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Explore Some of Kansas City's Favorite Craft Breweries!

Discover Kansas City Craft Beer, Wine and Spirits

Plus a designated driver for up to 24 people.

KC Beer Tour is a fun and safe way for groups to visit multiple craft breweries in Kansas City

The KC Beer Tour bus is a unique Kansas City experience, which includes transportation of up to 24 people to and from up to 3 local craft breweries. Book the KC Beer Bus for your group or organization and you'll experience a convenient way to to enjoy everything breweries have to offer, including food, conversation and unique craft beer. Each trip is approximately 4 hours.

up to 10 people / 4 hours

11-15 people / 4 hours

Please ask us about rides of 15-24 people.

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KC's Best Brewery Tours

Skip the crowds, embrace luxury transportation, and indulge in exclusive access to KC's finest breweries.

ELEVATE YOUR TASTEBUDS

Kansas City’s Signature

Brewery Tour Experiences

Brewery Tour

Start at $70 per person

3 breweries

Samples at each stop

3 hour tour

Ditch the "meh" beers, raise a glass to WOW! Whether you're a craft beer connoisseur or a curious newbie, Kansas City's microbreweries have something for everyone. Our inclusive brewery tour caters to all palates, guiding you through the city's vibrant craft beer scene. Ready to cheers to unforgettable memories and delicious discoveries? Let's go!

Brewery & Distillery Tour

2 breweries and a distillery

Forget bar hopping, unlock hidden gems! Explore KC's vibrant spirits & brews with VIP access to secret-stash breweries & distilleries. Sample handcrafted magic, soak in local flavor, and let our comfy bus whisk you away. Memories (and maybe a few laughs) guaranteed!

Brewery, Winery & Distillery

1 brewery, winery and distillery

No ordinary tasting tour! Dive into Kansas City's vibrant craft scene with VIP access to hidden gems: breweries, wineries, and distilleries. Savor hand-crafted magic, uncover local stories, and let our fun guide lead the way. Safe, delicious, and

unforgettable? Cheers to that!

DITCH THE ORDINARY, SIP EXTRAORDINARY!

Your KC brewery adventure awaits.

Imagine: VIP access, expert guides, and delicious tastings straight from the source on our unforgettable KC brewery tour. Discover hidden gems, iconic breweries, and unique flavors you won't find anywhere else. Learn, sip, and explore with passionate guides, whether you're a seasoned beer aficionado or a curious newbie. Book your spot now and raise a glass to unforgettable memories!

Price Includes

Samples at each of the 3 stops

Gratuities (at planned stops)

Safe & fun tour guide

What to Bring

Gratuity for guide (optional)

Meeting Point

Made in KC – 325 E. 31st St, Kansas City, MO 64108

Parking – Martini Corner has ample parking.

Where we go

WHY TAKE A TOUR WITH

We love our city and can’t wait to share it with you!

We’re your Kansas City insiders, dedicated to delivering a purely authentic and exciting KC experience.

Personalized

Our small group tours make for a far better travel experience.

Booking Freedom

Change your tour or the date at no extra cost, anytime up until 7 days before your tour begins.

Barley Bus Fleet

Our diverse fleet of buses, including a charming Vintage VW bus that's a true throwback, offers a variety of options for different group sizes and seating preferences. For larger gatherings, we seamlessly coordinate with our partners to ensure everyone is comfortably accommodated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many samples can expect during the tour.

Typically, you will receive approximately 3 samples per each stop during the tour. You are not obligated to drink each sample provided. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT YOU ARRANGE TRANSPORTATION OR DESIGNATE A SOBER DRIVER BACK TO YOUR HOME OR HOTEL AT THE END OF THE TOUR.

Do you sell gift certificates?

Absolutely! You may purchase gift certificates here: https://gift.xola.app/#?button=59e187416864eadd708b4636&_=1708568318855&openExternal=true

How long do the tours take?

The tours last approximately 3 hours.

Can we bring/consume food or alcohol on the bus?

You may bring/consume food and alcohol on the bus. Please just do us a solid and try keeping any messes to a minimum.

Where do your tours start/end?

Our brewery tours start and end at Made in KC – 325 E 31st St, Kansas City, MO 64108 in Martini Corner. Martini Corner has multiple bars and restaurants with parking lots as well as street parking. We highly recommend eating prior to your tour.

What is your cancellation policy?

We offer flexi-bookings you may change your tour or the date at no extra cost, anytime up until 7 days before your tour begins. Barley Bus reserves the right to cancel any public event due to severe weather or if the tour does not reach the minimum required guests. If any public event needs to be canceled, all current ticket holders will be notified via email in advance of the scheduled tour with the option of rescheduling, credit, or full refund.

Do all guests have to be 21+ years old?

Yes, all guests

must be 21 years or older. ID’s will be checked upon boarding the bus and may be checked again by other establishments.

