Tag: Grain to Glass

May 7, 2015

Beer Me!

Beerfests, special tappings, networking, swap meets. Here’s where you can say, “Beer me!” this week.

Thursday, May 07

Gordon Biersch Leawood typically does something every Thursday, but they haven’t updated their calendar, yet.
KC Bier Company will be at Fidel’s Cigars at 5pm for a Cigar & Beer Tasting.
Torn Label makes its way to the Northland. Join brewer Rafi Chaudry tonight at Grain to Glass as he serves a few beers including a brand new beer, Tongue Lash which is a sour with hops. There will also be Leap of Faith and House Brew on tap. Starts at 6:30pm.
Flying Saucer continues their weekly Rare Beer Night with Uinta Brewing Company at 7pm.

Friday, May 08

Celebrate Spring the German way! Maifest at Bier Station starts at 4pm. Urban Chestnut will be served and the first few pours get to keep the dimpled mug!
Torn Label will be a the Nelson-Atkins Museum for Young Friends of Art Happy Hour beginning at 7pm.

Saturday, May 09

Are you on Beer Tasting KC? I get that question a lot, and yes, I am. They’re having a Spring Cookout at Smithville Lake. Bring a dish and a bottle to share. Dogs and kids are welcome, but no kegs or BBQ smokers. It starts at 10am.
Torn Label gets around. They’ll have a Tap Takeover at The Lone Elm Taproom inside the new Whole Foods starting at 11am.
KC Bier Company’s Biergarten Hog Roast begins at 11am. The Local Pig will smoke an entire hog and there will be live music from 2pm until 9pm. Also, they’ll tap their Bavarian Barrel at 1pm.
Another Maifest event – KC Bier Meisters will celebrate with a party at 2pm. They’ll be serving their latest Friendship Brews (session style beers) and will have the club’s jockeybox available. Make sure you let them know through their Facebook if you plan on attending.

Sunday, May 10

Bicycle Sundays at Big Rip continue. Get $1 off your first drink by riding your bicycle to the brewery. They’re open from noon until 5pm.
KC Bier Company Trivia at 1pm.

Monday, May 11 – Beginning of American Craft Beer Week

75th Street Brewery Home Brew Competition Wort sign ups starting at 10am. Last time, they ran out within 5 minutes so make sure you’re online right at 10am to get signed up. They’ll also be releasing their Red Eye Rye.
Sierra Nevada Spiegelau IPA Glass Night at Beer Kitchen featuring Hop Hunter IPA at 4pm.
Barley’s Brewhaus Leawood will be tapping New Belgium La Folie at 4:30pm.
Closer to Barley’s Brewhaus Midland? They’ll have Schlafly Dry Hopped Farmhouse tapped at 4:30pm.
And the third Barley’s Brewhaus on 119th? They’ll have a Breckenridge Beer School for $15 starting at 6pm. Sample some of the best beers Breckenridge has to offer and also learn about the history of Breckenridge Brewery.

Tuesday, May 12

2Rare2sdays at Martin City. We’ll update with the beers when that info becomes available.
Bombers and Bottles at Barley’s Brewhaus 119th. Specialty bomber and bottle releases featuring Arcadia Barrel Shipwreck Porter and Hebrew St. Lenny’s.
McCoy’s releases their Maibock and for $8, you get a 16oz pour in a commemorative glass (while supplies last).
At 4:30pm, Barley’s Midland will welcome Deschutes and their Deschutes and Ladders game. They’ll also have 2014 The Abyss Imperial Stout on tap.
Rimann Liquors Prairie Village Beer Tasting from 4:30pm until 6:30pm. We will update when the information becomes available.
Tapping of COOP Ale Works DNR, F5, and Native Amber will take place at 5pm at Barley’s Leawood.
It’s a reunion at 75th Street Brewery at 5pm. Join several past brewers for a meet and greet along with tastings of the current Breweries’ beers.
Grain to Glass will hold a tasting of Wheat, Wit, and Weiss beers from 5pm until 7pm. Four samples of the best examples of American Wheat, Belgian Wit, and German Weissbiers will be served in a Spiegelau glass you get to keep.
Jester King Tasting Session at Bier Station at 6pm for $40. A very limited selection including La Petit Prince Farmhouse Table Beer, Noble King Hoppy Farmhouse Ale, Commercial Suicide Oaked Farmhouse Mild, Mad Meg Farmhouse Provision Ale, Ambree Farmhouse Amber Ale, and Snörkel Farmhouse Ale Brewed with Oyster Mushrooms and Sea Salt. Each pour will be 4oz.

