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Homebrew Showcase returns for second year

Reminder Publications Homebrew Showcase returns for second year Reminder Publications Organizer and home brewer Chris Maza of Springfield said the number of participating brewers has increased from nine to 15 for The Second Annual Homebrew Showcase. “That's a pretty significant jump,” he said. The event will take place at t ...

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How to Open a Beer Bottle Without an Opener (Pictures)

The Manual How to Open a Beer Bottle Without an Opener (Pictures) The Manual The crisis? You want to enjoy a beer, but you have no bottle opener. The solution? You bought canned beer. Hurrah! See ya next week. Wait, what's that? You have a bottle of beer without a twist-off cap and you forget to bring along a bottle opener? Or ...

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Best food served at a brewery

Madison.com Best food served at a brewery STLtoday.com Schlafly Tap Room • St. Louis' original still delivers the goods, especially such beer-friendly classics as fish and chips (OK, fine — technically fries, not chips), mussels and a burger. No visit to Schlafly Tap Room is complete without an order of ... Best bartenders ...

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Best ‘destination’ brewery — for some of us

Best 'destination' brewery — for some of us STLtoday.com Hopskeller Brewing Co. in Waterloo • Hopskeller Brewing Co. is worth a trip for its building alone. It dates to 1853 (with later additions in 1872 and 1910), and owner Matt Schweizer essentially had to renovate it twice when a fire devastated the ...

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Best craft beer made by AB

Best craft beer made by AB STLtoday.com Goose Island Bourbon County Stout • Aging beer in barrels once used for bourbon helps impart much of the richness of bourbon — along with its notes of vanilla, caramel, coffee and more — to the brew. This is a stout so dark it makes Guinness seem ...

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Why can’t Minnesota’s beer drinkers just drink… beer?

City Pages Why can't Minnesota's beer drinkers just drink... beer? City Pages Response: Yes, I am happy to enjoy both cocktails and beer on their own merits. I feel seen and validated. I love a good Manhattan, Old-Fashioned, or even a Cuba Libre. I often like to drink my contraband Cuban rum or my Maker's Mark on the rocks, and .. ...

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