Do you offer a discount for guests not interested in drinking alcohol?

Yes, for public tours. Please contact us for a designated driver discounted ticket.

Can I book a large group/private tour?

Absolutely… whether your group is 2 or 200, we have the tour for you. Give us a call at 816.323.3889 or email us [email protected] to arrange a private tour.

What is the appropriate amount to tip our tour guide?

According to tipping.org , tour guides are typically given a gratuity of 10-20% of the price of the tour, but any amount is greatly appreciated.

How do I request a donation?

Barley Bus Tours is a small, KC owned company that is committed to giving back to the community we serve. Please email us at [email protected] with your request.

Call/Text 816.323.3889

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KC Bier Co.

Putting the i back in bier.

Brewery Tours

Brewery tours are offered every Saturday at 1:00PM and every Sunday at 12:30PM.

Take an informative tour of KC Bier Company and learn all about how bier is made. You will receive a complementary tour glass and tastings included. We will be limiting each tour to 20 tickets. Tickets will be sold in advance online until 11:59 PM on the Friday before the tour date. Tickets available at the door if not sold out online.

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310 W 79th St Kansas City, MO 64114

(816) 214-8691

Bierhalle & Biergarten

Mon : Closed
Tue : 11:00 am–9:00 pm
Wed : 11:00 am–9:00 pm
Thu : 11:00 am–9:00 pm
Fri : 11:00 am–10:00 pm
Sat : 11:00 am–10:00 pm
Sun : 11:00 am–9:00 pm
Happy Hour Tue–Thu : 3:00 pm–6:00 pm
Late Night Happy Hour Sun, Fri–Sat : 6:00 pm–9:00 pm

Our bier is made to be enjoyed by adults of legal drinking age.

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Great Local Breweries in Kansas City

Known for barbecue, jazz and fountains, local breweries have transformed Kansas City into one of the fastest-growing craft beer destinations in the country. Get to know each one before visiting.

Crossroads Arts District

Border Brewing Company : Border produces a wide variety of beer styles that are approachable and complex in flavor, perfect for both amateurs and aficionados.
Brewery Emperial : Known for its satisfying tap tastes, expansive patio and exceptional dining menu, Brewery Emperial is quickly becoming a staple in the Crossroads Arts District .

Casual Animal Brewing : Small-batch session beers are the specialty at this cozy Crossroads hangout.
City Barrel : The newest brewery in the Crossroads specializes in interesting beers, from the hoppy to the sour to the wild.
Double Shift Brewing Company : Originally founded as a “second shift” job by a local firefighter, Double Shift is a laid-back brewery that crafts unique beers of all kinds.
Torn Label Brewing Company : Torn Label’s 15-barrel brewhouse and stellar limited release selections make it a popular weekend destination.

Downtown Core + Surrounding Neighborhoods

Alma Mader Brewing : Hop-forward lagers and ales are the specialty in this Southwest Boulevard brewery that blends tradition, innovation and approachability.
BKS Artisan Ales : Brookside ’s friendly neighborhood brewery comes complete with a sunlit tasting room and everything from Belgian-inspired beers to English-style tastes.
Boulevard Brewing Co. : Founded in 1989, Boulevard Brewing Co. has grown to become the largest specialty brewer in the Midwest, with its beers being sold in nearly 40 states coast-to-coast. Swing by the Beer Hall to tour the facility and to sample its full rotation of beers and exclusive test tastes.
Green Room Burgers & Beer : A neighborhood favorite in every sense, Green Room Burgers & Beer is exactly what you want in a local watering hole thanks to locally sourced fare and lovingly crafted beers.

KC Bier Co. : One of the most popular breweries in the region, KC Bier Co. specializes in authentic, German-style lagers and ales—and touts a one-of-a-kind Biergarten in Waldo .
Stockyards Brewing Co. : The spirit of the KC’s Western heritage and West Bottoms history live on in Stockyards’ bar and taproom, where guests toast to a diverse offering of beers.
Strange Days Brewing Co. : International styles shine in this River Market hotspot that’s rapidly become home base for many of Kansas City’s most passionate soccer fans.

North Kansas City

Big Rip Brewing Company : Big Rip brews up a wide variety of unique flavors, including sci-fi and horror movie-themed beer styles.
Callsign Brewing : Founded by veterans, each beer at this North Kansas City brewery is named for a different military vehicle—a tribute to American servicemembers.
Cinder Block Brewing Co. : Cinder Block pours up everything from balanced session beers to rye wheats and ciders on a regular basis.

