Strange Days Brewing Co.

Strange Days Brewing Co. is a River Market brewery in the historic former Muehlebach Brewing warehouse at 3rd & Oak, opened in January 2018 — known for limited-release hazy IPAs, psychedelic can art, and an international soccer-culture identity that has the taproom opening at 7am on Sundays for Premier League matches. Its Thursday trivia night runs weekly.

Description

Strange Days brews in a building that already made beer a century ago — the former Muehlebach Brewing warehouse — and wears an international identity unusual for a KC taproom: world-cuisine collaborations, soccer scarves, and the self-declared best room in town to watch the Premier League.¹² The beer program leans limited-release hazies with distinctive psychedelic label art.³

The founders trace the brewery to Saturday and Sunday mornings spent homebrewing while watching European soccer — Howard, a Tottenham Hotspur supporter, sums it up as “we’re all soccer dorks.”³ That doubles as the business model: the taproom opens early for Premier League and Bundesliga matches. The nine-barrel system runs American, English, and Belgian styles alongside experiments the founders described at launch — an Asian-inspired saison, a black IPA, and a Mexican-inspired IPA — and the global bent shows up in one-off “world cuisine” beers like a Japanese black IPA with ginger, an Australian gold ale, and a 2018 World Cup run of country-themed brews (an England E.S.B., a Swiss chocolate stout, a Peruvian gose, a Moroccan mint witbier).⁴³ The 4,500-square-foot space carries visible history: the founders’ landlord placed it in overhead photos of the original Muehlebach complex, and second-floor fire damage is attributed to the Schlitz era after Schlitz bought Muehlebach in the 1950s.⁴

Beer program

Style / series	Notes
Limited-release hazy IPAs	Core of the rotating taproom lineup; psychedelic can art.13
Asian-inspired saison, black IPA, Mexican-inspired IPA	Founder-described launch experiments on the nine-barrel system.4
World Cup 2018 country series	England E.S.B., Swiss chocolate stout, Peruvian gose, Moroccan mint witbier, and more.3

Menu

Last verified: 2026-07-24 · Source: official website (Taproom + Kitchen pages) · URL(s): https://www.strangedaysbrewing.com/taps, https://www.strangedaysbrewing.com/kitchen · Confidence: High

Brewery + taproom in River Market. Food is served in-house by Burn Theory Fire Kitchen (hickory-smoked barbecue and elevated pub fare), not a rotating food truck. Hours: Mon 4–9p · Tue closed · Wed 4–10p · Thu 2–10p · Fri 2–10p · Sat 11a–10p · Sun 7a–7p (early open for Premier League).

Beer — current taproom roster

Beer	Style	ABV	Package price
Reptilian Royalty	Juicy Pale Ale	5.6%	$16 / 4-pack
Ocean Sounds	West Coast IPA	6.5%	$19 / 4-pack
Energy Vampire	Sour Ale w/ raspberry, peach, tangerine	5.0%	$21 / 4-pack
Third Street	Kölsch-style ale	5.2%	crowlers available
High Foot	Hefeweizen	4.8%	$17 / 4-pack
Hard Days Work	Hard strawberry lemonade seltzer	5.0%	$19 / 4-pack
Tri Blend	Extra Pale Ale (Citra, Mosaic, Celeste)	5.8%	$19 / 4-pack
The Archduke	Vienna Lager	5.0%	$17 / 4-pack
Paragon	Czech Pilsner	5.1%	crowlers available
Tekkers	English Pub Ale	3.8%	$15 / 4-pack
Channel Surfing	Hazy IPA (Citra, Nelson)	6.3%	$19 / 4-pack

Roster rotates; the homepage separately featured Schlamms (Post-Pandemic Lager, 5.0%) and Unearther (West Coast IPA, 6.5%).

