Torn Label Brewing Co Launch Week
We’re only a few days into 2015 and
I already have a feeling this is going to be a very exciting year for the
Kansas City craft beer scene.
Hopefully you didn’t over imbibe too much during the holidays because
Torn Label Brewing Co. is kicking off the New Year with a week of events that
you will not want to miss.
If you are not familiar with Torn
Label Brewing Co. yet, they are a production based brewery located on the south
side of the Studios Inc. building at 1708 Campbell Street in the Crossroads. It
is operated by Kansas City natives, Rafi Chaudry and Travis Moore. Hopheads at heart, Rafi and Travis have
set out to focus on creating old styles of beers while putting their own marks
and new spins on them.
Rafi, Travis and their operations
partner Chad Troutwine, were kind enough to invite some of the KC Beer Blog contributors
to drop by their brewery on New Year’s Eve to give us a tour of their facility and
taste their flagship beers that you may have seen popping up around town the
last week.
The first beer we sampled was their
Alpha Pale which is a 5.6% ABV ‘hopped up’ pale ale. Bursting with notes of citrus, pine and grapefruit, this
pale ale has enough bitterness to please any hophead with the right amount of
malt on the back end to keep it well balanced.
The next beer we tasted was a 6.5%
ABV wheat stout brewed with coffee named House Brew. Torn Label teamed up with local coffee roaster, Thou Mayest and
used a Sumatran toddy of theirs to create this beer. The aroma is very coffee forward while the taste has some hints
of chocolate and light spices while letting the coffee shine. This will quickly become a favorite for
any coffee beer lovers.
The last beer we tried for the
evening was Monk and Honey which is a 6.1% ABV Trappist Single brewed with
honey. The addition of honey combined
with the Belgian yeast gives this beer a tea like quality that is both floral
and a little sweet.
While talking with the Torn Label
guys, they provided us with a little insight into some of the things to look
forward to in the near future.
They have plans on opening a tasting room at their brewery that will be
open on the weekends. You will be able to tour the brewery and enjoy a flight
of Torn Label Brewing Co. beers while also being able to fill a growler or two of
your favorite offerings. They are also looking into canning their year-round beers
while hand bottling some of their more limited releases in 22 oz bombers. By the end of 2015, Torn Label Brewing
Co. is expecting to have released close to 20 different beers throughout the
year.
While
2015 and beyond look bright for Torn Label Brewing Co., their immediate
attention is on their launch week and seeing their beers on tap at local Kansas
City restaurants and bars.
The
list of events for the week looks like this:
·
Tuesday 1/6 – 4 Course Beer Dinner at Local Pig
in Westport and Happy Hour at The Foundry between 4:00pm-6:00pm
·
Thursday 1/8 – Tap Takeover with a special
one-off coffee variation of ‘House Brew’ at Thou Mayest
·
Friday 1/9 – Closing Night Party at Rock &
Run Brewery
I want to give a big thank you to
the Torn Label Brewing Co. team for taking time out of their busy schedules to
show us around their brewery and letting us taste some of their delicious
beers. This is a wonderful
accomplishment for these guys and something they have worked very hard to
achieve. Make sure you clear some
time on your schedule this week to go out and support one of Kansas City’s
newest craft breweries.
