The newest corner to wet your whistle is in Shawnee where Johnson Drive and Nieman Road meet. With Transport Brewery and Servaes Brewing Co. open and serving their own signature suds, the long-awaited, much anticipated Friction Brewing Co. is now opening, adding their signature pilsners, hazy IPAs, and milk stouts to the neighborhood offerings. Co-owners Brent Anderson and Nathan Ryerson bonded over their mutual love of beer and tried to secure locations in four different parts of town before finally finding the perfect spot in downtown Shawnee to both make and drink beer. Friction opened inside the 100-year-old Hartman Hardware building that Anderson and Ryerson have made into a topnotch brewery and a tune-themed tasting room with plenty of eye-candy appeal and personality. There are plans for a second-floor beer hall, event space, and rooftop deck down the road, but no need to wait for that—the time to tour the beer halls in downtown Shawnee is now.
