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Schlafly’s ready for the return of the fruit beer

Tis the season for the return of Fruit or fruity beers, and while they are not for everyone, this could be your opportunity to open your mind and your beer palate, to what I believe […]

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Oyster shuckers getting their due on new Schlafly stout cans for Oyster Fest!

When you date, fall in love and eventually marry a girl from New Orleans, you learn right away to listen to her father if you know what’s good for you. The first lesson I learned was […]

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Tickets still available for all sessions today at Centennial Beer Festival

Beer festivals can be amazing, a place to gather with friends, make new ones while sampling and discovering the best or the newest or the most experimental beers the mad genius’ behind the table can […]

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Old Bakery marking 3rd anniversary with a Bourbon Barrel Aged Doppelbock and a party

It just seems like yesterday. One of my first articles posted on this blog back in 2015, was about the new brewery in Alton, Illinois. The brewery, Old Bakery Beer Company was unique in that it […]

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February is Stout month at 4204 Main Street Brewing

Stout lovers are starting to feel the buzz.  February is their month. Winter clearly isn’t moving out of our area and as predicted, Puxatony Phil gave us six more weeks of winter (BEERS), so might […]