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October 16, 2018

Halloween Events for 2018

Let the pumpkin beer flow, it’s Halloween season!

Here’s a list of pumpkin carving/decorating, costume parties, Halloween parties, and more for beer-related Halloween events.

Tuesday, October 16

  • 11am – Yearly Pumpkin Party at Barley’s Kitchen + Tap, 11924 West 119th St, Overland Park, KS 66213 – Tapping all of their pumpkin beers at once. Beers from Schlafly, Avery Brewing Company, Dogfish Head, and Epic Brewing Company.

Thursday, October 18

Friday, October 19

  • 8pm – Spooky Ride! at Velo Garage and Tap House, 1403 Swift, North Kansas City, MO 64116 – Costume party and beer specials at Velo Garage and Tap House and then bike on up to Screenland Armour for a showing of Halloween. Best costume wins a free beer and a free movie pass. Tickets for the movie are $10.

Saturday, October 20

  • 11am – Oktoberfest Barrel Roll Parade at Dubious Claims Brewery, 451 S Thompson Ave,  Excelsior Springs, MO 64024 – If you’re not quite ready for Halloween and still in Oktoberfest mode, partake in the tradition of a Barrel Roll Parade. Starting at Dubious Claims Brewery and ending at Atlas Saloon & Brewery, the event is open to anyone 21 and over.
  • 2pm – Boo ‘n Brew at Town Center Plaza, 5000 W 119th St, Leawood, KS 66209 – Eat, drink, and be scary! Houlihan’s will have a VIP Beer Garden and there will be yard games, a DJ, an adult costume contest, and a carved pumpkin contest. The whole area will be open to all ages.
  • 7pm – Brew at the Zoo and Wine Too at Kansas City Zoo, 6800 Zoo Drive, Kansas City, MO 64132 – Animals are a popular Halloween costume, so get some inspiration by drinking with the animals at the zoo. This beer and wine festival has been around a few years and always sell out. $40 for FOTZ members, $50 for non-FOTZ members.

Sunday, October 21

  • 3pm – Howl-o-Ween at KC Bier Co, 310 W 79th, Kansas City, MO 64114 – Dog costume contest with prizes, photographer, fun activities, and fundraising for Wayside Waifs. $5 donation at the door gets you a raffle ticket and a doggie bag with goodies.

Tuesday, October 23

Wednesday, October 24

  • 6pm – Annual Pumpkin Carving Party at Green Room Burgers & Beer, 4010 Pennsylvania Ave, Suite D, Kansas City, MO 64111 – Sponsored by Schlafly, they’ll have fun prizes, giveaways, pumpkin beer, and pumpkin carving. The event is free but let them know you’ll be there so they can get the right amount of pumpkins.

Thursday, October 25

  • 4pm – 3rd Annual Halloween Party at Crane Brewing, 6515 Railroad St, Raytown, MO 64133 – A creepy, crawly Crane Halloween party with more details to come.
  • 5pm – Dog-gone Halloween Partay! at Cinder Block Brewery, 110 E 18th Ave, North Kansas City, MO 64116 – Dog costume contest, all-you-can-eat chilli and cinnamon rolls ($10), Halloween movies, and Beer Paws will be onsite.
  • 5pm – Literacy KC Spelling Bee & Kids Costume Preview with COOP Ale Works at Bier Station, 120 E Gregory, Kansas City, MO 64114 – Test your spelling skills and drink some COOP Ale Works beer to benefit Literacy KC. Kids will get a spelling bee round, too. Kids will also be able to test out their costumes and trick-or-treat skills for some candy.
  • 6:30pm – Halloween Beer Dinner at Smokin’ Guns BBQ & Catering, 1218 Swift, North Kansas City, MO 64116 – Halloween beers paired with frightening dishes, wear your best costume for a chance to win prizes. $30 single ticket, $50 for couples.

Friday, October 26

  • 6pm – Haunted Halloween Beer & Boos Bash at Martin City Event Space, 13440 Holmes Rd, Kansas City, MO 64145 – All you can eat pizza and wings, new beer releases, costume prizes, giveaways, and more. Beer releases include Martin City Brewing Company Shunned House IPA, Alchemy Coffee Stout, Righteous Candor IPA, and Fallback Brown.
  • 7pm – Halloween Bash at Callsign Brewing, 1447 Gentry St, North Kansas City, MO 64116 – Special pint and growler pricing, special snacks, costume contest, and live music. They’ll also be collecting new or gently used blanket and cold weather items for donation.

