Month: January 2015

January 29, 2015

Boulevardia Announces Ticket Packages

Boulevardia has announced their ticket packages for this year’s festival. From $15 all the way up to $1,000, the festival is affordable for every budget.

It seems much more organized this year. Taps & Tastes was a bit of a disaster, but moving from the bridge will be a great step. Also, last year they sold well over the listed amount of tickets (2,500) and even let people in without tickets. This year, it will be limited to 1,800 tickets total with 300 being VIP. I will more than likely purchase a VIP ticket to avoid the rush of a huge crowd and get to the good beers before they are gone. It was a great experience, last year, and well worth the money for the quality of vendors. Tickets will be on sale in March and will sell out quickly.

Here’s a breakdown of the tickets and also some photos we took from last year’s Boulevardia.

General Admission: $15 per single-day pass to the festival grounds (Friday, Saturday or Sunday). Children 12 and under are free.

The Buzz / Sporting Kansas City VIP Ticket: $65 single-day pass (Friday or Saturday). Includes general admission to the festival, three beer tickets, private space on the 12th Street Bridge with prime viewing of the festival stages, exclusive performances, VIP giveaways, complimentary water, a private bar and restroom. Must be 21 or older.

Father’s Day Beer and BBQ Brunch: $65 Sunday pass. Includes general admission to the festival, a BBQ-inspired brunch on the Historic 12th Street Bridge from 11am to 2pm featuring delicious food and beverages from local vendors.

Ride to Boulevardia: $40 – $50 for 15, 30, 60 or 100 mile ride on Saturday morning (price depends on length & early-bird pricing through March 30th). Includes participation in the fully-supported cycling ride for all skill levels starting and ending at the Boulevardia grounds, a Ride to Boulevardia t-shirt and swag bag, secure bike parking, Saturday general admission to Boulevardia, a food and beer voucher to use inside Boulevardia for the post-ride party.

Taps & Tastes General Admission Ticket: $75 Saturday pass. Includes general admission to the festival, entry to Taps & Tastes from 4 to 7pm where principals and brewmasters from more than 40 national and international craft breweries will pour selections from their lineup alongside several Kansas City culinary stars who will serve savory bites to enjoy. Tickets include unlimited beer and food sampling along with a keepsake glass. Must be 21 or older. Please note: Taps & Tastes will move its location off the 12th Street Bridge but is staying in the general vicinity giving patrons more room to enjoy their beer, bites, music and yard games.

Taps & Tastes VIP Ticket: $100 Saturday pass. Includes everything listed for a Taps & Tastes General Admission Ticket plus early entrance to Taps & Tastes at 3pm. Must be 21 or older.

Ultimate VIP Weekender Pass: $1,000 all weekend pass. Includes general admission for two people to all three days of the festival, two BUZZ / Sporting Kansas City VIP tickets for both Friday and Saturday, two VIP Taps & Tastes tickets, two passes to the Father’s Day Beer & BBQ Brunch and three nights hotel accommodations (Friday, June 19 through Sunday, June 21). Must be 21 or older.

There are ample general admission tickets available for all three individual days of Boulevardia. Other packages featured above are limited in quantity and are expected to sell out shortly after they are put on sale in March. A specific launch date to purchase these experiences will be announced later next month. For additional details about the tickets above, visit Boulevardia’s website: boulevardia.com.

The festival’s creators continue to secure commitments from craft brewers from throughout the country for its Taps and Tastes event. Those breweries will be announced later next month prior to Taps & Tastes tickets going on sale. The music lineup that will include local, regional and national acts is also being finalized. More details and a full entertainment schedule will be revealed later this spring. Additional experiences will be announced for general admission citizens to look forward to throughout the festival grounds Boulevardia weekend.

About Boulevardia
The three-day urban street festival is scheduled to take place June 19-21st in the historic West Bottoms area, specifically in and around the iconic, multi-leveled 12th Street viaduct. The multi-day event will be highlighted with a craft beer and food sampling experience, music from local, regional and national acts as well as family activities, entertainment, shopping and eco-education in a unique urban setting. Learn more at boulevardia.com, facebook.com/boulevardia, twitter.com/Blvdia andinstagram.com/blvdia.

January 28, 2015

KC Bier Company’s Anniversary Week

Kansas City Bier Company will be celebrating their first year of business with a week-long celebration in February. The production brewery was founded in February 2014 and brews Artisanal German-style bier styles using traditional German brewing methods from imported German malts and hops.

Over the past year, KC Bier Co has had many fun events and produced several exciting biers, including their award-winning Hefeweizen, Pils, and their next seasonal Weizenbock.

Here’s their lineup for the celebration week.

Sunday, February 15th – LiMESTONE Pizza (814 Mass. St. Lawrence, KS) will feature a Tap Take Over and Bier Dinner beginning at 6pm. Tickets are $45 plus tax and gratuity. Call 785-856-2825 to reserve your seat.

