East Forty Brewing

East Forty Brewing is a craft brewery and taproom anchoring downtown Blue Springs, opened in June 2018 by founder and brewer David Mann and co-owner Matt Bryan. Named for Highway 40 — which bisects Blue Springs — and the forty-acre rural land parcel of the American Midwest, the brewery serves as both a neighborhood pub and a destination for eastern Jackson County.¹²

Description

East Forty Brewing occupies a converted 5,000-square-foot former print shop at 1201 W. Main St. in downtown Blue Springs, housing the brewery, taproom, and kitchen under one roof.² The brewery produces six flagship beers alongside rotating and seasonal offerings, with a full taproom menu that extends to wine, cider, cocktails, kombucha, cold brew coffee, and sodas.¹ The space is designed as a “mix of local, hometown bar and destination brewery,” positioned to serve Blue Springs residents and draw visitors from across eastern Jackson County and the broader Kansas City metro.³

The name “East Forty” carries a dual meaning intentional to its Blue Springs geography. “East” references the east side of the Kansas City metropolitan area; “Forty” refers to US Highway 40, which runs through the heart of Blue Springs, and also invokes the forty-acre parcel — the traditional unit of rural American land division — connecting the brewery to the Midwest agricultural heritage of its setting.²

East Forty has earned recognition as Best Brewery, Best Bar, and Best Local Craft Beer in the Best of Eastern Jackson County awards.¹ The taproom hosts regular community events including trivia nights and seasonal programming, cementing its role as a civic anchor in downtown Blue Springs.¹

Ownership and history

Founding

David Mann began homebrewing in 2011, quickly progressing to all-grain brewing and developing original recipes. In 2013, he and his wife Amber poured their beers publicly for the first time at the KC Nanobrew Festival, an event they continued attending for five years and which generated the positive feedback that convinced Mann to pursue the brewery professionally.⁴

By late 2016, Mann committed to the business transition. Throughout 2017 he completed the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation’s FastTrac business planning course, attended the Craft Brewer’s Conference, partnered with Matt Bryan as co-owner, secured SBA-backed financing, and on October 31, 2017 closed on the downtown Blue Springs building. Renovations followed, and the brewery opened in June 2018.²⁴ Head brewer Nate Hoylman joined the team at opening, contributing additional recipes and expertise.⁴

Ownership table

Period	Owner / Operator	Notes
2018 → present	David Mann (Founder & President) + Matt Bryan (Co-Owner)	Opened June 2018 in former downtown Blue Springs print shop.4

Local-roots context

David Mann describes his mission as providing “a much-needed hometown pub and brewery for Blue Springs and eastern Jackson County” and bringing the offering to “my neighbors and fellow residents.”² Sources do not explicitly confirm whether Mann was born in Blue Springs; he is documented as a Blue Springs resident and neighbor who built the brewery for his immediate community.

Menu

Last verified: 2026-07-24 · Source: official Toast online-ordering menu (first-party, rendered via Firecrawl per Firecrawl-Menu-Verification-Recipe) + official food-menu page (descriptions) · URL(s): https://order.toasttab.com/online/eastforty · https://www.eastfortybrewing.com/blue-springs-downtown-east-forty-brewing-food-menu · Confidence: High — all food + pizza items now carry real first-party prices from East Forty’s own Toast storefront. Cocktails, wine, sangria, and NA drinks are not sold through online ordering, so those prices remain; the rotating draft list is in-taproom.

Craft brewery + taproom + kitchen. Downtown Blue Springs, 1201 W Main St. Tue–Thu 3–10pm · Fri–Sat 12–11pm · Sun 12–8pm · Mon closed. Online ordering via East Forty’s own Toast storefront (order.toasttab.com/online/eastforty).⁵⁶⁷

Prices below are from East Forty’s own Toast ordering — first-party, not a delivery aggregator (aggregator menus upcharge). Draft beer runs ~$12–$16/pour; canned 4-packs $14–$17; house sours and BA bottles $9–$13.⁷

Appetizers

• Spinach & Artichoke Dip — house-made with spinach, artichokes, blend of cheeses; local Art’s tortilla chips — $8.00⁷
• Toasted Ravioli — ten, beef or cheese, side of red sauce — $8.00⁷
• Soft Pretzels & Beer Cheese — three Farm to Market pretzel braids, Big Head Red beer cheese, choice of mustard — $12.00⁷
• Sheep’s Milk Cheese & Crackers — Green Dirt Farm spreadable cheese (garlic herb or plain), multi-grain crackers — $9.00⁷
• Meat & Cheese Plate — any two: Local Pig summer sausage / cotto salami / habanero cheddar summer sausage, Green Dirt Farm cheeses; crackers, olive medley, horseradish mustard — $16.00⁷