Saturday, October 27

  • 10am – Halloweenie at East Forty Brewing, 1201 W Main St, Blue Springs, MO 64015 – The inaugural event begins with Main Street Trick or Treating at 10am and East Forty will open at 11am serving burgers, dogs, house-made chili, and all their standard offerings. There will be games for the whole family, costume contest, a downtown scavenger hunt, and weiner dog races.
  • 11am – Night of the Thirsty Dead at Rock & Run Brewery and Pub, 110 E Kansas St, Liberty, MO 64068 – Time to get spooky. Enjoy new brews, costumes, and a pumpkin contest.
  • 11am – Brews ‘n Boos at Flying Horse Taproom, 600 E 63rd St, Kansas City, MO 64110 – They will be releasing their collaboration beers with Free State Brewing, Barrel Aged Baltic Porter aged in Templeton barrels and Ironman Imperial Stout aged in Templeton barrels. They will also have a pumpkin carving/decoration contest so come in costume to help set the mood!
  • 11am – Pumpkin Decorating for Kids at Chicken N Pickle, 1761 Burlington, North Kansas City, MO 64116 – Good Natured Family Farms will be at Chicken N Pickle with a bunch of pumpkins to decorate.
  • 11am – Prairie Moon Pumpkin Run at Prairie Moon Waldorf School, 1853 E 1600 Rd, Lawrence, KS 66044 – A 5K run for $15 that includes a t-shirt and pumpkin and ends at Lawrence Beer Company. Celebrate with food, drinks, and activities.
  • 11am – Halloween Bike Rodeo at Bier Station, 120 E Gregory Blvd, Kansas City, MO 64114 – Dress yourself and your bike up in your best costume and enjoy activities like Red Solo Cup Handoff, Track Stand Contest, and other feats of bike skill. Great prizes including a chance to win a bike. Proceeds benefit BikeWalkKC.
  • 5pm – Crossroads Pub Crawl in the Crossroads District – Locations include Border Brewing, Double Shift Brewing, Lifted Spirits, International Tap House, Mission Taco Joint, and Grinders. Spooky drink specials, candy, and an after party at Grinders with a costume contest.
  • 7pm – 6th Annual Ripper Halloween Party at Big Rip Brewing, 216 E 9th Ave, North Kansas City, MO 64116 – All drinks included for only $35. Enjoy a DJ, drinking games, prizes, and a costume contest at this horror-themed brewery.
  • 7:30pm – Halloween Party at Chicken N Pickle, 1761 Burlington, North Kansas City, MO 64116 – Hang out on their rooftop where they’ll have a DJ, Halloween special cocktail, and a costume party.
  • 8pm – Naughty and Nice Costume Party at Smoke Brewing Company, 209 SE Main, Lee’s Summit, MO 64063 – Food and drink specials with live music and $100 cash prize for best costume.

Sunday, October 28

  • 12pm – Fall Family Festival at KC Bier Co, 310 W 79th, Kansas City, MO 64114 – Activities including pumpkin painting, yard games, candy prizes, and a costume contest. Proceeds benefit Noah’s Bandage Project and the BMA Foundation.

Wednesday, October 31

  • 4pm – People are Strange at Strange Days Brewing, 316 Oak St, Kansas City, MO 64106 – Wear your best costume for beer specials and a costume contest.
  • 7pm – Halloween Scary Movie-thon at KC Bier Co, 310 W 79th, Kansas City, MO 64114 – Two classic scary films, $3 Rot Lagers, and Bierhalle food specials.
  • 8pm – All Hallows Eve with Freight Train Rabbit Killer at Stockyards Brewing, 1600 Genessee St, Suite 100, Kansas City, MO 64102 – Live music with Freight Train Rabbit Killer.

Thursday, November 01

  • 4pm – Day of the Dead at Grain to Glass, 1611 Swift Ave, North Kansas City, MO 64116 – Wear your best Grateful Dead apparel and enjoy some tribute music. They’ll have beer specials and prize for best shirt.

 

Let me know if I missed any beer-related events at beer@kansascitybeer.com Have a wonderful Halloween!

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June 17, 2016

Passport to Kansas City Fun

A fun, new way to experience Kansas City’s drinking scene is upon us in the form of a passport!  The Passport Program, which started three years ago in Denver and has branched out to 11 additional cities this year, is a program that tells you to say hello to adventure and goodbye to routine.

Snow & CoFor $20, you get a booklet that includes 31-Two for One Drink Coupons at Kansas City area breweries, wineries, distilleries, and bars (full list below).  I’ve only been to 1/3 of the places in the booklet, so it will definitely be an adventure to try some new places and hang out at some old favorites.  There are still some booklets available, but Denver sold out, so get one before Kansas City sells out, too.  Coupons are good now through Labor Day.