Wednesday, May 13

IPA Day at Barley’s 119th. Starting at 4pm, get some Odell Tree Shaker, Martin City Black Rye IPA, Lagunitas Hop Stoopid, and COOP F5.
Cellar Release #1 at 75th Street Brewery. They’ll release The Bearded Traveler: A Belgian Tripel in Chardonnay Barrels.
Mother’s Night at Barley’s Leawood starting at 4:30pm. They’ll tap Mother’s Raspberry Imperial Three Blind Mice.
Special tappings of New Belgium La Folie 2014 and 2015 plus a special keg of Oscar Worthy Stout – a soured Oscar dry beaned with fresh roasted coffee at Barley’s Midland.
Pete Dulin will be at Rimann Liquors of Lenexa to sign his popular KC Ale Trail book. From 4:30pm to 6:30pm, meet the author and get your book signed.
Cider season is upon us and Screenland Crossroads will be hosting a Gumption Launch Party. Prepared to be amazed starting at 6pm, as Screenland introduces Woodchuck Gumption to the Kansas City area.
Flying Saucer Keep the Glass Night with Nebraska Brewing Company. As always, it starts at 7pm.
Want to learn to homebrew? Grain to Glass will offer a Homebrewing for Beginners class at 7pm.
KC Bier Meisters will host a social at KC Bier Company beginning at 7pm. Meet up with fellow bier lovers and talk about beer, the Royals, or anything else!

April 29, 2015

National Homebrew Day – All the Big Brew Day Events

Homebrewing has been legal in the United States since 1978, and in 1988, May 7 was announced before Congress as National Homebrew Day. The American Homebrewers Association (AHA) created AHA Big Brew Day as an annual event to celebrate around the world. AHA Big Brew Day is held each year on the first Saturday in May. It’s held on Saturday for one, because it’s easier to get a group of people together on the weekend and two, the first National Homebrew Day in 1988, was on a Saturday.

A few homebrew groups and retail stores are holding events in our area. Here’s the list:

Greater Topeka Hall of Foamers, 3422 SW 47th Ct. Topeka, KS 66610, are at 9am at. They’ll be brewing a Barleywine and a Pale Ale from the 2nd Runnings. Brats and Chips for Lunch. Samples of Homebrew will be available.
KC Nanobrews, 635 E 61st St, Kansas City, MO 64110, will begin at 10am.
Bacchus & Barleycorn, 6633 Nieman Road, Shawnee, KS 66203, will begin at 10am at their store location. They invite you to bring your kettle and propane burner and brew with us or just come and celebrate homebrewing with them.
Grain to Glass, 1611 Swift Avenue, North Kansas City, MO 64116, starts at 10am. Join local homebrewers, including Missouri Mashers, brewing in the Grain to Glass parking lot (making a really big brew). They’ll be serving bratwursts.

Each one will be toasting to homebrewers at noon.

If you’ve never homebrewed before, it’s a fun experience especially with a group of like-minded people. This Saturday is a good opportunity to participate or just hang out and ask questions.

April 3, 2015

Bunnies, Brunch, and Beer!

Good Friday, everyone! A few newer businesses are showcasing their offerings and a few older businesses are spicing up this Easter holiday with some fun events. From brunches with Cap’n Crunch Chicken Fingers to bottomless cocktails to a Kegs N Eggs event, Kansas City’s beer scene is hopping!

