BKS Artisan Ales earned 5 gold medals, 3 silver medals and a brewery of the year award at the 2nd annual Missouri Beer Cup on November 2, 2026. This is the only statewide beer competition dedicated exclusively to Missouri craft breweries.
Missouri Beer Cup Medals
- Gold: Clouds Hazy Double IPA
- Gold: Colors In Your Mind West Coast Style IPA
- Gold: Counterculture Hazy IPA
- Gold: Pivo Project West Coast Style Pilsner
- Gold: Westland New Zealand Style IPA
- Silver: Chur Enough New Zealand Style Pale Ale
- Silver: Repetitions On Citra Hazy Double IPA
- Silver: Rockhill & Locust English Mild Dark Ale
The awards are a testament to the skills, efforts and care that the BKS Artisan Ales brewing team puts in day in and day out.
The Missouri Beer Cup, organized by the Missouri Craft Brewers Guild, is a statewide competition judging beers exclusively from breweries across Missouri. In its second year, Missouri breweries submitted 226 beers across 30 categories, all evaluated by a panel of 18 trained and certified judges. Beers were awarded medals by category based on quality, style, and craftsmanship.
For a complete list of winners and to learn more about the competition, visit missouribeercup.com.
About the Missouri Craft Brewers Guild
The Missouri Craft Brewers Guild is the statewide nonprofit trade association protecting and promoting independent Missouri breweries. Founded to support and promote the state’s craft beer industry, the Guild provides advocacy, education, networking, and marketing for the Show-Me State’s craft beer industry.
About BKS Artisan Ales
BKS Artisan Ales opened in late 2017 as the first craft brewery in Kansas City’s Brookside neighborhood. Containing the well-known abbreviation for the neighborhood, BKS, the brewery is located at 633 E. 63rd Street, on the corner of 63rd Street and Holmes Street. The location houses a production facility and tasting room that produces and serves characterful and quality beers.
BKS Artisan Ales has a second tasting room in the Crossroads Art District of Kansas City. Located at 1701 McGee Street #400 the location has 16 taps, plenty of seating, lots of food options nearby and later weekend hours.
The Kansas City brewery draws on traditional and experimental influences to produce hop-forward, classic and modern ales, as well as lagers through Pivo Project. In addition to draft pours at both tasting rooms, packaged to-go beers are available. BKS Artisan Ales has received multiple brewing industry awards and national recognition over the last several years.