Other Regional Breweries

3 Trails Brewing Co. : Borrowing from Independence 's rich pioneer history, 3 Trails marks another sign of Independence Square 's recent resurgence.
Apex Aleworks : Based in Independence, this microbrewery is known for its experimental flavors, including the oyster stout and coconut milk stout.
Atlas Sloon Brewery : Travel to nearby Excelsior Springs to sample beer made using the town's famous water. The saloon itself is a marvel, as it's been in the same spot since 1894, when it first served as a Schlitz Beer bar.
Crane Brewing : Native to Raytown, Crane specializes in farmhouse ales and sour beers, with an emphasis on unique flavors, such as tea leaves and beets.
Dubious Claims Brewing Company : Also based in Excelsior Springs, Dubious Claims borrows its name from the countless exaggerations made in the early 20th century about the healing properties of the city's mineral water. There's nothing suspicious about the beer, however.
East Forty Brewing : Find a reliable stable of diverse beers and other rotating specials at this hip brewery based in Blue Springs.
Martin City Brewing Company : Martin City Brewing Company is a south Kansas City establishment that triples as a pub, pizza place and brewery with a solid, thirst-quenching beer selection.
Weston Brewing Company : The perfect stop on a day trip to Weston , this brewery heralds history and Irish heritage in one of the region's most charming destinations. Stick around for live music and more fun in O'Malley's 1842 Pub .

Kansas Taps

Brew Lab : This incomparable Overland Park hybrid is part taproom, restaurant and experimental playground for aspiring homebrewers to learn about the craft beer creation process.
Limitless Brewing : Craft beer is just the beginning at this Lenexa-based, community-minded brewery, which hosts everything from yoga and running clubs to volunteer events and holiday meals, 365 days a year.
Red Crow Brewing Company : A reliable rotation of this Olathe brewery’s year-round beers vary from pale ale to rye porter, all bolstered by strong seasonal additions.
Sandhills Brewing : Sample specialty ales and other unique releases such as barrel-aged brews in the Mission or Hutchison taprooms.
Servaes Brewing Company : Kansas City's only female-fronted brewery is based in Shawnee and offers a menu without a flagship beer—meaning plenty of new flavors to try all year.
Transport Brewery : Based in Shawnee, Transport features 12 taps, cider and wine, with initial offerings including a coffee stout and a berliner weisse with lime and cherry flavors.

Lee's Summit

Fringe Beerworks : Entrenched in the heart of bustling Downtown Lee’s Summit , Fringe Beerworks is the first brewery in the city’s 150-plus-year history.
Grains & Taps Brewery and Taproom : Stock up on homebrew supplies while you’re at Grains & Taps—and, of course, sample one of the many beers on draft.
New Axiom Brewing Company : The latest addition to Lee’s Summit’s brewing scene offers an excellent selection of brews for any palate.
Smoke Brewing Co. : A favorite of both barbecue lovers and beer aficionados, Smoke Brewing Co. is taking the brewpub concept to new heights right in the middle of Downtown Lee’s Summit.

Kansas City Tap Tour

What better way is there to enjoy the Kansas City craft beer scene while also earning discounts and prizes every pint of the way?

Enjoy These Kansas City Brewery Tours

Kansas City brewery tours offer the chance to get a behind-the-scenes look at how some of the best breweries produce such high-quality beer in this Missouri town. This city is usually associated with BBQ and great football, but what many don’t know is that it also has a growing beer scene that has been getting national attention for the inventive and exciting things happening here. While you are visiting Kansas City’s incredible restaurants and museums, also make sure to stop by to check out some of the exceptional breweries where brewmasters are crafting and honing their trade.

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Kansas City Brewery Tours

Going on a Kansas City Brewery tour is a great way to get to know this dynamic city in a fun and informative way. Unfortunately due to the Covid-19 pandemic, many tours have been temporarily suspended for health and safety reasons. This means that in the near future you can check back often as restrictions are slowly lifted and tours can resume. When tours do open once again we are ready to guide you in the right direction of which brewery tours are the best. Going on a Kansas City brewery tour is sure to be a highlight of your visit!

Rather than just simply going to a Kansas City brewery for a beer or two, tours allow you to better understand the fascinating process of what goes into the creation of your beer as well as learning the fascinating history of the breweries and Kansas City. In Kansas City, you can either tour individual breweries or head out on multiple brewery tours of some of the best places this city has to offer. Local and craft breweries have turned this place into one of the fastest-growing beer destinations in the country! Here are our favorite Kansas City brewery tours to take while visiting.

