Here is the run-down on what we have planned for our St. Patrick's Day celebration. St. Patrick's Day Warm-Up - Saturday, March 16 Before we opened BKS Artisan Ales, we held an annual Rooney St. Patrick's Day party at our house to coincide with the Brookside St. Patrick's Day Warm-Up Parade. We wanted to continue this tradition at the brewery and invite all family, friends and neighbors to join us. Stop by BKS Artisan Ales on March 16 from 10am...
If you are looking for a place to celebrate Valentine's Day, needing a last minute gift or just wanting to grab a beer, you are in luck! BKS Artisan Ales will be open from 4 to 8pm on Thursday, February 14. Beer & Dessert Flight On Valentine's Day, we will offer a Beer & Dessert flight with 4 oz pours of 6 BKS beers paired with bite-sized desserts from Heirloom Bakery & Hearth. You can purchase the Beer & Dessert...
Holiday Island Collab with Dodson’s Bar & Commons Dodson’s Bar & Commons, a new bar in Waldo, makes some fantastic cocktails, and we recently brainstormed with them on a holiday collaboration. Together, we decided the collaboration would be a special edition of BKS Vacation Island series, which infuses tiki drinks concepts into a session sour ale. The collab was originally based on a classic tiki cocktail, the Jungle Bird, then it transformed into something all its own, which we named “Holiday...
The months of October and November have been all about collaborations with friends that have helped us in our first year. We are excited to be releasing 2 of the collaborations this Friday. Here is what we have scheduled for this weekend. Black Friday Can Release We are releasing 3 beers in 16oz cans on Friday, 11/23, starting at 4pm. Pine Tree IPA: Our first round for 2018 of our Holiday IPA in cans. A New England style IPA that...
We want to thank everyone for their support over the last 12 months. To celebrate, we have some fun things planned throughout the next few months. Green Dragon The first part of our one-year anniversary celebration is a new beer release at Bier Station on October 26. We collaborated with our friends at Bier Station on a New England Style Pale Ale called Green Dragon. This is the first beer we will have on tap at a location besides our...
UPDATE: Open every Friday from 4 to 8pm starting in November! Fridays with BKS Artisan Ales We're excited to announce 4 special events planned for the remainder of 2018! Each event will be on the fourth Friday of that month. To get it started, the BKS Artisan Ales tasting room will be open for a happy hour this Friday, September 28th from 4 to 8pm. Stop by after work to grab a drink with your friends, coworkers, and neighbors. Next...
There are still a few tickets remaining for the progressive beer dinner with Heirloom Bakery & Hearth and BKS Artisan Ales on Thursday, June 7th. The event starts at 5:30pm at BKS Artisan Ales for appetizers, then we will take a short walk up the street to Heirloom Bakery & Hearth where you will enjoy the main course and dessert. The beer dinner will feature fresh ingredients from local farmers and vendors that Heirloom works with frequently. Each course will be paired with BKS...
We've been keeping busy at BKS Artisan Ales and thought it was time for a quick update on upcoming events. BEER DINNER WITH HEIRLOOM BAKERY & HEARTH Join us on June 7th for a progressive beer dinner with Heirloom Bakery & Hearth and get a taste of what East Brookside has to offer! The three-course meal will feature handcrafted bar snacks, locally sourced smoked meats/veggies and dessert. Each course will be accompanied by a beer pairing from BKS Artisan Ales. The event starts at...
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...
March is full of St. Patrick’s Day festivities, great sporting events, and (hopefully) warmer weather. We have a lot going on at BKS Artisan Ales this month too, and we hope you can stop by to see us! MARCH SCHEDULE Reminder that we have different hours of operation on Saturday 3/11 & 3/17 and will be open two Sundays in March. Saturday, March 10th from 10am to 2pm for the Brookside St. Patrick's Warm-Up Parade Sunday, March 11th from 1...
Special tasting room hours for Thanksgiving week! Beers being released