Passports can be bought online by clicking here or picked up locally at Urban Provisions and Torn Label.

We are also giving one away.  Go to our Facebook to see full details on how you can win one!

 

Full list of Passport locations:

Amigoni Urban Winery

Barrel 31

The Big Rip Brewing Co.

Ça Va

Cinder Block Brewery

Crane Brewing

District Pour House + Kitchen

Double Shift Brewery

Doughnut Lounge

The Drop Bar & Bistro

Drunken Worm

Drum Room

Em Chamas

Harry’s Country Club

The Homesteader Cafe

Il Lazzarone

Jax Fish House

John’s Big Deck

KC Wineworks

Krokstrom Klubb & Market

MO Brew

Reserve at the Ambassador

Rock & Run Brewery

Ruins Pub

Snow & Co

Stockyards Brewing

Tom’s Town Distilling

Torn Label

Voltaire

Waldo Pizza

The Well

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February 7, 2016

Beer Festivals 2016

We will officially kick off the 2016 Beer Festival Season with The Big Chill strong beer and chili tasting at 75th Street Brewery on Saturday, February 13!  Over 30 festivals dedicated to the love of beer will take place between now and November.  Several different locations, atmospheres, styles, locally organized, nationally organized, homebrew only, some with food, some with live music – whatever your fancy, you’re bound to find at least one to attend.

Click here to see the full list.

We already have plans to attend a few:  Big Rip Snake Saturday Party, Crafts & Drafts Presented by The Pitch, Kegs ‘N’ Eggs at the Renaissance Festival, KC Nanobrew Fest, Boulevardia, and the High Plains Brewhoff.

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If you don’t want to end up arrested or just plain don’t want to be an asshole this year, here’s our blog post from last year on Beer Festival etiquette.

 

 

 

If you’d like us to come to your event to take pictures and write a review, email beer@kansascitybeer.com.

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September 11, 2015

Don’t Have Plans for the Next Month? You Will!

September and October weekends will be stacked with great beer events, takeovers, parties, and brewery openings.  With the cooler weather, you’ll be able to enjoy your beers without sweating your butt off and it’s easier for event planners to get bit more crazy with their events.

This Saturday the 12th, there are 11 different events.  11!  This is the busiest weekend for beer.  Starting as early as 8am and going into all hours of the day and night, locations from Parkville to Blue Springs to Independence to North Kansas City to Lee’s Summit to Kansas City – you get the idea, you will find something for you!  Activities include helping clean a river, finding out winners of a competition, going on a pub crawl, or attending one of the festivals.

September 13-18 is Sour Beer Week at The Flying Saucer.  Sour beers have become popular over the past few year due to the uniqueness of the style.  It’s a risky form of beer brewing, so only a few local breweries have tried their hand at it.  Big Rip expects to release their Tart Cherry Sweet Brown aged in a Pinot Noir barrel in the next month or so and Boulevard has had a few.  Crane Brewing, opening next month, has a variety of sours they’ll be sharing.

SeKC Bier Oktoberfestveral Oktoberfests starting the weekend of September 18th.  I can’t speak of the quality of most because I’ve only been to KC Bier Co‘s last year, but it’s all typically a good time.  Big glasses of beer, German attire, and bratwursts are all common for Oktoberfests.  KC Bier Co promises an even better time than last year with more carnival games, a wooden keg tapping with celebrity tapper Karli Ritter, and a few competitions.

Saturday, September 19, has fewer events than the previous Saturday, but they’re just as good.  North Kansas City is holding a citywide Pint Path.  If you want to ride your bike a bit more south, check out Pub N Pedal.  A scavenger hunt around Kansas City beer locations where you can win prizes.  The Kansas City Beer Fest is also on this day at the Power and Light District.  It’s been around before the recent surge of craft beer lovers, so it should be pretty packed.  The best event of the day is the High Plains Brewhoff.  Mostly one-off beers made by homebrewers and celebrity brewers, this event is perfect for the person who has tried everything.  Best part, the tickets are free.

A lot more Oktoberfests during the weekend of September 25th, with a few, smaller events mixed between.

KMFThings slow down a bit in October as the weather gets cooler.  A few highlights – Crane Brewing and Red Crow Brewing are rumored to be opening, CRAFT Shop, Sip, Feast at Crown Center on the 4th, there will be a beer garden at the Great Midwest Balloon Fest this year on the 23rd & 24th, Sam Adams KMF Grand Cru comes back to Kansas City the week of the 25th, and Big Rip’s Halloween Party will be on Friday the 30th.

Check our calendar for all beer events in Kansas City and be sure to follow us on social media to see pictures from events!

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