329. Urban Chestnut – Winged Nut
Jun03

329. Urban Chestnut – Winged Nut

After having an awesome lunch at The Shaved Duck, my friend Joe took me to the first stop of our “mini-micro” tour of St. Louis – Urban Chestnut.  It’s a microbrewery that opened in January near the St. Louis University campus.  Founders Florian Kuplent and David Wolfe started it after leaving Anheuser-Busch when it was bought out by InBev.  I’ve heard good things about them and was really looking forward...

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328. Griesedieck Bros. – Premium Golden Pilsner
Jun03

328. Griesedieck Bros. – Premium Golden Pilsner

I’m in St. Louis today for the beginning of my annual golf weekend. My friend Joe (seen in the background having a Stone IPA) lives here and set up a nice half day “mini-micro” tour as I call it. We’re planning to hit 3-4 microbreweries here in St. Louis. Before getting started we knew we had to get some food in us, and a few beers, since it’s about 100 degrees outside. We stopped at the Shaved Duck for...

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327. Flying Dog – Doggie Style Classic Pale Ale
Jun01

327. Flying Dog – Doggie Style Classic Pale Ale

As I mentioned in my last post about Rogue’s Captain Sig’s Northwestern Ale, I’m at Fat Jack’s tonight for our ABNormal Brewers monthly steering meeting.  Next month we’ll have a presentation at our meeting on beers from Schlafly/St. Louis Brewing Co.  I’ve had several of their beers, including their Helles, APA, AIPA, India Brown, Octoberfest, Pumpkin, and more, so I’m looking forward to...

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326. Rogue Ales – Captain Sig’s Northwestern Ale
Jun01

326. Rogue Ales – Captain Sig’s Northwestern Ale

As I’ve mentioned before, I’m vice president of the ABNormal Brewers homebrew club here in town.  Tonight we have our monthly steering meeting to discuss our plans for the next meeting.  It’s a great chance to get together to discuss topics for the meeting, as well as try some of the good beers on tap at Fat Jack’s. Location: On tap at Fat Jack’s in Bloomington, IL. Numbers: 6.2% ABV, 80 IBUs, 75...

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