This company is responsible for introducing such libations as Possum Trot Brown and Muddy Mo Stout to the Kansas City area. K.C. Hopps operates seven brewpubs, such as 75th Street Brewery, Barley's Brewhaus & Restaurant, Blue Moose Bar and Grill, and O'Dowd's Little Dublin. Its brewpub Fenton's Bar & Grill was named after the pub's first regular customer, Jim Fenton. K.C. Hopps also provides restaurant consulting and management services. CEO Ed Nelson started the company in 1993.