Posted on Sep 10, 2022
Kansas City breweries are rolling out new and innovative beers. Here's where to get started
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From wild fermented beers to tropical stouts, these Kansas City craft breweries are going all-in on creative, unique styles of beer.
At one time in the early 20th century, Kansas City was home to the Wettest Block in the World, setting the record for most saloons in a city block, down near State Line Road in the West Bottoms.
The first breweries in the Kansas City region cropped up in the 1850s (before that, most beer was homebrewed) and even Prohibition couldn’t keep Kansas City from its beer, which flowed through the wide open world of the Pendergast-era, though it did officially tank the local commercial breweries.
Then, in the 1970s, the craft beer movement started to develop, leading to the founding of Boulevard Brewing Company in 1989 here in Kansas City. The rest, they say, is history.
At one time in the early 20th century, Kansas City was home to the Wettest Block in the World, setting the record for most saloons in a city block, down near State Line Road in the West Bottoms.
The first breweries in the Kansas City region cropped up in the 1850s (before that, most beer was homebrewed) and even Prohibition couldn’t keep Kansas City from its beer, which flowed through the wide open world of the Pendergast-era, though it did officially tank the local commercial breweries.
Then, in the 1970s, the craft beer movement started to develop, leading to the founding of Boulevard Brewing Company in 1989 here in Kansas City. The rest, they say, is history.
Kansas City breweries are rolling out new and innovative beers. Here's where to get started
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..."Free State Brewing, which opened in Lawrence, in 1989, was the first brewery to operate in Kansas since Prohibition, and includes a pale lager in their flagship beers. KCUR learned about the history of the brewery back in 2016. Also, Free State's Octoberfest — rated as one of the world's best Märzen/Octoberfest — is now on shelves and ready for your tasting!
The Weston Brewing Company, originally established in 1842, was resuscitated by two brewing buddies in 2005 and includes a few historically inspired beers, including their Royal Lager. They also brew a hot pepper ale for O’Malley’s 1842 Pub that is sure to get all your senses tingling.
KC Bier Co., established in Waldo in 2014, follows authentic German brewing techniques. They make a Helles Lager (helles meaning pale or light) called Heim Beer exclusively for the J. Rieger & Co. Distillery. The distillery is located where Heim Brothers Brewery once thrived in the East Bottoms during the late 19th century and into the 20th. This throwback favorite is served at The Hey! Hey! Club and The Electric Park Garden Bar, both references to a Kansas City of old.
Whatever your preferred beer style, most breweries in Kansas City are going to have versatile seasonals, steady stalwarts and surprising experimental beers. Brewers around the metro welcome and challenge the curious beer-drinker. To aid in explorations, Visit KC’s “Kansas City Tap Tour” includes deals with breweries at over 20 locations, all around the region. Cheers!"
..."Free State Brewing, which opened in Lawrence, in 1989, was the first brewery to operate in Kansas since Prohibition, and includes a pale lager in their flagship beers. KCUR learned about the history of the brewery back in 2016. Also, Free State's Octoberfest — rated as one of the world's best Märzen/Octoberfest — is now on shelves and ready for your tasting!
The Weston Brewing Company, originally established in 1842, was resuscitated by two brewing buddies in 2005 and includes a few historically inspired beers, including their Royal Lager. They also brew a hot pepper ale for O’Malley’s 1842 Pub that is sure to get all your senses tingling.
KC Bier Co., established in Waldo in 2014, follows authentic German brewing techniques. They make a Helles Lager (helles meaning pale or light) called Heim Beer exclusively for the J. Rieger & Co. Distillery. The distillery is located where Heim Brothers Brewery once thrived in the East Bottoms during the late 19th century and into the 20th. This throwback favorite is served at The Hey! Hey! Club and The Electric Park Garden Bar, both references to a Kansas City of old.
Whatever your preferred beer style, most breweries in Kansas City are going to have versatile seasonals, steady stalwarts and surprising experimental beers. Brewers around the metro welcome and challenge the curious beer-drinker. To aid in explorations, Visit KC’s “Kansas City Tap Tour” includes deals with breweries at over 20 locations, all around the region. Cheers!"
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