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Founded in 2016, this brewery serves Norse-inspired entrees and salads alongside freshly brewed craft beer. Typically on tap year-round are Odin’s One EyePA, Shield Maiden Wheat with Rye, and Raiding the Highlands Scottish Ale; at least eight other brews are seasonal. The beers pair well with trencher sandwiches, also known as “Smørbrød,” thin slabs of bread used during the Middle Ages as plates before being eaten. norsemenbrewingco.com / 785.783.3999
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CENTER PIVOT RESTAURANT AND BREWERY Quinter
Flying over much of Kansas, you can look down and see large circles of green fields created by center pivots, industrial sprinklers that water crops in a circular pattern. These patterns inspired the name of the popular brewery in Quinter when it was opened in 2018 by brewer Steve Nicholson, his wife Ericka, and their business partners, Roger and Carrie Ringer. The brewery specializes in creating unique lines that pair with the specialty dishes. Nicholson’s Cracked Pepper Cream Ale, for example, is recommended to go with the eatery’s popular chicken fried steak. The Taw Taw City, a pomegranate wheat beer, and the unique Dr. K, a novel colainfused beer, also are favorites. centerpivotbrewery.com 785.754.2332
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