Nano is Bigger Than You Think – KC Nanobrew Fest 2014

Photo courtesy of Kellie Bloxsom-Rys

I’ve been a homebrewer for 14 years. I’ve been a beer consumer for longer. I’ve attended more beer festivals than I can remember. But I’ve never done anything like the KC Nanobrew Fest. A First-Timer’s Experience The 2014 KC Nanobrew Festival landed in downtown Liberty, Missouri, a few doors down from Rock & Run Brewery, in a city parking lot. My brother,… Continue reading Nano is Bigger Than You Think – KC Nanobrew Fest 2014

West Bottoming Out? Thoughts on Boulevardia.

Boulevardia Entrance, photo courtesy of Josh Thomas

Boulevard Brewing’s first street festival, which wrapped up on Sunday, crowned the list of events comprising the inaugural Kansas City Craft Beer Week. Every announcement concerning Boulevardia built up immense anticipation for the three days of beer and music. Alas, we didn’t make to Boulevardia this weekend. We followed the stream of photos and posts on Facebook and… Continue reading West Bottoming Out? Thoughts on Boulevardia.

KC Nanobrew Fest Around the Corner and the Rest of June 2014

The first annual Kansas City Craft Beer Week has come and gone with a bang. Due to a variety of reasons, the only event I was able to attend was Peter Bouckaert’s visit to Bier Station on Friday night. It was an amazing event that I might write more on later. Boulevardia has come to a close. If you follow Facebook and… Continue reading KC Nanobrew Fest Around the Corner and the Rest of June 2014

A Pair of Tickets to Omaha Beer Fest

Who’s up for a road trip? The Omaha Beer Fest is a two-day extravaganza of beer and food in Omaha, Nebraska on Friday and Saturday, June 6 and 7. And we have two tickets to giveaway! We will select one winner at random. The chosen one will receive two general admission tickets to either the Friday night or Saturday… Continue reading A Pair of Tickets to Omaha Beer Fest

Scouting What’s Ahead: More Beer Festivals! Clips, Omaha, Westport, Boulevardia

Photo by Rick Chung, on Flickr

Whew. Did everyone survive American Craft Beer Week? I can’t say that we got thru unscathed. The traffic on KC Beer Scouts hit record highs throughout the week, eventually causing the site to go down Saturday night. Wow! I mean, that sucks. I apologize for the downtime. And I thank you all for using us as a go-to source of… Continue reading Scouting What’s Ahead: More Beer Festivals! Clips, Omaha, Westport, Boulevardia

Soon to Be Spanning Missouri – Rock Bridge Brewing

The name “Rock Bridge” can mean lots of things around Columbia, Missouri. It’s a high school. It’s a state park. And for the last two years, it’s a package brewery. Dave Brouder started Rock Bridge Brewing when his homebrewing hobby turned into an obsession. The other member of the Rock Bridge crew, Stu Burkemper, worked at the O’Fallon… Continue reading Soon to Be Spanning Missouri – Rock Bridge Brewing

National Homebrew Day is Saturday – Time to Brew Big

Tomorrow, the first Saturday in May, is National Homebrew Day. Several of the local homebrew shops have events planned to mark the event. A few are participating in the American Homebrew Association’s Big Brew. We’ve run down many of the events below. Saturday will be a beautiful day to relax, not worry, and have a homebrew. National Homebrew Day Events… Continue reading National Homebrew Day is Saturday – Time to Brew Big

Whet Your Paddles at Logboat Brewing in Columbia

While we strolled thru the Missouri Beer Festival in Columbia last month, we were struck by the number of new breweries popping up. Kansas City has had five breweries open in the last several years. And now Columbia is having a surge of new package breweries. Rock Bridge Brewing opened just over two years ago. And… Continue reading Whet Your Paddles at Logboat Brewing in Columbia

Deschutes Base Camp Kansas City Sets Up May 5–9, 2014

After a year away, Deschutes is setting up Base Camp in Kansas City in 2014. Camp runs from Monday, May 5 thru Friday, May 9. The events are numerous this time around and there might be something for everyone. Lots of games, a homebrewers’ night, a beer dinner, a build-your-own-kegerator event and … burlesque? The campground spans the metro stretching from KC… Continue reading Deschutes Base Camp Kansas City Sets Up May 5–9, 2014