It’s time for that year-round training to pay off
On Saturday, October 12th, noon to 6 PM, North Kansas City hosts the Fifth Annual Pint Path. Dedicated beer fans, walkers, runners, bikers, shoppers, and explorers have had an entire year to prepare in and around North Kansas City. Get ready…set…go!
local bicycle bar, Velo Garage & Tap House .
Pint Path is a fun outing to visit 24 NKC businesses along six paths. Participants will head to four stops on one of six possible paths to get discounts on beer, cocktails, food, and more.
The Venues
Stops include local shops like the quaint Little Store & Cafe, a mainstay in North Kansas City since 1938 for its all-American menu and setting. Grab a beer and a bite before heading onward.
Cinder Block Brewery, which just celebrated their sixth anniversary in September, is one of the city’s older breweries with a strong following. They will have $2 off pints and a special beer release for Pint Path NKC. The brewery also donated a growler and free growler fill for the Hashtag Contest. Use #pintpathnkc during the Pint Path event for a chance to win a gift package full of merchandise from local merchants.
for each crawler, plus beer specials ? ? ?
Have you had a chance to explore Jefferson’s North Kansas City? The restaurant and bar is a newcomer to the neighborhood at the northeast corner of Armour and Swift. Pint Path patrons will find a fun atmosphere and food ranging from the fried pickle burger to a shrimp po’ boy. They offer 75-cent “world-famous” boneless wings on Saturdays. Guests with a Pint Path NKC Passport can purchase $4.50 23-oz drafts, $2.50 bottles, and $1 shots during the event. The deals and fun continues at two-dozen businesses throughout the city.
Stop by a Novelty Photo Op while exploring. The Novelty Photo Ops are six photo “stand ins,” where you put your head in a hole and you’re part of the scene. Locations include Restless Spirits (Ghosties), The Little Store & Cafe (Magical Horse & Unicorn), Big Rip Brewing (Spooky Scene with Pumpkinhead), Colony (The Cheerses, our mascots), Pat’s Pub (Beers), and Callsign Brewing (Red Baron). Keep an eye out for great murals and photo ops around town.
While spending the day in North Kansas City, check out artist Brew Lamb, who will be at The Brewkery, 12-2 PM, for a Meet the Artist event. Lamb painted the mural that’s on the north side of The Brewkery building. Grain to Glass hosts their Annual Cider Day. Customers can press apples in their parking lot. Check out live music at Old Shawnee Pizza at Repeal 18th and at The Rino, the spook easy space Apparition at Screenland Armour, and much more.
Buy one-Get one domestic beers at Christine’s Firehouse wins the day on best deal dollar-for-dollar. Their massive tenderloin will also help soak up beer for the whole weekend! 
Brothers Josh and Ben Edwards will be busy slinging their signature cocktails at Pint Path newcomer Mitch e Amaro 
Grain to Glass will be throwing their annual Cider Day apple pressing for home cider makers. Watch the Fall fun and enjoy $3 4 Hands Single Speed Ale! 
The owners of Brewkery on Swift Street (makers of KC’s Lucky Elixir kombucha brand) will be bringing back their Liger Elixir kombucha-beer collaboration with Casual Animal on Saturday. Plus live music and a chance to meet the artist behind their new exterior mural that’s serving as the southern check-in point for crawlers. 
Event sponsor Callsign Brewing is mixing up a mystery beer cocktail for crawlers and is the event finish line where passports will be exchanged for prizes. Tell event chair Sam Jones (pictured) congrats on a great event! 
Pat’s Pub is running their $1 Tacos (min. 3) plus chilled mugs of $2 Flying Monkey and KC Craft Red. Shoot a little pool and kick back by their fire pit patio out back. 
A mystery tapping, $2 off year-round beers, and a lot of Halloween spirit will make Pint Path founding participant Big Rip Brewing Co. a great choice to spend some time Saturday. 
In addition to their made-from-scratch pretzel bun brats, cider marinated pulled pork and fish & chips, Calibration will once again be doing a special mystery tapping for Pint Path NKC 
Shark Girl Brewing will be bringing her latest IPA to FM Music record store on 18th 
Chef Tito and his team at American Fusion are getting in the spirit of their very first Pint Path NKC with specials on Mojitos, Margaritas, and Sangrias. Plus a chance to fill up on platters of sofritos, mole, and shrimp and fish tacos! 
Get a mid-crawl pick-me-up with a Fall flavored latte, or keep the train rolling with a cocktail from the Fall menu or discounts on the newly expanded beer taps at Colony KC. 
Get your $5 Craft Cocktail on with some pizza by-the-slice and live music at the Repeal 18th Bar at Old Shawnee NKC 
Some delectable bites await at the Smokin’ Guns BBQ taproom like crispy pork belly bites, fried bologna and bratwurst, along with traditional KC BBQ staples. $2 mystery grab bag cans for crawlers! 
6 wings special on Saturday plus Boulevard smokestack bottles in the cooler at Hawg Jaw Que & Brew 
Justin and Joanna Comstock of Spilt Wort Brewing will be popping up some of their home made brews inside Expressive Art Studio on Armour 
Restless Spirits is mixing up a $5 Pint Path cocktail from their line of handcrafted local spirits. Restless is one of several locations this year going the $5 cocktail route over hops and barley! 
Paul & Jack’s Tavern, an NKC Classic, is breaking out $5 Bloody Marys and cheap specials on domestics 
The home of day drinking in North Kansas City, Chicken N Pickle is offering $4 Space Camper and KC Pils from event sponsor Boulevard Brewing Co. 
Tyler Kingston will be offering discounts on their NKC t-shirt, and other shops like nKCyoga and Driftwood Ceramics are running deals for visiting crawlers all day long. 
Pint Path NKC Co-founding venue Screenland Armour also helped kickstart craft beer in NKC back in 20 Aught 12. Saturday they’ll be serving cheap BLVD drafts to crawlers and celebrating the 20th Anniversary of Tim Burton’s Sleepy Hollow (check website for showtimes)… 
…Or kill off your night with a murderously fun time at Apparition: a “spook-easy” going on for the month of October. (But beware: long lines to get in will start forming at Apparition’s 4PM opening; if you still have hopes of finishing top 20 across the finish line for the Pint Path Grand Prize– abandon that hope if ye enter here!…And don’t forget, they’re open until midnight) 
On Sunday, the Pint Path Committee and its volunteers will throw a “Second Chance” Prize Party for those who spaced on their pint glasses before leaving NKC. Come watch the Chiefs, grab some pizza, and get a little hair of the dog from Helen’s extensive list of BLVD taps and fine spirits.
Paths
All six paths that have four stops each. They are colored orange, green, brown, pink, yellow, and purple. The paths will be revealed on the day of the event. You don’t have to follow any particular path or in any order.
Passports
Purchase a Pint Path Passport at Eventbrite. You will get an email with more information about where and when to check in. Organizers will have your physical passport on the day of the event. A few passports will be available for walk up purchase ($10, cash, debit or credit card) on the day of the event.
Passport Stamps
Get your passport stamped at all 24 participating businesses. Each business offers a special or discount on the day of the event. Simply make a purchase at the participating business to qualify for a stamp at each location.
Visit Pint Path on Facebook for more details.