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Tap List | Another KC Brewery Receives National Recognition Popular Craft Beer Magazine Highlights Alma Mader

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The Kansas City beer scene continues to impress on a national level. Breweries such as BKS Artisan Ales and KC Bier Co. recently received national and international awards.

Now there’s a third brewery making waves.

Craft Beer and Brewing Magazine recently recognized Alma Mader Brewery as one of the nation’s breakout breweries.

Started in April 2019 by Nick Mader and Tania Hewett-Mader, Alma Mader produces a wide range of beers. Their Premiant, a Czech-style pilsner, is one of the beers that initially caught the attention of the magazine.

Alma Mader initially submitted a couple of lagers, Contextual and Premiant, to Craft Beer and Brewing Magazine for a blind tasting panel for their lager issue. Both received very high marks with Contextual coming in at 95 out of 100 and Premiant scoring a 98 out of 100. The magazine subsequently named Premiant one of their Top 10 Beers of 2021.

Locally, Alma Mader is known for producing some incredibly popular (and tasty) IPAs and, of course, lagers. They release new beers on a near-weekly basis every Thursday.

If you haven’t had the opportunity to check out Alma Mader yet, they have ample widely spaced seating in their taproom and offer beers to go. They recently returned to their regular hours of operation since the holiday season is over, so swing in to see what the hype is all about. 

You can read the full Craft Beer and Brewing article here.

Beer Releases

Strange Days Brewing — 316 Oak St., Kansas City, Missouri — released a very uncommon IPA. Low Simmer (5.8% ABV) is a raw, or no boil, IPA. Brewed as an educational piece for brewers and uber beer geeks, this beer does exactly as it says — it skips the boil portion of the brewing phase. This process resulted in an IPA that has a nutty and doughy malt backbone with a juicy hop profile.

Casual Animal — 1725 McGee St., Kansas City, Missouri — has a new beer available in honor of their birthday. Fluffle Kerfuffle is a 6% ABV carrot cake porter. The beer uses 50 pounds of freshly shredded carrots and is being served on nitro.

City Barrel — 1740 Holmes St., Kansas City, Missouri — just put out another new beer. Aptly titled Haz-E-Boy, this beer is a 6.3% ABV double dry-hopped hazy IPA. Using Amarillo, Citra, and Strata hops, this beer has flavors of grapefruit, peach and fresh berries.

Double Shift Brewing — 412 E. 18th St., Kansas City, Missouri — is rocking a new brew for the new year. Reserve List is an 8.5% ABV golden stout. In addition to cocoa nibs and vanilla, the beer was brewed using vegan oatmeal chocolate chip cookies from Mud Pie Bakery.

Lost Evenings Brewing Co. — 8625 Hauser Court, Lenexa, Kansas — released their first beer of the new year this past week. 925 (5.8% ABV) is a hoppy wheat ale that’s been, well, heavily hopped. Using Amarillo, Sorachi Ace, and Sterling hops, you’ll get lots of lemon and citrus characteristics in 925.

Servaes Brewing Co.’s Rise Up Salted Caramel Cookies & Cream.
Servaes Brewing Co.’s Rise Up Salted Caramel Cookies & Cream. (Courtesy | Servaes Brewing Co.)

Servaes Brewing Co. — 10921 Johnson Drive, Shawnee, Kansas — has a brand new variant of their Rise Up Stout. This version, Rise Up Salted Caramel Cookies & Cream, was brewed with lactose, vanilla, salted caramel and cream filled sandwich cookies. This 7% ABV stout is sure to impress beer and dessert lovers.

Diametric Brewing Co. — 949 N.E. Columbus, Lee’s Summit, Missouri — is coming in hot in the new year. They just released two brand new beers. The first, Rhymes With Smeeses, is a 6% chocolate peanut butter porter. The second is White Tie Affair, a 7.8% ABV coffee coconut white stout.

3Halves Brewing Co. — 110 E. Kansas St., Liberty, Missouri — has a new easy drinking beer available for you. Erica-Strata 77 is a 5.6% ABV session IPA (40 IBUs). You’ll get lots of tropical notes on the nose such as mango, passion fruit and strawberry. This leads to a hoppy bitterness that lingers ever so slightly. We think the beer’s namesake, Erik Estrada, would approve!

Beer Events

Friday, Jan. 14

Cinder Block Brewery — 110 E. 18th Ave., North Kansas City, Missouri — is throwing a party for the release of their latest beer. Brewed in collaboration with the crew from 610 Sports Radio, Il Padrone is an Italian pilsner brewed to celebrate the Chiefs playoff birth. The radio crew will be on hand for the release party, which will include special giveaways and a special live recording of “Bink at Night” in the rec room.

Smoke Brewing Co. — 209 S.E. Main St., Lee’s Summit, Missouri — is restarting their Cards Against Humanity night. Be sure to bring your sickest sense of humor and get ready to laugh. The winning table will get prizes.

Saturday, Jan. 15

East Forty Brewing — 1201 W. Main St., Blue Springs, Missouri — has two events going on at their brewery. Start your day off with a 60-minute Yoga & Brew class. The class will blend movement with mindful breathing techniques helping you to improve flexibility, relieve stress and/or decompress. Later on you can catch live music from Girls Next Door. This trio of ladies is a great blend of country and rock ‘n’ roll.

Sunday, Jan. 16

Crane Brewing Co. — 6515 Railroad St., Raytown, Missouri — has a double feature on tap for your Sunday. Start your morning off with a bit of stretching and relaxation at their Sip ‘N Stretch – Beer Yoga event. The hour-long class, from 10:30-11:30 a.m., is open to all skill levels. Once that’s over, stick around for their Frozen Family Fun Day event kicking off at noon. Kids can make their own crown and meet the characters from Frozen — Elsa, Anna and Olaf the Snowman.

Alex Andujar is a former beer sales rep turned personal trainer. When he’s not training clients you can find him trying new beers at many of Kansas City’s great local breweries.

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