beers approachable, the company good. It’s not chasing hype; it’s the brewery equivalent of a comfortable chair. In a Haymarket full of options, Salt Mine City is the one that feels most like Nebraska.
A solid, no-drama stop on any downtown Lincoln beer crawl.