Speaking of bootlegging beer from out of state, I found bottles of Schlafly beer at Eagle Provisions here in Park Slope, Brooklyn, NY. For those who don’t know, Schlafly is a brewery in St. Louis (my hometown) who only distributes regionally in the midwest. I once heard founder Tom Schlafly speak at my alma-mater (Webster University) and said that they purposefully limit the scope of distribution and didn’t plan to be a national craft brewery, although it looks like Eagle Provisions was able to smuggle a few bottles across state lines.
Eagle is a neighborhood grocer here in Brooklyn, and can claim they have beer bottles from all 50 US states, so for now Schlafly is their only inclusion from Missouri…
(photo credit: Bootleg imported Schlafly, by Matt Hurst on Flickr)
Your truly in a Christmas Day beercast from St. Louis, taste testing Schalfly’s Chistmas Ale! Talking about “Old Ales”, Missouri breweries, and Christmas traditions…
Breweries of St. Louis tour
I created a Foursquare list of Breweries around the St. Louis metro area (my hometown), which other beer lovers can use on their next visit or tour of the midwest. St. Louis is home to a number of breweries and a burgeoning craft beer scene.
Notice your favorite brewery (or any omissions) from the list? Leave a comment here so I can add it to the list.
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Boulevard Wheat was one of my first local, craft beers and remains a favorite every time I visit my hometown (St. Louis, MO). Boulevard is now the second largest brewer in Missouri (A-B being the biggest), and has gained a reputation in the craft beer community for a variety of the brews. Yet you may be surprised to learn its also one of the few craft beers you’re likely to see served alongside macro-brew at a college party (at least in Missouri)…
Review via bearablebeer:
What better beer for my first review back than the beer that put Kansas City on the map? This beer is served just as many (if not more (seriously)) than Bud Light here in KC.
The wheat beer pours a hazy golden straw color with a couple of fingers of white head that disappears fast.
Not a lot makes it to the nose, just a bit of yeast.
Not a strong flavor, but is years beyond most American wheats. Yeast and citrus throughout most the taste.
Great carbonation for the style, light in body.
Not a bad beer when going to Applebees or a sports bar, but there is a reason why they serve it everywhere… It’s a light beer that appeals to most non-craft-beer-drinkers, so if you visit KC pass this beer up when recommended as the most popular local brew.
Regardless, Long live Boulevard.
Please consider donating a little of your beer money to our friends in Joplin, MO who could really use our help.
h/t toothpickswords:
americandrink:
Drive-thru liquor store Joplin, MO. (2009) by modmodmanya
United Way’s Joplin Tornado Relief Fund
Seconded. @brewnoob and Toothpick Swords are native Missourians and adopted Missourians. But even if we weren’t, we’d tell you to support the Joplin residents anyway.
OnTapKC
Putting KC on the map for beer (literally). Introducing a new way to find, track, and rate tasty beer for all our friends in the Kansas City beer city…
via chimpotle:
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