Kansas Territory Brewing

April 2024*prev reviews seem to be from prev locationUnique brewery in northern Kansas, who doesn't love that. The most popular beer, Life Coach, seems to be making its way farther around the region. It's a super easy drinking beer. Same with the Lager. I prefer more body and stronger flavor, their beer menu rotates but I had the Voodoo, very good. They also have a full bar and food menu. We had a burger, it was very tasty. The people were very kind and funky. And it's definitely a regular spot for locals. The back patio is HUGE and they obviously have future plans for making it a bit of a destination and/or event venue and I hope they succeed, it's beautiful and they've clearly put a lot of work into it. We met some very nice people and had great food and beer. Worth the gravel road. Oh! And yes they used to be in downtown Washington but have moved more into "the country". It's not that far, just go.

Worth making a day trip or a stop on a long trip for!Nestled in a building just down the street from the beautiful county courthouse square, this brewery makes some great beers!We were quite lucky that brewery owners Brad and Donna Portenier were in the house that Friday afternoon when we came in. It was fascinating talking with them and learning the story of how the brewery started, the story behind each of their beers'names, etc. And, they serve food! Great cheeseburgers, pizza, garlic breadsticks even. We had a blast; we enjoyed some great-tasting beer, some tasty cheeseburgers and very pleasant conversation both with the owners AND their conversation.Even if their beer is available at your local liquor retailer, I would still recommend visiting the brewery.

It appears the owners have decided to focus on expansion on a large scale over focusing on beer quality. First and foremost they have opted to have mostly flavored beer, including fruit and whiskey enhanced, with the exception of one lager. When they were located downtown they seemed focused on brewing traditional beer, including commendable ales and porters. No longer. The only unflavored lager wasn't even drinkable on our visit. It virtually had no carbonation, was warm (due to a reported cooler problem) and so foamy they had to pour it into a pitcher first from the tap in order to fill a glass. The overflow went down the drain. The wait staff was kind and understanding and replaced the tap beer with canned beer and even that was barely a beer of substance. The owner needs to hire a competent brewmaster, reevaluate their beers and focus more on a traditional ales, pilsners, porters and stouts, not unlike the quality beers when they were located downtown. They also now serve food at the new facility, but that's a whole other swing and a miss.

Probably the worst food I've ever eaten. If I were fasting for 100 days and on the 101st day I was able to eat only one meal from Kansas Territory, I'd choose death. Awful food. If I had to eat the burger here or choose 7 vasectomies, I'd choose 8 of them and not eat the burger. Nastiest food on the earth. The beer is so good, but not good enough to make up for the food. Did I say the food is nasty?