On Tap: Get a taste of Prairie Artisan Ales, Tallgrass and Local Pig’s beer brats and more

In the next seven days, there will be a lot of sour beers to drink. Bridger’s Bottle Shop is hosting a Day of Sours on Saturday (read more about that here). Flying Saucer’s brewery night highlights Prairie Artisan Ales — including Funky Gold Mosaic — out of Tulsa, Oklahoma. And in the spirit of tailgating season, Tallgrass and Local Pig introduce their beer brats at Rimann Liquors on Friday and Saturday. 

Read on for the full calendar.

Thursday, September 4
Tap Nite, featuring Deschutes’ Not the Stoic, at Flying Saucer (101 East 13th Street), 7 p.m.

Left Hand beer dinner, with brewery founder Eric Wallace, at Anton’s Taproom (1610 Main); call 816-888-8800 for reservations.

Food and beer pairing, with Schlafly Brewing Co. co-founder Dan Kopman, at Bridger’s Bottle Shop & Preservation Market, 5:30-6:30 p.m.

Friday, September 5
Easy ESB tapping at 75th Street Brewery (520 West 75th Street), 5 p.m.

KC Bier Co. pop-up bier garden, 21st Street and Wyandotte, 5-10 p.m.

Picnique Belgique homebrew-competition awards dinner, with guest speakers Stan Hieronymus, author, and Florian Kuplent, Urban Chestnut Brewing Co. founder and head brewer, at Grain to Glass (1611 Swift, North Kansas City), 6 p.m.

Stone “Kitchen Sink” Ruination firkin, with 15 hops, at Bier Station (120 East Gregory Boulevard)
Summit tasting at Gomer’s South (9902 Holmes), 4-6 p.m.

Tallgrass and Local Pig beer brat “tailgate tasting” party at Rimann Liquors Lenexa (15117 West 87th Street Parkway), 
4-6:30 p.m.

Saturday, September 6
Octobierfest 2014 at Haus (3044 Gillham), 4 p.m.

Tallgrass and Local Pig beer brat “tailgate tasting” release party at Rimann Liquors Prairie Village (3917 Prairie Lane), 
noon-3 p.m.

Sunday, September 7
Beer Bingo for charity at the Foundry (424 Westport Rd.), 2 p.m.

Tuesday, September 9
Odell Brewing Co. beer dinner, featuring Cowtown Cheesecake chef Terry Mille, at Grinders (417 East 18th Street), 7 p.m.

Wednesday, September 10
Free State Ironman dry-hopped firkin at Bier Station, 5 p.m.

Brewery Night (buy the beer, collect the glass) with Prairie Artisan Ales (Ale, Hop, American IPA, Funky Gold Mosaic, Bomb, Grappa Barrel–Aged Spaghetti Western) at Flying Saucer, 7 p.m.

Out now
Martin City Brewing Co.’s saison No. 3

Big Rip Brewing Co.’s Chai Milk Stout (brewed with extract from Hugo Tea)