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Anheuser-Busch distributors swap craft brands

Anheuser-Busch distributors swap craft brands

The arrangement will allow Grey Eagle, Lohr and Krey to distribute beers in their own territories.

Feb 09, 2012 | 12:05 am | Loading…

The Civil Life picks Missouri Beverage for beer distribution

The Civil Life picks Missouri Beverage for beer distribution

Draft beers from Civil Life will be available in St. Louis bars and restaurants beginning March 3.

Feb 08, 2012 | 4:30 pm | Loading…

St. Louis beer-festival season starts now

St. Louis beer-festival season starts now

Schlafly Cod & Cask, 4 Hands' Lupulin Carnival and Cystic Fibrosis Foundation's FestivAle are just a few upcoming local beer festivals.

Feb 07, 2012 | 1:15 pm | Loading…

Beer-soaked 'fries' are baked to crispy perfection

Beer-soaked 'fries' are baked to crispy perfection

French fries are baked, not fried, after being soaked in beer.

Feb 06, 2012 | 4:00 pm | Loading…

Global Brew in Edwardsville turns 1 today

Global Brew in Edwardsville turns 1 today

We love cupcakes and beer — separately but also together — and the folks at Global Brew Tap House & Lounge in Edwardsville are planning an event this weekend that sounds right up our alley.

Feb 03, 2012 | 11:44 am | Loading…

February is brimming with events for beer fans

February is brimming with events for beer fans

Anniversaries, birthdays, Valentine's Day and more reasons to raise a glass.

Feb 02, 2012 | 9:00 am | Loading…

Accolades for Urban Chestnut, new beers for A-B

Accolades for Urban Chestnut, new beers for A-B

Across the globe, 1,473 new breweries opened in 2011, and the users of beer-review site RateBeer consider one of the best of them to be in St. Louis.

Jan 28, 2012 | 12:05 am | Loading…

2nd Shift hosts an overnight cask festival

2nd Shift hosts an overnight cask festival

The two-day event in New Haven features cask beer from eight area breweries.

Jan 23, 2012 | 1:00 pm | Loading…

Wolpertinger winners would whip up wild beers

Wolpertinger winners would whip up wild beers

Two people win tickets to Urban Chestnut's one-year anniversary party on Feb. 4.

Jan 20, 2012 | 1:00 pm | Loading…

Beer brewer for a day revels in experience

Beer brewer for a day revels in experience

Writer finds that art meets science during a brewday at O'Fallon Brewday.

Jan 19, 2012 | 8:00 am | Loading…

Have another round: New beer-label quiz is here

Have another round: New beer-label quiz is here

Think you know beer? Take out new beer-label quiz.

Jan 16, 2012 | 4:15 pm | Loading…

4 Hands beer now available around St. Louis

4 Hands beer now available around St. Louis

The latest craft brewery to open in St. Louis, 4 Hands Brewing Co., has begun to ship kegs of its beer for sale at local bars and restaurants.

Jan 13, 2012 | 4:45 pm | Loading…

St. Louis' beer scene featured in AFP report

Agence France Presse is the latest international news organization to swoop in to St. Louis for a report on the city's beer landscape.

Jan 12, 2012 | 4:15 pm | Loading…

Win tickets to Schlafly Cabin Fever

Win tickets to Schlafly Cabin Fever

Schlafly announces beers for its annual winter festival.

Jan 11, 2012 | 3:30 pm | Loading…

Beer parties help keep winter warm

Beer parties help keep winter warm

Here are some beer festivals, tastings and other events coming up in the next few weeks around St. Louis to put on your radar.

Jan 09, 2012 | 3:30 pm | Loading…

Blogger is brewing a TV show about beer

Blogger is brewing a TV show about beer

In 'American Beer Blogger,' Lew Bryson will interact with people in all facets of the beer industry.

Jan 09, 2012 | 1:45 pm | Loading…

Does Missouri have a law against tweeting?

Twitter saw a flurry of confusion after a brewery rep tweeted that Missouri's laws restricted what he could say on the social-media platform.

Jan 05, 2012 | 3:59 pm | Loading…

1-year-old Urban Chestnut to roll out bottled beers next month

1-year-old Urban Chestnut to roll out bottled beers next month

The midtown craft brewery is the latest in St. Louis to package its beers in bottles.

Jan 05, 2012 | 8:00 am | Loading…

St. Louis Brewery: By the numbers

Opened • 1991

Jan 05, 2012 | 12:00 am | Loading…

Schlafly sale: A timeline

June 2010 • St. Louis Brewery co-founders Tom Schlafly and Dan Kopman say they've begun talking with the company's senior staff about succession planning.

Jan 05, 2012 | 12:00 am | Loading…

St. Louis investors to acquire majority stake in Schlafly Beer

St. Louis investors to acquire majority stake in Schlafly Beer

Under terms of the deal, Schlafly employees will be able to buy part of the brewery.

Jan 04, 2012 | 10:00 pm | Loading…

Farmhaus to focus on St. Louis craft beers

Farmhaus to focus on St. Louis craft beers

With more local breweries bottling their beers, Farmhaus plans to focus its beer menu exclusively on St. Louis.

Jan 04, 2012 | 1:30 pm | Loading…

Coors, Miller Lite beat Bud, Bud Light in taste test

Coors, Miller Lite beat Bud, Bud Light in taste test

Budweiser finished at the bottom in a Consumer Reports taste test of six regular lagers.

Jan 03, 2012 | 4:30 pm | Loading…

AAA Tipsy Tow New Year's Eve service not available in Missouri

AAA Tipsy Tow New Year's Eve service not available in Missouri

AAA clubs in several parts of the country this weekend will offer Tipsy Tow, a free tow service for New Year's revelers. But St. Louis is not one of the areas where the program is available.

Dec 29, 2011 | 11:45 am | Loading…

Old Rock House launches local beer-and-music series

Old Rock House launches local beer-and-music series

The series will highlight local beers and local bands.

Dec 28, 2011 | 1:00 pm | Loading…

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Hip Hops

Since bellying up to the beer beat in 2009, Evan S. Benn has kept tabs on the St. Louis area's growing craft beer scene through his Hip Hops blog, mobile app, Twitter, Facebook and the new P-D book "Brew in the Lou."