J. Rieger & Co.

A bottle of J. Rieger & Co.'s special edition wheat vodka honoring the Chiefs sitting on a bar.

Tap List | J. Rieger & Co. Honors Chiefs With Limited Edition Super Bowl Vodka

J. Rieger & Co. has released a special edition wheat vodka in honor of the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs.

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J. Rieger & Co.'s 2022 holiday edition whiskey.

Tap List | J. Rieger & Co. Releases Holiday Whiskey 

J. Rieger & Co. has announced its 2022 Holiday Edition Kansas City whiskey.

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A lager collaboration between BKS Artisan Ales and Alma Mader Brewing

Sobering Outlook for KC’s Craft Cocktail Culture

Kansas City bars, brewers and distillers face a long road back to normal from the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Electric Park.

curiousKC: A Brief, Entertaining, History of the East Bottoms

curiousKC explores the vibrant history of Kansas City’s East Bottoms, highlighted by a famous brewery and an amusement park.

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Diametric Brewing Co. taproom.

Age of Coronavirus: Survival Strategies for Restaurants, Distilleries and Breweries

Kansas City restaurants, breweries and distilleries are creating business survival strategies in the face of the coronavirus pandemic.

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Whiskey syrup is poured over waffles.

Weekend Possibilities | J. Rieger & Co.’s Brunch Launch, A Pair of Kemper Museum Events, And More

Weekend Possibilities in Kansas City include J. Rieger & Co.’s new Distilling Brunch, a pair of Kemper Museum events, KC’s India Fest, and more.

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Tap List | A Prohibition-Era Brew Returns to KC Taps

J. Rieger & Co. has revived its 132-year-old brand in the span of five years.  It revived something else too – a Prohibition-era brew, Heim beer, which was lost to Prohibition. Now after more than a century, it is back exclusively on tap at J. Rieger & Co. and will be brewed by KC Bier…

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Rieger family

First Look at J. Rieger & Co.’s New Distillery

Tour J. Rieger & Co.’s newest expansion.

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Meet The Makers is a chance to interact with local food artisans and meet Cat Neville of Tastemakers.

Meet the Makers, Rosé All Day & Other Weekend Possibilities

Affäre (1911 Main St.) has started serving lunch on Thursday and Friday between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. You can get weinerschnitzel (fried pork cutlet), house-made bratwurst, and zwiebelsuppe (a soup made with caramelized spring onions). The full menu is here. Get a chance to meet Tastemakers and Feast Magazine’s Cat Neville in person at…

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Tap List |Are You Ready for “Strong Beer” and Sport Beer?

Beers, like Americans, have been on a seemingly never-ending march toward getting bigger. More booze. More glitter. Just more. But this week could signal drinkers’ desire to press pause on that trend. Boulevard Brewing Co. dropped Easy Sport Recreation Ale ( made with tangerine peel) yesterday. The lower calorie (99 on the nose), lower alcohol-by-volume…

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