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PostNov 17, 2021#926

^Fair enough. And good luck to him. Here's to hoping its a decent beer.

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PostNov 17, 2021#927

^ Same location as what was announced in 2018 but different plan. Planned opening is September 2022.

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PostNov 17, 2021#928

Kraftig wasn't terrible for what it was. I'm curious if they will be going after the same customers here.

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PostNov 20, 2021#930

^If he can help to bring back the "first in booze" title . . . 

In other news, a friend pointed out to me that Soulard means "drunkard" in French. And then he asked if there were any breweries in the area . . . Oh my lovely recent arrival friend allow me to make one turn here and show you just how right you are. In letters twenty feet tall.

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PostNov 22, 2021#931

touché wrote:
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This just in on Billy Busch: https://www.stlmag.com/dining/billy-busch-is-back-in-the-beer-business/
I ate at Sportsman's Park on Saturday, and they were sold out of Adolphus.  I guess that's a good sign.

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PostNov 22, 2021#932

symphonicpoet wrote:
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^If he can help to bring back the "first in booze" title . . . 

In other news, a friend pointed out to me that Soulard means "drunkard" in French. And then he asked if there were any breweries in the area . . . Oh my lovely recent arrival friend allow me to make one turn here and show you just how right you are. In letters twenty feet tall.
Though it's odd that there are no microbreweries within the boundaries of Soulard considering how many used to dot the neighborhood 100-150 years ago. 

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PostNov 23, 2021#933

^On the other hand, the neighborhood used to be defined much more generously. In colloquial terms things in the neighborhoods now called Kosciusko, Benton Park, and McKinley Heights were typically said to be in Soulard. (The Queeny Plant, Globe Drug, and . . . oh . . . Anheuser Busch.)

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PostNov 23, 2021#934

If you asked almost any St. Louisan where "the brewery" is they would tell you Soulard even if it isn't within the neighborhood bounds.

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PostNov 23, 2021#935

What are the official neighborhood boundaries? Google maps shows the brewery in Soulard and so does the map on the city's website.

https://www.stlouis-mo.gov/government/departments/planning/documents/upload/21-Soulard_9-26-2011.pdf

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PostNov 23, 2021#936

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What are the official neighborhood boundaries? Google maps shows the brewery in Soulard and so does the map on the city's website.

https://www.stlouis-mo.gov/government/departments/planning/documents/upload/21-Soulard_9-26-2011.pdf
You are correct. The AB brewery is in Soulard.

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PostNov 24, 2021#937

Modern looks to be expanding into a new location on Oakland (old Bloom Cafe)



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PostNov 25, 2021#938

Great move. That brewery makes amazing stuff but the location was terrible. Hopefully they have a big sign out front facing the highway


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Great move. That brewery makes amazing stuff but the location was terrible. Hopefully they have a big sign out front facing the highway


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Good for Modern. That was a bad location.

Bummer for Bloom/Paraquad. I was hoping they'd miracle a comeback.

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PostDec 10, 2021#941

Charleville is closing their Chouteau location.  Really sucks as we enjoyed their beer (have for about a decade) and was in walking distance.  I wonder what the lease was like from the Hamiltons.  At any rate I don't think it got all the same love and attention from the brewing community as those like 4 Hands, UCBC, etc.

https://www.saucemagazine.com/a/59605/c ... s-location

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PostFeb 11, 2022#942

Center Ice is closing their midtown location.



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PostFeb 11, 2022#943

Again?

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PostFeb 11, 2022#944

^Sorry to hear that. That's one I've kind of always meant to check out, but there are just so many good breweries around town it's slipped through the cracks. Best luck to them.

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PostFeb 11, 2022#945

dbInSouthCity wrote:Again?
No, Wellspent had closed and reopened.

As far as Center Ice goes parking has always been a problem during peak times with Pappys taking over the lot. I have a feeling that this isn’t the end and (fingers crossed) we will see a new location in 2022.


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PostFeb 11, 2022#946

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Center Ice is closing their midtown location.


Very sad to see Center Ice close it's taproom.  Great place and I've met the Owner Steve Albers and can vouch he is one of the nicest and most genuine people in STL.  Does a ton of charity work with the Blues and an Autism foundation.
The pandemic really hit the taproom hard and I don't think they had the capital to continue to run a place that only filled up on Blues gamedays.
Glad to see they'll still be producing beer, hopefully they reopen a new physical location someday down the road.

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PostFeb 11, 2022#947

I've been several times, mostly before SLU basketball games, I would have gone more had they opened their front door.  You couldn't actually enter the location from Olive Street, so people walking by never came in because they had to walk all the around.  Whoever has that lease next should use the front door.

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PostFeb 11, 2022#948

I only went there once, years ago, but I entered off of Olive. They were still building out at the time so once they completed the production side of things, they must have closed it off.

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PostFeb 11, 2022#949

The old Charleville spot would be a great landing space for them. Easy parking and close to Enterprise.

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PostFeb 11, 2022#950

I assume they've got someone contract brewing for their retail beers. It might make more sense for them to just partner with a prominent local bar to be their "taproom" rather than taking on the expense of running a bar on their own. 

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