This week on the STL Hops Twitter

• Founder’s Beer is hitting early. Jerad from The Stable has a cold keg of Red’s Rye in his car and it’s going on tap tonight! (a day ago)
• Boulevard’s Two Jokers Double Wit now available in St. Louis, check Wine and Cheese Place on Forsyth for your double wit needs. (a day ago)
• Looking for a can of beer for your float trip? What about 5L of beer? Well, Bell’s Oberon Mini-Kegs are back at Wine & Cheese Place. (a day ago)
• Schlafly brewer Matt Murphy’s Peche wedding beer is now available at the Schlafly Tap Room. (2 days ago)

Stuff from around the web

• AB takes another slap on the face in regards to a local charity.
• Shannon takes a trip to St. Louis.

Retail Beer Releases

• Bombay Wine and Spirits (05/28/09)
  • Mendocino Summer White Ale
  • O’fallon Wheach
  • Sea Dog Blueberry Wheat
  • Bear Republic Racer 5
  • White Hawk IPA
  • Hebrew Human Block Head
  • Ft Collins Rocky Mountain IPA
• Lukas Liquor (05/27/09)
  • Sam Smith Organic Strawberry, Cherry, Raspberry
  • Schnieder Weisse Hopfen Weisse
  • Weihenstephaner Vitus
  • Maredsous Blonde
  • Bitbuger 6pk (back in)
  • Schlafly Quadrupel
  • Schlafly Export IPA 6pk
  • Schlafly Grand Cru and Tripel (back in)
  • New Belgium Skinny Dip
  • Mendocino Summer Ale
  • Dixie Beer
  • Dixie Blackened Voodoo
  • Dixie Jazz
  • Racer 5 (6pk)
  • Mikkeller Jackie Brown
  • Mikkeller US Alive!
  • Mikkeller Beer Geek Breakfast
  • Rogue Mom Hefe
  • Founders Dirty Bastard
  • Founders Centennial IPA
  • Founders Double Trouble
  • Founders Porter
  • Founders Curmudgeon
  • Founders Cerise
  • Founders Reds Rye
• Provisions Market (05/29/09)
  • Bell’s Oberon 5 liter kegs
  • Dixie Blackened Voodoo
  • Dixie Beer
  • Dixie Jazz Amber Light
  • Boulevard Smokestack Two Jokers Double Wit
  • Quilmes, Argentina
  • Bear Republic Racer 5 IPA, 6pk
  • Founders Dirty Bastard
  • Founders Porter
  • Founders Reds Rye
  • Founders Centennial IPA
  • Founders Curmudgeon
  • Founders Double Trouble
  • Founders Cerise
• Wine and Cheese Place (Clayton) (05/29/09)
  • Founders Dirty Bastard
  • Founders Centennial IPA (bottled 5/26)
  • Founders Double Trouble
  • Founders Porter
  • Founders Curmudgeon
  • Founders Cerise
  • Founders Reds Rye
  • Boulevard Smokestack Two Jokers Double Wit
  • Dieu du Ciel Rigor Mortis Abt
  • Dieu du Ciel Equinoxe du Printemps
  • Augustiner Brau Maximator Doppelbock
  • Augustiner Brau Edelstoff
  • Sunner Kolsch – Cologne, Germany
  • Oberon 5 Liter Mini Kegs
  • Quilmes Beer – Argentina
  • Dixie Beer
  • Dixie Blackened Voodoo
  • Dixie Jazz
  • Hook Norton Hooky Gold
  • Hook Norton Double Stout
  • Hook Norton Hooky Bitter
  • Kelpie Seaweed Ale
  • Redhook SunRye Summer Seasonal
  • Rogue MOM Hefeweizen w/Coriander and Ginger
  • Witkap-Pater Abbey Single
  • Witkap-Pater Abbey Dubbele
  • Witkap-Pater Abbey Triple
• Wine and Cheese Place (Rock Hill) (05/29/09)
  • Founders Dirty Bastard
  • Founders Centennial IPA (bottled 5/26)
  • Founders Double Trouble
  • Founders Porter
  • Founders Curmudgeon
  • Founders Cerise
  • Founders Reds Rye
  • Dieu du Ciel Rigor Mortis
  • Hook Norton Hooky Bitter
  • Boulevard Smokestack Two Jokers Double Wit
  • Schlafly Quadrupel 750ml
  • Schlafly Export IPA
• Wine and Cheese Place (Ballwin) (05/29/09)
  • Founders Dirty Bastard
  • Founders Centennial IPA (bottled 5/26)
  • Founders Double Trouble
  • Founders Porter
  • Founders Curmudgeon
  • Founders Cerise
  • Founders Reds Rye
  • Boulevard Smokestack Two Jokers Double Wit
  • Schlafly Quadrupel Ale 750ml
  • Haywards 5000 Indian Beer 22oz
  • Hercules Lager Beer 22oz
  • Royal Challenge 22oz
  • JHOOM Indian Lager 22oz
• Whole Foods Town & Country (05/29/09)
  • Founders Centennial IPA
  • Founders Cerise
  • Founders Dirty Bastard
  • Founders Red Rye
  • Founders Porter
  • Founders Double Trouble
  • Founders Curmudgeon Ale
  • Ommegang Bier De Mars(ask for it)

