Kansas City Flying Saucer partnered with five local breweries for a special beer dinner during Kansas City Craft Beer Week. The breweries included Boulevard Brewing Co., Cinder Block Brewery, Torn Label Brewing Co., and Martin City Brewing Company. The menu paired locally sourced ingredients with special, rare offerings from each of these breweries.
Prior to the dinner, a handful of lucky Beerknurds were treated to a special private tasting with one of our favorite beer writers, Stephen Beaumont. Stephen held court discussing beer and food. Copies of his book, The Pocket Beer Guide 2015 (written with Tim Webb), were available. Check it out along with his newest work, The Beer and Food Companion.
The evening was a blast and celebrated everything that craft beer is about: high-quality beer brewed with care and skill and a community of people united in their appreciation of that care and skill. If you missed out, make sure you’re following your local Flying Saucer on social media for upcoming events where you’ll get the exclusive opportunity to taste rare, special beers, chat with heroes from the industry and drink with other craft beer lovers.
Until then, enjoy this fine beer porn…
(Photo credit: Mallorie McKernan)
- Stephen Beaumont and Tim Webb’s POCKET BEER GUIDE 2015
- Martin City Brewing Co’s Mr. Vacation Barleywine and Vanilla Poached Peach Tart
- Torn Label KC P’rye’d Dry Hopped Rye Ale with Double Pork, KC P’rye’d Braised ‘Broadway Butcher’ Bratwurst and ‘Fritz’s’ Candied Bacon
- Kansas City Bier Co. Der Bauer Farmhouse Ale and Scotch Egg, ‘Campo Lindo Farm’ Chicken Confit, Cracklin, ‘City Bitty’ Micro Greens
- Cinder Block Lusus Naturae Barrel-aged Sour and ‘Two Sisters Farms’ Lettuce, ‘Green Dirt Farm’ Braised Lamb, Prairie Tomme and Apricot Vinaigrette
- Boulevard Brewing Co. Saison Brett Farmhouse Ale and Hickory Smoked ‘Troutdale Farms’ Rainbow Trout and ‘Anson Mills” Parmesan Grit Cake
- Boulevard Brewing Co Saison Brett
- Delicious candied bacon
- From L-R: Nuova Mattina Saison/Farmhouse Ale, Brasserie Thiriez La Blonde D’esquelbecq, HaandBryggeriet Norwegian Wood Smoked Beer, Brasserie Dieu Du Ciel Route Des Épices Rye Beer
- Brasserie Dieu Du Ciel Route Des Épices Rye Beer
- Nuova Mattina Saison/Farmhouse Ale,