Strawberry Hill Brewing Co.

Strawberry Hill Brewing Co. is a craft microbrewery at 601 Central Avenue in the Strawberry Hill neighborhood of Kansas City, Kansas, brewing its own beer on site in a family-owned building that had sat vacant before the founders converted it.¹² It pours roughly ten house brews on tap, keeps no kitchen, and welcomes outside food.¹

Description

Strawberry Hill Brewing Co. brews and pours on Central Avenue at the western edge of the Strawberry Hill business strip, a short walk from Splitlog Coffee Co. and Slap’s BBQ.¹² The taproom carries around ten house brews at a time — among them an ESB called Every Spine Breaks (5.7% ABV), the Red Headed German, Even Longer Road Ahead, and two porters, Barrel Me Porter and Carry Me Porter.¹ There is no kitchen; the brewery states that outside food is always welcome, and it runs trivia nights, private events, and a set of house drink syrups (Woodruff, strawberry, and rotating seasonal flavors).¹

Ownership and history

The brewery was founded by Larry Murray, Ben Murray, Joe Collins, and Philip Kuzila.²³ It grew out of an informal home-brew club: Larry Murray and his neighbor Derek Kempf, a Kansas City, Kansas firefighter, brewed a first test batch, and the group expanded as Larry’s brother Ben and friends Phil Kuzila and Joe Collins moved into the Murray house.³ They chose 601 Central Avenue because the building was family-owned and vacant, and because the resurgence of the surrounding blocks — anchored by the openings of Slap’s BBQ and Splitlog Coffee — convinced them the neighborhood could support a brewery.² The brewery finally opened in September 2024 — roughly eight years from conception, delayed by “children, pandemics, government shutdowns, spine injuries” (three of the four founders had spine issues, later commemorated in the fermenter-tank names).³ All four founders keep day jobs.³

Menu

Last verified: 2026-07-24 · Source: official website drink menu⁴ · URL(s): https://strawberryhillbrewing.com/menu/ · Confidence: High

Craft microbrewery, no kitchen — outside food always welcome.¹ House-tap pricing: Quarter Pour $2.50 · Pint $7.50 · 32 oz Crowler $13.00 (unless noted).⁴

On tap — house brews:⁴

Beer	Style	ABV	IBU	Price
Barrel Me Porter	Barrel-aged robust porter	6.6%	—	$9.00
Even Longer Road Ahead	Barrel-aged American oatmeal stout (nitro)	6.5%	—	$9.00
Red Headed German	Irish Red Ale	4.7%	22.5	$7.50
Gaslight “Lager”	Cream ale	4.75%	12.5	$7.50
Carry Me Porter	Robust porter	5.2%	48	$7.50
Bär	Berlinerweisse	3.4%	—	$7.50
Sunflower Statezon	Saison / farmhouse ale	5.64%	31.8	$7.50
Wyandot IPA	IPA	5.7%	75.2	$7.50
Long Road Ahead	American oatmeal stout (nitro)	4.82%	43.7	$7.50
Bramber	Bramber ale	4.59%	34.2	$7.50

Beer cocktails — $10 each:⁴ Bär-ita (tequila, lime, simple syrup, Bär) · Buzzed Bee (bourbon, honey-peanut simple syrup, Gaslight) · Povitica Cocktail (vodka, Maraska Orahovac, black walnut bitters, Long Road Ahead).

Also stocked:⁴ NA — Athletic Upside Dawn, coffee, sodas, tonic/club soda, cranberry juice; snacks (peanuts, almonds, cashews, pretzels). Beer/seltzer/cider — Busch Light, Miller High Life, Miller Lite, Quirk (Strawberry Lemon Basil), Austin Eastciders (Blood Orange, Original Dry, Pineapple). Wine — Sutter Home (Cabernet, Pink Moscato, Sauvignon Blanc, Sweet Red). Spirits — whiskey (Jameson, Jim Beam, Bulleit), vodka (Tito’s, Ketel One), tequila (Camarena Reposado/Blanco), scotch (Glenlivet 12), rum (Captain Morgan, Bacardi Superior/Gold), gin (Tanqueray). House drink syrups (Woodruff, strawberry, seasonal).

At the September 2024 opening the tap list was four house beers: Long Road Ahead (oatmeal stout), Bramber (brown/amber-style ale), WyPA (a malty IPA referencing Wyandotte County), and Gaslight Lager (a cream ale named for a historic neighborhood bar).³

Brewed on Central Avenue in Strawberry Hill; bring your own food.

Links

• Website: https://strawberryhillbrewing.com/
• Phone: (913) 206-5088⁵

Sources

Footnotes

1. Strawberry Hill Brewing Co. — official website. https://strawberryhillbrewing.com/ — asserts: address 601 Central Ave, Kansas City, KS 66101; craft microbrewery in the heart of KCK; ~10 house brews on tap (as of March 2026) including Every Spine Breaks ESB (5.7%), Red Headed German, Even Longer Road Ahead, Barrel Me Porter, Carry Me Porter; no kitchen, outside food always welcome; house syrups; trivia and private events. ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶

2. IN Kansas City Magazine — “Strawberry Hill Brewing Company Set to Open this Spring.” https://www.inkansascity.com/eat-drink/news/strawberry-hill-brewing-company-set-to-open-this-spring/ — asserts: founders Larry Murray, Ben Murray, Joe Collins, and Philip Kuzila; chose the 601 Central Ave location because the building is family-owned and was vacant; cited the resurgence of the area (Slap’s BBQ, Splitlog Coffee) as solidifying their plans; spring-2022 opening window. ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴

3. The Kansas City Star (republished via Yahoo) — “After 8 years of obstacles, KC area brewery finally opens. See what’s on the menu” (Oct 23, 2024). https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/8-years-obstacles-kc-area-184333444.html — Confirms: opened September 2024 (“last month”) after ~8 years; founders Ben Murray, Larry Murray, Philip Kuzila, Joseph Collins; origin as a home-brew club (Larry Murray + firefighter neighbor Derek Kempf, then brother Ben plus Kuzila and Collins); 601 Central Ave, KCK; opening lineup Long Road Ahead (oatmeal stout), Bramber (brown/amber), WyPA (IPA, Wyandotte County ref), Gaslight Lager (cream ale); no kitchen; hours Thu 4–9, Fri 4–10, Sat 11–10; all founders keep day jobs. ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵

4. Strawberry Hill Brewing Co. — Drink Menu. https://strawberryhillbrewing.com/menu/ (verified 2026-07-24) — asserts: full house tap list with styles, ABV, IBU, and pricing (Quarter $2.50 / Pint $7.50 / Crowler $13, house specials $9); beer cocktails $10; NA, beer/seltzer/cider, wine, and spirits lists; house drink syrups. (Menu-template footer reads “last updated 2023-04-09,” but the live list is current — it includes Sunflower Statezon, flagged on the homepage as returning 2026-07-23.) ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵

5. Yelp — Strawberry Hill Brewing, 601 Central Ave, Kansas City, KS 66101 (listing updated 2025–2026, categorized Breweries). https://www.yelp.com/biz/strawberry-hill-brewing-kansas-city — asserts: address and phone (913) 206-5088; brewery; currently open with recent reviews and hours. ↩