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Empyrean Brewing Comes To Kansas City

"Since the dawn of time, all civilizations had two things in common. They gazed skyward and marveled at the secrets of the cosmos, and they made beer. Myths and legends were born as mortals sipped their brew and watched comets blaze across the evening sky and stars dance throughout the heavens. The ancients believed paradise existed at the highest point in the universe, a fiery sphere they called the Empyrean."

Kansas City has seen a wave of new breweries enter the market in recent years.  Deschutes, Stone, Firestone Walker, Mother's Brewing and others brought with them a wave of excitement.  Well, now another brewery has come to our fair city: Empyrean Brewing.  Honestly, I had never heard of Empyrean before a month ago.  But anyone who has spent time in Nebraska (or has an amazing memory) knows exactly who these guys are.  The oldest and largest brewery in Nebraska, Empyrean has been brewing for over 20 years.  They were the state's first brewery to sell beer statewide, a feat they accomplished way back in 2005.  And you thought Kansas City's craft scene took a while to develop.

Empyrean is offering four year-round beers: Chaco Canyon Gold, Luna Sea ESB, Watchman IPA, Dark Side Vanilla Porter as well as their current seasonal, Super Nova Summer Fest. All are available in 6pks, no draft beer has made it here yet.  To learn more about the brewery's products, click here.


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I'm a Kansas City native who found a passion for craft beer in college. After I graduated from MU, I moved to Denver and started selling beer at the retail level. Colorado is an excellent place to learn about the beer industry and that's exactly what I did, taking full advantage of all the nearby breweries and local beer festivals and soaking up all the beer knowledge I could. My wife and I returned to KC in March of 2011 to start a family. Since then I got my Certified Cicerone, went to work for a local beer distributor and started writing for the KC Beer Blog. Now I am proud to be the Craft Beer Account Manager at the North Kansas City Beverage Co. The views expressed on my blogs are my own.

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