Double Shift Brewing

I was very impressed with the beer and the staff a double shift. Their IPA is far one of the best I’ve ever had. Not too hoppy with a little bit of sweetness at the end. The dubbel is another great beer as well. I highly recommend this place.

TIP, Wednesday’s are half off growlers.
Don’t call me radio IPA In the Growler (Pictured). It’s still citrusy as an IPA should be. More like a double IPA. Either way it’s Awesome.
This little gem of a brewery has a nice location across the street from Grinders. Get some food bring it in, have a beer or many…

Dear Unilocal pals that think this is sub-​par beer, undrinkable or too strong. Recommend delaying a follow-​up visit until your taste buds have matured a few years beyond the generic American swill in cans or plastic cups you have been consuming in mass quantities in Aggieville (Manhattan, K-​State) or The District (Columbia, MU). Sorry, beer training wheels not allowed at Double Shift and they don’t serve the Bud Lite your taste buds are accustomed to.
Clearly, some of you haven’t had real beer. This is real beer. This is what much of Europe, particularly Belgium and Germany and the rest of the world considers the real deal. Yes, thank you, I have traveled those countries and consumed their fine beverages. We had their hearty English ale and a similar tasting pint (can’t recall now… sorry.) and found them to be utterly marvelous. Chatting with the bartenders about their brewing techniques and other offerings they served up samples of their Turkish coffee stout and Oatmeal Stout. Brilliant.
My only complaint? We had to get back to a conference at the Westin down the street for work. But an hour spent here over their fine beers is having us make a mental checkbox next time we’re in KC. Get here to sample more pints.
Can’t handle this kind of beer? Suggest a trip up the street to the Power & Light District. Lots of crap beer in plastic cups and you can pretend you’re really in a cool sort of place the now grown up you can be reminded of the colored water you drank in college.

For our brew hopping adventure, this place wasn’t even on my radar until we saw it while going to the one next door. I loved the atmosphere of this place, but the beers were a little disappointing. I’m still learning to like craft and working on moving past wheats, and every beer on their limited menu is darker and more than I can easily drink. That being said, it’s great if that’s what you’re into, but unless everyone in your group is, it’s not the best place to go. If they would add a bit more variety and allow you to select your own beers for flights, this place would definitely get five stars.

Beers just OK. Nothing really stands out. I commend their effort, but I’ll pass next time and go to Borders next door.

Some of the beers were ok, but others had a polyphenol (plastic) character that was unpleasant. Until that gets cleaned up, I don’t have a desire to go back.

This place has a great atmosphere. They have never have I ever and cards against humanity!!! They have good beer and friendly staff. Check them out!!!

Cool local brewery in the Crossroads with good beer. They have ample TV’s and are quick to accommodate your needs.

This area of KC is becoming one of my favorites because there are now three breweries (with a fourth on the way), great food and awesome people watching. Double shift has a great taproom, large and a cool industrial feel with a couple TVs and games available to play for free. The large garage doors open to give you the feel of being on the patio but not being too far from the taps. Speaking of which they had five on tap when we were there which is a little on the skimpy side. Their best brew, in my opinion, was the Hayloft Saison. My friends liked the Black IPA. I generally like Belgian beers but there was something a little off in their Abbey. The River Pirate oatmeal stout and Run Around Rye were OK.

This is a great space with open garage doors (during nice weather) and 6 picnic tables inside. They have a large bar and friendly people. They also have a parking lot which is a nice bonus. Since i’m not a beer drinker, i can only tell you that hubby and daughter enjoyed their beer selections.

GREAT ambassadors for Kansas City! Stopped in with some buddies after visiting the Negro League Museum. An awesome way to catchup after a great week in a great city! The beers were exceptional and the hospitality was even better.

Great new brewery in a booming new entertainment district! I love the way things are going in the Crossroads and Double Shift adds to my enjoyment. The third of the new breweries to open here in the last year they have an awesome building with a garage door, a cool bar and seating. It’s pretty open so you can see all of the brewery as well. Did I mention they have parking literally right in front of the building? Works for me.
I’ve been here a few times since their grand opening and tried all the beers they’ve released so far. I’ve happily enjoyed every single one. Sure, there are some that are just OK, sure there are some that are awesome, but that’s every brewery and personal taste combined. They’ve only been open a couple months and i would come here over several metro breweries for the quality of their beer.
Great place to come sample local beer and take a growler home if you’re into that sort of thing.

Go big or go home should be the slogan here. Bold combinations of ingredients yield equally powerful beers not for the faint at heart. For those who want to take their taste buds on an adventure, I recommend a flight ending with the unique heavy weight double ipa. Otherwise try the 18^th street pale ale… then go home.

We visited and tried the only three beers on tap: rye, saison, & ipa. Those beers in theory alone are not easily drinkable. The the was interesting but the other two were not enjoyable. The tap room was large and welcoming. I will definitely go back if they add some new beers to the rotation. I am intrigued but not impressed.

The beer is a work in progress as I generally don’t have the same reaction to a beer as I did at this establishment. Might be back in the future to see if they change the flavor, but as it stands, was not impressed on my first trip there.

Amidst several new-​ish breweries in the Crossroads area, Double Shift looks like it could become my favorite of the area.
I believe they opened in July which makes sense as they only had four beers on tap when we visited. I tried a flight for $ 7, which I thought was pretty reasonable. I really enjoyed their beers, with the exception the double IPA… but I am reeeeallly not a hops kind of girl, so if you’re into that, I’d imagine you’d like the IPA. My overall favorite was the Hayloft saison… not quite on the same level as Boulevard’s Tank 7 but for a small microbrewery, I thought it was quite good.
The ambience at double shift was on point as well. More spacious than Torn Label and brighter too, which I found to be a plus. Lots of seating – plenty pf spots at the bar and several nice, finished picnic tables to choose from. Also, two flat screen TVs here, one above the bar and one on the other side of the room. Double Shift beers + the Royals game on TV=great night.
I gave 4 stars only cause I’m hoping they will add some more beers to the menu as they continue to grow and, this is very minor, but I’d love to see them stock some games (ie cards against humanity) for customers to enjoy. Other than that, i really like this place and will definitely return!