Event lets patrons taste beers of NE Kansas

3 November 2023

TOPEKA (KSNT) – Environmental advocacy group Friends of the Kaw is hosting its Eighth annual beer tasting event, Beers of the Kaw.

The group will taste beer from at least 16 breweries in the 61,000-mile Kansas River watershed area. The event is intended to educate attendees about the watershed.

“Come join us to learn a little, taste a little beer, and support our work for the Kansas River,” the website announcement said.

Attendees can play “beer bingo” by visiting all brewers. Once you’ve visited all brewers, you’ll be entered into a drawing for door prizes at the end of the night, according to the announcement.


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The event will take place from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Nov. 5 at Abe & Jakes Landing in Lawrence. Tickets cost $35 and give entrance to the event and a beer glass to try all the brews.

The breweries that will be attending include:

15-24 Brewhouse, Clay Center

23rd Street Brewery, Lawrence

Black Stag Brewery, Lawrence

Blind Tiger Brewery & Restaurant, Topeka

Blue Skye Brewery, Salina

Boulevard Brewing Company, Kansas City

Defiance Brewing, Hays

Fields & Ivy Brewing, Lawrence

Fly Boy Brewery and Eats, Sylvan Grove

Free State Brewing Company, Lawrence

Kansas Territory Brewery, Washington

KC Bier Co., Kansas City

Lawrence Beer Co, Lawrence

Manhattan Brewing Co., Manhattan

Norsemen Brewing Co., Topeka

Transport Brewery, Shawnee

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