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Urban Chestnut Brewing’s Florian Kuplent explains his new Anniversary Lager

It’s hard to believe that Urban Chestnut is celebrating a full decade of brewing some of the finest craft beer in St. Louis if not the world.  They, along with 4 Hands Brewing, Civil Life […]

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Urban Chestnut, Switchgrass to debut Schnickelfritz Bierschnaps

Two of my local favorites are combining their forces of creativity to bring us something new to keep us warm this fall and winter, Bierschnaps. Urban Chestnut and Switchgrass Spirits, have created Schnickelfritz Bierschnaps, inspired […]

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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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Do you have a go-to beer? You need one

Last week, I ventured down the stairs, the wood creaking beneath my feet.  I reached the bottom of the stairs, careful not to knock the exposed light bulb with my noggin.  I quickly turn to […]

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Tix now on sale for 5th annual Midwest Belgian Beer Fest

What the heck is a Belgian style beer? Unlike other beer styles, Belgian style actually lacks it, meaning there really is no style to define.  There are no set ‘colors’ or ‘ingredients’ or ‘tastes’ but […]

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If Team Captain America had time for happy hour in STL, here’s what they’d drink

This part 1 of 2. We’re pairing some of the St. Louis region’s finest beers with each superhero member of the Avengers battling one another in the new movie, Captain America: Civil War […]