Craft Beer, Experience, Hops & Barley

Home Brew Contest

December 30, 2019

SATURDAY, AUGUST 16, 2025

Enjoy Home Brews in Downtown Excelsior Springs!
Presented By Atlas Saloon Brewery!

Premier home brewers, award winning BBQ and musicians are brought together in Downtown Excelsior Springs in conjunction with the 25th Annual BBQ & Fly-In on the River in the Hall of Waters Circle Drive!  Enjoy delicious drinks and great music with your craft beer loving friends!

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Get Your Tickets Here!

Standard Tasting Ticket
$30 tasting pass. This ticket includes access to the event from NOON to 4:00 PM, unlimited home brew samples and a plastic 5 ounce tasting glass.

V.I.P. Tasting Ticket
$40 tasting pass. Limited Tickets Available (100). Get EARLY ACCESS! This ticket includes access to the event from 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM, unlimited home brew samples and a souvenir 13 ounce tasting glass.

V.I.P. Tasting Ticket & BBQ
Sponsored by G.C. BBQ
$55 tasting pass. Limited Tickets Available (50). Get EARLY ACCESS! This ticket includes access to the event from 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM, unlimited home brew samples, a souvenir 13 ounce tasting glass and a competition style burnt ends BBQ lunch.

2024 Line Up

The Brewers

8 Degrees Brewing
BJ Brewing
Drunken Sherpa Brewing
Flip the Record Brewing
Four Color Brewing
Hammer Down Brewing
Lot Love Brewing
Orange Frog Brewery
Phat Ash Brewing
River Runner Brew Club
Rock Star Bier Werks
Roos Brew
Smashed Brothers Brewing
Social Animal Cider Co.
Two Brothers Brewing

The Brews

Sore Loser IPA
Black IPA
Hoppy Wheat
Bourbon Barrel Porter
Doubled Fisted IPA
Spa Day Cucumber Mint Saison
Bananafest Destiny Hefeweizen
Mexican Lager
Cream Ale
Peach Saison
Pineapple Wheat
Hazy IPA
Wheat
American Wheat
Kolsch
Pale Ale

British Golden Ale
Gose
Shandy
Golden Stout
Belgium IPA
Gingo
Dank IPA
White Stout
Milkshake IPA
Belgian Wit
Fall Cider
Apricot Summer Crush
Marzen
Jalapeno Cerveza
Cider
& MORE!!!!

2023 Best Of Show Results

1 – Rock Star Bier Werks • Golden Strong Ale
2 – Rock Star Bier Werks • Wee Heavy Scottish Ale
3 – Goat Tree Brewery • Restless Barley Wine
4 – Phat Ash Brewing • Cran Apple Cider
5 – LaBeets Brewing • Bruno’s Brown

2023 Brewer’s Choice Results

1 – Nomad Brewhaus
2 – LaBeets Brewing
3 – Flip the Record

2023 Kolsch Comp Results

1 – Phat Ash Brewing
2 – Hammer Down Brewing
3 – Goat Tree Brewery
4 – Easley Brewing
5 – Rock Star Bier Werks