Our Big Fat American Craft Beer Week List 2015
If there is one week this year to cancel any plans you may have, this is it.
Beginning Monday May 11th American Craft Beer Week kicks off across the country and locally there is no shortage of events to look forward to during the week. To help commemorate this glorious week of celebrating craft beer, your favorite local restaurants, bars and bottle shops have planned some special events including tastings, rare tappings, beer dinners, tap takeovers and limited releases among other things.
The week is jam packed with over 80 events across the Kansas
City area and will feature events including a Jester King Brewery Tasting, a Boulevard Brewing Company Vertical Tap Takeover and HopFest Craft Beer Festival. For the third year in a row we have compiled our Big Fat American Craft Beer Week List
below in order to help you dig through all the details and help plan your week with things you actually want to do.
Monday - May 11
75th Street Brewery - Red Eye Rye release and
home-brew competition sign-up
Barley’s 119th
–
6pm - Breckenridge beer
school - $15/person
Barley’s
Leawood
– 4:30pm - New Belgium La
Folie tapping
Barley’s
Midland
– 4:30pm - Schlafly
Dry-Hopped Farmhouse tapping
Beer Kitchen – 4pm - Sierra Nevada Spiegelau IPA Glass night featuring
Hop Hunter IPA
Cinder Block
Brewery
- Year-round beers $3 all night and year-round
growler refills $10
Free State Brewery – 7pm-9pm - "What's
that Smell" beer school with brewer Geoff Deman - $25/person
Flying Saucer – 7pm – Urban Chestnut Night
Tank Room - Samuel Adams tap takeover - Potbelly
Porter, the Sphinx Belgian sour blonde, Rebel Rouser double IPA, Rebel IPA,
Boston Lager and Summer Ale
Westport Ale
House
- American craft pints for $3.50 through
Thursday, May 14
Tuesday - May
12
75th
Street Brewery – 5pm-7pm - Brewer reunion with past 75th
Street brewers
Barley’s 119th
–
6pm - Specialty bomber and
bottle release - featuring Arcadia Barrel-Aged Shipwreck Porter,
Deschutes Jubel 2015, He’brew St. Lenny’s, and Nebraska Black Betty
Barley’s
Leawood
– 5pm - Coop Ale Works
release party
Barley’s
Midland
– 4:30pm - New Belgium La
Folie 2014 and 2015 vertical and a keg of Oscar Worthy Coffee
BD’s Taproom – 6pm - 4 Hands brewery of the month kickoff party
- with president and owner Kevin Lemp, featuring Single Speed American Blonde,
Divided Sky Rye IPA, Pyrus Saison, Alter Ego Black IPA, Peanut Butter Chocolate
Milk Stout and Bona Fide Imperial Stout
Bier Station – 6pm-10pm - Jester King tasting
From Bier Station “OK, Jester King Brewery fans: tickets to our 6 p.m.
Tuesday, May 12, beer tasting with Shelton Brothers Missouri LLC go on sale 8
p.m. sharp Tuesday, May 5, at the Brown Paper Tickets link below. First click,
first serve. 40 tickets total available, two-per person max.” http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/1586294
Cinder Block
Brewery
- Geeks Who Drink trivia night
Cork &
Barrel 9th St – 7pm – Free State
Sampling
Cork &
Barrel 23rd St – 5pm – Free State Sampling
Flying Saucer – 7pm - Nebraska Brewing night
Free State
Brewery
– 6:30pm - Free State
Cherry Stingo firkin on the brewery's front porch
Fox &
Hound
– 5pm-8pm – Santa Fe Night
From Fox & Hound “Join us Tuesday, May 12th for some solid Santa Fe
Brewing Company action at Fox & Hound Overland Park! Brewery Rep Pat Thomsen will be on hand
to walk you through the SF Experience with these amazing beers available Black
IPA, Freestyle Pilsner, Happy Camper IPA and Java Stout.”
Flying Saucer – 7:30pm-10pm – Midwest Craft Beer Trivia Bowl
Grain to Glass – 5pm-7pm - Wheat and Wit beer tasting - comparing
in the new Spiegelau wheat glass (you keep one) - $20/person
Lukas Liquor Overland Park – 4pm – Free State Sampling
McCoy’s – 4pm - Maibock release party with a commemorative mug
Pig &
Finch –
7pm – Mother’s
Beer Dinner
From Pig & Finch “Join us May 12th at Pig & Finch for a delicious
evening with Mother's Brewing Company!
The amazing chefs have prepared a spectacular 5 course dinner all
centered around pairings of Mother's Brewing beer! Make your reservations NOW by getting in touch with Pig
& Finch! This is an #ACBW event you will NOT want to miss!”