Restaurant and Bar Beer List Updates

• Bigelo’s Bistro (05/27/09)
  • O’Fallon 5 Day
  • Schlafly Export IPA
  • Bell’s Amber
  • Sierra Nevada ESB
  • Schlafly Summer Lager
  • Left Hand Jackmans APA
  • Lagunitas IPA
  • Boulevard Maibock
  • Boulevard Wheat
  • Schlafly Raspberry Hefe
  • Bells Two Hearted
  • Blue Moon
• Iron Barley (05/28/09)
  • O’Fallon Smoked Porter
  • New Belgium 1554 Black Ale
  • AB Bare Knuckle Stout
  • North Coast Scrimshaw Pilsner
  • Boulevard Unfiltered Wheat
  • Boulevard Maibock
  • Goose Island Honker’s Ale
  • Griesedieck Golden Pilsner
  • O’Fallon Cask 5 Day IPA
  • Warsteiner Dunkel
  • Smithwick’s Irish Red Ale
  • Boulevard Smokestack Saison (750 ml)
  • Boulevard Smokestack The Sixth Glass (750 ml)
  • Boulevard Smokestack Long Strange Trip (750 ml)
  • Tucher Hefe Weiss (Bottle)
  • Aecht Shlenkerla Rauchbier Marzen (Bottle)
  • Aecht Shlenkerla Helles (Bottle)
  • Odell IPA (Bottle)
  • Weihenstephan Dark Hefe (Bottle)
  • Rogue Dead Guy Ale (Bottle)
  • Ayinger Celebrator Dopplebock(Bottle)
  • O’Fallon Wheach (Bottle)
  • New Holland The Poet (Bottle)
  • Floris Apple (Bottle)
  • New Holland Full Circle Kolsch (Bottle)
  • Wychwood Hobgoblin (Bottle)
  • Guinness Draft (Bottle)
• Newstead Tower Pub (05/24/09)
  • Griesedieck Golden Pilsner
  • O’Fallon 5 Day IPA
  • O’Fallon Wheach
  • Schlafly Pale Ale
  • Schlafly APA
  • Schlafly Export IPA
  • New Belgium 1554
  • New Belgium Mothership Wit
  • Boulevard Lunar Ale
  • Boulevard Maibock
  • Left Hand 400lb. Monkey
  • Unibroue Maudite
  • Anderson Valley Boont ESB (Bottle)
  • Houblon Chouffe (Bottle)
  • Left Hand Milk Stout (Bottle)
  • Unibroue Ephemere (Bottle)
  • Guinness 250 Year Anniversary Stout (Bottle)
• The Stable (05/29/09)
  • Bell’s Cherry Stout
  • Arcadia Sky High Rye
  • Lefthand Oaked Imperial Stout
  • ABC Helles
  • Bells Two Hearted
  • New Holland Existential
  • Odell IPA
  • Charleville Half-Wit Wheat
  • Bells Oberon
  • Anchor Liberty Ale
  • Lefthand 400 LB Monkey
  • O’Fallon Wheach
  • Arcadia Hop Rocket
  • Duchesse du Bourgonge
  • New Holland Brother Jacob
  • Kasteel Rouge
  • Southern Tier Mokah
  • Anchor Steam Beer
  • New Belgium 1554
  • Rouge Imperial Pilsner
  • Charleville Hoptimistic
  • Cathedral Square White
  • Odell 5 Barrel Pale Ale
  • Founder’s Red’s Rye
  • Hebrew Lenny’s RIPA

