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Tap List | Say Hello To The Maine Beer Co.

New-England style IPAs are the latest darling on Kansas City taps. Brewers in and around the metro have been trying to nail the juicy, hazy style of pale ale. With lots of fruit notes and arresting color, it’s easy to understand the infatuation. That’s why I want you to know that Maine Beer Co. is…

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Trill, a barrel-aged sour,

Tap List | Spirit Cowboy & Bring Out Your Dead

Stouts are like Lifesavers. You’ve got a lot of different flavors in the pack, and if you find one you don’t like, you can just offer it up to a friend and move on to the next one. Go discover milk stouts and coffee stouts and oatmeal stouts this week in #TapList. Tap Notes Colony…

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Fringe Beerworks

Tap List | Beer It Forward & All The Halloweens

Fringe Beerwork (224 SE Douglas St., Lee’s Summit, Missouri) and the newly opened Apex Aleworks (4356 S. Noland Road, Independence, Missouri) both have a “Beer it Forward” board. The idea is you can buy a beer for someone and put their name up on a whiteboard (Fringe) or chalkboard (Apex); then they can come in and claim…

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Brew Lab beer

Tap List | Brew & Chew, Boo ‘N Brew, & Brew at The Zoo

The beer calendar has turned to winter, even as the outdoor beer festival goes strong. Get ready for dark, strong ales, and plenty of spice in your pint glass. Help yourself to a glass of #TapList.  Tap Notes New Axiom Brewing Co. (949 NE Columbus St., Lee’s Summit, Missouri) has a host of new brews…

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Strawberry Hill Brewing Co.

Tap List | Strawberry Hill Brewing Co. In The Works

You never know what happens when you talk to your neighbors. Derek Kempf was on paternity leave three years ago from the Kansas City, Kansas Fire Department, and he was chatting with Larry Murray, who lived across the street. The two decided to try a test batch of home brew. A wit went wrong. A…

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