Eats & Drinks
Tap List | Rock & Run Primed for Growth
After more than a year of upheaval, Gene DeClue and Dan Hatcher, the two operational owners of Rock & Run Brewery and Pub (110 E. Kansas St., Liberty, Missouri), believe they’re turning a corner. They released their first canned beer, installed a new brewhouse system in their original location, and took steps to secure space in…
Historic Kansas City Streetcar Moved to its Permanent Stop as Future River Market Ice Cream Parlor
By Kevin Collison (Updated Sept. 11) After running routes from Kansas City to San Francisco with a long layover at Union Station, the old Country Club streetcar has found a new home in the River Market where it’s expected to become an ice cream parlor. On Monday morning, the 46-foot streetcar was at its new…
Pair of Downtown Festivals Saturday Promises a Great Day of Beer and Music
By Kevin Collison A pair of fun annual events are overlapping Saturday in downtown Kansas City, promising a day of great live music and a huge selection of craft beers. Beginning at 3 p.m., the Ninth Annual KC Beer Fest will take over Grand Boulevard from 13th to 14th streets and the adjoining Power &…
Midwest Tea Fest & Other Weekend Possibilities
The third annual Midwest Tea Fest is from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday at the Ararat Shrine Temple (5100 Ararat Drive). Cozy up to a warm cup via a series of tastings (white tea, herbal blends, or matcha) or learning sessions (growing tea in the United States,…
Mean Mule Plans to Start Kicking in its Own Crossroads Stall Early Next Year
By Kevin Collison The growing thirst for tequila is inspiring a young couple and their friend to open what they believe will be the nation’s fifth agave distillery in the Crossroads District in January. Jeff and Meg Evans, and Patrick Little, are the co-owners of Mean Mule Distilling, and they plan to be start at…
Order Up | Donut King’s Peanut Butter Donuts
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Tap List | Fields & Ivy Searches For a Brewer
Fields & Ivy Brewery, a new brewhouse in the works at 706 E 23rd Street in Lawrence, Kansas, hopes to one day not only brew beer, but make it from barley they grow in Kansas. “My business partner and I also run a small grain company that specializes in grain for craft distillers and brewers,” said…
The American Royal & Other Weekend Possibilities
Find your inner fire with Port Fonda’s (4141 Pennsylvania Ave.) second annual Hatch Chile Festival from 9 a.m. Saturday to 1 a.m. Sunday. The block party features an outdoor bar with Hatch chile margaritas and micheladas, as well as fire-roasted hatch chiles. They’ll also have live music starting at noon with The Grisly Hand. Colony (312 Armour…
Irish Fest Brings Lots of Gaelic Fun and Dollars to Downtown Kansas City This Labor Day Weekend
Kansas City Irish Fest 2017 kicks off its traditional Labor Day weekend Friday, and its growing success mirrors the rebound of downtown since the event relocated to Crown Center in 2004 after a soaking debut on the riverfront. “In 2002, downtown was a bit of a ghost town during the week, and a virtual one…
Tap List | Colony Handcrafted Ales Set to Open
Stockyards Brewing and Kelly’s Westport Inn Collaborate on Irish Ale Last April, Kelly’s Westport Inn general manager Nick VanSant approached Stockyards Brewing owner Greg Bland and head brewer Micah Weichert about brewing a one-time release beer. County Clare Irish Red Ale, brewed in honor of Kelly’s 70th anniversary, will be released from 7 to 9…