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Festival of the Lost Township

Let the Beet drop – Beet Beer that is. Since the Festival of the Lost Township is hosted by Crane Brewing, you can expect a lot of exciting beers from them as well as other breweries. The one about which we’re most excited is their Beet Weiss which will be officially debuting at the festival.

The Beet Weiss, once known as Magenta because of its color, is a much-anticipated addition to their unique lineup. Michael Crane, owner Crane Brewing Beet Weissof Crane Brewing, has been making the beer for several years and has been pouring it at local events including 2014’s Parkville Microbrew Fest. It will be available first at the Festival of the Lost Township and then in bottles throughout their territories the following week.

Speaking of beets, well…beats, Festival of the Lost Township will feature a live band, Favorite Daze, that will serenade you as you try beers from local breweries, national breweries, and homebrewers. In its second year, this festival has combined with Brewtopia and offers homebrewers the opportunity to brew with Crane Brewing. As an attendee of the festival, you will get to try as many beers as you want and there will also be food trucks and a merchandise tent, so bring money. If you snag a VIP ticket, you get in an hour early not only to get a head start on the beer sampling, but you’ll also get to try several Kansas City Chefs pairings of food with unique beer.

What’s with the long, kind of odd name? Raytown is a lost township. In the early 1800s, when a large area of Jackson County was put up for sale, Township 49 (Raytown) was accidentally left out. It was eventually sold with squatters becoming landowners. So, it’s a Festival for the Lost Township now known as Raytown, celebrating a unique fact about a unique city. Full story here.

Go to www.festivalofthelosttownship.org for full details. The festival will be at Raytown Rd & E 62nd St, Raytown, MO 64133, on Saturday, September 17th, beginning at noon for VIP and 1pm for General Admission. Tickets are $100 for VIP and $35 for GA. Designated Drivers get in the general admission area for free, but will not be allowed to drink any beer or liquor samples. IDs will be checked as everyone is required to be 21 years and older.

We’ll be there taking pictures, doing live interviews (contact us if you want to be interviewed), and taking notes for those who can’t make it but want to see what it’s all about.

Here’s a list of brewers:

Crane Brewing
Raytown, MO
Cinder Block Brewery
North Kansas City, MO
Red Crow Brewing
Spring Hill, KS
Martin City Brewing
Martin City, MO
Logboat Brewing
Columbia, MO
Stockyards Brewing
Kansas City, MO
Free State Brewing
Lawrence, KS
Torn Label Brewing
Kansas City, MO
Tallgrass Brewing
Manhattan, KS
Central Standard Brewing
Wichita, KS
Miami Creek Brewing
Drexel, MO
Green Room Burgers & Beer
Kansas City, MO
Colony Espresso & Beer
North Kansas City, MO
Bur Oak Brewing
Columbia, MO
Rock & Run Brewery
Liberty & Kearney, MO
KC Bier Co
Kansas City, MO
23rd Street Brewery
Lawrencce, KS
Big Rip Brewing
North Kansas City, MO
Calibration Brewery
North Kansas City, MO
McCoy’s Public House
Kansas City, MO
Radius Brewing
Emporia, KS
Urban Chestnut Brewing
St. Louis, MO
Mark Twain Brewery
Hannibal, MO
Third Base Brewery
Cedar Rapis, IA
Zipline Brewing
Lincoln, NE
Earthbound Beer
St. Louis, MO
Exit 6 Brewery
Cottleville, MO
Core Brewing
Springdale, AR
Ozark Beer Co
Rogers, AR
Roughtail Brewing
Midwest City, OK
Nebraska Brewing Company
Papillion, NE
Destihl Brewery
Bloomington, IL
Stone Brewing
Escondido, CA
Toolbox Brewing
Vista, CA
Fossil Cove Brewing
Fayetteville, AR
Marto Brewing Co
Onawa, IA
Kolibri Ale Works
Tulsa, OK
Six Mile Bridge
Maryland Heights, MO
Piney River Brewing
Bucyrus, MO
Mikerphone Brewing
Chicago, IL
Infusion Brewing
Benson, NE
Avery Brewing
Boulder, CO
Lagunitas Brewing
Petaluma, CA
2nd Shift Brewing
New Haven, MO
Perennial Artisan Ales
St. Louis, MO
Oskar Blues Brewery
Longmont, CO
Riparian Ales
St. Louis, MO
Brickstone Brewery
Bourbonnais, IL
Odell Brewing
Fort Collins, CO
Blue Blood Brewing
Lincoln, NE
Schlafly
St. Louis, MO
Modern Brewery
St. Louis, MO
Defiance
Hays, KS
Farnam House Brewing
Omaha, NE
Anthem Brewing
Oklahoma City, OK
Founders Brewing
Grand Rapids, MI
O’Fallon Brewery
Maryland Heights, MO
Narrow Gauge Brewing
Florissant, MO
Summit Brewing
St. Paul, MN
Rockwell Beer Company
St. Louis, MO
Ballast Point
San Diego, CA
Alpha Brewing Company
St. Louis, MO
Evil Twin Brewing
Denmark
Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales
Dexter, MI
Left Hand Brewing
Longmont, CO
White River Brewing
Springfield, MO
Argus Brewery
Chicago, IL
Shmaltz Brewing
Clifton Park, NY
Crooked Stave
Denver, CO
Mikkeller
Denmark
Mother’s Brewing
Springfield, MO
North Peak Brewing
Traverse City, MI
Prairie Artisan Ales
Tulsa, OK