Friday, April 3

Grain to Glass, 1611 Swift, NKC, is hosting two Adult Easter Egg Hunts! Search for plastic eggs throughout their store and parking lot starting at 6pm. The eggs contain Askinosie Itty Chocolate Bars, tickets for swag, and more surprises. After your hard work of hunting for eggs, enjoy a pour of Boulevard Chocolate Ale. Yes, they still have a keg and have tapped it specially for Easter. $15, tickets to be sold at the door.

Saturday, April 4

Grain to Glass holds their second Adult Easter Egg Hunt at 10am with all the perks of the one held on Friday.
Tapcade, 1701 McGee Suite 200, KCMO, will be serving brunch at 11am. This isn’t your grandma’s brunch! The aforementioned Cap’n Crunch Chicken Fingers, Bro-mosas, and Judd Nelson’s Wake N Steak Burrito are just a few of the unique items on the menu. Click here to view the full menu.
If you’re not a morning person, continue Kansas Craft Beer Week with Tallgrass tastings at Schuler’s Liquor, 928 S 55th St, KCK, and Fairway Liquor, 2848 W 47th St, KCK, at 1pm and 3:30pm respectively. Old classics like Buffalo Sweat, Velvet Rooster, and 8-Bit will be making an appearance as well as new classic 16-Bit.

Sunday, April 5 – Easter! You’ve spent the morning with the kids and now they’re off with the grandparents. It’s time to drink!

75th Street Brewery, 520 W 75th St, KCMO, offers a brunch with a $10 bottomless cocktail menu. As they put it, who said brunch couldn’t be boozy?
Screenland Crossroads Tapcade is holding another fun brunch beginning at 11am with the same menu mentioned above.
Rock & Run, 110 E Kansas St, Liberty, will be open normal hours (10am-11pm) and will be hosting brunch. Also, it looks like their website is finally up and running! Check it out.
Kansas City Bier Company, 310 W 79th St, KCMO, will be closed on Easter.

Saturday, April 11

The Renaissance Festival, 633 N 130th St, Bonner Springs, will make use of their grounds for a Kegs ‘N’ Eggs Event. Tickets include admission to the event, access to the Egg Hunt, one draft Beer, a t-shirt, and some other fun stuff. Upgrade to VIP for all of the regular ticket perks plus a commemorative mug and unlimited beer. Breweries such as Goose Island, River North, Torn Label, North Coast, Breckenridge and more are all scheduled to be there. The event begins at 1pm and goes until 5pm.

Have a safe and enjoyable Easter!

March 24, 2015

Crane Brewing to Present at Missouri Mashers Meeting

The next Missouri Mashers meeting will be a dream come true for Sour fanatics. Michael Crane and Crane Brewing Company will be presenting on their approach to Sour and Brett beers at the meeting to be held at Grain to Glass on Thursday, March 26, at 7pm.

If you are a said fanatic of Sours, you may already know of Crane Brewing Company. They are not open yet, however they have been planning for several years and are now in the process of renovating a building in Raytown to open this Summer or Fall. Their beers have wowed people at several events, including High Plains Brewhoff, The Pitch’s Crafts & Drafts, and Parkville Microbrew Fest. You can tell they’ve been working hard to get the brewery ready by the lack of social media updates and absence at events lately.

Michael Crane has a lot of experience in business. He’s dabbled in photography, carpentry, furniture making, and now brewing. In the building that used to house his furniture making business, Crane plans to build a brewery, tap room, and install a bottling line. He definitely has the right idea starting off big – people love his beers as proven by his 80 medals awarded in competitions all over the country. A few of his great beers should be making an appearance at the meeting, so if you haven’t tried them, this is a great opportunity.

Missouri Mashers is a Northland homebrew club that meets once a month and hosts/participates in several events throughout the year. Meetings are held on the fourth Thursday of each month at Grain to Glass in North Kansas City and are open to the public. Attendees are encouraged to bring and share beers that fit the theme of each meeting.