Smoke Brewing Company

House-brewed beer meets KC smoke

Smoke Brewing Company is a barbecue restaurant in Kansas City, Missouri.

Smoke Brewing Company gave downtown Lee's Summit its first barbecue-and-brewery combination when brothers Jeff and Josh Edwards opened it in 2017. It's a genuine two-in-one operation: house-brewed beer on one side, a smoker running all day on the other, and a chef-driven menu built to bridge the two rather than favor either.

Burnt ends and brisket lead the barbecue, smoked long and paired with beers made in-house rather than shipped in—a flight assembled to sit right beside a tray of smoke. Smoked wings round out a shareable order for the taproom crowd. The dual focus is the whole draw: few places in the metro make both the beer and the barbecue under one roof, and Smoke commits fully to each instead of treating one as a sideline to the other. Come for a flight and a plate, and give both their due.

• Style: Kansas City Style
• Price: $$
• Neighborhood: Downtown Lee's Summit
• Serving since 2017

What to order

• Burnt Ends
• Brisket
• Smoked Wings
• House Craft Beer Flight

How it scores — 8.3/10 overall

• Smoke: 8.4/10
• Bark: 8.2/10
• Tenderness: 8.3/10
• Consistency: 8.2/10
• Value: 8.6/10
• Atmosphere: 8.6/10

Visiting

• Address: 209 SE Main St, Lee's Summit, MO 64063
• Phone: (816) 525-2337
• Website: https://smokebrewingcompany.com/

Hours: Mon–Thu 11am–8pm, Fri 11am–9pm, Sat 10am–9pm, Sun 10am–8pm

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