Brewery and Brewpub Beer List Updates

• Mattingly Brewing Company (05/29/09)
  • Cardinal Direction Abbey Dubbel
  • Homeward Brown
  • Black Sky Stout Porter
  • Black Dawn Coffee Porter
  • O’Fallon 5 Day IPA
  • O’Fallon Gold
  • Schlafly Belgian Singel
  • Schlafly Oatmeal Stout

Here’s a list of upcoming beer events:

• May 30 – Beer and Brats Festival – Westport Plaza – 12PM-5PM
• May 30 – B33r and Brats – 33 Wine Shop and Tasting Bar – 12PM-5PM
• May 30 – Wine-Beer-BBQ – The Wine and Cheese Place Ballwin – 1PM-4PM
• May 31 – Homebrew With Drew – Mattingly Brewing Company – Begins at 9AM
• Jun 1 – Craft Beer Dinner – The Shaved Duck – 6:30PM
• Jun 1 – Meet a Griesedieck – The Royale – 4PM-6PM
• Jun 1 – Boulevard Tank 7 Sampling – International Tap House – 7PM-9PM
• Jun 2 – Beer and Cheese Matching – The Wine and Cheese Place Clayton – 6PM
• Jun 2 – Founder’s Draught Release Party – The Stable – 6PM-9PM
• Jun 2 – Tenacious Trivia: Beer Edition – Newstead Tower Public House – 8PM
• Jun 2 – Bell’s Beer Dinner – Renaissance St. Louis Airport – 7PM
• Jun 2 – Sam Adams Beer Tasting – Lukas Liquor – 4PM-7PM
• Jun 3 – Bell’s Brewery Beer School – Cicero’s – 5:30PM-6:30PM
• Jun 3 – Peek-a-Brew – Mattingly Brewing Company – 6PM
• Jun 3 – Founder’s Release Party – Wine and Cheese Place Forsyth – 6:30PM-8PM
• Jun 3 – Two Jokers Wit and Smokestack Tasting – Lukas Liquor – 7PM-9PM
• Jun 3 – Beer and Cheese Tasting – Schlafly Tap Room – 8PM
• Jun 3 – Sam Adams Beer Tasting – Randall’s Wine and Spirits – 4PM-6PM
• Jun 3 – Meet the Brewery – International Tap House – 9PM-11PM
• Jun 4 – Craft/Beer – The Royale – 2PM-6PM
• Jun 4 – Beer Tasting for Wine Lovers – The Wine and Cheese Place Clayton – 6PM
• Jun 4 – History of Craft Beer – Schlafly Bottleworks – 6:30PM
• Jun 4 – O’Fallon Brewery Garden Party – Missouri Botanical Garden – 5PM-9PM
• Jun 5 – Beer Tasting – Wine and Cheese Place Clayton – 4PM-6:30PM
• Jun 5 – Brewers Heritage Festival – Forest Park – 6PM-10PM
• Jun 5 – Ss. Peter & Paul Craft Beer Fest – Alton Sportsmen’s Club – 6PM-10PM
• Jun 6 – Brewers Heritage Festival – Forest Park – 12PM-4PM
• Jun 6 – Brewers Heritage Festival – Forest Park – 6PM-10PM

A couple of quick beer tastings to tell you about.

Today, from 4PM to 6:30PM the Wine and Cheese Place in Clayton will be having a tasting featuring Boulevard Smokestack Two Jokers Double Wit, Dieu du Ciel Rigor Mortis, Dieu du Ciel Equinoxe du Printemps, Sunner Kolsch, Augustiner Maximator, and Founders Double Trouble. Additional information can be found at their blog.

