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...
Can you believe we have been serving beers for a little over 3 months? During this time, we’ve had a lot great questions about our can/bottle release schedule, hours of operation, and other future plans. We will attempt to answer most of the questions here, or at least the ones we have answers for. (more…)
The official grand opening and ribbon cutting of BKS Artisan Ales will be on Saturday 12/16 starting at 12:30. Here is the schedule of events for the day: 12:30pm - Ribbon cutting: Councilman Scott Taylor and representatives from various Kansas City chambers of commerce will be in attendance for the ribbon cutting celebration from 12:30 to 1pm. In 2015, Councilman Taylor, with assistance from Brian and Mary Rooney, helped pass a city ordinance that permits small, neighborhood breweries to operate in business districts instead of industrial zoned...
In case you have not heard, BKS Artisan Ales will be open every Saturday starting in December! Thanks to everyone for the support thus far, and we are excited for what we have planned in December. December 2: We will release our collaboration beer with Ballast Point, Juice's Counterculture. It is a Northeast Style IPA with Citra and Mosaic hops, orange zest, two English yeast strains and sacchromyces trois yeast. Starting at 12pm, we will release 200+ 16oz cans of...
The holiday season is upon us, and we partaking in the Black Friday craziness. Here is what we have scheduled for November 24th. Bottle Release from 12 to 1:00pm: We are releasing the first round of our Holiday beer, Pine Tree IPA. This Northeast style IPA tastes like cold pressed Pine Tree juice in a glass. With 100% Chinook hops in the boil and dry hop process, you'll recognize notes of pine needle, conifer sap, and spice. We only have 200 bottles...
