While we haven't seen AB contributing to this on a corporate level, I don't think German travelers to STL will necessarily want to consume much AB product anyways. However, I think they'll really, really love STL's Brewery scene. The German/Traditional line at Urban Chestnut is going to hit these German tourists' palates perfectly, and that's just one of the dozens of microbreweries we have right now. I also just posted a comment on the Train thread how they'll likely also want to visit Missouri Wine Country and small towns like Hermann, taking in the "American Rhineland".
Meanwhile, I'm remembering an old conversation I had with former poster @the count about the potential STL has for European tourists wanting to experience American music. STL really is the birthplace of rock music (eat it, Cleveland!), being the home of Chuck Berry and Ike Turner. We're also the home of Tina Turner (i.e. the much better Turner), Josephine Baker, Scott Joplin, and Miles Davis (all of whom we need to do a much better job of celebrating!). STL is home to the National Blues Museum, and soon to be home to a Gospel Music museum in the CWE. We also have a solid jazz community here, recognizing Jazz St. Louis and the new jazz center announced today at HSSU. We have a whole lot of great blues venues, like BB's, Broadway Oyster Bar, and Hammerstone's. Germans will flip their heads over live music played outside Blues City Deli on Saturdays.
Our uniquely STL music and beer scenes really are things that we take for granted that Germans will fly to experience.
Meanwhile, I'm remembering an old conversation I had with former poster @the count about the potential STL has for European tourists wanting to experience American music. STL really is the birthplace of rock music (eat it, Cleveland!), being the home of Chuck Berry and Ike Turner. We're also the home of Tina Turner (i.e. the much better Turner), Josephine Baker, Scott Joplin, and Miles Davis (all of whom we need to do a much better job of celebrating!). STL is home to the National Blues Museum, and soon to be home to a Gospel Music museum in the CWE. We also have a solid jazz community here, recognizing Jazz St. Louis and the new jazz center announced today at HSSU. We have a whole lot of great blues venues, like BB's, Broadway Oyster Bar, and Hammerstone's. Germans will flip their heads over live music played outside Blues City Deli on Saturdays.
Our uniquely STL music and beer scenes really are things that we take for granted that Germans will fly to experience.
