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New Summer Seasonal Drinks Are Here!
We are rolling out our summer drinks menu just in time for the sizzling temps! As the mercury rises, you’ll want to cool down with Rochester’s brand new summer seasonal drinks menu. Our creative team has come up with refreshing new flavor combinations, crafted carefully with house-made syrups and fresh ingredients. We hope you find…
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Juneteenth Jazz and Blues Festival
Banneker School Foundation’s First Annual Music Festival We were honored to work with the Banneker School Foundation on its first annual Juneteenth Jazz & Blues Festival at English Landing Park this month. The event, a fundraiser for the Banneker School restoration project, featured local jazz and blues musicians as well as the launch of Rochester’s…
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Four New Beers on Tap
New Flavors and Old Favorites Our head brewer, David, has been very busy lately! Rochester recently tapped four new beers in Parkville. Boogie Off Beat Saison This vibrant Saison was brewed in collaboration with our friends from Vine Street Brewing as part of the Banneker School Foundation Juneteenth Jazz & Blues Festival. It combines earthy…
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Pride Month Featured Artists
Alex Coffee and Piper Ruwe Rochester’s Pride Month artists are Alex Coffey and Piper Ruwe. Both are students at the Kansas City Art Institute. Alex Coffey is an artist who examines the relationships between feminine handicrafts, photography and painting. Her layered works are meant to explore where to place herself in both the craft and…
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Spring Seasonals Are Here!
Spring Seasonal Menu We have hatched a brand new batch of refreshing and innovative drinks just in time for Spring. Inspired by warmer weather and bursting with flavor, you’re sure to find a new favorite at Rochester! We also have fresh beers being tapped almost daily. Stop in to try our brand new Irish Red…
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Rochester in the News!
Rochester Brewing and Roasting has been recognized as one of Kansas City’s best breweries by Hop Culture magazine, along with seven other area microbreweries. Citing Rochester’s unique title as Kansas City’s first craft brewery and coffee roaster under one roof, Hop Culture gave accolades to Rochester’s creative seasonal beverages as well as its top-rated ciders,…
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February Featured Artist: John Raux
World Traveler with Local Roots John Raux was born in Dakar, Senegal but has primarily lived in Kansas City. He studied illustration in Los Angeles at ArtCenter. After college he created a participatory gallery on 18th St. in Kansas City and screamed in the metal band James Dean Trio while working in the construction industry.…
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National Beer Can Day Jan. 24
It’s National Beer Can Day! What’s that, you ask? On January 24, 1935, beer was first sold in cans. The Gottfreid Krueger Brewing Company of Newark, NJ, partnered with the American Can Co. to try its innovative new cans. The hefty steel cans were pressurized, treated with a coating so the beer did not react…
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Perfect Pairings
With the rollout of our new food menu and freshly baked-in-house pastries, our team has come up with some tasty pairing ideas. Whether you’re in the mood for a sandwich and a beer, a pastry and coffee, a breakfast burrito and mimosa or any other combination, the possibilities are nearly endless! Matches Made In Heaven…
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New Year, New Menu
It’s a brand new year, and we are celebrating with the launch of Rochester Brewing and Roasting’s expanded menu of sandwiches, breakfast burritos and baked goods, including vegan and gluten-free choices. You’ll recognize some old favorites and innovative new options to pair with our craft beer, cocktails, coffee and tea! Sandwiches CHICKEN BACON: chicken, bacon…
