- Aaron Bush, who co-owns a brewery in Benson with his family, was diagnosed with slow-progression ALS in September 2024
- He is now focused on passing down his brewing knowledge to his family – teaching his oldest son how to brew beers
BROADCAST TRANSCRIPT:OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) – Aaron Bush can tell you every ingredient in his family-owned brewery, the B5 Brewing Company in Benson. I first met Aaron when I was in the neighborhood last month for a different story about the economic impact of the College World Series in Central Omaha. We didn’t end up talking about the CWS because Aaron told me he had a story he wanted to share – his own.
What started as a hobby at the Bush family home became a full-time job for Aaron – and eventually, it became a family business with his wife, Kate, and their three children, Josh, Julia and Jack.
The Bush family opened the B5 Brewing Company on Maple between 61st and 62nd in April 2024.
“This is, I guess, what I call my Mecca. I’ve said that before. This is where I like to be,” Aaron told me on Wednesday afternoon at a round table in the front of the brewery…