KC Flying Saucer 1st Annual Fall Beer Fest Announced

The Kansas City Flying Saucer just announced they will host a new Beer Fest this fall. In addition to the information in the above flier, Matt Gardner, Kansas City Flying Saucer General Manager sent me the following update:

• Festival is at the surface parking lot diagonally across the street from the Saucer
• $20 for 10 pours - 4oz pours
• Full Pint tent is for anyone the may not want to purchase a ticket, but still wants to enjoy the environment. They can buy pints of beer and still drink without spending the $20
• Breweries featured include: Boulevard, Schlafly, Tallgrass, Free State, Bell's, Founders, Southern Tier, Avery, Breckenridge, Goose Island, Lagunitas, New Belgium, and Sierra Nevada amongst others.
• We will be tapping special beers in the store throughout the day as well.

The Flying Saucer has become one of Kansas City's premiere beer location. They consistently bring in rare and exciting beers for the beer geeks while maintaining a warm and casual drinking environment for the non-geeks.  Using the parking lot across the street is an innovative way of using the tight space in the Power & Light District.  I'm guessing that street corner will be blocked off to accommodate the foot traffic.  More updates will be posted on the Flying Saucer Facebook as we get closer to the date.

In addition, this will be held on my birthday weekend.  Happy birthday to ME!

UPDATE!
This just in from Flying Saucer:

Kansas City, Mo., Aug. 12, 2010 – Flying Saucer Draught Emporium will host its first Kansas City Beer Festival in the Flying Saucer parking lot at 101 East 13th Street on Saturday, Sept. 11 from noon to 10 p.m.
Flying Saucer’s Kansas City Beer Festival will feature six beer tents, each with crafted brews chosen by Flying Saucer’s own resident beer guru, Keith Schlabs, and Kansas City Flying Saucer general manager Matt Gardner. Featured beers will include rare special releases from Boulevard, Southern Tier, Avery, Ska and Founder’s.

In total, there will be more than 24 beers plus special rare beer tappings throughout the day, including Avery 17, Founder’s Black Biscuit and Dieu du Ciel Peche Mortel Attendees also can go inside the Flying Saucer to sample other special-release beers.

Each tent is dedicated to special selections including Local, East, West, You’re Not Worthy, a Full Pint tent and the Captain’s Picks tent.

The Captain’s Picks tent is scheduled to feature, among others, Schlafly Pumpkin Ale, Big Sky Double IPA and Ska Modus Hoperandi.

“We’ve had a great response to the Fall Beer Festivals in other cities, and we feel that Kansas City is really going to enjoy this festival,” Gardner said. “Captain Keith and I have chosen some great beers for this year’s event, including some very rare samplings that Kansas Citians cannot get regularly. It’s an event beer enthusiasts won’t want to miss!”