Alcoholic Beverage Manufacturing

Deschutes Brewery Brings Weeklong Craft Beer Campaign to St. Louis Beginning Today

Our beer mugs runneth over here in St. Louis. Bend, Oregon-based Deschutes Brewery, the nation's fifth-largest craft brewery, is set to commence Base Camp for Fanatics, its week-long campaign to introduce new and specialty beers through tasting events, food pairings and a chance to engage with Woody ... More >>

Hop On Over to Two Beer Festivals This Weekend

It seems that once Spring arrives, it's time to bust out some brews. And we are so down with that. This Saturday, April 27, Global Brew Tap House & Lounge (112 South Buchanan Street Suite 1, Edwardsville; 618-307-5858) will host the Edwardsville Spring Beer Festival and Ferguson Brewing Company (41 ... More >>

Anheuser-Busch InBev Gets Free Advertising -- Twice -- from the Movie Flight

Oh, those devilishly clever execs at Anheuser-Busch InBev. First, they discover that Robert Zemeckis' brand-new film Flight contains scenes where Denzel Washington's character -- an alcoholic airline captain -- swills bottles of Budweiser. Let's put that another way: They figure out that millions of ... More >>

Poll: Should Anheuser-Busch InBev Keep Funding Lance Armstrong's Cancer "Charity"?

Seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong is now considered so toxic in the wake of recent doping accusations that big sponsors such as Nike and Trek are running for the hills. So too is Anheuser-Busch InBev. The beer giant used to pay Armstrong to promote Mic Ultra, but n ... More >>

Let them Drink Beer

Heat Wave has Missouri Winemakers Sweating

St. Louis Public Radio reported this week that heat-ocalypse 2012 is "good news for Missouri winemakers." Not so, says Jon Held, vice president of Stone Hill Winery (1110 Stone Hill Highway, Hermann; 800-909-9463). Those precious booze-making grapes aren't exempt from the sweltering heat that has sh ... More >>

This Week in Anheuser-Busch InBev World Domination

Oh, yawn, just another week in Anheuser-Busch InBev's Borg-like growth across the world. First came news that A-B has agreed with the St. Louis Cardinals and developer Cordish Companies to be a tenant for the first phase of the long-delayed Ballpark Village project. A-B will open a restaurant feat ... More >>

Tour de Pours

Mayor Alvin Parks Rethinks ESL's Late-Night Liquor Sales in Wake of Shootings

​East St. Louis native and Illinois Senator Dick Durbin last month urged Mayor Alvin Parks to end the city's late-night liquor sales in the hopes that it would cut down on violent crime. As he had done in the past, Parks rejected the notion. But after two separate shootings long after midnight thi ... More >>

Ten Best Irish Dishes in St. Louis: Guinness-Battered Fish and Chips at Molly Darcys

Though generally considered to be the premier British take-away meal, fish and chips is a popular dish in Ireland as well. At Molly Darcys Irish Pub at Seven Gables Inn (26 North Meramac Avenue, 314-863-8400) in Clayton, the Guinness-Battered Fish and Chips melds together two Emerald Isle favorites ... More >>

Anheuser-Busch Test Markets Margarita-Flavored Beer

​You'd think that the brain trust at Anheuser-Busch InBev would have considered the margarita earlier. After all, the blend of tequila, lime juice and orange-flavored liqueur is one of the most popular mixed drinks in America. But, no. When the brewery first looked south of the border for inspirat ... More >>

Wolfbräu House of Beer to Open in St. Peters

Image via​With the rapid growth of craft beer in St. Louis, it was only a matter of time before someone opened a retail store like Wolfbräu House of Beer (286 Mid Rivers Center, St. Peters; 636-242-1040). Founder Ryan Wolf describes Wolfbräu, scheduled to open the second week of December, as a " ... More >>

Budweiser Hopes "Bow Tie" Can Boosts Sales

New can: Does it Bud for you? ​We'd always heard that the beer industry was pretty much recession-proof. In good economic times, people drank because they were happy. In bad economic times, people drank perhaps even more because they were depressed. Well, so much for that, at least according to An ... More >>

Marketing Trends Miller Lite Should Jump on to Sell More Brew

Image via​Ad Age reported that Miller Lite's sales have steadily decreased, and the company cites the same factors we all blame for our everyday problems and bad moods: the stupid economy and the shitty weather. But not all beer makers are faring poorly, and bad marketing strategies might be ... More >>

What's Brewing? St. Louis.

Stone Brewing's Here. What's the Fuss?

