Short Pours - Week of 9/7/2015
I hope everyone had a relaxing and enjoyable Labor Day
weekend. Here are some events to keep on your radar during this short week.
Show-Me Sour Meet the Brewers –
Boulevard Tasting Room
If you were one of the thousands who braved the heat earlier
this summer to attend Boulevardia, I am sure you remember the disappointment
in learning that the celebration beer planned for the weekend, a collaboration between
Boulevard Brewing and Side Project Brewing labeled
Show-Me Sour, would not be available with a general admission ticket due to
delays in the Missouri registration process. It was an unfortunate situation
for all those involved but out of the hands of Boulevard and Side Project.
For $10, you will receive a pour of Show-Me Sour in a
commemorative glass (while supplies last) with $1 from every purchase being donated
to Missouri State Parks. If you can’t wait until Thursday though, Show-Me Sour
is currently on draft at the Boulevard Tasting Room. Boulevard has also said that Show-Me Sour will be available at some upcoming beer festivals and special
events so if you miss it this time, you shouldn’t have to wait long to have
another chance to try it.
Picnique Belgique – Grain to Glass
This Saturday September 12th from 6:00pm-9:00pm, Grain to Glass will be hosting their Third Annual
Picnique Belgique, where the winners of their Belgian homebrew competition will
be announced during a dinner ceremony. The registration period to enter your
home brew has ended but the judging process is currently underway.
Grain to Glass will be offering two different options for
tickets again this year. The first being the dinner option which will include a
Belgian menu featuring mussels and frites, along with pies catered by Scrape the Plate. The dinner option will
be served with Premium Belgian beers served in a commemorative tasting glass.
The other option for entry into the event is the ‘drinks only’
ticket. Starting at 7:30pm you will be
able to get pours from some of the best Belgian beers available at Grain to
Glass and will get to keep the glass the beer is served in. Tickets for both options are available here.
Weekend Beer Festivals
We told you a couple weeks ago that this fall was going to
be busy with multiple beer festivals and
events planned for each week and this Saturday
offers some choices for everyone.
Brewtopia, which
is Kansas City’s newest homebrew and craft beer festival, will be taking place
in Independence, MO Saturday September 12th from 1:00pm-5:00pm. You
will have the opportunity to try beers from over 40 home brewers along with
multiple local breweries. Tickets are available
here for $30 and include
unlimited samples, a commemorative tasting glass and a $5 coupon for food.
Tour
of Brews, formerly TKC Real Ale Fest, is also taking place Saturday September
12th from 2:00pm-6:00pm in Lee’s Summit, MO. You can expect to see one-off firkins, live
music and beer from over 60 breweries at this festival.
Pleasant
Hill Family Fest Brew Tasting is the third of the events on tap for this
weekend. This festival focuses on home
brewers and will feature beers from over 30 participants. The event takes place Saturday September 12th
from 1:00pm-4:00pm in Pleasant Hill, MO.
Tickets are $30 per person and include unlimited tasting of the available
home brew.
Odell Brewing Beer Dinner – Flying Saucer
Flying
Saucer is gearing up for their annual Sour Beer Week next week which will
lead into next Saturday’s KC Beerfest. We’ll have more details in the upcoming
days on all the happenings planned next week at the Saucer but this Sunday
September 13th at 6:00pm Sour Beer week will kick off with a beer
dinner featuring Odell Brewing Company.
For UFO members the diner will cost $55 (non UFO members
$65) and will feature six beers including Pina Agria, Friek, Brombeere, 90
Schilling and Oktoberfest paired with courses from Hans Howland, the executive
chef of the National World War I Museum and Memorial. Representatives from
Odell Brewing Company will also be on hand to discuss the beers included in the
dinner.