Now on Tap - California Uncommon

Back on tap for a very limited time is our California Uncommon - imperial steam beer. We've been cellaring this keg for over a year since it was first brewed and the results are definitely worth the wait. This is a big, hoppy beer perfect for cold November nights like this. Click here for a brief history of steam beers.

Brewer's specs:

Malt
90% Pale
5% Crystal
5% Munich

Hops
75% Northern Brewer
25% Cascade

Fermented at 18°C (64.4°F) with McCoy's house lager yeast

OG: 23.3 Plato
10.2% ABV

A postmodern twist on a modern revival of a classic American beer

Now on Tap - Broadway Toddy Stout

Oatmeal stouts are generally medium to full bodied & have a remarkable smoothness to them due to the addition of oats to the mash. The oats not only add a lot of smoothness to the mouthfeel, but give a touch of sweetness that is unlike any other type of stout. Ours is a very smooth and delicious, malt forward stout that is nitrogenated to make it even more smooth & creamy. This time around our good friends at Broadway Cafe put together a very special cold-extract Toddy blend to compliment and enhance our oatmeal stout with a burst of coffee.

Brewer's specs:

Malt: Pale, Carapils, Munich, Roasted, Black, HoneyOats

Hops: Bravo & Willamette

Fermented with McCoy's house ale yeast
Cold extracted Broadway Cafe Toddy added after maturation

OG 15.5 Plato
45 IBU

6.1% ABV

Feast of Samichlaus - Dec. 5

It's almost that time again - Sunday December 5th at 6:30 is the next installment of our monthly Brewmaster's Dinners. This time we're offering 6 beers from 5 European countries paired with their respective regional holiday dishes. Some of these beers are particularly rare so this is a great opportunity to try some hard-to-find beers carefully matched with chef-inspired small plates. Here's whats on the menu:

- Belgium: smoked salmon rillettes & herb garlic crostini with Fantôme Spéciale De Noel - 10% ABV

- Denmark: warm duck confit salad with apples, figs, roasted potatoes & red ale vinaigretter with Mikkeller Red & White Christmas ale - 8% ABV

- Austria: wood-roasted weisswurst sausage, braised red cabbage & apple mustard chutney with Samichlaus Bier - 14% ABV

- Norway: crown pork roast with garlic-herb mustard, mashed rutabaga & lingonberry demi with Nogne-0 Special Holiday Ale - 8.5% ABV

- Denmark: traditional risalamande with cherry compote & almond tuille cookie with Mikkeller Ris a la M'ale - 8% ABV

- England: hand-made sugar plum Christmas tree with Criminally Bad Elf Barleywine 10.5% ABV

Tickets are available for only $50 including tax & gratuity so come by McCoy's, the Foundry or Beer Kitchen, or call us (816) 960-0866 to make your reservations ASAP.

Happy Holidays!

Now on Tap - Rye Pale Ale

Now on tap - the second batch of our Rye Pale Ale. This hop-forward ale is smoothed out by the addition of flaked rye malt, which provides subtle hints of grain and fresh-baked bread while adding some viscosity for a slightly thicker mouthfeel & fuller body to this refreshing English-style pale ale.

Full Brewer's specs coming soon - 5.8% ABV.

Pics - Lagunitas Dinner 11.07.10

Last night's dinner was the first of our updated series of monthly Brewmaster's Dinners now held on Sunday nights at Beer Kitchen

Lagunitas taphandles at Beer Kitchen - Czech Pils & Fusion IV

Chicago resident & Lagunitas midwest sales rep Karen Hamilton; Karen is the sister of brewmaster/owner Tony McGee, who started the brewery in the small California town of Lagunitas in 1993. Since then the brewery has expanded to Petaluma with a capacity of 100,000 barrels annually, making them the 25th largest craft brewery in the US.

Czech-style Pilsner paired with pastry-wrapped brie & lingonberry-apple compote

Lucky 13 "mondo large red ale" - 8.56% ABV. This keg was cellared in the Foundry cooler for nearly 1 year allowing the hops to mellow and the rich maltiness to proceed to the fore

Lucky 13 served with butternut squash & patty pan soup

India Pale Ale paired with roasted acorn squash & apricot-walnut compote. Lagunitas' IPA was the first to be brewed & bottled in California and remains the #1 selling IPA in the state for over 15 years

Little Sumpin' Wild - their Little Sumpin' Sumpin' hoppy wheat beer - fermented with Westmalle Belgian yeast. Little Sumpin' Sumpin' was so well-recieved that it will become their latest year-round brand in just a few months. Also be on the lookout for Little Sumpin' Stoopid in mid 2011...

Little Sumpin' Wild paired with venison loin in a wild mushroom demi with spaghetti squash & miniature twice-baked potato

Fusion IV paired with a trio of pumpkin brulee, ginger spice cake & salted caramel ice cream. This beer - a blend of lager & ale brewing techniques - is very rare and limited to select markets. Kansas City is now one of those markets.

Tickets are on sale now for December's Bremaster's Dinner, "Feast of Samichlaus", which will feature 6 traditional Christmas dishes from around the world carefully paired with beers from their respective country. $50 including tax & gratuity. More info on that very soon...

Now on Tap - BBB

Back on tap for a very limited time is our 13th Anniversary Ale known as Triple B. We hopped this badboy with a blend of Pacific Northwest (Chinook & Horizon), English Fuggle & German Hallertauer hops for a dominant hop profile, while creating a balance of the citrusy American hop qualities and the spicier, more floral notes of European varities. It's then dry-hopped for an even stronger hop aroma. Clean malty sweetness is found in the background, while some fruitiness, either from esters or hops, is also prevalent. This big, bold & beautiful beer defies classification sitting somewhere between an Old Ale, ESB & Barleywine.

Brewer's specs:
Malt: 78% Pale 2-row
9% Crystal
9% CaraPils
4% Melanoidin

Hops: Whole leaf Chinook added to mash

Fuggle added to first wort

Horizon & Hallertaur for 90 minutes

Fuggle & Hallertaur for 60 minutes

Hallertaur for 10 minutes

Fuggle & Hallertaur at whirlpool

Dry-hopped with Fuggle

OG. 23 Plato
90+ IBUs

11% ABV

Now on Tap - Farmhouse Ale

Join us in welcoming back our extremely popular Farmhouse Ale. This is only the second-ever batch of the cloudy Belgian-style ale featuring bold earthy yeast flavors, a mild hop profile and just a touch of sweetness. It is dangerously easy to drink considering it weighs in at 7.1% ABV. Cheers!