Month: November 2014

Thanksgiving Week Specials & Hours

Growler, gift cards, and gobblers!  Whether you’re looking for a perfect gift, or just want to drink a beer – here’s your guide to the beer scene’s Thanksgiving happenings.

 

Wednesday, Thanksgiving Eve

  • Bier Station will be hosting a Home for the Holidays Keg Challenge at their place in Waldo.  Beers from Free State (Lawrence), Tallgrass (Manhattan), and Rock Ridge (Columbia) will compete to have the honor of having their school banner hanging in Bier Station for the rest of the year.  First keg emptied will win.
  • Big Rip will be open normal hours, 4pm until 9pm.  64oz growler fills are $2 off and 32oz squealers are $1 every Wednesday.
  • Boulevard will be open their regular hours both at their brewery and Dry Goods Store at the Plaza, 10am – 7pm.
  • Boulevard will be showcasing some of their beers at Rimann Liquors in Lenexa from 4:30pm until 6:30pm.
  • Cinder Block will be open from 2pm until 9pm.  They’ll be filling growlers of their beer for $10 all day.
  • It’s Brewery Night at Flying Saucer.  Urban Chestnut will be the featured brewery starting at 7pm.  Buy the beer and get a ceramic mug from Urban Chestnut to keep.  A great gift for the beer lover in your family!
  • High Noon Saloon & Brewery up in Leavenworth will be open at 11am.  They’ll be hosting Leavenworth’s Annual Party 4 a Cause (Beast B4 the Feast) from 8pm until midnight featuring DJ Smiley.  There will be a collection box for non-perishable food and new or gently used warmth items.  The collection box will be at High Noon through December 21.  Also, starting on Thanksgiving Eve, for every $50 Gift Card you buy from them, you get a free $10 Gift Certificate.

Thursday, Thanksgiving Day

  • Big Rip will be pouring growlers from 9am until noon.  Last year, they’re was a waiting line, so they’ll be serving beer while you wait for your growler.  The perfect last minute treat to bring to your Thanksgiving Dinner!
  • The Foundry and Beer Kitchen will be open at 6pm to serve 1/2 price fall seasonal beers and happy hour food specials all night.

Friday, Black Friday

  • Apex Brew Wares will be open from 10am until 7pm and have the following deals.
    • 1) Brand New Italian Made 5 gallon ball lock kegs on sale again this year for $99. That’s $30 off regular price.
    • 2) 10 Gallon Igloo Mash Tuns with S/S false bottom and fittings for $139.99. That’s also $30 off regular price. We are limiting the to the 3 we have on hand so don’t dilly dally. No rain checks.
    • 3) We will add 20% to $25,$50, $75 and $100 Gift Certificates. So if you buy any of the above denomination , we add a second certificate for 20% more. ***Cannot be used day of purchase.
  • Bier Station will open at 11am on this day for their “Black Friday Taps” including Bourbon County Stout, Bourbon County Barleywine, Boulevard Imperial Stout, Prairie Christmas BOMB!, and more.
  • Cinder Block will have a Black Friday treat at 3pm.
  • Crawford Sales is having a Release Party for Goose Island’s Bourbon County Brand Coffee Stout at various locations.  At noon, they’ll be at Barley’s Brewhaus on Midland, 2pm at Rock & Brews, 4pm at Grinders Stonewall in Lenexa, and at 6pm at The Peanut in Overland Park.
  • Grains & Taps will be participating in Black Friday at their location in Lee’s Summit.  No need to get up early for this event featuring excellent and exciting Black Friday Deals.  You must purchase a $35 ticket (that will be turned into a $35 gift card you can use on Black Friday or any day after) to attend the event.  Tickets are limited.  Starts promptly at 7pm and runs until 9pm.  About every 10 minutes a new deal will be announced for particular home brew or wine making products.

Email us or leave a comment if there’s something we missed out on and needs to be added.  Some companies haven’t gotten back to us, yet, but we will update as we are notified.

Have a safe and fun Thanksgiving Week!

 

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Samuel Adams Kosmic Mother Funk: The Update

Last month, we were excited to tell you that Kansas City was voted as the People’s Choice Winner for the last stop on the Samuel Adams Kosmic Mother Funk Grand Cru Coast-to-Coast Tour.  Now, we have locations!  See the listings below and click on any of the links to go to each location’s website.

