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Tap List beer enthusiast Cassie Niemeyer checks out two local fresh-hopped IPAs.

Tap List | Tasting the Difference Between Traditional and Fresh Hop IPAs

Tap List beer enthusiast Cassie Niemeyer compares the taste of a classic dry-hopped IPA with two local beers brewed with fresh hops from Kansas Hop Co.

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Photo illustration of jack-o-lanterns.

Tap List | Halloween Is Brewing

Tap List previews craft beer events for Halloween weekend in Kansas City.

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Transport Brewery has acquired a new building in Gardner, Kansas.

Tap List | Several Local Breweries Making Headway on Expansions

Limited, Transport and Callsign are among the breweries expanding operations in the Kansas City area.

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Kansas Hop Co. in Ottawa, Kansas, supplies about 30 breweries in the Kansas City area.

Hopped Up: Brewing Beer with Fresh Hops from Kansas

Until recent years, Kansas and Missouri did not have a local fresh hop option for most breweries. Kansas Hop Co. in Ottawa, Kansas, can deliver fresh hops within an hour of being harvested.

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A rendering of the planned Stockyards Brewing Co. concession at the new Kansas City International Airport.

Tap List | Local Breweries Score Big In Airport Deal

The new Kansas City International Airport is expected to provide new venues for at least four local craft breweries.

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The view of downtown from Boulevard Brewing Co. part of a fundraising event for Operation Breakthrough this Sunday.

Tap List | 3 KC Area Cities Make ‘Best Of’ Beer List

Kansas City, Missouri, and Overland Park, Kansas, ranked 34th and 64th, respectively, in a new ranking of top beer cities. Near the bottom of the list was Kansas City, Kansas, coming in at 178th out of 180.

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Cassie Niemeyer reviews local Oktoberfest beers.

Tap List | Comparing Local Oktoberfest Beers

Tap List beer enthusiast Cassie Niemeyer reviews three local Oktoberfest festbiers from Pathlight Brewing, Brewery Emperial and 3 Trails Brewing.

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Five Transport Brewery beers

Tap List | Local Brewery Expanding To Second Location

Transport Brewery is making plans to add a second location in downtown Gardner to its current location in Shawnee.

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BKS Artisan Ales earned a silver medal at the Great American Beer Fest for Clouds.

Tap List | Local Brewery Scores at Great American Beer Festival

BKS Artisan Ales earned a silver medal at the Great American Beer Festival for Clouds.

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A beer flight. The Parkville Microbrew Fest is returning in October after a one-year hiatus.

Tap List | One of KC’s Most Prominent Beer Fests Returns

One of the biggest beer festivals in the Kansas City area, the Parkville Microbrew Fest, is returning after a one year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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