Emily Woodring
Stories by Emily Woodring
Tap List | Baseball Beers Taste Test
Beer enthusiast Cassie Niemeyer taste tests baseball beers from Outfield Beer Co., Crane Brewing and Boulevard Brewing Co. for Tap List.
Yousef Speaks Spices Gives Teen with Autism a Creative Outlet
Yousef Speaks Spices, which has more than 43,000 likes on Facebook, has given a local teenager with autism a creative way to communicate through his passion for being in the kitchen.
Tap List | Gluten-Free Beers (That Aren’t Ciders) Taste Test
Flatland beer enthusiast Cassie Niemeyer taste-tests three gluten-free beers that available in the Kansas City area.
How Thelma’s Kitchen is Using Food to Improve Mental Health
The connection between what we eat and how we feel is getting more attention from nutritionists and mental health professionals in Kansas City.
Tap List | Comparing KC Irish Red Ales to the Original, Smithwick’s
Just in time for St. Patrick's Day, Tap List beer enthusiast Cassie Niemeyer compares two Kansas City Irish ales with Smithwick's original, which dates back to 1710.
curiousKC | Reviving Mrs. Truman’s Famous Fruit Punch Recipe
The curiousKC team revives a legendary local punch recipe popularized by Stephenson's Apple Farm Restaurant and attributed to Bess Truman.
Tap List | A Non-Alcoholic IPA Taste Test
Flatland beer enthusiast Cassie Niemeyer taste tests three non-alcoholic craft beers.
Resurrecting Barbecue’s Forgotten History
Adrian Miller, author of “Black Smoke: African Americans and the United States of Barbecue,” contends the history of barbecue is largely one of cultural appropriation.
A Brigadeiro Just Might be the Perfect Valentine’s Day Treat
If you’re still scrambling to impress your beloved for Valentine’s Day, you can get one of Brazil’s most beloved treats right here in the Kansas City area.
Tap List | Here Are Cassie’s Top Five Tap List Beers of 2020
Tap List beer enthusiast Cassie Niemeyer counts down her top five local craft beers of 2020.