Craft Beer & Brewing Beer Reviews

Craft Beer and Brewing Reviews of BKAS

BKS Artisan Ales beers reviewed by the Craft Beer & Brewing blind panel of BJCP or Cicerone™ certified judges: Pivo Project Bohemian style Pilsner: 99Chur Thing IPA: 98Rockhill & Locust English Mild Ale: 95Tumbling Tumbleweed Pale Ale: 95Meyer Kölsch-Style Ale: 93Collection Wild Ale: 92Current Past West Coast Style IPA: 91Recollection (Rye Whiskey Barrel Aged): 91Space Nelson IPA: 89Galactic Escapism Double IPA: 87Counterculture IPA: 87Simplicity & Patience Dry Hopped Pilsner: 87 FULL LIST OF AWARDS

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Feast Magazine Article: Kansas City’s New BKS Artisan Ales is Already a Neighborhood Favorite

Feast Magazine Article from February 2018:  Co-founders Brian and Mary Rooney officially opened BKS Artisan Ales last December and drew an immediate following in the community. BKS, shorthand for Kansas City’s Brookside neighborhood, had lines out the door on its soft-opening dates for limited beer releases last fall. Inspired by out-of-market beers from well-regarded craft breweries that the Rooney's enjoy, the couple strive to produce beer of a similar caliber. Later this year, BKS is launching a barrel-aging sour program, as well...

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