USA, KS: Aero Plains Brewing launches in Wichita

Wichita has another brewery, and this one is in Delano.

Over the weekend, Aero Plains Brewing put on a “soft opening” at its cavernous new tap room at 117 N. Handley, just a block off of West Douglas, Wichita Eagle reported on October 17.

The brewery, which is owned by Lance Minor, Ryan Waite and Brent Miller, will open for its regular hours on October 19, and a grand-opening celebration is planned for Saturday, October 22. The brewery’s hours are 3 to 10 p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays, 3 p.m. to midnight Fridays, noon to midnight Saturdays and noon to 6 p.m. Sundays.

Aero Plains is opening in an 11,250 square-foot space filled with tables and chairs, and it also has a beer garden set up in its big parking lot. It’s opening with five beers on tap, including a pale ale, a red wheat, a pilsner, a porter and an IPA. There’s also a hard cider on tap.

The soft opening was packed, Miller said, and he’s happy he and his partners chose Delano for the brewery.

“Everyone loves it,” he said. “We’ve had great responses. People are just really excited about the location being Delano.”

18 October, 2016