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Toast the New Year with local beer, wine and spirits

Ring in the New Year with holiday spirits from local breweries, wineries and distilleries, and learn about some of their sustainability practices.

No matter what you wish to sip, the metro area is a great place to fill your mug or glass. There is a wide variety of vineyards, breweries and wineries that offer tours, tastings and events during the holiday season and throughout the year.

For an eco-friendly experience, visit Jowler Creek Vineyard located 30 minutes north of downtown Kansas City. Jowler Creek is Missouri’s first green vineyard and winery. Owners Colleen and Jason Gerke utilize solar panels to power their winery, and a method of rotational grazing of Olde English Babydoll sheep to control weed and grass growth. Enjoy award-winning wines at the on-site tasting room open 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. Wednesdays through Sundays.

To tour a true “zero landfill” brewery, and taste beer from one of the largest specialty brewers in the Midwest, visit Boulevard Brewing Company. Located on Southwest Boulevard in Kansas City, MO, the brewery has developed several environmentally friendly practices. The company is zero landfill, which means it recycles and composts most of its waste from organic materials to plastics and scrap metal. All broken bottles and other glass waste goes to Ripple Glass, which sends a portion of its final product back to the bottle manufacturer that makes Boulevard bottles. Ripple Glass was started by a few Boulevard owners. Beer box packaging is made from 70-100 percent post-consumer, recycled material. The brewery also has planted a green roof to reduce heating and air conditioning loads and lower energy consumption and installed solar panels to help produce energy. The brewery offers free public tours daily (except holidays) throughout the year.

If you want to take your pup along for a beer, try the Big Rip Brewing Company and its Bicycle and Dog Sundays when they offer a $1 off your first drink if you ride your bike and bring your dog.

Check with these local breweries, wineries and distilleries for upcoming tours and tastings.

Breweries

Boulevard Brewing Company

2501 Southwest Blvd., Kansas City, MO

www.boulevard.com

 

Brewery Emperial

1829 Oak St., Kansas City, MO

www.breweryemperial.com

 

Cinder Block Brewery

110 E. 18th St., North Kansas City, MO

www.cinderblockbrewery.com

 

Crane Brewing Co.

6515 Railroad St, Raytown, MO

www.cranebrewing.com

 

Double Shift Brewing

412 East 18th St., Kansas City, MO

www.doubleshiftbrewing.com

 

Free State Brewing Company

636 Massachusetts St., Lawrence, KS

www.freestatebrewing.com

 

Kansas City Bier Company

310 W. 79th St., Kansas City, MO

www.kcbier.com

 

McCoy’s Public House

4057 Pennsylvania, Kansas City, MO

www.mccoyskc.com

 

The Big Rip Brewing Company

216 E. 9th Ave., North Kansas City, MO

www.bigripbrewing.com

 

Torn Label Brewing Company

1708 Campbell, Kansas City, MO

www.tornlabel.com

  

Distilleries

S.D. Strong Distilling

8500 N.W. River Park Dr., Parkville, MO

www.sdstrongdistilling.com/

 

Tom’s Town Distilling Co.

1701 Main St., Kansas City, MO

www.toms-town.com

 

Union Horse Distillery

11740 W 86th Terr., Lenexa, KS

www.dhdistillery.com

 

Wineries

Albonee Country Inn and Vineyards

2200 S. Crenshaw Rd., Independence, MO

www.alboneecountryinn.com

 

Amigoni Urban Winery

1505 Genessee St., #100, Kansas City, MO

www.amigoni.com

 

Arcadian Moon Vineyards and Winery

19203 Old U.S. 40, Higginsville, MO

www.arcadianmoon.com

 

Baltimore Bend Vineyard

27150 U.S. 24, Waverly, MO

www.baltimorebend.com

 

Black Silo Winery

4030 E. 10th St., Trenton, MO

www.blacksilowinery.com

 

Bushwhacker Bend Winery

515 First St., Glasgow, MO

www.bushwhackerbend.com

 

Fahrmeier Family Vineyards and Winery

9300 Mitchell Trail, Lexington, MO

www.fahrmeierfamilyvineyards.com/

 

Jowler Creek Vineyard and Winery

16905 Jowler Creek Rd., Platte City, MO

www.jowlercreek.com

 

LaBela Vineyards and Winery

11644 Flournoy School Rd., Wellington, MO

www.labellawinery.com

 

Ladoga Ridge Winery

100 E. Pope Ln., Smithville, MO

www.ladogaridgewinery.com

 

Mallinson Vineyard and Hall

3029 N. River Blvd., Sugar Creek, MO

www.Mallinsonhall.com

 

Middlecreek Winery at Graue Vineyards

4353 W. 351st St., Louisburg, KS

www.middlecreekwinery.com

 

Nighthawk Winery

16381 W. 343rd St., Paola, KS

www.nighthawkwines.com

 

Pirtle Winery

502 Spring St., Weston, MO

www.pirtlewinery.com

 

Riverwood Winery

22200 State Road 45 N., Rushville, MO

www.riverwoodwinery.com

 

Stonehaus Farms Winery

24607 NE Colbern Rd., Lee’s Summit, MO

www.stonehausfarms.com

 

Somerset Ridge Vineyard-Winery

29725 Somerset Rd., Paola, KS

www.somersetridge.com

 

 

Photo: Hakee Chang // CC BY

 

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