Chris at the Wine and Cheese Place in Rock Hill will also be holding a tasting tomorrow, the 23rd, from 1PM to 4PM. He’ll be sampling these beers: Boulevard Smokestack Two Jokers Double Wit, Hook Norton Bitter, and Dieu du Ciel Rigor Mortis. Once again, more information can be found at their blog.

If you’re a retail shop and want me to list your tasting, make sure to email me at mike@stlhops.com.

Here are some photos for those of you that didn’t have a chance to attend the Growler’s Beer Dinner featuring Boulevard Beer.  It was a fun time and I’m glad the rain held out.  I hope Growler’s works to do more of these in the future because the back patio was a great spot for the dinner.

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All of this week I’ll be detailing the events of the inaugural St. Louis Craft Beer Week on STL Hops to bring more visibility to the event.

I can’t begin to stress enough how important it is for all of us to help make this event successful.

If you care about beer and beer awareness in St. Louis, it’s important to show the retailers, breweries and restaurants involved that there are people that care about beer. If you love beer and I know you all do otherwise you wouldn’t be here, it’s time to show it.

Anyway, here’s a rundown of the events taking place on Thursday, Friday and Saturday:

Thursday, June 4th

Craft/Beer – The Royale – 2PM-6PM
Free Event (Food and drink available for purchase)
In the spirit of handcrafting unique and local treasures, The Royale is inviting the local craft community during the first annual STL Craft Beer Week. Independent crafting–be it with yarn, paper, glass, metal, or barley and hops–is one of the things that makes Saint Louis great. Come celebrate people-based production and meet others doing the same.

Beer Tasting for Wine Lovers – The Wine and Cheese Place Clayton – 6PM
$20 Per Person – Reservations are required (314-727-8788)
So many people say “I don’t really like beer”, I only drink wine. I think this is based on a limited exposure to just trying nothing outside of light American lagers. We will introduce you to a whole new world of beer. We will pick some beers from many different styles, different countries that we think will surprise you and expand your horizons.

History of Craft Beer – Schlafly Bottleworks - 6:30PM
Free Event
Join local beer historian Henry Herbst as he explains how craft beer got to where it is today. Henry will provide plenty of fascinating information that will teach you that the world of craft beer existed before Dogfish Head and Stone. If you’ve never had the chance to hear Henry speak, make sure not to miss this event.

O’Fallon Brewery Garden Party – Missouri Botanical Garden - 5PM-9PM
Free Event
In a series of events called Garden Party Nights, the Missouri Botanical Garden will be hosting O’Fallon Brewery for a beer tasting from 5PM-9PM.

Beer Tasting – Wine and Cheese Place Clayton - 4PM-6:30PM
Free Event
Paul Hayden of The Wine and Cheese Place on Forsyth continues his series of weekly beer tastings with what he promises with be a jam-packed, extra-special tasting.

Brewers Heritage Festival – Forest Park - 6PM-10PM
The premiere beer festival in St. Louis, the Brewers Heritage Beer Festival will be kicking off its third year with the addition of new beers, new breweries, and a new Festival Beer! With over 18,000 attendees, this is one of the biggest festivals in the nation. This year we’ll see the addition of Mattingly Brewing Company, Buffalo Brewing Company, and Trailhead Brewing to join Schlafly, O’Fallon Brewing, Anheuser-Busch, Square One, Augusta Brewing, Alandale Brewing and Morgan Street Brewing. This event is the perfect way to cap off St. Louis Craft Beer Week.

Ss. Peter & Paul Craft Beer Fest – Alton Sportsmen’s Club - 6PM-10PM
Price $15 Per Person
Sample over 25 different beers from the likes of Schlafly, Boulevard, Bells, Sierra Nevada, O’Fallon, Dogfish Head, Three Floyds, Lagunitas and more. Tickets are $15 and include 10 three ounce samples. Additional Samples can be purchased for $1 each at the festival.