List of distilleries, wineries, and artisan friends:

Kansas City, MO

J. Rieger & Co
Kansas City, MO
Tom’s Town
Kansas City, MO
Amigoni Urban Winery
Kansas City, MO
Leaky Roof Meadery
Buffalo, MO
Union Horse Distilling
Lenexa, KS
Restless Spirits Distilling
North Kansas City, MO
The Brewkery
Kansas City, MO
Hugo Tea
North Kansas City, MO
Benetti’s Coffee
Raytown, MO
KANbucha
Lawrence, KS
Alchemy Coffee & Bake
Lawrence, KS
Second Best Coffee
Kansas City, MO
Blip Roasters
Kansas City, MO

List of food trucks:

Taste of Home KC Wilma’s Good Food Greg-Co BBQ
Lutfi’s Mobile Poppy’s Ice Cream
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Liberty Dog Days of Summer Craft Beer Crawl

School’s back in session and pumpkin beers are coming out and that means fall is near. It’s still summer in Liberty, though, at least for this Saturday when they host their 5th Annual Dog Days of Summer Craft Beer Crawl.

Liberty Beer Crawl21 shops in Downtown Liberty will be serving beer in 2-oz pours to attendees of the beer crawl.  There will be a big variety of beers pouring both from bottles and from taps.  It’s a great way to explore Downtown Liberty and discover new shops you may not have known about all while drinking some great beers.

We’ll be there taking pictures and filming live Periscope interviews. We’ll post on our Twitter (@KanCityBeer) when we go live, so be sure to follow us.

Tickets are limited to 500, so get yours today. It runs from 3pm until 7pm on Saturday, August 20, and tickets are $20 each.  Get your tickets here: www.historicdowntownliberty.org/craftbeercrawl

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Ready for a Big Beer? Boulevard/Firestone Walker Collaboration No. 6 Due in December

A beer so big it fits four beers into just one! Boulevard Brewing‘s Collaborations have traditionally been on the lighter side. The highest ABV of the previous collaborations being 8.5%, but this year’s comes in at a solid 12.5%, perfect for the cold days in December when its due to be released.

This Smokestack Series Collaboration has been overseen by Boulevard Brewmaster Steven Pauwels and Firestone Walker‘s Brewmaster Matt Brynildson and includes two Boulevard beers and two Firestone Walker beers.  The big, bold flavor combination resulting in a Barrel Aged Ale includes the following beers.

45% of Boulevard Bourbon Barrel Quad, an abbey-style quadrupel separated into a number of oak bourbon barrels where it ages for varying lengths of time. Cherries are added and selected barrels are then blended for optimum flavor.

35% of Firestone Walker Stickee Monkee, a Central Coast Quad that is brewed with Belgian candy sugar and aged in fine bourbon barrels. The sugar imparts a molasses sweetness to the beer.  Maturation in bourbon casks brings ample barrel expression with notes of toasted oak, coconut, leather, and cigar tobacco.

10% of Boulevard Imperial Stout X – Tart Cherry (Whiskey Barrel-Aged), an imperial stout with additions of tart cherries to fermentation as well as lactic souring on the brewhouse.

10% of Firestone Walker Velvet Merkin, an oatmeal stout aged for a full year in retired spirits barrels from Heaven Hill, Woodford Reserve, and others. It offers rich milk chocolate, bourbon, and espresso flavors, preceded by aromas of vanilla, coconut, toasted oak, and mocha.

No exact date has been released, just some time in December. Its original targeted release was October, but it was determined the beer needed some extra time in the barrels to get the quality to the standards of the Brewmasters.

Boulevard Brewing’s and Firestone Walker’s Collaboration No. 6 will be available in 750ml bottles and on tap.

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Kansas City Homebrewers

You can’t get any more local than homebrewers and we would like to celebrate local Kansas City homebrewers.

There are quite a few long-standing events for homebrewers to show off their creations, but in the last few years the scene has expanded as the interest in beer and homebrewing grows.  This year, homebrewers are serious about crowd pleasing.  From inflatable pubs with air conditioning to a van that pours beer, each beer event gets more and more fun.  Organizers are taking note, too, offering attendees more than just a ticket to drink beer.  Glasses are bigger, food vouchers, live entertainment, and games are all now commonplace for beer festivals.

DSC05043What’s so great about homebrewing?  Unique beers, passionate people, and a fun hobby to meet people who share a similar interest.  If you’re not so adventurous, most homebrewers start with simple beers rather than jumping right into something like a saison with brettanomyces, pineapple, and gin oak.

Here’s a list of some local homebrewers.  Support them by following them on social media, it encourages them and we need more breweries in Kansas City!

The Brewkery

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Dock Dogs Beer

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Eye for an Eye Brewing Company

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Level Two Brewing

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Loose Cannon Brewing

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The Medley AleWorks

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Not Lost Brewing

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Polygon Brewing

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Strange Days Brewing Co

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Supernatural Brews

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Thirsty Whale Brewing Co

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If you’re a homebrewer and want to be featured, send me an email at beer@kansascitybeer.com.

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