Servaes Brewing Company has expanded its taproom in downtown Shawnee near the corner of Johnson Drive and Nieman Road.

The local brewery first opened its doors four years ago at 10921 Johnson Dr. This year, it took over the storefront just to the west of its original taproom, tearing down a wall and doubling its space from roughly 2,700 square feet to about 5,500 square feet.

Servaes got a $100,000 forgivable Shawnee Entrepreneurial and Economic Development, or SEED, loan from the city late last year to support the expansion.

The new space is called the Mosaic Room

• The new space was formally opened to the public with an event on April 15.
• It doubles as an extension to the original taproom and a dedicated event space for private gatherings, owner and brewer Courtney Servaes told the Shawnee Mission Post.
• It’s complete with a separate bar, extra seating and more restrooms.

Servaes’ Mosaic Room offers 12 new taps

• Servaes said those taps serve primarily beers and ciders made by other brewers in the Midwest.
• That enables them to serve a small-pour flight of ciders as well, a new offering.
• Behind the scenes, the brewing space has also grown.

Servaes Brewing hopes to expand more in the future

• Down the line, Servaes said the brewing company would also like to add a restaurant concept to its business. There are also plans to add a patio space.
• The company recently acquired the rest of the building that it’s been operating out of just east of Nieman.
• With the Mosaic Room in one storefront, there is still one more roughly 3,000-square-foot storefront in the building not being used that could be leased out. It was most recently home to the now-closed I Heart Local boutique.
• “We’re hoping to get something that would complement the brewery in it,” Servaes said, “like food or something like that.”

Four-year anniversary celebrations set for this week

• Servaes Brewing, which officially opened on April 20, 2019, is set to mark its fourth anniversary this week.
• The focus of the festivities will be new beer releases, Thursday to Saturday.
• The main event, Servaes said, is set for Saturday, when the company will release 16 new beers over the course of four flights throughout the day.
• On Sunday, Servaes will also serve its first-ever round of mimosa flights. It will serve as a trial run for a potential new regular offering.
• Other activities, food trucks and pop ups are planned as well. Find more information here.

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