Bitburger Pilsner by Dan K, on Flickr The beers of our fathers came in one color. With one flavor. And one strength. The entire movement of well crafted beer in this country has been a backlash against that beer. And I’m not here to defend crap beer. I’m here to defend craft beer that looks like crap beer. I’m going ...
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The third new brewery in the Crossroads is set to open this Saturday, five steps across a parking lot from the last one. Update – July 9 Double Shift Brewing announced on Twitter that their grand opening has been postponed. We will let you know when the tasting opens. We are sad to say we have to postpone opening weekend due to ...
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In case you missed it, I was on local sports-talk radio Thursday morning talking craft beer and home brewing. I was racked with nerves from the beginning of the process. But it was good overall. It’s an environment completely new to me; I had no idea how things would go until they happened. I thought some of you might be int ...
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Kansas City has some great beer festivals. Hop Fest is so friendly. Westport is scenic. Parkville has many beers you’d have to travel far and wide to taste otherwise. Throw in Boulevardia, Strong Ale Festival, and many of the up-and-comers and it is safe to say KC rocks the craft beer fest circuit. Now that’s a g ...
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KC Craft Beer Week is just around the corner! This is the second year of festivities to coincide with Boulevardia and the influx of brewing notables into town. Starting with Saturday's Westport Summer Beer Festival there are eight consecutive days of beer festivals, dinners, parties, specials, and general fun happening from Liberty& ...
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Congrats to Janel for being selected for the two free tickets to the Omaha Beer Festival. For those that didn’t win, there are still tickets available if you want to make the easy drive up I-29. Ugh, I originally misspelled the winner’s name. Her first name is Janel, not Jonel. The post Omaha Beer Fest Ticket G ...
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Got plans this weekend? If not, and you don’t mind a short drive up I-29, we have two tickets to the Omaha Beer Fest taking place this Friday and Saturday, June 5 & 6. We will select one winner at random. The winner will receive two general admission tickets to either the Friday night or Saturday session. With your ticke ...
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Photo by Patty Mooney, on Flickr New Belgium’s awesome Clips of Faith event is tomorrow at Theis Park, just south of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art starting at 7:00. It features New Belgium beer, food, and lots of entertaining short films. The event raises money for BikeWalkKC, so it’s only fitting that biking (or walkin ...
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Now this is how we ring in American Craft Beer Week! Two of Kansas City’s upcoming package breweries are collaborating on a beer for the summer – even before one of them officially opens. Torn Label Brewing, who has been going strong since the beginning of the year, is teaming with Crane Brewing, who will be opening la ...
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Nobody seemed ready for American Craft Beer week this time around. Very little was sent out, and it took some digging to find the fun events that make this week (usually) special. ACBW officially starts on Monday, May 11, so we’re starting there on our rundown. ACBW Events by Day Monday, May 11 75th Street Brewery: Red Eye Rye re ...
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