B.D.’s Mongolian – 19750 E Valley View Pkwy, Independence, MO

Beer Kitchen – 435 Westport Rd, Kansas City, MO

Bier Station – 120 E Gregory Blvd, Kansas City, MO

Brass Rail – 4940 NE 81st St, Kansas City, MO

Charlie Hooper’s – 12 W 63rd St, Kansas City, MO

Conrad’s Restaurant & Alehouse – 210 North State Route 291, Liberty, MO

The District Pour House + Kitchen – 7122 Wornall Road Kansas City MO

Helen’s – 2002 Armour Rd, North Kansas City, MO

Konrad’s Kitchen and Tap House – 302 SW Main St, Lee’s Summit, MO

The Local Pig – 510 Westport Road, Kansas City, MO

Michael Smith’s Restaurant  – 1900 Main St, Kansas City, MO

Rock and Run Brewery – 110 E Kansas St, Liberty, MO

Rusty Horse Tavern – 6325 Lewis St, Parkville, MO

Waldo Pizza – Downtown Waldo – 7433 Broadway St, Kansas City, MO

Waldo Pizza – Lee’s Summit – 1543 NE Douglas St., Lee’s Summit, MO

The Well – 7421 Broadway St, Kansas City, MO

Westport Ale House – 4128 Broadway Blvd, Kansas City, MO

 

In addition to tappings during the week of December 1st, a few locations will have special events and giveaways.

Michael Smith’s Restaurant will be having a beer dinner on December 4th for $65 per person.  Call 816-842-2202 or email nancy@michaelsmithkc.com to reserve your spot.

For more information on Samuel Adams KMF click here or see our previous post here.

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Westport Strong Ale Fest Pictures & Review

Maybe I just like the cold weather, but the 4th Annual Westport Strong Ale Fest was one of the best festivals I’ve been to in a while.  The street in front of McCoy’s Public House in Westport was closed off to celebrate Strong Ales this past Saturday.

Strong Ale FestThe beers were great.  The very last keg of Love Child No. 4 from Boulevard , limited amount of Owd Mac’s Double Russian Imperial Stout Aged on Templeton Rye Whisky Barrels from Free State, Sierra Nevada‘s Narwhal Imperial Stout, and the quickly-out 4 Hands Madagascar were the highlights of the beer selection.  I tried everything I wanted to try except for Oskar Blues‘ Ten Fidy.  They were listed to be there, but I didn’t see them.  A few other breweries who weren’t on the list showed up, so it’s not like there was a lack of beer.

The lines at each brewery were nonexistent and the crowd was pleasant.  Even though the beers were all 8%+ ABV, nobody was wasted by the end of the event.  This is the type of event you enjoy the beer rather than try to drink to get drunk.  The DJ played great music that appealed to the crowd with a mix of late nineties to current day songs.

There were enough heaters to keep everyone warm and with the amount of people there, it was easy to stay warm.  A few more tables for attendees would have been great, but with McCoy’s open to the attendees it wasn’t that big of a deal.

Overall, if my biggest complaint was the lack of enough tables, it must have been a great event, right?  9.5 out of 10.

 

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KC Bier Co to Release Winter Bock

Winter BockWant a big bier to warm you up?  Kansas City Bier Company will be releasing their biggest bier yet on Monday, November 24th.

A Winter Bock is a strong, dark bier that has a history of being used by Bavarian monks to help sustain themselves during winter fasts.  KC Bier’s version is a strong 8% ABV, but comes off smooth and a little lighter in the taste of alcohol.  I tasted flavors of chocolate and dried dark fruits in this full bodied bier.  The type of drink you get just one glass at the bar and get a growler to take home.  Full details below.

Along with the brewery location, KC Bier plans to distribute this Bock to several area bars and restaurants on the day of the release, including a special Tap Takeover at Rock & Run in Liberty.

On a side note, KC Bier Company has already started planning for their first anniversary in February 2015.  A glassware night, special one-off biers, and other fun events will be taking place in a week long celebration.

Winter Bock

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