Beer Labels
Dancing with the Pumpkin King returns to Bluewood
This time of year has to be a total drag for anyone who doesn’t love pumpkin beers. Social media is ripe with pumpkin beer haters, but hating a beer never made much sense to […]
New Releases
Switchgrass Spirits releases new 2022 American Single Malt
Switchgrass Spirits has released the newest addition to its growing portfolio, American Single Malt. The new release was conceived a few years ago when Switchgrass partnered with eight St. Louis breweries to design a limited […]
Beer Festival
Urban Chestnut’s Lagerfest celebrates the hardest beer to brew
This summer, I found myself on a mission to rediscover lagers. Lagers, for many, define the essence of beer. For us who grew up in the city that Anheuser Busch built, you know what […]
Drink Tourism
Fat Elvis is back in the building at 4 Hands’ new Fall Fest
The saddest day in my entire beer-loving life, came 4 springs ago, when I opened the door of my old college dorm room beer fridge, and out came my only remaining bottle of 4 […]
Events
How to navigate the St. Louis Bourbon Festival
If you are over of bourbon, next weekend is your Super Bowl. The St. Louis Bourbon Festival features 450+ Bourbons, Whiskeys, and Scotches from all over the world! This year’s festival has been expanded to […]
Craft Beer News
Time to howl again at this year’s Full Moon Festival at Schlafly
Schlafly Bottlework’s annual Full Moon Festival is a free celebration of both beer and chili. And not just any chili, but pots of boiling goodness cooked up by St. Louis’ top chefs. The popular harvest celebration […]
Craft Beer News
Understanding Perennial’s Blue Origin even if you didn’t get any
Perennial Artisan Ales creates so many fantastic beers, it’s hard to make all of them seem as special as they are. If you’re among those who got selected during their random drawing for bottles […]
Beer Festival
Illinois breweries kick off Craft Beer Week with tribute to Brown Ale
When it comes to fall beers, Brown Ale clearly does not get a lot of love. What with Oktoberfest and pumpkin beers, Brown Ale just gets forgotten. But that ends this weekend, when half […]
Craft Beer News
Local beer to be highlighted at new Alamo Drafthouse
When the City Foundry originally opened last year, I had very high hopes that local breweries and distilleries would be highlighted, as I’ve seen at other similar operations around the country. I still harbor a […]
New Releases
Chocolate Milk Stout is back and in 16 oz cans
One of my favorite all-time stouts is back. 4 Hands Brewing’s Chocolate Milk Stout quickly became a St. Louis winter beer classic when it debuted back in 2012. This beer tastes just like one […]