Brewers Heritage Festival – Forest Park - 12PM-4PM
The premiere beer festival in St. Louis, the Brewers Heritage Beer Festival will be kicking off its third year with the addition of new beers, new breweries, and a new Festival Beer! With over 18,000 attendees, this is one of the biggest festivals in the nation. This year we’ll see the addition of Mattingly Brewing Company, Buffalo Brewing Company, and Trailhead Brewing to join Schlafly, O’Fallon Brewing, Anheuser-Busch, Square One, Augusta Brewing, Alandale Brewing and Morgan Street Brewing. This event is the perfect way to cap off St. Louis Craft Beer Week.

Brewers Heritage Festival – Forest Park – 6PM-10PM
The premiere beer festival in St. Louis, the Brewers Heritage Beer Festival will be kicking off its third year with the addition of new beers, new breweries, and a new Festival Beer! With over 18,000 attendees, this is one of the biggest festivals in the nation. This year we’ll see the addition of Mattingly Brewing Company, Buffalo Brewing Company, and Trailhead Brewing to join Schlafly, O’Fallon Brewing, Anheuser-Busch, Square One, Augusta Brewing, Alandale Brewing and Morgan Street Brewing. This event is the perfect way to cap off St. Louis Craft Beer Week.

It’s time for another additional for Know Your Styles. This week’s style, the Berliner Weiss, is being brought to you by Brad Mock. Brad is a local homebrewer with the St. Louis Brews. If you attend the meeting, he’s one of the guys that brings you beer and food, which means you should always be nice to him. Also, a thanks to Paul from The Wine and Cheese Place for supplying beer for this feature. Without further ado, the Berliner Weiss.

Berliner Weiss
As the French Protestants Reformers known as the Huguenots were making their way to Flanders in the 1600s, they documented a particular beer as they passed through Berlin. Later in 1809, Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte and his troops decided to celebrate their Prussian victory with that same type of beer, which the Napoleon referred to as the “Champagne of the North”. That beer, of course, is Berliner Weisse.Berliner Weiss is a very specific style of wheat beer most often originating from Berlin, Germany.

An interesting note about this style is that is one of the lowest in alcohol among all styles, with the the BJCP guidelines listing it between 2.8-3.8% ABV. The two examples I enjoyed were Bayerischer Bahnof Lepzig (3%) and 1809 by Dr. Fritz Briem (unusual at 5%).

Interesting facts
Unlike any other beer I can think of, it is served in a large goblet with a straw. Because of its sour taste, it is commonly drunk mixed with raspberry (Himbeersirup), woodruff (Waldmeistersirup) syrup, or lemon (Zitronensirup) and is then called Weiße mit Schuss (Weiße with a shot [of syrup]). The mixtures are called Berliner Weiße rot, grün, or gelb respectively. This mixed drink is very refreshing in the hot summer months and is served throughout Berlin. For my tasting, Paul provided authentic German raspberry syrup. I decided to drink half way through, then mix the syrup in.

As described in one of my homebrew books and also on the label of the 1809, the wort or a portion of the wort in this beer is not boiled. The boiling kills off the natural bacteria to allow the yeast to ferment the beer without other “critters” infecting your finished beer.

This beer has been described by some as the most purely refreshing beer in the world.

What you should be smelling
A sharply sour, somewhat acidic character is dominant. Can have up to a moderately fruity character. The fruitiness may increase with age and a flowery character may develop. A mild Brettanomyces aroma may be present. No hop aroma. The 1809 was much more sharp in sourness than the BBL, but the BBL did show some light fruit notes.

What you should be seeing
Very pale straw in color. Clarity ranges from clear to somewhat hazy. Large, dense, white head with poor retention due to high acidity and low protein and hop content. Always effervescent. The 1809 poured like champagne as you can see in the pictures. The BBL was very similar to most other wheat beers, but lost it’s head quickly.

What you should be tasting
Clean lactic sourness dominates and can be quite strong, although not so acidic as a lambic. Some complementary bready or grainy wheat flavor is generally noticeable. Hop bitterness is very low. A mild Brettanomyces character may be detected, as may a restrained fruitiness (both are optional). Again, no hops. I didn’t even pick up light bitterness. The 1809 came through with the sour, but was not sharp. You might expect a real sour kick from the aroma, but it’s not really like that.