Rimann Liquors – 4:30pm-6:30pm
- Free State tasting
Wednesday - May
13
75th
Street Brewery - Cellar Release No. 1
- The Bearded Traveler Belgian tripel aged in chardonnay barrels
Barley’s 119th - Special IPA releases
- with Odell Tree Shaker, Martin City Black Rye IPA, Lagunitas Hop Stoopid, and
Coop F5
Barley’s
Leawood
– 4:30pm - Mother’s
Raspberry Imperial Three Blind Mice tapping
Barley’s
Midland
– 4:30pm - Deschutes
Abyss 2014 tapping, plus Deschutes and Ladders drinking game
Burger Stand - Free State beer trivia
Cinder Block
Brewery
– 4pm - Lusus Naturae peach farmhouse
sour ale tapping
Flying Saucer – 7pm – 4 Hands YFA Fundraiser
Grain to Glass – 7pm-10pm - Home
Brewing for Beginners class - $50/person
Hank
Charcuterie – 7pm-9pm - Free State beer dinner -
with brewer Steve Bradt and brewery founder Chuck Magerl
Port Fonda – 7pm - Free State beer dinner -
with brewer Geoff Deman, featuring Dirty Kanza Kolsch, John Brown Ale,
Stormchaser IPA and Ironman Imperial Stout - $50/person
Rimann Liquors –
4:30pm-6:30pm - Free State tasting
Screenland
Crossroads – 6pm-8pm - Woodchuck
Gumption release party
Thursday - May 14
75th Street
Brewery
– 5pm-7pm - Last Hope Double IPA Release
Barley’s 119th – 6pm-10pm - Santa Fe Happy Hour
Barley’s Leawood – 6pm-10pm - Traveler Brewing
Co. Patio Party
Barley’s Midland – 4:30pm-9:00pm - Boulevard
Vertical Tap Takeover
From Barley’s “Boulevard Brewing Company Smokestack Vertical Night! Featuring, Saison-Brett 2014/2015,
Imperial Stout 2013/2014, Rye on Rye 2013/2014, Foeder Projekt, Love Child No.
5.”
The Belfry – 6pm-8pm - Girls Pint Out Presents New Belgium 2015
Lips of Faith
From
The Belfry “KC GPO has been selected to join with other GPO Chapters across the
country to celebrate NBB's Newest Lips of Faith Creation. Watch the evening's
mixologist as they turn this brew into an amazing cocktail. As always this is a
co-ed event.”
Bier Station – Prairie Craft Beer Week Taps
From
Bier Station “American Craft Beer Week continues when we host taps from our
favorite Oklahoma brewers, Prairie Artisan Ales. Taps so far include 2nd Anniversary, Spaghetti Western
(Grappa-barrel-aged), Prairie Bomb!, Prairie Somewhere.”
Burg & Barrel – 5pm-9pm - Free State Keep the Glass Night
From
Burg & Barrel “Join Free State’s Seth Sanchez for a fun filled evening of
craft beer. And keep the glass when you are done!”
The Foundry – 4pm-11pm - Sam Adams Tap
Takeover
From The Foundry “The Foundry at McCoy's will be tapping several Boston
Brewing Beauties, including Oaked Dunkelweizen, Thirteenth Hour Stout, Rebel
Rouser, Potbelly Porter, The Sphinx, Summer Ale, Boston Lager.”
Flying Saucer – 7pm - Sierra Nevada Nibs of Steel Rare Tap Nite
Friday - May 15
75th Street
Brewery
– 5pm-7pm - Double Firkin Friday
Barley’s 119th – 6pm-10pm - Cellar Release Night
– Featuring 2013 Barrel Aged Widershins Barleywine, Oskar Blues Barrel Aged Ten
Fidy, North Coast Barrel Aged Old Stock and 2014 Goose Island Bourbon County
Brand Stout
Barley’s Leawood – 5pm-10pm - Lagunitas Flight
Night – Featuring Undercover Shutdown Ale, Barrel Aged Scare City,
Waldo Triple IPA and Lagunitas IPA
Barley’s Midland – 4:30pm-9:00pm - Oskar Blues Tap
Takeover - Featuring Death by Coconut Porter, Tickled Pink Raspberry
Saison, Velvet Elvis Oatmeal Stout and Bolivia Newton John Coffee Stout.
Cinder Block Brewery – Firkin Friday - Try one of Cinder Block’s 2 firkins for $3
Flying Saucer – 7pm-10pm - Perennial Night
Sullivan’s Steakhouse – 7pm-9pm - Sam Adams Beer Dinner
From Sullivan’s Steakhouse “Enjoy the iconic flavors of Samuel Adams
paired with our five-course menu by Executive Chef Wesley Boston - $60 Per
Guest Excluding Tax & Gratuity.
For Reservations call (913) 345-0800.”
Saturday - May 16
75th Street
Brewery
– 6pm-9pm - Cellar Release #2 and HopFest
After Party
HopFest Craft
Beer Festival - $40/person 2pm-6pm ($60 for VIP 1pm-6pm)
- 50+ Craft Breweries with limited edition beers made available to only HopFest!
- Souvenir HopFest Tasting Glass
- Unlimited Sampling
- Brewery & Distributor Reps On Site
- Food Trucks
- Home Brewer Competition
- Tented Beer Garden located one block east of The Well
Sunday - May 17
75th Street Brewery – 10am-2pm - Hangover Helper –
Bottomless Beverage Brunch
Tour De Bier - 7am, 9am, 10am
(Depending on Route) – Starts & Ends at Knuckleheads Saloon
From
Tour de Bike “The Tour de Bier KC, is a point to point bicycle tour of Kansas
City’s breweries, historic brewing landmarks and other breweriana and is lauded
as the ‘first of its kind in the region.’”
- Includes lunch & 2 beverages at end party
- Rest stops with food, limited beer tasting
- Roving support
- T-shirt for early registrants
- Maps with self-guided tour information
- Benefits BikeWalkKC