One chapter in my work-in-progress, Barons, Brewers, and Bootleggers: A Social History of Beer in Missouri (Fall 2025), briefly recounts the history of The Big Rip Brewing Company. Opened in May 2013, The Big Rip was the first of the modern wave of craft breweries that opened in Kansas City in the early 2010s. The chapter also introduces head brewer Bri Burrows, the only owner of The Big Rip who is queer.
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