St. Louis Breweries

roger wyoming II · PostSep 20, 2013#1762013-09-20T18:39+00:00

DogtownBnR wrote: The National Brewing Museum

I so want to go to there! Maybe John Goodman can be the spokesperson once the Blues Museum is up and running. This is something we need and is so very much part of our heritage. A cool museum would be a great addition to A-B experience and help anchor bustling beer tours like Mark mentioned above.

downtown2007 · PostSep 20, 2013#1772013-09-20T19:59+00:00

So a recovering alcoholic is going to be a spokesman for a brewery tour and museum?

roger wyoming II · PostSep 20, 2013#1782013-09-20T20:04+00:00

^ oops!

jsbru · PostSep 21, 2013#1792013-09-21T00:22+00:00

I don't know much about brewing needs, but what about one or two of the Crumden-Martin buildings for the new Schlafly space?

beer city · PostSep 24, 2013#1802013-09-24T14:13+00:00

4 Hands expanding at their existing facility - Will be able to brew up to 13,000 bbls a year

http://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/morn ... ml?ana=twt

moorlander · PostSep 24, 2013#1812013-09-24T14:17+00:00

They've been expanding all summer.

Mark Groth · PostSep 24, 2013#1822013-09-24T15:25+00:00

And, more from the PD:

The brewer said it will add two 60-barrel tanks next month to its brewery at 1220 S. 8th St. south of downtown and four more in January.

The new tanks will allow more consistent inventory to serve outside markets including Kansas City, Chicago, and Philadelphia, 4 Hands said in a statement, and increase its capacity to brew 13,000 barrels.

4 Hands also plans to release 12-ounce 4-packs of its Divided Sky Rye IPA, Reprise Centennial Red, Cast Iron Oatmeal Brown, and Single Speed beers.

Great to see growth continue with the local brews.

http://www.stltoday.com/entertainment/d ... aa650.html

beer city · PostSep 24, 2013#1832013-09-24T19:59+00:00

Its Brewery expansion day - O'Fallon looks to double in size - My guess is they would stay in St. Chuck - It would be nice if they go to downtown Main st - the old ACF buildings that anchor N Main would make a great brewery and give them the opportunity to do a tasting room - and add life to that end of the street -

http://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/news ... ml?ana=twt

Kevin B · PostSep 24, 2013#1842013-09-24T20:34+00:00

^ Headline of St. Louis Business Journal: "Four Hands brewery expanding downtown"

No it isn't...

roger wyoming II · PostOct 03, 2013#1852013-10-03T15:00+00:00

Civil Life is doing well two years in..... will soon have more production capacity and will can!

http://www.feaststl.com/the-feed/articl ... f6878.html

DogtownBnR · PostOct 11, 2013#1862013-10-11T15:49+00:00

http://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/morn ... s-job.html

I'd assume this is for a Geman-style bier garten, correct?

gone corporate · PostOct 15, 2013#1872013-10-15T19:07+00:00

^Pretty much. Think of communal seating at large, handmade tables with matching large, handmade benches. Related to what's going on with Urban Chestnut, Goebel & Co. recently had an installation at the Upstairs bar at Brennan's in the CWE: a reservable oversized table made of a single, large slab of sliced tree trunk, with custom seating around it.

Note that urbanstl had an article on the company's operations in Cardonelet last year.

More on Goebel & Company's news, including the company's move to Midtown:
http://www.stltoday.com/business/local/ ... a0267.html

DogtownBnR · PostOct 15, 2013#1882013-10-15T20:42+00:00

That is very cool! Can't wait to have a pint at the new beergarden.

beer city · PostOct 15, 2013#1892013-10-15T21:46+00:00

DogtownBnR wrote:That is very cool! Can't wait to have a pint at the new beergarden.

German bar = Ein Mass

DogtownBnR · PostOct 16, 2013#1902013-10-16T12:56+00:00

and a Ein Prosit or two!!

PostOct 17, 2013#1912013-10-17T19:17+00:00

I know this is not STL news (KC news) but it is Missouri news. I was not shocked by this, but didn't think he'd sell out just yet, much less to a Belgian company.

http://www.kansascity.com/2013/10/17/45 ... ewing.html

So much for those 'largest American brewer in Missouri' ads. I hope Schlafly stays STL/American owned.

PostOct 17, 2013#1922013-10-17T19:18+00:00

PS_ I wonder if this takes them off the top 50 American microbrews list.

PostOct 17, 2013#1932013-10-17T19:28+00:00

Now they can change their ads to "second largest Belgian owned brewery in Missouri" (Sorry, had to say it)

(Also, sorry for the multiple posts. I have not edit button

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roger wyoming II · PostOct 17, 2013#1942013-10-17T19:31+00:00

I think Schlafly can now say its Missouri's largest American-owned brewery.

gone corporate · PostOct 17, 2013#1952013-10-17T19:47+00:00

Dogtown: Great you posted that. This is huge news in the STL & MO beer industry today, probably the largest beer news to come out of Missouri's beer industry in all of 2013. And yes, I do believe this makes Schlafly the #1 independent brewer in Missouri.
(and don't worry, I don't have an edit button on this browser, either)

DogtownBnR · PostOct 17, 2013#1962013-10-17T20:05+00:00

I agree.... big news! Bad news IMO, for KC. Even if they grow, it is now a foreign-owned brewery.

gone corporate · PostOct 17, 2013#1972013-10-17T20:18+00:00

^Yeah, but the founders are now rich, and so are their investors. I'm sure there's been some sort of revenue sharing program in there as well so everyone makes out of this with more money in their pockets. Plus, the new plans retain every employee and manager, so the team stays the same. I also would expect a strong degree of autonomy for Boulevard's operations; not like they're gonna start making only Belgian ales after the close. After all, it's not an institution, it's a brewery; not like they're shuttering anything or went out of business, just grabbed a new wealthy partner who can distribute their beers across the US and into Amsterdam. Congrats to Boulevard.

DogtownBnR · PostOct 17, 2013#1982013-10-17T20:28+00:00

I agree, but you just never know where the operation will go. I like the beer. I drink occassionally. However, I'm sure some drink it because it is a KC owned beer. Many in KC take pride in that, as we do with our local brews. What direction will the new owners take the company....What they say now, could be different from what they actually do, years from now. I think, as you said, it appears to be a win. For KC, it is a loss. I know many from there, that take great pride in such good product being KC owned and produced. It may be produced in KC, but it is now a Belgian company. Not the hit AB caused to our egos, but still changes the perception. No more ads or signs proclaiming they are the "largest independent Missouri brewer".

dmelsh · PostOct 17, 2013#1992013-10-17T20:31+00:00

"largest independent Missouri brewer".

Does that sign now move to Schlafly?

DogtownBnR · PostOct 17, 2013#2002013-10-17T20:40+00:00

^That is the word on the streets....

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