Food — Burn Theory Fire Kitchen

Sandwiches ($12; meats cured/smoked in-house): BLT · Southwest Turkey · Cold Cut Turkey Club · Pulled Pork · Brisket Philly · Cubano · ‘Que Club Melt · The Cheeser · Currywurst ($10). Smash Burgers ($12; 6 oz): Bare · American Cheese · Burn · Border · Black Bean · Baja ($14). Smo-Fried Wings: house-made sauces/rubs — Buffalo, Teriyaki, BBQ Citrus Glaze, Honey Chipotle BBQ, Dry BBQ Rub, Dry Fajita Rub, Three-Chili Dry Rub, Death Fire (one flavor per six wings). Street Tacos ($16; pick any three + a side): Baja Pork · Brisket · Buffalo Chicken · Chicken Fajita · Black Bean · Vegetarian · Shrimp · Teriyaki Shrimp. Nacho Plates ($14): house chips + queso with a choice of the taco toppings above. Other: Garden Salad ($8; add chicken $4 / brisket or shrimp $5) · Side Mac ‘n’ Cheese ($4) · Side Seasoned Fries ($4) · Chips & Queso ($4) · Fried Brussels Sprouts ($5) · House-made ranch or blue cheese ($0.50).

Food menu dated November 2025.⁵

Ownership and history

Period	Owner / operator
2018 → present	Nathan Howard, Chris Beier, Alec Vemmer — co-founders; homebrewers who brewed together for two years and were fixtures at local homebrew festivals before going pro (Howard ~a decade homebrewing; Beier and Vemmer ~four years each). Grand opening announced for January 20, 2018.674
2021 → present	Trevor Schlam joined as managing partner (decade-plus East Coast beer-industry background) alongside founding partner Beier.1

Building lineage: the 4,500 sq ft space at 316 Oak was part of the Muehlebach Brewing complex; the founders’ landlord identified it in overhead photos of the original brewery, and second-floor fire damage is attributed to the Schlitz era after Schlitz acquired Muehlebach in the 1950s.⁴

No sale or outside acquisition found; independently owned.

Links

• Website: https://www.strangedaysbrewing.com
• Phone: (816) 469-5321
• Socials: @strangedaysbeer (IG/FB/X)

See also

• Registry

Sources

Footnotes

1. Strange Days — About. https://www.strangedaysbrewing.com/about — Schlam managing partner (2021), identity, hours. ↩ ↩² ↩³

2. CitySceneKC, “Strange Days Brewing adding even more international flavor to River Market.” https://cityscenekc.com/strange-days-brewing-adding-even-more-international-flavor-to-river-market/ ↩

3. Flatland KC, “For Strange Days Brewing, Celebrating Soccer and Beer is a Global Goal.” https://flatlandkc.org/eats-drinks/tap-list-april-24/ — asserts: soccer identity (“we’re all soccer dorks”; Howard supports Tottenham), Premier League/Bundesliga watch parties, world-cuisine beers (Japanese black IPA with ginger, Australian gold ale, World Cup country series), psychedelic can art. ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵

4. Flatland KC, “Strange Days Brewing is Coming to the River Market.” https://flatlandkc.org/eats-drinks/strange-days-brewing-coming-river-market/ — asserts: founders’ homebrew backgrounds, 4,500 sq ft Muehlebach building + Schlitz-era fire damage, nine-barrel system, launch beer styles (Asian saison, black IPA, Mexican IPA), food-truck/carry-in plan. ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵

5. Strange Days Brewing — Kitchen. https://www.strangedaysbrewing.com/kitchen and Burn Theory Fire Kitchen menu image (dated Nov 2025). https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/63a1c12fa1a6c82d603eb5f1/699dfdf9386421964880c6ff_FINAL%20Burn%20Theory%20Menu_NOV%202025.png (verified 2026-07-24) — asserts: in-house kitchen (Burn Theory Fire Kitchen), full food menu with prices, current hours. ↩

6. Flatland KC, “Tap List: Strange Days announces grand opening.” https://flatlandkc.org/eats-drinks/tap-list-strange-days-announces-grand-opening/ — asserts: founders, Jan 20, 2018 grand-opening announcement. ↩

7. KSHB, “Strange Days Brewing open in City Market.” https://www.kshb.com/news/local-news/strange-days-brewing-open-in-city-market ↩