What you should be tasting with syrup
Awesomeness. The super sweet syrup rounds off the sourness and turns this into a happy little mixed drink. It wasn’t bad at all to start, but this is like raspberry Kool-Aid with a tiny punch. Ohh-Yeah!

Additonal comments from the BJCP guidelines
Wheat malt content is typically 50% of the grist (as with all German wheat beers) with the remainder being Pilsner malt. A symbiotic fermentation with top-fermenting yeast and Lactobacillus delbruckii provides the sharp sourness, which may be enhanced by blending of beers of different ages during fermentation and by extended cool aging. Hop bitterness is extremely low. A single decoction mash with mash hopping is traditional.

Vital Statistics
OG: 1.028 – 1.032
IBUs: 3 – 8
FG: 1.003 – 1.006
SRM: 2 – 3
ABV: 2.8 – 3.8%

Commercial examples
Schultheiss Berliner Weisse, Berliner Kindl Weisse, Nodding Head Berliner Weisse, Weihenstephan 1809 (unusual in its 5% ABV), Bahnhof Berliner Style Weisse, Southampton Berliner Weisse, Bethlehem Berliner Weisse, Three Floyds Deesko.

New Glarus also made a version available last summer. I don’t know if they are planning that again, but it was very good.

Final thoughts
The two commercial examples I was provided were both great beers, but the BBL is probably closer to the style guidelines. It was very refreshing, especially when you add in the syrup. If you haven’t tried a Berliner Weisse style beer, do yourself a favor this summer and grab one (preferably from The Wine and Cheese Place). Even if you’re tried other sour beers and didn’t like them, you may enjoy this one. While you’re at it, get some of the syrup. I think it was $.99 and it would also be great over ice cream.

The Mattingly Brewing Company may now be producing full scale productions of beer, but that doesn’t stop them from showing off what’s yet to come. Tonight, Head Brewer Drew Huerter will be offering his Black Night Bourbon Oak Coffee Porter. Be sure to head out tonight and taste some of Drew’s excellent beer.

Here’s a list of what to expect over the next few weeks:

5/27 Black Night Bourbon Oak Coffee Porter
6/3 Pale Ryeder Palm Sugar Rye Tripel
6/10 Cardinal Direction Abbey Dubbel – Dry Hopped w/ Summit & Ahtanum
6/17 Dampfbier
6/24 Bentonshire Ordinary Bitter – Dry Hopped w/ Columbus
7/1 Bentonshire Ordinary Bitter – Dry Hopped w/ Simcoe
7/8 Sunbeam English Summer Ale
7/15 Sunbeam English Summer Ale – Dry Hopped w/ Mt. Hood
7/22 Sunbeam English Summer Ale – Dry Hopped w/ Ahtanums
7/29 Wall Cloud Smoked Steam Beer

All of this week I’ll be detailing the events of the inaugural St. Louis Craft Beer Week on STL Hops to bring more visibility to the event.

I can’t begin to stress enough how important it is for all of us to help make this event successful.

If you care about beer and beer awareness in St. Louis, it’s important to show the retailers, breweries and restaurants involved that there are people that care about beer.  If you love beer and I know you all do otherwise you wouldn’t be here, it’s time to show it.

Anyway, here’s a rundown of the events taking place on Tuesday and Wednesday:

Tuesday, June 2nd

Beer and Cheese Matching – The Wine and Cheese Place Clayton – 6PM
$20 Per Person – Reservations are required (314-727-8788)
We will try some great cheese matched with great beers. We are going into places where many people think only wine should go. Try some IPA and Cheddar, some Cave Aged Gruyere and Doppelbock, Livarot and Biere de Garde, Barleywine and Stilton, Humbolt Fog and Saison. This will be a fun time and a great learning experience. (Matchings subject to change based on which cheeses are available and delicious at the time)

Founder’s Draught Release Party – The Stable – 6PM-9PM
Free Event (Food and drink available for purchase)
Founder’s Brewery will finally be available in Missouri and now it’s time to celebrate. Join Missouri Beverage and Founder’s Director of Sales, Michael Bell as they kick off the release of draught Founder’s Beer in Missouri at The Stable.

