Beer

The rise of the pilsner | Schlafly marks the return of one of its originals

I’ve always been intrigued by pilsners.  I kind of feel this category of beer has sort of gotten the shaft. Like its first cousin, the lagers, pilsners may be suffering from a case of mistaken […]

Cocktails

Time to get your ‘cocktail on’ STL as Craft Spirit Week returns for 6th year

Craft distilling is one of the fastest growing and most interesting industries in St. Louis.  The movement combines the hefty spirit of a pre-prohibition distiller with the smart, glittering image of a 21st-century entrepreneur.  Locally, the […]

Beer

BEER FIND: Jolly Pumpkin’s Gigantic Brewing Phuket, Evil Twin’s Old Fashioned Lemonade & More

I’ve signed up for just about every beer seller’s newsletter, so you don’t have to.  Just got the list of new beers into The Wine And Cheese Place, and they include some great ones to […]

Beer

The Franklin Myth | “Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy”

Ben Franklin never wrote, “Beer is proof God loves us and wants us to be happy.” Despite numerous sources, such as Pinterest, Twitter and your local t-shirt guy, the quote — now this may shock […]