One of the largest craft breweries in the Midwest and the crown jewel of Kansas City, Boulevard Brewing Company offers a 45-minute walking tour of this town’s oldest brewery. This facility plays a big part in the city’s identity and locals here are proud of that. On the tour you’ll get a peek at the bottling lines and event spaces, then you can sample in the tasting room. This is a must-see Kansas City brewery destination.
KC Bier Company serves up German-style ales and lagers and offers year-round as well as seasonal and specialty brews. They have guided tours of this Kansas City brewery with bier samples and a souvenir glass to take with you.
Every second Saturday at noon Cinder Block Brewery gives a tour of their facilities and a tasting of the handcrafted ales, IPAs, and porters they make here at this Kansas City brewery.
If you are looking to visit multiple craft breweries, this town has got you covered! The KC Beer Tour offers guests a designated driver to safely guide them to local breweries. You’ll learn all about the craft Kansas City brewery business and sample new beers. In tours like the Saturday Hops, Southern Crawl, and Pint Night you’ll visit 3 breweries in a 3.5-hour tour. Try the Kayak and Craft Beer Tour for a 1-hour Missouri River kayak trip followed by a visit to 2 breweries.
The Barley Bus is another multi Kansas City Brewery tour that is an all-inclusive trip where a fun and knowledgeable tour guide takes you to 3 local breweries. You’ll get VIP access, learn the history of each brewery, sightsee, and, of course, sample! A luxury bus transports you throughout the city and you’ll get light snacks and bottled water along the way.

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Tui brings back 'yeah right' campaign with billboard making a dig at Philip Polkinghorne

Tui Breweries' latest billboard. Photo: supplied

Tui Breweries' famously provocative "Yeah Right" advertising campaign has made a return with a billboard referencing the recent trial of eye surgeon Philip Polkinghorne.

Last month, an Auckland jury found former Auckland eye surgeon Polkinghorne not guilty of murdering his wife, Pauline Hanna. Last Friday, less than a fortnight after the verdict, DB Breweries, which owns Tui, went live with its Yeah Right campaign referencing some of the trial's dramatic revelations including Polkinghorne's meth addiction and accusations that he regularly hired sex workers.

The new digital billboard read: "Back to being a respectable meth smoking, sex worker-loving doctor then. Yeah right."

The campaign has attracted a handful of complaints through the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), the criticism of at least one marketing expert and generated online discussion. However, the brewery is doubling down on the Polkinghorne reference with more billboards and topical references to come.

Discussion fueled by controversy is the goal of the "Yeah Right" campaign, according to Fraser Shrimpton, the marketing director of DB Breweries.

Shrimpton wrote in an email to RNZ that the Yeah Right revival is in response to making beer brand marketing fun again, stepping away from the recent "do it by the book" approach and walking the precarious line of cancel culture to bring Kiwis a good laugh.

He said they weren't "afraid to say what we've all been thinking" and were happy to "push boundaries".

Along with the campaign, the brewery launched a 24/7 phone feedback line - 0800-TUI-YEAH-RIGHT - to receive public comment on the campaign. The few calls it has received have been mostly positive, Shrimpton said.

It took eight weeks and 80 witnesses for the verdict to be delivered in the Polkinghorne trial . Crown prosecutors argued the couple were unhappy, that Polkinghorne lived a secret "double life" with prostitutes and meth. These combined led him to kill Hanna during a violent, possibly drug-induced struggle, and then stage it as a suicide, they argued.

Laying out the defence's case, Ron Mansfield KC, said it was "easy to get distracted" by Polkinghorne's meth use, relationships with Australian escort Madison Ashton and other sex workers. But at it's core, there was no evidence of a struggle, Hanna was suicidal, and her death was self-inflicted, he said.

Philip Polkinghorne arrives at the Auckland High Court for the first day of his trial for the murder of his wife Pauline Hanna
New Zealand Herald photograph by Michael Craig 29 July 2024

Philip Polkinghorne outside court. Photo: NZME/Michael Craig

Another Tui billboard message appeared to reference rapper and businessman Sean "Diddy" Combs who was arrested on a host of charges including sex trafficking. The billboard's message: "Surely that's the last of the Hollywood sex pests".

The popular campaign was last in action in 2016. Marketing and advertising expert Dr Bodo Lang told RNZ's Midday Report he expected Tui Breweries and its parent company DB Breweries to cop flak for the advert.

"My sense is that this particular execution, this particular billboard referring to the trial, it is very judgmental, it's extremely personal and it's really just grumpy, and there's nothing funny about it.

"I'm a fan of the 'yeah right' campaign, but I think in this particular instance, they just got it wrong."

A brewery taking a judgemental stance didn't sit well either, he explained.

"They're making a very personal judgement, and portraying him as a sinner, which he probably is.

"Alcohol brands cause $9 billion worth of harm in New Zealand every year. So, it's from one sinner to another I guess."

Whether the campaign generates beer sales is moot, he said.

"Advertising is usually meant to sell. I don't think this will be selling many units of Tui beer directly, but I think it certainly will be a talking point."

A post on the social media site Reddit with an image of a billboard with the controversial advertising statement generated more than 300 comments.

Some commenters said that they enjoyed the topical reference of the billboard calling it "brilliant." Others called it bad taste, accusing Tui Breweries of making light of what many in New Zealand see as a miscarriage of justice not just for Hanna but for female victims of crime in general.