Brandt’s Cafe, in the University City Loop, will be putting on a Beer Festival every Saturday this March.  Brandt’s will be offering up over 80 different beers from around the globe to try each Saturday including 25 different Belgian beers.

This will be taking place on March 13th, 20th, and 27th of this month from 12-5PM.  Don’t currently have a list of what beers they’ll be trying, but I’ll see if I can get one soon.

Each session will cost $30 per person with a pre-paid reservation or  $35 at the door.  This entitles you to unlimited 3oz samples during the 12-5PM tasting. Call 314-954-2326 for more details.

I know for some of you, this is the festival you’ve been most eagerly awaiting for, the Schlafly 2010 Stout and Oyster Festival. Schlafly is flying in “over 25,000 fresh oysters from both coasts and offer a tantalizing array of dishes, like gumbo, Rockefeller, fried, Po-Boy, and grilled.” They will also be offering up a raw bar as well to give you the ability to try several different vararites.

Schlafly will also be flying in some some celebrity shuckers to open up your oyster fyster than you can blink. With names like “Bimbo, Clam, Rawle, Silky Smooth and Thurman” I think you’re in for some really colorful characters.

Oh, and then there’s the beer. Schlafly will be offering their Nitro Irish, Oatmeal and Kaldi’s Coffee Stout. You’ll be able to combine some of your favorite Schlafly stouts with the briny delight of fresh Oysters.

Schlafly’s festival will be on start on Friday, March 19th from 5:00 p.m.-Midnight and continue on Saturday, March 20th when it will run from Noon-Midnight. Stay tuned tomorrow for a VIP Dinner contest!

On Tuesday, March 23rd, Dressel’s Public House will be hosting a very special collaborative beer dinner which will feature beers from O’Fallon Brewery and Left Hand Brewery.   Beginning at 7PM, this six course meal will be paired with six different beers from O’Fallon and Left Hand.

The cost of this meal will be $40 per person (tax and gratuity not included) and reservations will be required.  You can make reservations by calling 314-361-1060.

Aperitif
Pate de Lapin
Paired With Left Hand Juju Ginger

1st Course
Rabbit Confit Pappardelle With Proscuitto, Fava Beans & Herb Butter Sauce
Served With Left Hand Polestar Pilsner

2nd Course
Duck Bresaola Salad With Arugula, Mizuna, Shaved Gouda and Walnut Vinagrette
Paired With Left Hand Sawtooth Amber Ale

3rd Course
Leg of Venison With Pancetta & Orange On Butternut-Spinach Hash
Served With O’Fallon Cherry Chocolate Ale

4th Course
Smoked Rack of Rabbit & Pork Belly On a Bed of Boxty Potatoes
Paired With O’Fallon Smoked Porter

Dessert
Left Hand Imperial Stout Float With Chocolate Ice Cream, Stilton Blue, Toasted Pecans and Honey

Still looking for that elusive Schlafly American IPA?  Well, wouldn’t it be nice if you could have it in your own neighborhood? Well, this week is your big break as there will be two casks of this delicious beer available in the metro area.  Here are the details:

O’Leary’s Pub – Thursday, March 11th – 6:30PM
Bigelo’s Bistro – Saturday, March 13th – 12PM

The Dubliner in downtown St. Louis, will be hosting a benefit for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society tonight beginning at 5:30PM. A suggested donation of $10 will include appetizers, a mini-pint of Kilkenny Cream Ale and well drink specials.

You can RSVP for this event by emailing 2010patti@gmail.com. For more information about this fundraiser and the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society be certain to check out this site.

This looks like a great way to raise money for a great cause.

Well, this is it, this is the beer that created quite a sensation at last year’s Hop in the City festival, the Schlafly American IPA.  But Mike, this beer isn’t the beer that was brewed back in September, is it?

No, it’s not.  In order to get a baseline to compare against the 8% version of the AIPA that’s arriving this spring, they needed to brew another batch of the original.

So, not only do you get one of the best IPAs in the St. Louis area served on cask, but you can get it alongside the best place to get Neapolitan Pizza in the St. Louis area, The Good Pie.

This Friday, March 5th, starting a 5PM,  a representative from the St. Louis Brewery will be tapping a cask of the American IPA and will be serving it until the cask runs out or The Good Pie closes.

Sure, you can get cask beer at the Tap Room, but you can’t get American IPA or some Neapolitan Pizza to go along with it!  Head on out there for some great pizza and beer.

The Wine and Cheese Place in Clayton will be holding their Fourth Annual Beerfest on April 10th. Past festivals have featured over 100 beers to taste, so I’m sure this year’s festival will not disappoint.  This year’s festival will be held a little differently.  There is now a nominal $5 fee for attending the 2PM-4PM session.

There is also a Premium Session that will take place between 1PM and 2PM.  There will only be allowed a limited number of tickets for the Premium Session to allow for a better chance to try beer. Tickets for this session will be $10.

Here’s a preliminary list of beers that have been confirmed for the festival:

Corsendonk Abbey Brown
Corsendonk Abbey Tripel

Schlafly trial batch of American IPA (7% ABV)
Schlafly Dry Hopped APA
Schlafly Special Release Export IPA
Schlafly Quadruple
Schlafly Kolsch

Founders Kentucky Breakfast Stout (KBS)
Founders Reds Rye
Founders Centennial IPA

Bells Beers — they promise to bring something special again

O’Fallon Hemp Rod Rye
O’Fallon Wee Heavey
O’Fallon Gold
O’Fallon Wheach
O’Fallon 5 Day IPA
O’Fallon Bourbon Barrel Smoked Porter

Avery – beers TBA

Great Divide – beers TBA

Charleville Half Wit Wheat
Charleville Tornado Amber
Charleville Hoptimistic IPA
Charleville APA

Magic Hat #9
Magic Hat Lucky Cat
Magic Hat Vinyl
Magic Hat Odd Notion (American Wheat Pale Ale)

Pyramid Haywire
Pyramid Audacious
Pyramid Fling

Caldera IPA
Caldera Pale Ale
Caldera Amber Ale

RJ Rockers Son of a Peach
RJ Rockers Bell Ringer
RJ Rockers Black Perle

Laughing Dog IPA
Laughing Dog CSB
Laughing Dog Alpha Dog
Laughing Dog Dogfather

Lagunitas Maximus
Lagunitas Hop Stoopid
plus more Lagunitas TBA