Soup + salad

• House Salad — fresh greens (local as available), carrots, red onion, tomatoes, mushrooms, pepitas, parmesan; green goddess / lemon vinaigrette / ranch — $6.00⁷
• Caesar Salad — greens, parmesan, croutons, house Caesar — $5.00⁷
• Greek Salad — greens, red onion, Kalamata olives, tomatoes, feta, Greek vinaigrette — $6.00⁷
• Chili — pasture-raised beef from Cruz Corral (Blue Springs) + pork from Patchwork Family Farms (Columbia, MO) — $6.00⁷
• Tomato Bisque — house recipe, vegetarian — $5.00⁷

Mac & cheese

• Classic — elbows, creamy house cheese sauce, baked with more cheese — $8.00⁷
• BBQ Pork — classic + smoked pasture-raised pork, French fried onions, BBQ sauce, green onions — $12.00⁷
• Buffalo Chicken — classic + buffalo chicken, pickled onion, ranch, green onions — $12.00⁷

Handhelds

• Quesadilla — cheese, peppers, onions in Yoli Tortilleria pork-fat flour tortillas; standard / chicken / chicken + spin dip — $8.00⁷
• BBQ Pork Quesadilla — pulled smoked pork, pickles, BBQ sauce; white BBQ side — $13.00⁷
• Grilled Cheese — Farm to Market sourdough, cheddar or provolone, choice of chips — $9.00⁷
• Pulled Chicken Sandwich — sourdough, pasture-raised chicken, jalapeños, provolone (buffalo-style available) — $13.00⁷
• Chipotle Chicken Sandwich — sourdough, chicken breast, red onion, green pepper, chipotle crema, provolone — $14.00⁷
• BBQ Pork Sandwich — smoked pork in BBQ sauce, pickled onion, jalapeños, provolone — $14.00⁷

Pizza (12” crust, house cheese blend; GF crust + dairy-free cheese available)

• Veggie — artichokes, green peppers, mushrooms, red onion, roasted red peppers; red sauce — $17.00⁷
• Mac ‘n Cheese — mac & cheese, green onion; garlic olive oil — $17.00⁷
• Local Red — Local Pig rosemary-garlic sausage, roasted red peppers, red onion, black olives, mushrooms; red sauce — $18.00⁷
• Local Fire — Local Pig smoked jalapeño sausage, red onion, jalapeños, black olives, tomatoes; red sauce — $18.00⁷
• White Chicken — chicken breast, marinated artichokes, green onion; white BBQ sauce — $18.00⁷
• Buffalo Chicken — chicken breast, red onion, ranch or blue cheese; buffalo sauce — $12.00⁷
• Main Street Chicken — chicken breast, red onion, green pepper, chipotle + ranch drizzles; garlic olive oil — $18.00⁷
• Main Street Pork — pulled smoked pork, red onion, pickles, traditional + white BBQ drizzles; garlic olive oil — $20.00⁷
• Meat Lover — rosemary-garlic sausage, smoked jalapeño sausage, pepperoni; red sauce — $20.00⁷
• Mediterranean Pork — pulled pork, marinated artichoke, pickled onion, Kalamata olive, feta; white BBQ sauce — $20.00⁷
• Spicy Pepperoni — rosemary-garlic sausage, smoked jalapeño sausage, pepperoni; red sauce — $18.00⁷
• Cheese / build-your-own — toppings incl. Buttonwood Farm chicken, Local Pig pepperoni + sausages, Slagel Family Farms pulled pork —⁶

Beer

• Draft — rotating house lineup, around a dozen taps; “our beer selection changes frequently — please view the draft menu in the taproom.”⁵⁶ Documented house beers: Big Head Red (silver-medal winner; namesake of the beer cheese) and Second Breakfast Porter (silver-medal winner).⁵

Cocktails (local-spirits program)

• Blood Orange Margarita — Mean Mule agave spirit, organic agave, fresh lime, orange liqueur, blood orange soda —⁶
• Black Sheep — house blackberry-lavender syrup, Tom’s Town gin, lemon, soda —⁶
• East Jack Mule — house-made ginger beer + local vodka, whiskey, or gin —⁶
• Evening Joe — Rieger KC Whiskey or vodka, Rieger Caffè Amaro, vanilla, orgeat, Aztec chocolate bitters, house cold brew —⁶
• KC Ice Water — vodka + gin, lemon-lime soda, triple sec, lime —⁶
• Main Street Sour — house sour mix (lemon, lime, pineapple, agave), choice of spirit —⁶
• Old Fashioned — Rieger KC Whiskey, Union Horse Rye, or Union Horse Bourbon —⁶

