Flickr: SifterLawrence natives have a particular fondness for the month of March. Mostly because of the college basketball tournament, but Free State Brewery executive chef Rick Martin loves March for a different reason. It's March Mustard Madness at Free State Brewery.Free State claims that they stock 64 different mustards for the event, but Martin clarifies: "No, 64 is only the amount of mustards we display. We have a lot more different kinds that we bring out throughout the month... I'd say w
The doors opened last Wednesday. The taps flowed on Friday. And the cicadas were singing by Sunday. Such is life in the beer garden at the Westside Local. "This space is as much yours as it is mine," said proprietor Troy McEvers, who was operating on four hours sleep a night -- the result of trying to get the Westside Local up and running last week.