^That sounds very positive!
Any word on the proposed "Rackwell" brewery next to the proposed food truck park?
- 2,056
They've been posting some renderings, but I haven't seen any activity at the building yet...
http://www.rockwellbeer.com/blog/2016/1 ... renderings
http://www.rockwellbeer.com/blog/2016/1 ... renderings
- 8,912
Standard Brewing in Maryland Heights is closing.
But
Brick River Cider is opening in the old fire station on Wash Ave in downtown west.
https://www.brickrivercider.com
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
But
Brick River Cider is opening in the old fire station on Wash Ave in downtown west.
https://www.brickrivercider.com
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
- 10K
Standard's location is cursed. I can't believe they opened there.
That location is certainly terrible. Their beer was nothing special either (though it wasn't bad beer). Perhaps a bit unlucky because when they picked the location, Six Mile Bridge and O'Fallon's were also making their own plans. All three were announced very close together if I remember correctly. While several breweries in the same area can be a good thing (more people will travel to hit a few breweries rather than just one), I think MH doesn't quite have that draw, at least not among the homebrewers I know/talk to.
Also, that is very exciting news about the cidery. St. Louis could use one (as well as a meadery). I just hope the owners/brewers know what they are doing and don't make the overly sweet ciders we commonly find in grocery stores. English style ciders are an amazing drink.
- 2,430
really glad to see that for the old fire house.... I hope it's a big success.moorlander wrote: ↑Apr 21, 2017Standard Brewing in Maryland Heights is closing.
But
Brick River Cider is opening in the old fire station on Wash Ave in downtown west.
https://www.brickrivercider.com
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Alpha Brewing is opening a second location in TGS, on Fyler Ave across from Stella Blues which will give them additional space for production capabilities. Their Facebook post says that they want to stay downtown and if the lease on their current place doesn't work out, they will open elsewhere downtown.
- 6,123
Speaking of breweries, I've been putting together a map of select historic and current brewing locations about town. Had too much fun reading The Map That Drove Me to Drink on Distilled History. I've always loved Compton and Dry and beer both, so it was up my alley, but I wanted to expand it as there are quite a few more recent breweries of interest, and some even have surviving remnants above ground. So far I've just done the city from about 1870 to the present. I omit a few breweries where I can't nail down their locations or history to my satisfaction. Anyway . . . here's my map. I've built it in three layers so you can see some of the history of it. If you're looking at the later two layers, respectively post prohibition and the modern era, blue means the sucker is gone without above ground traces, red means there's still something there to see, and green means they're still brewin'! The "early" brewery layer is all blue, but active and surviving sites will overlay it adding color. I have one other semi-seekrit map in the works that maybe details other traces. But . . . well . . . that one's more speculative. Anyway, I'm quite interested in suggestions and feedback. The contemporary map is still a work in progress. I've hit only a few of the very biggest craft brewers. I'd like to tag more, but I've been on such a (non-Belgian) yellow beer kick of late that I haven't done many of them recently and some not at all. Thoughts?
Dave's Map o' Drinking
Dave's Map o' Drinking
What an awesome map! Thanks for sharing. I will have to dig into it later as I don't want to lose a whole day of work. I noticed a few current ones missing if you are still looking to update: Modern Brewery, 2nd Shift, PaPPo's (if you count that), Civil Life, Square One, Perennial, and the one's in the county.
Breweries no longer around: Six Row, 2009-2015 (3690 Forest Park Ave - also former home to Falstaff) and Buffalo Brewing, 2008-2013 (3100 Olive)
- 6,123
I'm torn on what to do with closed modern microbrews. Knew about Six Row and intentionally skipped it. I've actually vacillated about whether to include Morgan Street. I'm leaning towards making it a commercial brewery map and skipping brewpubs until they get big enough to have dedicated commercial brewing facilities. My interest mostly comes with being absolutely awestruck at the surviving bits around Benton Park, and thinking just how wonderfully beery the place must have smelled all the way up into the sixties. Sweet smell, that. I've actually grown to like it. Makes me happy when the wind is right and I smell AB down in Carondelet and not the petroleum terminals that are actually closer. Anyway . . . I think I'll add the brew-pubs that are operating. And I'm thinking about expanding the map to include the county (and the Illinois side, actually, as there were historically some large and interesting breweries over there as well. Stag, anyone?) Let me mull over the likes of Six Row. I REALLY wish that one had taken off. I wanted to see that brewery properly open again. And I'm waiting with bated breath for Griesedieck to get their proposed northside facility up and running and hoping against hope Billy B will open up a plant here in town. Eventually. Ideally in a historic property of some sort or other. Blew my mind to know there'd been a major commercial brewery right smack in front of AB into the 40s.
I'm contemplating an expedition to photograph the surviving remnants to pin to the map. Ideas. Of course, I think I can agree with Distilled History that ideas accompanied by a pint are among the best, so maybe pictures of operating brewpubs would be a fabulous idea.
. . . (Not all in one trip, of course. That would require quite a few. The more the merrier.)
