Feast Magazine Article from February 2018:
Co-founders Brian and Mary Rooney officially opened BKS Artisan Ales last December and drew an immediate following in the community. BKS, shorthand for Kansas City’s Brookside neighborhood, had lines out the door on its soft-opening dates for limited beer releases last fall. Inspired by out-of-market beers from well-regarded craft breweries that the Rooney’s enjoy, the couple strive to produce beer of a similar caliber. Later this year, BKS is launching a barrel-aging sour program, as well as an open-air fermenter on its tasting room’s patio. Read the full article from Feast.