Tag: Tapcade

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 6, 2015

First First Friday

Craft lovers are in for a treat during this month’s First Friday. This will be the first First Friday for Border Brewing Co and they want to kick it off right. They will be joined by Pie Hole, a food truck that serves Aussie Meat Pies, and will have their first guest taps from Torn Label Brewing Company.

If you have never been to a First Friday, today would be a great introduction to the monthly event. On the first Friday of each month, Crossroads’ art galleries, studios, restaurants, and breweries open their doors to showcase local and national artists. It’s an evening of art entertainment where people can take in the culture, company of others, and check out new (and old) businesses. For more information on all of the places participating click here.

Border Brewing Co is located at 406 East 18th Street and will be hosting their part of First Friday from 4pm until 9pm tonight.

If you want some more entertainment on another Crossroads establishment’s first First Friday, walk a couple of blocks to Screenland Crossroads Tapcade. They’ll have Mortal Kombat 2, Smash TV, and Dig Dug added to their $5 all-you-can-play arcade. They open from 11am until midnight and are located at 1701 McGee, Suite 200.

February 21, 2015

Screenland Opens in the Crossroads

When you enter the unassuming building at 1701 McGee Suite 200 and take a right, you will enter the perfect setup for lovers of beer, food, movies, and games. If you are unfamiliar with the venue, a friendly host will guide you through and either seat you at one of the couple of dozen tables or let you venture on your own.

I arrived right at 4pm and headed straight for the bar to see what 48 beers they had on tap. The selection was great, ranging from Perennial Abraxas to new, local brewery Torn Label’s Alpha. Their cocktails were imaginative and used spirits from the local Dark Horse Distillery. The food menu was expansive for a theatre, but if you’re not sure what you are in the mood for, you will be limited. While there’s a great variety for apps, the only choice for entrées are burritos, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing. Most of the burritos have a default of French fries in the burrito, but can be substituted for rice at no additional charge. Also, the meat can be substituted for tofu and vice versa for no additional charge. They use many local products for both the apps and the burritos including Shatto cheese curds and Slap’s BBQ. There may be a theme here – local.

The service was fine to start and got a bit worse as they got busier, but nothing too intolerable. A few employees seemed nervous, which is understandable with it being the first day. Trent the bartender was very friendly, seemed comfortable in what he was doing, and had just the right amount of social awareness. When I sat down at a table, Erick took over my tab and before ordering another beer, I asked about the New Belgium Firkin that was supposed to be tapped at 6pm. Erick had no idea what I was talking about and went to find out more. The keg never made it on the truck so no firkin. No big deal, plenty of other great beers to try. However, when you work somewhere you should know about intended specials, whether they happen or not.

So, I ordered a beer and a KC Burrito. The food came out before my beer and on three separate occasions, Erick told me he’d bring more napkins, but I never got more napkins. I would suggest putting napkin dispensers at the tables especially when most of the food being served is food that you eat without utensils. The next beer I ordered was Horny Goat’s Black Vanilla IPA which ended up not being on tap anymore. Adam, the co-owner, was very helpful in finding me a new beer to enjoy, Stone Reason Be Damned, a Belgian Style Abbey. Erick served me a Perennial Abraxas. Now, don’t get me wrong, I love Perennial Abraxas, I had just already had some and wanted a lighter beer at that point. I think the wait staff should notice the difference between a stout and an Abbey. Once I pointed it out, Erick took it away and served me the correct beer, but still no napkins.

Keeping in mind that the Screenland is a theatre, I knew the bill would be a bit pricey. It really wasn’t too bad considering the quality of beer and food. $10.50 was the most spent on one item and that was for a 10.5 oz pour of the Abraxas. And then I noticed Erick charged me for the Horny Goat that I ordered, but didn’t receive because it was out. After telling Erick about the incorrect charge, he was done with me and sent Adam to my table for the rest of the night. Adam was understanding and apologetic. He bought me another drink, took off another drink (neither was necessary, but appreciated), and the original Horny Goat was corrected. I was upset Erick didn’t come back over at any point just for a quick, “Sorry about all that. We’re still working out the kinks.”

Arcade games were free all night and will be free until March 1. I really enjoyed my time at Screenland Crossroads and would highly recommend it. They’ll get the kinks worked out.

Screenland Crossroads

Tapcade

Screenland Crossroads

Trent the Bartender

Perennial Abraxas

Stone Reason Be Damned

Lagunitas Cappuccino Stout

Screenland Crossroads

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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!