Tag: Rock & Run

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.

For $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

Krokstrom Klubb & Market

MO Brew

Reserve at the Ambassador

Tom’s Town Distilling

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!

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 4, 2015

Torn Label Debut Week

The newest brewery to hit Kansas City, Torn Label Brewing Co., will celebrate their debut all week long, beginning with a Kick-Off Party at Bier Station on Monday, January 5th.

Torn Label is primarily a production brewery, but has plans to open a tap room in the future. They tapped their first beers – Alpha Pale, House Brew, and Hang ‘Em High – at Waldo Pizza in December to a welcoming crowd. They are the first Kansas City, Missouri brewery with statewide distribution since Boulevard. Their beers include Alpha Pale (A hopped-up, sessionable pale ale), House Brew (a coffee wheat stout with Sumatran toddy from Thou Mayest Coffee Roasters), Monk & Honey (Belgo-American single brewed with honey from Peculiar, Missouri), Hang ‘Em High (a West Coast-style IPA), and Quadjillo (Belgian Quadrupel brewed with Guajillo chiles)

Here is a list of the planned events:

Monday, January 5

Let the celebration begin! There will be a Kick-Off Party at Bier Station at 6pm.

Tuesday, January 6

Happy Hour at the Foundry from 4pm until 6pm. All Torn Label beers on tap will be at happy hour prices.

Beer Dinner with The Local Pig. Enjoy 4 food courses paired with the Torn Label’s Three Flagship Ales and a rotational beer. First course will be Goat Cheese paired with Monk & Honey. Second course will be Buffalo Chicken Ravioli and Whipped Bleu Cheese paired with Alpha Pale. Third Course will be Lamb Meatball with Quadjillo. And fourth course will be Breakfast for Dessert with Coffee Wheat Stout. Tickets are $40 and can be purchased from BrownPaperTickets.

Wednesday, January 7

Keep the Glass Night at Flying Saucer Draught Emporium.

Thursday, January 8

Tap Takeover at Thou Mayest Coffee Roasters including a one-off Coffee Variation of House Brew.

Friday, January 9

Closing Night Party at Rock & Run Brewery in Liberty, MO.