Beer

Midwest Maifest brings together some of the best local breweries, wineries and distilleries

Maifest is a traditional German Festival marking the end of the long dark winter and the beginning of warm weather and springtime. It’s a time of reawakening and joy! Best of all, it’s a fun reason […]

Beer

This years’ Craftbeer.com list of best beer bars features one of our best local breweries

Sorry if you already saw this, but it just crossed into my world. Craftbeer.com’s annual list of the 50 best beer bars in the U.S. is out, featuring one beer bar from each state. Since […]

Beer

Descriptions and info on Schlafly’s 10 specialty brews for Stout and Oyster Fest

Schlafly Beer’s 20th annual Stout and continues Saturday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Among the many stouts you can try today, are 10 specialty stouts brewed just for this weekend? Related: Info about the […]

Cocktails

How to make a Rob Roy like your grandfather

I love the image depicted in old, black and white movies from the early 20th century of a man coming home around 5:30 p.m. after a solid 8 hours at the office. He enters his […]