I’m pleased to announce that the winner for the two tickets to the Schlafly Stout and Oyster VIP Dinner winner is Chip Stone! Congrats to Chip and thanks everyone for entering. If you didn’t win, don’t be too upset, once again I have some cool stuff to give away soon.

I once again want to thank Dan Kopman from Schlafly for donating the two tickets to the VIP only event. Everyone make sure to head out to the Stout and Oyster Festival this weekend and try to eat all 25,000 oysters.

As you may now be aware, Schlafly holds a VIP party the night before the Stout and Oyster Festival. It gives Schlafly a chance to preview the 25,000 fresh oysters they bring in before it makes it to the general public the next day. Would you like to attend such a special event? Well, here’s your chance.

Schlafly VP, Dan Kopman, has given me two passes to the Schlafly Stout and Oyster Festival, which is held on Thursday, March 18th. If you’re interested in attending just email contest@stlhops.com with Stout and Oyster as the subject. I’ll randomly pick one winner next Wednesday, March 17th at 9AM.  A couple of quick notes:

• If you’ve won something from STL Hops in the past 6 months, please be cool and let someone else enter.
• You must be 21 or older to enter.
• No multiple entries.
• If you don’t think you’ll be able to attend, please don’t enter. I’d like to make sure that people available to attend have a chance to win.

Good luck!

Your name is STL Hops Reader, and you have a problem.  The problem is that you haven’t bought your tickets to the 2010 Beer Lovers Anonymous yet. Well today is your lucky day, STL Hops is giving away two passes to next week’s event at The Stable. This $40 value will allow you to enjoy over 20 different beers at one of the coolest venues in town.

All you need to do is email contest@stlhops.com with the subject of “2010 Beer Lovers Anonymous” and include your favorite of cold weather beer.

I want to thank Brad Wheeling from Amalgamated Brewing for providing the tickets to this event. This contest will end on February 24th at 9AM CDT when I will pick a winner at random. If you don’t win this one, don’t worry I will be holding more contests like this in the future, so you’ll have another chance then. Good luck!

So, I’m pleased to announce that the winner for the two tickets to tonight’s Bigelo’s Valentine’s Beer Dinner is Brian Krebel! Congrats to Brian and thank you everyone for entering. Once again, if you didn’t win, don’t be too upset, I’m going to have a few more things to give away in the next few weeks.

I once again want to thank Mark from Bigelo’s Bistro for providing the tickets to this event.

Mark from Bigelo’s Bistro was kind enough to provide two tickets to their Valentine’s Beer dinner featuring Sierra Nevada beers. The dinner is on Sunday, February 14th at 4 pm and Bigelo’s is located in Edwardsville, Illinois.

If you’re interested in winning tickets that include a five courses being paired with five different beers (you will be required to pay the gratuity) email contest@stlhops.com with a subject of “Bigelo’s Valentine Beer Dinner” and tell me what your favorite beer is only available in Illinois. A couple of quick notes:

• If you’ve won something from STL Hops in the past 6 months, please be cool and let someone else enter.
• You much be 21 or older to enter.
• No multiple entries.
• If you don’t think you’ll be able to attend, please don’t enter. I’d like to make sure that people available to attend have a chance to win.

The winner will be drawn on Wednesday, February 10th at 9AM. There are still a few seats available for the dinner, you can make reservations by calling 618-655-1471.

I’m pleased to announce that the winner for the two tickets to the Schlafly Cod and Cask VIP Dinner is Paul Robinson! Congrats to Paul and thanks everyone for entering. If you didn’t win, don’t be too upset, once again I have some cool stuff to give away soon.

I once again want to thank Dan Kopman from Schlafly for donating the two tickets to the sold out event. Everyone make sure to head out to the Cod and Cask Festival this weekend and try the plokkfiskur. It’s awesome.

I don’t know if you know or not, but Schlafly holds a VIP party the night before the Cod and Cask Festival. It gives Schlafly a chance to preview their Cod and Cask before it makes it to the general public the next day. Would you like to attend such a special event? Well, here’s your chance.

Schlafly VP, Dan Kopman, has given me two passes to the Schlafly Cod & Cask VIP Party, which is held on Thursday, February 4th. If you’re interested in attending just email contest@stlhops.com with Cod & Cask as the subject.

I’ll randomly pick one winner on Wednesday, February 3rd at 2PM.  A couple of quick notes:

• If you’ve won something from STL Hops in the past 6 months, please be cool and let someone else enter.
• If you can’t attend, please don’t enter.
• You must be 21 or older to enter.
• No multiple entries.

If you don’t win this one, don’t worry I will be holding more contests like this in the future, so you’ll have another chance then. Good luck!