02/08/08 Friday STL Beer Round-Up
February 8, 2008 9:38 am Beer NewsDo you ever wonder if you’re getting too old to be drinking mid-week? I’m by no means “old” it’s just that my head this morning is telling me differently. On to this week’s Round-Up:
Stuff from around the web
- Cod and Cask and Icelandic Culture at the Tap Room this weekend.
- Year of Beer tries O’Fallon’s Whiskey Smoked Porter.
- Granite City Food and Brewing opens a location in Fort-Wayne Indiana.
- About.com puts Schlafly Saison to the taste test.
- Is AB having a problem keeping US distributors?
Beer Releases and News
- Paul at The Wine and Cheese Place in Clayton alerts me to some new beers he has in stock:
- Avery Brewing - Ellie’s Brown Ale
- Avery Brewing - IPA
- Avery Brewing - The Reverend Quadruple
- Avery Brewing - Hog Heaven Barleywine
- Avery Brewing - Salvation Belgian Strong
- Sierra Nevada Brewing - ESB
- Sierra Nevada Brewing - Bigfoot Barleywine
- St. Louis Brewery - Schlafly Irish Stout
- Boulevard Brewing Company - Boulevard Irish Stout
- Bell’s Brewery, Inc. - Bell’s Consecrator Doppelbock
- Brasserie Duyck - Saint Druon De Sebourg
- New Belgium Brewing - 12 Pack Sampler including Mighty Arrow Pale ale
- Mike at The Wine and Cheese Place in Rock Hill let me to some new beers at his location:
- Sierra Nevada Brewing - ESB
- Sierra Nevada Brewing - Bigfoot Barleywine
- St. Louis Brewery - Schlafly Irish Stout
- Boulevard Brewing Company - Boulevard Irish Stout
- Bell’s Brewery, Inc. - Bell’s Consecrator Doppelbock
- New Belgium Brewing - New Belgium Springboard
- Boston Brewing Company - Sam Adams Double Bock
- Mike Cherre, Beer Consultant at Lukas Liquor posts on their blog some of the new selections they have in stock:
- Avery Brewing - Ellie’s Brown Ale
- Avery Brewing - IPA
- Avery Brewing - The Reverend Quadruple
- Avery Brewing - Hog Heaven Barleywine
- Avery Brewing - Salvation Belgian Strong
- Jerad from Piasa Winery lets me know about some beer beers he has to offer you:
- Sierra Nevada Brewing - ESB
- Sierra Nevada Brewing - Bigfoot Barleywine
- Victory Brewing - Hop Wallop
- Victory Brewing - Old Horizontal Barleywine
Here’s a list of upcoming beer events:
- Feb 4 - Beer on the Bayou with Schlafly Beer
- Feb 8 & 9 - Cod and Cask Festival at Schlafly Tap Room
- Feb 13 - Amber Beer Tasting at Whole Foods
- Feb 14 - Valentines Beer Dinner at Newstead Tower Public House
- Feb 23 - Beer Lovers Anonymous
- Feb 29 - New Belgium Beer Dinner at Whole Foods
Next week is going to see me talking about two restaurants and showing off a couple of new homebrewing gadgets. Stay tuned!
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annie :
Date: February 8, 2008 @ 4:47 pm
Hey…we are in Phx for the week and just got back from an amazing beer store. Is there anything particular you want from this area of the nation??
Mike :
Date: February 8, 2008 @ 5:42 pm
You accessing your email during the trip? I’ll drop you a line if so.
Sam H :
Date: February 8, 2008 @ 8:33 pm
lucky guy……
better get some Stone and other Cali’s
annie :
Date: February 9, 2008 @ 10:54 am
Oh…we are never far from the email. My husbands family is super tech savvy. Despite being out in the middle of nowhere…we get our email!!! just let me know
Weekend Notes | STL Hops - A St. Louis Beer Blog :
Date: February 11, 2008 @ 10:52 am
[...] The event also allowed me to see some people I haven’t seen in quite some, like Ryan Beach from New Belgium. It also gave me a chance to bounce my ideas for a Randal the Enamel Animal off of James “Otto” Ottolini, the Chief Brewer/Chief Engineer for Schlafly Bottleworks. And to top it off I got the opportunity to meet Tom Schlafly, the owner of St. Louis Brewery. Cask beers flowed, fish was eaten and good times were had. Now you know why I was complaining in Friday morning’s Round-Up. [...]