Tag: Martin City

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 27, 2015

2015 Parkville Microbrew Fest

What a blast! The 2015 Parkville Microbrew Fest took place this past Saturday and it was a muddy good time. At 1pm, the tape was cut and thousands of beer lovers entered the festival.

A few highlights of the events in terms of beer: Radius Reflux Sour, Martin City Brewing Company From Belgium with Rum, Boulevard Foeder Projekt #1, and everything from Missouri Mashers especially the MILF Project. Of course, I didn’t try everything, so there may be a few gems I missed.

The best table was Root Sellers. Old medicine bottle tap handles, an old-timey bike, and they took this year’s odd color beer with their Carrot & Apple Ale.

The longest line was for Perennial Artisan Ales who was serving Saison de Lis, 17, Regalia, and Sump Coffee Stout. I got into the line late, so the only one left on tap was the Regalia. I stayed around their table for a little while talking with some friends (the table was on an end so there was a break) and was rewarded with some Abraxas from the bottle.

If the weather stopped anyone from coming to the event, it couldn’t have been too many. The rain and muddy ground only added to the fun. Most people were prepared with rain boots and ponchos and those who weren’t prepared just went with it and eventually kicked of their shoes.

See the pictures below!

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April 24, 2015

Two Big Beer Fests and a Visit from Woody

I would say beer festival season kicked off on February 7th, with 75th Street Brewery’s Big Chill Beer & Chili Fest and a few fests between now and then, but the season really revs up this weekend with two big beer festivals and a visit from Woody.

The 12th Annual Parkville Microbrew Fest is this Saturday. From 1pm until 5pm, enjoy beers from breweries and even home brewers. This festival is extremely popular with the locals, home brewers, and beer lovers of all sorts. Last year drew 3,300 people. With 75 beer vendors, it’s really not as busy as the attendance would indicate. I went last year and most of the lines were pretty short, but there were a few tables you had to wait a good 10 minutes for a sample.

The festival is in a great location – English Landing Park in Parkville. It’s a pretty laid back event where you’re encouraged to bring chairs, water, and even pets. They’ll be partnering with Harvesters to collect non-perishable foods, so be sure to being some to donate.

A few special events and releases are as follows.

Crane Brewing will be there, but not to serve beer. They will have a scale model of their brewery to show off to the attendees.

Farnham House Brewing will have a special release beer: Winter Wheat Wine.

Blind Tiger Brewery will be walking around the event with Backpack Beer. While waiting in line, get your glass filled!

75th Street Brewery will have their Homebrew Competition Winner from last year, a French Saison named Battle of the Frontiers.

Sierra Nevada will be serving the first keg of Hoptimum, a whole-cone imperial IPA, in Missouri.

Charleville Vineyard Winery & Microbrewery will be tapping their Box of Chocolate, a Chocolate Belgian Quad, and when that runs out, they will tap their 2014 Barleywine.

Torn Label has three special releases. Leap of Faith, an American IPA, will be tapped at 2pm; Cafe Dubbel, a Belgian dubbel infused with single origin Ethiopian coffee from Thou Mayest, will be tapped at 3pm; and Long Time Comin’, a Russian Imperial Stout, will be tapped at 4pm.

Grain to Glass will be hosting a bottling demonstration at 2:30pm

Martin City Brewing Company will be tapping their From Belgium with Rum, a Belgian Imperial Stout aged in Rum barrels, at 3pm.

If you like unique beers like Boulevard Foeder Projekt #1, Perennial Saison de Lis, and a few fun skeeter pees from the Missouri Mashers, you won’t want to miss this event. Tickets are still available for $30, but go up to $35 on the day of the event. I would suggest getting there early to get good parking, listen to the preshow band, and get a good spot in line. School of Rock will be performing before the event and Amendment 21, Steamboat Bandits, and Three Drink Minimum performing during the event.

Kansas City On Tap Craft Beer Festival is put on by a national company that holds beer festivals in several cities around the country. It is also this Saturday and it runs from 2:30pm until 6pm. It’s very ambitious of them to be competing with a local beer festival that has been around for 12 years. However, tickets are sold out, so I guess there are enough beer lovers in Kansas City for everyone. They have an impressive list of beer vendors, so if you are attending this event rather than Parkville, you won’t be disappointed.

It, too, is in a great location – Richard L Berkeley Riverfront Park. Having not attended the event I can’t attest to the atmosphere, but I assume it will be similar to Parkville in which you can bring chairs and pets. There will be live music from Landrush and food available for purchase.

I do think that Parkville will have a more knowledgeable crowd of people who really know beer, so if you want to learn more or already know a lot, Parkville would be the event for you.
If you can’t make it to either event, Deschutes will be visiting Kansas with their Woody T. Barrel on Saturday. From 12pm until 4pm visit them at Barley’s Shawnee and from 6pm until 9pm visit them at Grinders in Lenexa.

February 8, 2015

A Sweet February for Beer Lovers

Openings and Anniversary Parties are all the rage this month as two new beer places open and three breweries celebrate anniversaries.

First to open will be Screenland’s newest theater featuring a craft beer emporium, restaurant, and arcade games perfectly dubbed the Tapcade. The new Crossroads location will have 48 taps, 50 different bottles and cans of beer, and a cocktail menu featuring Dark Horse Distillery drinks. The biggest draw may be the 30 classic video games, including Pac-Man and Street Fighter II. It will open on Friday, February 20, and is located at 1701 McGee.

Set to open the very next day, Saturday, February 21, Border Brewing Company will be serving up some brews in their Crossroads location. Located less than a quarter mile from the new Screenland location, Border will have on tap Blonde Ale, Patio Extra Pale Ale, Rooftop Red Ale, Imperial IPA, Campfire Porter, and Chocolate Milk Stout. The will be open from 11am until 11pm on Saturday and 11am until 6pm on Sunday at 406 East 18th Street.

On to anniversaries, Martin City Brewing Company‘s Pizza & Taproom celebrated their first with a shrimp boil, live music, and specials on February 7th. The brewing company, initially established in 2011 with a Pub, expanded to include the Pizza & Taproom within view of the brewing system in 2014. They now distribute their beers to bars all over Kansas City.

Kansas City Bier Company will be celebrating their first with a week-long party. As far north as Rock & Run in Liberty to as far west as LiMESTONE Pizza in Lawrence, there’s a party for you. There will be giveaways, special tappings, live music, and more all leading up to their party at the Bier Hall. To find out more about the celebrations read our previous post here: kansascitybeer.com/50/

And finally, maybe older than most of you reading, Free State Brewing Company will be celebrating 26 years. In 1989, Free State became the first legal brewery in Kansas in over 100 years. Flagship brews, like Ad Astra Ale and Copperhead Pale Ale, are great representations of Kansas while small batch brews, like Iron Man Imperial Stout and Old Backus Barleywine Ale, are great for the more experienced beer lover. You don’t have to travel all the way to Lawrence to celebrate, though. Bier Station will be hosting the party with a selection of taps, merchandise giveaways, Cheddar Ale Soup, and more. Party begins at 11am on Saturday, February 28.

It’s a great month to be a beer lover!