Category Two: Best Small Brewery
There is one large brewery in this town. And a growing flock of small breweries and brew pubs which may fly under the radar because of location, distribution or something else. Which is your favorite? Is there a new brewery in a small town that we don’t know about? It’s time to nominate your favorite local small brewery.
Which is your pick for Best Small Brewery in (or around) KC in 2015? Make your nominations by December 9.
KC Beer Awards
We decided that it is something both to celebrate and to recognize. So, like many other publications before us, we are announcing our first KC Beer Awards!
We’re having just a few simple categories to start. And we’re limiting the nominees to local breweries, bars, and shops. And we’ll be the sole decision makers on what is “local”. But I’ll say Lawrence is in. Springfield is not. The border is somewhere in between.
Here’s how we’ll do this:
- We will announce one category each day this week.
- You, the fine beer folks out there will have one week to nominate your pick in the comments of each post. No limit on nominations.
- After all the nominations are in, everyone will have from December 14 until New Year’s Eve to vote early and often for your favorites.
KC Beer Awards Categories
Category One: Best Beer of 2015
Category Two: Best Small Brewery
Rock n Run In Liberty, MO
Cinder Block – N. KC
I’m a big fan of Free State. Is that too far out of the area?
Double Shift Brewing
Double Shift Brewing – Crossroads
KC Bier is the best!
Kansas City Bier Company. Prost!
Martin City Brewery, but damn there are a lot of good ones
Double Shift Brewing-Crossroads
Double Shift brewery is Numero Uno
Double Shift Brewery! Solid lineup of beers.
Double Shift!
Martin city!
Double Shift Brewing! Always a solid lineup and great rotationals. Plus, the master brewer/owner is a Kansas Firefighter.
Doubleshift brews outstanding, easy to drink, unique beer.
Double Shift – Crossroads
Hands down!
Double Shift Brewing Company in the Crossroads District! Solid line up, solid people, great addition to the beer community.
Double Shift – Crossroads
Double Shift.
Double Shift Brewery – Crossroads
Kansas City Bier Company!
Double Shift in the Crossroads. Every beer is excellent
Cinder Block
Border brewing!!!
Definitely Double Shift!
Doubleshift in the Crossroads is by far the best new small brewpub in Kansas City. Always trying something new and great atmosphere!
Double Shift Brewing in the Crossroads!
It’s wonderful to have so many great ones opening now – Border and Torn Label in the Crossroads definitely deserve consideration!
Torn Label Brewing Company – East Crossroads
Double shift
Double Shift Brewery is at the top of my list! The coffee ale collaboration with Pirate Bay was a revelation–lots of flavor, but still drinkable. The rotation continues to change and bring in new brews (like a spiced quad).
It’s been called to my attention that the collaboration is with Pirate Bone not Pirate Bay.
Double Shift!!
Double Shift!
Border Brewing Co.
Big Rip
Double Shift all the way!
Double Shift brewery in Crossroads is my pick!
Martin city!
Double Shift in the Crossroads!
Torn Label (best of the Crossroads breweries, hands down)!
Double Shift Brewery
Best Beer Bar – The Belfry
Runner Up – The Green Room
Grain to Glass in NKC.
Great selection of beers on tap, bottled beer, and they even sell ingredients and equipment to brew your own beer!
Double Shift Brewing! Amazing beer and selections.
I agree with the crowd, Double Shift gets my vote. Great beers, great atmosphere, great location.
Double Shift
Cinder Block Brewery – Northland.
Liberty Hy-Vee!
I’ll assume this was meant for Best Bottle Shop. Unless Dan has something brewing in the produce department I don’t know about …
Red Crow Brewing Co!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Big Rip North KC
Martin City Brewery!!
Big Rip!
Big Rip – NKC
Gomers Parkville
Big Rip!
Big Rip!!!
The Big Rip
BIG RIP!!
Big Rip!!
The Big Rip
Big Rip!
Big Rip Brewery ALL the way!
THE BIG RIP
The Big Rip!!!
The Big Rip in N KC
The Big Rip
The big rip yeah
Big Rip!!
Martin City!!!
Red crow!
Big Rip!
Lukas in ks
The Big Rip!
Double Shift.
Big Rip!!!
The Big Rip!
Big Rip for small brewery!
The Big Rip Brewing Co.
Big Rip is awesome!
Grand Slam Liquor in Bonner Springs, KS
The Big Rip
Big Rip!!! That is where I hang my mug.
The Big Rip, by a mile!
Crane Brewery, they are a new Brewery that hits the market in KC today and they are home based in Raytown
Weston Brewery offers consistently satisfying beers and ales. Haven’t jumped on the cool kids’ IPA bandwagon, thank God!
The Big Rip!