We ate dinner, split an 8oz pour of CBS, and figured the night was still young - we had plenty of time to finally go to Gomer's in Lee's Summit. We'd both heard so many good things about it, and I'd recently seen that they had Mikkeller Rauch Geek Breakfast stout in stock. What else were we going to do with our evening?
So, we hit the highway and, half an hour later, found ourselves in a beer wonderland. We walked in and saw an incredible amount of craft beer in refrigerated coolers straight in front of us. (It's worth mentioning, by the way, that they have a fantastic gin selection that rivals Lukas' in Martin City.) They have the entire Mikkeller yeast series, a ton of Belgian beer I've never seen here, and put simply, THE BEST beer selection in Kansas City. By "best" I don't mean the largest selection or the most bottles; they have the most thoughtful and interesting selection I've seen in this city.
We talked to the beer buyer for a while, who's about our age and a major beer nerd as well. He keeps their blog pretty up to date and works hard to ensure their beer selection's current and creative. I just wish they weren't so damn far out of town. However, I now have a reason to go to Lee's Summit at least once a month, and recommend you do the same. I'm embarrassed that I've never been here before. If you're any self-respecting beer lover, you owe it to yourself to make it out there on a regular basis.
In case you're curious, here's what we came home with:
- Drie Fonteinen Oude Kriek
- Southern Tier Pumking
- Mikkeller Frelser triple bock
- Cantillon broucsella 1900 Grand Cru
- Trois dames grande dame oud bruin
- Mikkeller Rauch Geek Breakfast
- Rogue Chatoe Rogue OREgasmic
- Ska Nefarious ten pin imperial porter
- Haand Bryggeriet barrel aged porter (aged in an aquavit barrel)
- De Molen Heaven & Hell
- Charlevoix Dominus Vobiscum double
- Nogne O/Mikkeller Tyttebaer (cranberry wild ale)
- Vikings Blod Mead
- Pirtle Blackberry Mead
- Ben Middlemiss Benediction ale
- Mikkeller Monks Brew
- Sierra Nevada Tumbler
- O'Fallon Pumpkin
- Schlafly Pumpkin
Prost!