Tenacious Trivia: Beer Edition – Newstead Tower Public House – 8PM
Free Event (Food and drink available for purchase)
Time to test your beer knowledge with some Beer Trivia thanks to Newstead Tower Public House. First come, first serve and tables fill up fast, so make sure to get there early and stake out your spot!

Bell’s Beer Dinner – Renaissance St. Louis Airport – 7PM
$50 Per Person – Reservations are required (314-890-3027)
Join Bell’s Brewery’s Jim O’Connor and Renaissance’s Tbone Trattoria’s Executive Chef Chris Stroup as they delight you with five course that are expertly paired with five different beers from Bell’s Brewery. Click this link to see the full menu.

Sam Adams Beer Tasting – Lukas Liquor – 4PM-7PM
Free Event
No better way to celebrate St. Louis Craft Beer Week than tasting some of the newest selections from one of the original craft brewing pioneers. Join Jay Hornback and Lukas Liquor to taste the new Sam Adams Imperial Series, which include the Imperial Stout, Imperial White and Imperial Double Bock. With any luck there will also be some tastings of the Longshot beers as well.

Bell’s Brewery Beer School – Cicero’s – 5:30PM-6:30PM
Free Event
Bell Brewery’s Jim O’Connor will be at Cicero’s weekly Wednesday Beer School where he’ll be talking about cask ales and secondary fermentation and a history on traditional beer vessels and pouring techniques. Afterward, he’ll be opening a cask of Bell’s Porter for you to purchase at the bar.

Peek-a-Brew – Mattingly Brewing Company – 6PM
Free Event (Food and drink available for purchase)
Mattingly Brewing Company Head Brewer Drew Huerter will be serving up his famed Pale Ryeder Tripel. Drew describes it as such: “At 9.2% ABV and 35 IBUs, brewed with Pilsner and Rye malts, Thai Palm Sugar, Magnum, Sterling and Styrian Goldings hops, then fermented with our house Belgian yeast culture and aged for four months before release. Please, enjoy savor the Pale Ryeder as if it your last pleasure in the moral plane, and be responsible enough that it isn’t.”

Founder’s Release Party – Wine and Cheese Place Forsyth – 6:30PM-8PM
Free Event
Founder’s Brewery will finally be available in Missouri and now it’s time to celebrate. Join Missouri Beverage and Founder’s Director of Sales, Michael Bell as they kick off the release of Founder’s Beer in Missouri.

Two Jokers Wit and Smokestack Tasting – Lukas Liquor – 7PM-9PM
Free Event
Join Laura Dale and Lukas Liquor as they kick of Boulevard’s newest beer, Two Jokers Double Wit. This is your chance this newest Summertime treat along with other selections from the Smokestack series including one of your few opportunities to try Boulevard’s Saison Brett on draught.

Beer and Cheese Tasting – Schlafly Tap Room – 8PM
Price $20
Join Schlafly Tap Room Head Brewer Stephen Hale and Wine Merchant’s Adam Smith as they take you the wonderful world of pairing Beer and Cheese. Each pairing has been hand selected to show you the excellent possibilities that beer provides when pairing to food. Purchase tickets online here.

Sam Adams Beer Tasting – Randall’s Wine and Spirits – 4PM-6PM
Free Event
No better way to celebrate St. Louis Craft Beer Week than tasting some of the newest selections from one of the original craft brewing pioneers. Join Jay Hornback and Randall’s Wine and Spirits to taste the new Sam Adams Imperial Series, which include the Imperial Stout, Imperial White and Imperial Double Bock. With any luck there will also be some tastings of the Longshot beers as well.

Meet the Brewery – International Tap House – 9PM-11PM
Free Event (Food and drink available for purchase)
Founder’s Brewery’s Michael Bell will be at the International Tap house to mingle and talk about the newest releases from Founder’s in St. Louis. Michael is extremely knowledgeable and will really give you some great information about this fantastic brewery.