Not beer related but....As you travel south from Kansas City consider these two restaurants:
Lambert's Cafe in Ozark, MO. Home of the throwed roll! They literally roll out a cart of hot rolls, start yelling, "ROLL," and you put your arm up in the air. then they throw it at you. Plus lots of good food.
http://www.throwedrolls.com/
Doe's Eat Place. they have several locations in Arkansas and one in Springfield, MO and one in Mississippi. Check out their website for a location. Steaks as big as your head, if not bigger.
http://www.doeseatplace.com/locations.html