Birthday Celebration

Our friend Matt shares the same birthday as Scott.  We haven't seen Matt and Colleen in ages, so when Colleen asked if we wanted to do the Boulevard Tour and have dinner to celebrate the guys' birthday, I hoped we could make it work.

Luckily, Trent's game was early in the day and my parents were free to watch the boys, so we enjoyed an afternoon/evening out!

I haven't been on a Boulevard Brewery tour for years - perhaps 8-10 years.  Since the last time, Boulevard has expanded their facility and now has a beautiful banquet location and a huge manufacturing line.


Since we were visiting on a Saturday, the bottling line was not working.  It would be quite impressive to see it in action.


The view of the KC skyline on the balcony outside the reception space was beautiful!


Having a great time on the tour - next up, the tasting room!


Each person got 4 bottle caps to be redeemed for beer samples.  I'm a fan of Boulevard Wheat, but forced myself to branch out and try a few new choices.  I found several that I liked - they have such a wide range of choices, there is something for everyone!

It was great to catch up with Colleen - it had been far too long since we've seen each other!


After the tasting room, we headed to Ponac's for a birthday dinner.  Cheers to the birthday boys!


Colleen was thoughtful and got a cake for the boys - thank you Colleen!


What a fun evening - a perfect kickoff to Scott's birthday celebrations!