KC’s first Black-owned brewery could open within weeks; Here’s how its debut lager could land in your hand even sooner

By Tommy Felts | February 16, 2023

Vine Street Brewing’s long-anticipated opening is nearly here, said Kemet Coleman, teasing a late March first pour for the taproom and brewhouse space, which sits adjacent to the city’s historic jazz district. “It’s crazy to see something that for so long has been just an idea in our minds starting to become real,” said Coleman,…

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2000 Vine: Brewed under pressure, KC’s first Black-owned brewery puts more than reputations on the vine

By Tommy Felts | September 9, 2022

Editor’s note: This story is part of a series from Startland News highlighting entrepreneurs, businesses, and creators leading revitalization and redevelopment efforts in and around the historic 18th and Vine Jazz District. Click here to read additional stories from this series. [divide] A brewery under construction at 2000 Vine on Kansas City’s East Side comes…

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