Wine

• Fruity Red Sangria — red sangria punch, blackberry + orange liqueurs —⁶
• Pineapple Orange Sangria — pinot grigio, rum, pineapple, triple sec —⁶
• Jowler Creek Butterfly Blush — Missouri premium rosé —⁶
• Jowler Creek Muskrato — lightly bubbly Missouri Vignoles (Moscato-style) —⁶
• Lubanzi Shiraz Red Blend / Lubanzi Chenin Blanc — dry South African red / white —⁶

Non-alcoholic

• House Root Beer — house-made, on draft —⁶
• House Ginger Beer — fresh-pressed ginger —⁶
• Cold Brew Coffee — beans roasted by Scout Coffee (Blue Springs) —⁶
• Kombucha — rotating, from The Brewkery (North Kansas City) —⁶
• Bottled sodas — assorted —⁶

Full menu + online ordering: eastfortybrewing.com

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Links

• eastfortybrewing.com
• East Forty Brewing — Blue Springs Chamber of Commerce
• Instagram: @eastfortybrewing

Sources

• Status verified active 2026-06-23 via Yelp — East Forty Brewing (updated June 2026) and official site (accessed 2026-06-23). Address 1201 W Main St, Blue Springs, MO 64015 confirmed; taproom hours active.

Disputes

None at this time.

Footnotes

1. https://www.yelp.com/biz/east-forty-brewing-blue-springs — Yelp (updated March 2026). Asserts: active business, 1201 W Main St, current hours, Best of Eastern Jackson County awards. ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴

2. https://flatlandkc.org/eats-drinks/tap-list-east-forty-brewing-set-open-blue-springs/ — Flatland KC. Asserts: founders David Mann and Matt Bryan; May 2018 anticipated opening (actual June 2018); name origin (Hwy 40, forty acres); “hometown pub and brewery for Blue Springs and eastern Jackson County.” ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵

3. http://kansascitybeer.com/98/ — Kansas City Beer. Asserts: “mix of local, hometown bar and destination brewery”; creative but approachable beers; Mann’s community identity. ↩

4. https://david-mann-gblm.squarespace.com/about-1 — East Forty Brewing (official About page). Asserts: Mann homebrewing since 2011; KC Nanobrew Festival 2013–; business launch decision late 2016; October 31 2017 building close; opened June 2018; head brewer Nate Hoylman. ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴

5. https://eastfortybrewing.com/ — Official website. Asserts: active operations, downtown Blue Springs location; hours (Tue–Thu 3–10, Fri–Sat 12–11, Sun 12–8); “around a dozen different beers”; award-winners Big Head Red and Second Breakfast Porter (silver medals); phone (816) 988-8217; Toast online ordering. Accessed 2026-07-24. ↩ ↩² ↩³

6. East Forty Brewing — official Food + Drinks menu page — https://www.eastfortybrewing.com/blue-springs-downtown-east-forty-brewing-food-menu — accessed 2026-07-24. Full item + description listings for appetizers, soup/salad, mac & cheese, handhelds, pizza, cocktails, wine, and N/A; prices published only for Chipotle Chicken Sandwich ($13), Main Street Chicken ($18), Main Street Pork ($20), Meat Lover ($20); draft beer directed to in-taproom menu. ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷ ↩⁸ ↩⁹ ↩¹⁰ ↩¹¹ ↩¹² ↩¹³ ↩¹⁴ ↩¹⁵ ↩¹⁶ ↩¹⁷ ↩¹⁸ ↩¹⁹ ↩²⁰

7. East Forty Brewing — official Toast online-ordering storefront (first-party). https://order.toasttab.com/online/eastforty (accessed 2026-07-24, rendered via Firecrawl). Asserts: full priced menu — appetizers, soup/salad, mac & cheese, handhelds, ~13 pizzas ($13–$20), plus draft/canned/bottled beer and merch. Prices are the brewery’s own, not a delivery aggregator’s (which upcharge). ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷ ↩⁸ ↩⁹ ↩¹⁰ ↩¹¹ ↩¹² ↩¹³ ↩¹⁴ ↩¹⁵ ↩¹⁶ ↩¹⁷ ↩¹⁸ ↩¹⁹ ↩²⁰ ↩²¹ ↩²² ↩²³ ↩²⁴ ↩²⁵ ↩²⁶ ↩²⁷ ↩²⁸ ↩²⁹ ↩³⁰ ↩³¹ ↩³²