Most of the breweries in Kansas City are pretty young. Only a handful distribute their beer away from their own taproom. So getting a Kansas City-made beer most often requires visiting the source. Many taprooms aren’t open on Mondays, and a few aren’t open Tuesdays or Wednesdays. Some are more kid- or dog-friendly than others. And f ...
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Like many people, I seem to have temporary Alzheimer’s when it comes to beer. When I say that, I mean to say there are great beers that I seem to forget about time to time. Not because I don’t like them, not because I want to avoid them, but simply because there’s so many freaking beers on the market that you find yourself for ...
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Missouri Shut Out The Great American Beer Festival wrapped up this weekend in Denver, Colorado on Saturday with the announcement of the medal-winning beers. And for the first time since either 2007* or 1987, depending on how you look at it, there were no winner from Missouri. * In 2007, the two award-winning beers from Missouri were made by Anh ...
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It has been 10 years… Image totally stolen from KC Beer Fest website. TEN YEARS, YOU GUYS – since KC Beer Festival has been gracing our fair city. The tenth anniversary edition of the KC Beer Festival is this Saturday, September 15 at 3:00 pm on Grand Boulevard between the Power & Light District and the Sprint Center. General ...
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So, yeah. Hi. We’ve been AWOL. Sorry about that. There are lots of excuses, reasons and whatnot. The main culprit though – if you can call her a culprit – is my new daughter. Beer Scout Den Mother and I welcomed a new baby girl at the end of June. Preparing for her arrival and going about our lives with her two big brothers ha ...
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If you are on this website, and reading this piece, then it’s no use in going through the growing number of significant buyouts in the craft beer game. ABI (Anheuser-Busch InBev), SABMiller, Constellation Brands, San Miguel, Duvel Moortgat and Heineken have been buying craft breweries for a long time, and there’s absolutely no ...
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The votes have been tallied. The pie charts have been examined. We have winners for the awards that recognize the absolute best of Kansas City beer as voted by the absolute best readers of Kansas City beer (that’s you!). These are the winners of the prestigious Golden Tappys. All the best award shows allow the winners to say a few words o ...
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You know the Oscars got it wrong. Those big award shows always miss the mark. Here’s your chance to ensure only the best of the best of the best of Kansas City craft beer gets recognized with a coveted Golden Tappy! We asked for nominations weeks ago, and many, many people responded via Facebook, Twitter and comments on the posts. A since ...
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Are you enjoying your beer, or are you showing it off? I have a few questions, and I want you to be honest. What was your purpose in camping out in line and buying tickets for the chance to wait in line to purchase a beer? What was your purpose in PayPaling someone $250 for a three-year-old variant of a barrel-aged stout that brewer ...
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Yes, it’s time to start planning your summer beer festivals. Boulevardia returns for Fathers Day weekend, June 15 and 16 in 2018. Tickets, and you have many options to choose from, go on sale Wednesday, February 28 at 10:00 am on the Boulevardia website. But we are most interested in the festival within the festival, Taps & Tastes whi ...
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