Pete Dulin
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Tap List | Bier Station Turns Five
Bier Station (120 E. Gregory Blvd.) gears up to celebrate its fifth anniversary on Jan. 13. As that anniversary approaches, founder John Couture reflects on the craft beer taproom and retail shop and its place in the community. Flatland: What would you change if you could start over again? “I wish 2017 John could go back a…
Tap List | JAS Metalworks & The Beer Year in Review
The bottle openers that Jared Schmid of JAS Metalworks forges from mild steel have an old-school, blue-collar feel to them. Whether opening a yard beer or a craft beer bomber, Schmid’s openers hark back to a time when working with tools was more commonplace. Schmid, who formerly worked at Boulevard Brewing for 10 years in…
Tap List | Brewery Emperial Serves Hot Worties
Brewery Emperial (1829 Oak St.) now offers “hot worties,” fresh from the brewing kettle. A hot wort, similar to a hot toddy, is free while supplies last only on brewing days, starting at 4 p.m., with the purchase of a beer. Brewers Keith Thompson and Sterling Holman make wort for a new batch of beer…
Tap List | Road Trip: Lawrence Beer Company
Lawrence Beer Company (826 Pennsylvania St., Lawrence, Kansas) opened in the Warehouse Arts District in late August. A recent trip to the brewery and taproom revealed a dynamic space with a solid slate of beer and modern brewpub food to explore. Matt Williams, Adam Williams (no relation), Brendon Allen, and chef Ken Baker, former owner-operator…
Tap List | East Forty Brewing Coming to Blue Springs
East Forty Brewing (1201 W. Main St., Blue Springs, Missouri) plans to open in a former print shop as a 5,000 square-foot space which will house the brewery, taproom and kitchen. Founder and brewer David Mann and co-owner Matt Bryan anticipate a May 2018 opening for the new venture. The brewery name refers to the east side of…
Tap List | Strange Days Brewing is Ready to Brew
Strange Days Brewing Company (316 Oak St.) continues on pace to open by the end of 2017 in the River Market. The brewery, housed in a 4,500-square-foot building that was once part of Muehlebach Brewery, recently passed its health inspection. Co-owners Nathan Howard, Chris Beier and Alec Vemmer will begin brewing beer this week in…
Tap List | New Axiom Brewing Coming to Lee’s Summit
Homebrewers from 11 Letter Brews and Middle Ground Zymurgy and Tapworx have joined forces to create New Axiom Brewing Company (949 NE Columbus St., Lee’s Summit, Missouri). Head brewers Mac Lamken, Devin Glaser, Sean Householder and Joe Migletz, director of taproom operations, are behind the brewery-in-planning. While New Axiom’s team has just begun demolition on their…
Tap List | Miami Creek Eyes Expansion
Owner and brewer Will Reece established Miami Creek Brewing Company (14226 NW County Road 14001, Drexel, Missouri) one year ago on the family farm. He has plans to expand by obtaining a winery permit and introduce new products. We caught up with Reece to chat about what’s he learned, and what’s next for his Missouri…
Tap List | Callsign Update & Beerded Man Kitchen Debut
Callsign Brewing (1447 Gentry St., North Kansas City, Missouri) plans to arrive in January or February of 2018, according to co-founders Steve Sirois and Morris Loncon. Sirois and Loncon signed a lease for their building, a former tire patch manufacturer, in May of this year. “We fell in love with the building as soon as we looked…
Tap List | Kansas City Cider Co. Prepares to Launch
Based in a 1,000 square-foot space in the former Goetz Brewery in St. Joseph, Missouri, Kansas City Cider Company is quietly preparing to launch its line of craft cider on Nov. 3 in select bars and restaurants in Kansas City. Brad Means, Jeffrey Means, cidermaker Trafe Brewer, and Chris Meyers formed the venture in September 2016….