MilwaukeeWorld: BREWERY-OWNED DISTRIBUTORSHIPS SEEN ON A-B HORIZON

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Beer Class at McCoys

This I Believe ...

Beer Wars Movie Thursday, April 16th w/Ben Stein

Wow!

Growing up in the shadow of Miller Brewing Company in Milwaukee, hawking popcorn at the Great Schlitz Circus Parades, pouring beer for tourists on the very last day Pabst was open to the public .... I had never envisioned the day we could finally celebrate and contemplate the NEW BEER INDUSTRY in America!

Hit the link for KC area theaters showing this one night Live event.

Something to Think and Drink about.

New Kansas City American Royal Beer Fest Coming Up Quickly!

KC has had Beer Fests at Parkville, Grinders, the Legends and now ...
a new venue- At Hale Arena, Wine & Brew-Ha-Ha runs 5-9pm Saturday August 9th...
details on the American Royal site.

Looks like a good roster of local brewers/brewpubs and a few in-state wine folks-
a good place to practice co-existence!

For the event's success I would have hoped they were able to promote this a few months in advance. Beer folks do have alot of choices these days and actually plan trips to the best of fests.

Anyway- check it out.

Think Global- Drink Local!

How'd You Come Up With "The Beer Jockey" As Your Name?

No. It has nothing to do with race horses. Nor is it just a slang term for a beer slinging bartender, in this case.

It started years ago when my now teenaged daughter, Caroline, was in grade school in lovely Liberty, Missouri. Her school was having a fundraising auction. Most of the well employed/self employed parents donated nice respectable gifts such as car washes and accounting services. I checked my wallet- empty, and felt I needed to be creative to make my contribution.

I'd been pouring beer smorgasbords for my friends since I became legal in Milwaukee, Wisconsin many years ago. Then there was my 13 years of working at Miller Brewing HQ and some craft beer related employment in Ohio. So, unsurprisingly, the gift of beer came to mind.

I wrote up my auction offering- something like "Sample ten quality beers with your friends, served up with "industry insider" insights on beer styles, brewing history and the changing beer community".

My son, Dan, then almost legal, read it and laughed (which I have found teenagers enjoy doing in response to their parents).

"So, you are something like a disk jockey, but you serve up beers instead of music?", he queried.

Yes, eureka! I am the Beer Jockey! In fact that is what I believe I try to do even now. A good DJ does more than pour music out on his listeners. He selects each song carefully. Perhaps works out an aptly organized thematic set or show. Hopefully, he explains something about the music, the musicians, where they are from and more. The best DJs always throw something new to their audience.

At the core, a DJ allows you to experience the music more fully and causes you to think a bit. He shares his passion with you. Now don't laugh here- I believe that people should think about what they drink! Who makes it, where, what ingredients? What is their company about?

On my best days, that is what I aspire to do as "The BeerJockey".

Check out my Kansas City Hometown Beer Bus Bus tours or UMKC Communiversity classes and see if I can hold to that standard.

Kansas City Area Hometown Beer Bus Tours- from Pop A Top Liberty & ACME Bike- KCMO Roll Soon!

After running our own Hometown Beer Bus tours as The Beer Jockey, with great cooperation from Boulevard Brewing Company, McCoy's Public House BrewPub (Westport) and other stops such as Paci's Cafe in North KC (1824 Buchanan Street), I am now partnering with some great local groups that love good beer to offer more and better beer experiences! We will visit the above stops, with more to be added but we can now pick you up to start the party with your crew at locations around town!

Kansas City Transportation Group (the City's Designated Driver) which runs Yellow Cab and the the KCI Shuttles remains our transportation supplier. [ Check out the Magic Bus photo above- that is our usual ride! ] See www.kctg.com for transport.

Pop-A-Top Liquor & Deli at Liberty Drive and Hwy 291 Liberty (in the shopping center east of/across 291 from the Dish Pizza), welcomes all Northland brew lovers to sign up for a Beer Jockey Bus tour held on Saturday, May 19th starting at 1:00 pm departing from their store. We'll head to Boulevard with Beers on board, tour their World Class Brewery, sample the latest offerings and then head to historic beer sites in town including the former Heim Brewery and the Muehelbach (later Schlitz) brewing complex in City Market before retreating to McCoy's for more samples of craft beer! (Lunch available on your own). We return you to Liberty around 5:30pm.

Contact John Wheeler, Pop-A-Top owner, at 816.415.0069 for details and to sign up. (You really need to stop and see his growing Beer selection and the cigar case, too when you stop in for a fresh sandwich).

Speaking of Wheelers ... Sarah and the gang at ACME Bicycle Company at 412 E. 18th Street, KCMO (across from Grinders in the Crossroads) say Beer and Bicyclists are an inseperable combination! So- our bus will pick up riders from ACME on Saturday, June 2nd at 11:30am, toast a beer on the bus and head for our Classic route of Boulevard Brewery, Beer History sites and on to the fine fermented offerings at McCoy's - dropping you back in the Crossroads about 3:30pm.

Call 816.221.2045 or stop in at ACME to get on board with this urban beer journey
www.acmebicyclecompany.com

All of our tours include beer education, some beer trivia, beer bluster and assorted B.S. along with your superb servings of hops & malt!

<<<< Watch for more beer events being added on the left hand side of this blog.

Do you have a friend's birthday, fraternal/sports group or company entertainment event you want to run? Think about a Hometown Beer Bus tour and call me at 414.520.7265 or email BeerJockeyJim@Yahoo.com

I look forward to sharing a beer with you.- Jim Quinn- The Beer Jockey