Monday, February 16th – Tanner’s Bar and Grill will host a “Buy the Bier, Keep the Glass” night in their Kansas locations (12906 W 87th Street Pkwy  Lenexa, KS, 10146 W 119th Street  Overland Park, KS, 14337 Metcalf Ave  Overland Park, KS and 22374 W 66th Street  Shawnee, KS).

Tuesday, February 17th – Rock & Run Brewery (110 E. Kansas St. Liberty, MO) will host a Tap Take Over starting at 6pm.

Wednesday, February 18th – Dietrich’s Modern German Cuisine and Biergarten (1313 NE Douglas St. Lee’s Summit, MO) will feature a German themed Bier Dinner. Tickets are $40 and can be reserved by calling 816-524-5307.

Thursday, February 19th – Alamo Drafthouse (1400 Main St. Kansas City, MO) will host a Tap Take Over/Movie Night featuring “The World’s End”. There will be a 12 Bier flight available for purchase called “The Golden Mile Bier Flight” paired with the movie. Tickets for the movie are $10 and can be reserved at the Alamo Drafthouse box office or online.

Friday, February 20th – Bier Station (120 E. Gregory Blvd. Kansas City, MO) will host a Tap Take Over starting at 4pm.

Saturday, February 21st – KC Bier Co will host a party in their Bier Hall (310 W. 79th St. Kansas City, MO) with live music, souvenir 1 year anniversary glassware available for sale, brewery tours at 1:00 and 5:00pm and specialty Biers tapped throughout the entire day. This all-day party starts at 11:00am and goes till 11:00pm.

Happy Anniversary, KC Bier Co, here’s to many more years of great biers! Thanks for sharing your great biers with the Kansas City area!

January 27, 2015

New Beer Releases

Are you ready to try something new or just in need of your yearly fix of your favorite beer? A lot of new beers are coming up for release. From old favorites like Boulevard Chocolate Ale to new brews like Big Rip’s Blackberry Kölsch, here’s a list of upcoming beer releases.

Tuesday, January 27

Boulevard Imperial Stout X – Coffee is released in Kansas today. Missouri will have to wait a few weeks due to a higher than normal backlog of new beer registrations.

Wednesday, January 28

Cinder Block Brewery is having a Pilot Night to test out their new Hop Maven beer, a White IPA. According to their Facebook, it has “a grain bill consisting of traditional Belgian malts and a heaping dose of late American hop additions to give it a burst of BIG citrusy aromatics.” Try it out for $3 a pour.

Tuesday, February 03

Boulevard Chocolate Ale is scheduled to be released in time for Valentine’s Day. Every year, they produce more of the desirable ale, so it may be a bit easier to grab some.
The Traveler Beer Co launches in Kansas with Release Parties in Shawnee and Olathe. The founder of the Vermont brewery, Alan Newman, will be at both locations to share samples of three of their beers: Curious Traveler (lemon ale), Illusive Traveler (grapefruit ale), and Forbidden Traveler (apple ale). There will also be fun events and even a see-saw.

Satruday, February 07

Bier Station will be celebrating the release of New Belgium‘s La Folie and Transatlantique Kriek with a Lost in the Woods Party. The party is in conjunction with the Fort Collins, CO brewery celebration of the brewery’s love of sour beers and will include a toast via video from the Colorado celebration. The event is currently sold out.

Monday, February 09

On tap in Kansas (finally), Prairie Artisan Ales is having a Launch Party at Barley’s on Midland Drive. Wesley Morrison from the brewery will be at the event to meet and greet fans of the beers. Birra Farmhouse Ale, Standard Hoppy Farmhouse Ale, Bomb! Imperial Stout, and Funky Gold Amarillo Dry-Hopped Sour Ale will all be available.

Tuesday, February 10

Time for Missouri to get something late – Boulevard projects to release their Imperial Stout X – Coffee on this day.

Saturday, February 14

Happy Valentine’s Day! Get to The Big Rip Brewing Company to try their new beers: their popular Delta 88 with Apricots, Brown Sugar, and Peppercorns and a Blackberry Kölsch.

It’s new beer season, so get out and try something new and exciting!

January 23, 2015

Boulevard in Cans

Just in time for National Beer Can Appreciation Day, Boulevard has announced they will start selling their beers in cans! January 24th is National Beer Can Appreciation Day and while you can’t enjoy Boulevard in a can just yet, you can appreciate the fact that beer has been sold in cans since 1935.

Boulevard has listened to their fans and is currently in the planning stages of bringing canned Boulevard beer to stores in 2015. They are finalizing details, but their goal is to release six packs of 12 ounce cans of Heavy Lifting IPA, Ginger Lemon Radler, Pop-Up Session IPA, and their ever-popular Unfiltered Wheat Beer.

Heavy Lifting IPA is based on the successful Tasting Room beer, Mid-Coast IPA. It will be a year-round offering available in both cans and on draft. It features massive late and dry-hopping with Centennial, Amarillo, Topaz, and Citra hops.

So, tomorrow, celebrate by popping open a can from Tallgrass or whatever can beer you enjoy and dream of the day when you can drink a nice, cold Boulevard can of beer.