By this time next year, Kansas Citians will be able to walk, ride their bike, or catch the newly expanded streetcar line to enjoy an ice-cold beer inside a brand-new beer garden with a view of the Berkley Riverfront. This planned riverfront amenity was four years in the making and was recently given the green light by the KC Port board. The Berkley Beer Garden will feature a new 8,200-square-foot indoor/outdoor structure designed by KEM Studio and will be open most of the year with a distinctive design made to blend in with its natural surroundings. It will be located near the grove that will, over the next few years, be planted with more than 250 trees and will also include the Heritage trail that runs along the riverfront. The structure will be two stories tall and features a sizable patio with plenty of seating. The Thrash Group, a development group from Mississippi who is also building a 120-room Origin KC hotel nearby, has been tapped to run the day-to-day operation.Â