Beer Festival

Brew In The Lou returns for 10th year

  There is nothing like a beer festival in the fall. The summer heat has moved on, allowing cooler temperatures to move in, bringing with them a more comfortable experience in which to imbibe. The […]

Beer Festival

Millpond’s 3rd anniversary beer influenced by 3 different barrels

Three years ago, when creating the Millpond Brewing & Incubator in Millstadt, Illinois, owner Bryan L. Schubert wanted the brewery to be “a gathering place” for everyone. That, many would agree, he has succeeded in […]

Origin Gin
Cocktails

New gin releasing this weekend from 1220 Artisan Spirits and Pasteria

  I usually write about beer collaborations, so I think this is my first story about a gin collab. But, that is exactly what is happening. 1220 Artisan Spirits the botanically-inspired St. Louis distillery, and Pastaria, one […]

New Releases

34 Missouri breweries team up for latest collaboration release

I’ve asked dozens of brewers and brewery owners, what they like most about owning a brewery and brewing beer? The answers vary, but one common theme throughout is that they believe brewing creates community, that […]

Beer Festival

The story behind the changes for this year’s MWBBF

You may remember fondly one of the most anticipated beer festivals of the last decade known then as the MWBBF. Started by Perennial Artisan Ales in 2021,  the Midwest Belgian Beer Fest focused on regional […]

Beer Festival

4 Hands Brewing, 1220 Artisan Spirits, Withered oak hosting new “Fall Fest”

Moving ahead, we’ll just call them all the 4 Hands family of brands. That is what we’ll call 4 Hands Brewing Co., 1220 Artisan Spirits and Withered Oak, as they are all under the same family tree. And now, […]

Craft Beer News

Perennial’s Fish Drifter lager is back

I am not a born fisherman, but once my father-in-law took me out on the Louisiana bayou outside New Orleans, and showed me how to bait my hook with live shrimp, cast, and slowly reel […]

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Main & Mill’s OktoberFestus is back

It seems Oktoberfest beers are showing up earlier and earlier each year, but who’s complaining, right. One of my favorite Octoberfest beers is OktoberFestus from Denny Foster and his team and Main & Mill Brewing […]