St. Louis has a huge beer scene. USA Today’s readers voted St. Louis the “Best Beer Scene” in the last two years. They’re not lying. These breweries can be reached by a short taxi ride from downtown in just 15 minutes. These are just a handful. You can find many more options on the STL Beer website. These include Alpha Brewing and Tower Grove South as well as Ferguson Brewing and Narrow Gauge and Old Bakery Beer and Old Bakery Beer. Hopskeller Brewing is also available. O’Fallon Brewing is located in Metro East. Six Mile Bridge is also available. Two Plumbers and Friendship Brewing, both in West County are two of the many. Prost!
2nd Shift Brewing
2nd Shift is a brewery located north of Hill, in an industrial area. It offers exceptional beers such as Art of Neurosis or Hibiscus Wit. El Gato Grande, the “friendliest and most lazy cat in this brewery”, was the inspiration. 1601 Sublette.
4 Hands Brewing Company
4 Hands is situated south of downtown, near Soulard. This brewery is unique. They often collaborate with local artists and businesses to create unique brews. City-Wide, Single Speed, and Ripple are some of the most popular year-round brews. Be aware of seasonals. Upstairs, you can play free Skeeball or arcade games. 1220 S. 8th Street.
Anheuser-Busch Brewery
It is worth taking a tour of Soulard’s brick brewery. Enjoy a complimentary beer tasting while you’re standing in the Clydesdales stable. You can also take more involved tours like the Beermaster Tour and Horses and Heritage Tour. You can also enjoy the Where You Brew experience. 12th & Lynch.
Bluewood Brewing
Bluewood opened recently in the former Lemp Brewery stables. Bluewood is well-known for its high-ABV beer, as well as barrel-aged stouts like Leviathan. Bluewood’s most loved beer, Testify was brewed in 2015 at an ABV of 24%. 1821 Cherokee.
Civil Life Brewing Company
Jake Hafner was a well-known name at 33 Wine Bar in Lafayette Square. After that, he moved to Civil Life in Tower Grove South. In 2018, he added canned American Brown to his brewery. These rules are available on the brewery website. It is available to be viewed. These rules are intended to preserve civilities, such as no buses or an aversion towards people. 3714 Holt.
Chris Naffziger, a historian, and contributor of SLM, pointed out that Earthbound was founded in 2017 at the Cherokee Brewery Stock House. The stock house’s original floor is still being used, and the cellars date back to 1875, so the brewery can “almost definitely” claim to be brewing beer in the “oldest brewery building.” Every day brings something new, with names like the Tax Evader and Gruit Out of Hell. 2724 Cherokee.