I'm contemplating an expedition to photograph the surviving remnants to pin to the map. Ideas. Of course, I think I can agree with Distilled History that ideas accompanied by a pint are among the best, so maybe pictures of operating brewpubs would be a fabulous idea.
. . . (Not all in one trip, of course. That would require quite a few. The more the merrier.)
I hope 4 Hands eventually expands and rehabs the old Falstaff facility in Benton Park.
If Earthbound, as niche as they are, are able to rehab lagering cellars and stuff, I would think 4HB would be able to take on Falstaff. It would be such a huge win for STL.
If Earthbound, as niche as they are, are able to rehab lagering cellars and stuff, I would think 4HB would be able to take on Falstaff. It would be such a huge win for STL.
- 8,912
You should certainly add Morgan Street and Pappo's. They both brew beer on location.symphonicpoet wrote: ↑May 05, 2017I'm torn on what to do with closed modern microbrews. Knew about Six Row and intentionally skipped it. I've actually vacillated about whether to include Morgan Street. I'm leaning towards making it a commercial brewery map and skipping brewpubs until they get big enough to have dedicated commercial brewing facilities. My interest mostly comes with being absolutely awestruck at the surviving bits around Benton Park, and thinking just how wonderfully beery the place must have smelled all the way up into the sixties. Sweet smell, that. I've actually grown to like it. Makes me happy when the wind is right and I smell AB down in Carondelet and not the petroleum terminals that are actually closer. Anyway . . . I think I'll add the brew-pubs that are operating. And I'm thinking about expanding the map to include the county (and the Illinois side, actually, as there were historically some large and interesting breweries over there as well. Stag, anyone?) Let me mull over the likes of Six Row. I REALLY wish that one had taken off. I wanted to see that brewery properly open again. And I'm waiting with bated breath for Griesedieck to get their proposed northside facility up and running and hoping against hope Billy B will open up a plant here in town. Eventually. Ideally in a historic property of some sort or other. Blew my mind to know there'd been a major commercial brewery right smack in front of AB into the 40s.
I'm contemplating an expedition to photograph the surviving remnants to pin to the map. Ideas. Of course, I think I can agree with Distilled History that ideas accompanied by a pint are among the best, so maybe pictures of operating brewpubs would be a fabulous idea.
StL Mag has a list of all the local breweries with a map. This may be of help to you.
https://www.stlmag.com/search/location/ ... pha&page=1
- 3,235
Morgan Street sells beer in retail stores. They are most certainly a brewery.
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Six Row closed however it essentially reopened as Pappo's Pizza & Brew. However the former Six Row brewmaster has returned and is still brewing in the same location.
http://www.saucemagazine.com/blog/?tag= ... brewing-coOwner Chris “Pappo” Galloway recruited former Six Row brewmaster Evan Hiatt to return to the kettle, creating Pappo’s house beers for the St. Louis location that will also be distributed to the Springfield and Osage Beach locations.
Also the Saint Louis Brewers Guild has an excellent map showing all area breweries.
https://stlbeer.org/breweries/
- 6,123
I had included Morgan Street from the getgo. I debated with myself, but they're such an institution I went with it in the end. PaPPos and all others from the thread added. Does Cathedral Square brew on site? I thought they contract brewed out of WI, rather like Billy Busch and Griesedieck. It looks like there's quite a bunch coming on line this year. Exciting stuff. Apart from, possibly, Cathedral Square, I think I've got all the local breweries actually brewing within city limits now. Will probably add the outlying area gradually, historic breweries first and contemporary after. Does "this place was first built as a brewery" or "this place is brewing beer now" sound like a reasonable standard for inclusion? Apart from Six Row, who else has closed and is there a good single source where someone is keeping tabs? There are outlying breweries I'd very much like to include. (I enjoy O'Fallon's hemp hop rye and black hemp ale both quite a bit when the mood takes me.)
- 8,912
Pappos is closing. Big loss for midtown.
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
- 6,123
Now that's a dang shame. I only just find out about a pizza joint that's also a brewpub, get all excited about it, and now it's closing. Well . . . I'll get over there and try it (tomorrow maybe), but man, sorry to hear they're already on their way out. 
Man, I am the jinx - just ate there about a month a go, really liked it, was planning on going back soonmoorlander wrote: ↑May 07, 2017Pappos is closing. Big loss for midtown.
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
When looking around online, found a new brewery opening this fall, Wellspent Brewery. The address on their Twitter page is 2917 Olive St, a bit east and across the street from Pappy's/Southern and should make a nice little triangle with UCBC and Center Ice also nearby.
Charleville is open now at 2101 Chouteau, next to 21st Street Brewer's Bar, Vin De Set, PW Pizza, Moulin. Catty cornered to Planter's House.
It was a good time, beer was a good as in Ste. Gen. Go check this place out. Hopefully this addition kicks off the Chouteau district even further, and we get someone to finish what Pulte started.
It was a good time, beer was a good as in Ste. Gen. Go check this place out. Hopefully this addition kicks off the Chouteau district even further, and we get someone to finish what Pulte started.
- 8,912
Craft beer Cellar is opening their second location off Chippewa in the South Hampton neighb.
![]()
![]()