Kristina ColeyGreg Koch, CEO and Co-Founder of Stone Brewing​ So Stone Brewing's selling their beer in Missouri. What's the big deal? Greg Koch, the company's co-founder and CEO came to Missouri to kick off Stone Brewing's debut. His second order of business in St. Louis, after a beer-pairin ... More >>

Goose Island Sells Out to Anheuser-Busch

​ Sorry Chicago, but your craft beer star now belongs to St. Louis. Well, technically, it belongs to Belgium. It was announced this morning that Anheuser-Busch is buying Goose Island, the 23-year-old Chicago miccrobrew stalwart. (A-B has distributed Goose Island since 2006.) After the jump: ... More >>

Hill Brewing Company

Review Preview: Cork Wine Bar and Hill Brewing Company

A two-fer this week as I venture to Ferguson to visit Cork Wine Bar and Hill Brewing Company. Any pop-culture observer worth her weight in Chuck Klosterman books can identify the exact moment when wine geekery went mainstream: the 2004 Alexander Payne movie Sideways, with Paul Giamatti as the pinot ... More >>

Stone Brewing CEO Greg Koch Tips a Few at the Schlafly Tap Room

The St. Louis craft-beer community turned out in force last night at the Schlafly Tap Room for a meet and drink with Greg Koch, CEO and Cofounder of Stone Brewing Co. Dave NelsonGreg Koch preaches to the craft-beer converted at the Schlafly Tap Room.​The humorous high point of the evening occ ... More >>

Wine Buy the Bottle - Great Values in St. Louis: Veritas Gateway to Food and Wine

Given Gut Check's never-ending quest for obsession with great wine values, we figured it'd be a good idea to check in from time to time with local merchants. They pick three wines they consider to be excellent values, and Gut Check buys and tries one of them. Price is important, but value is really ... More >>

AB-InBev to Employees: This Job Cut Is For You

Image Via An armadillo after losing his job to corporate "restructuring"​If something happens every month is it still considered news? We only ask because Anheuser-Busch InBev announced its plans to lay off another 400-plus employees from its North American workforce. That's the third time ... More >>

Wine Daycation

The Noble Writ's New Year's Resolutions

Unlike several of my fellow Gut Check contributors, I'm not much for reminiscing about, dissecting or ranking the past year. Instead, I enjoy the challenge of looking forward and setting goals. So here are my plans for both my personal wine consumption and The Noble Writ in 2010.Aaron Logan, Wikime ... More >>

The Beertender Looks Back on 2009

​Here's when we glance at the newly purchased calendar, note the slightly strange four digits that signify the upcoming year and wonder where the hell it all went.User "Herr stahlhoefer," Wikimedia Commons​Luckily, it's been another strong year for craft beer. The craft-brewing industry grew ov ... More >>

Lights, Beer

Thirsty for Knowledge?

Does Brussels Sprout from New Bud Light Golden Wheat?

anheuser-busch.com​Over at Daily RFT, my colleague Keegan Hamilton has a new post about Anheuser-Busch's latest beer product, Bud Light Golden Wheat. Citing beer blogger Lew Bryson, Hamilton wonders why Anheuser-Busch won't give more specifics about what specific type of wheat beer the latest iter ... More >>

The Noble Writ: A Trying Time for Wine

Like many sectors of the economy, the wine industry isn't doing well. You might suppose that alcohol sales would be more resilient than most things, and to some extent that's true -- sales of inexpensive wines remain relatively robust. However, high-end wines are being hit hard.My first clue that so ... More >>

St. Louis Craft Beer Week: Wednesday's Events

Alberto Gottardo, Wikimedia CommonsThe first annual St. Louis Craft Beer Week continues. There are several events today:- Cicero's (6691 Delmar Boulevard; Web site) Beer School is hosting Jim O'Connor of Bell's Brewery from 5:30-6:30 p.m.- Mattingly Brewing Company (3000 South Jefferson Avenue; Web ... More >>

St. Louis Craft Beer Week Begins Saturday

Alberto Gottardo, Wikimedia CommonsFirst, an apology: In this week's Gut Check column in the dead-tree Riverfront Times, I screwed up the dates for the first annual St. Louis Craft Beer Week. Events begin this Saturday, May 30, not last Saturday, as the column had it. My sincere apologies to Mike Sw ... More >>

Bud Light Still No. 1, So Say Bud Manimals

Louie don't like it. Anheuser-Busch is disputing recent claims that Chinese brew Snow eclipsed Bud Light in global beer sales last year. In a statement this week, Budweiser president David Peacock argues that Snow represents a family of beer brands that includes at least 25 individual extensions suc ... More >>

The (Late) Morning Brew: Thursday, 10.30

The Morning Brew: Monday, 9.29

The Morning Brew: Thursday, 9.11

The Morning Brew: Tuesday, 8.19

The Morning Brew: Tuesday, 7.15

The Morning Brew: Monday, 7.7

The Morning Brew: Thursday, 6.26

The Morning Brew: Wednesday, 6.18

Can Steak-umm take Malcolm's mind off of losing Anheuser-Busch?

What You Missed: Beer School

Your Cup Runneth Over

The Morning Brew: Tuesday, 10/9

MO Wine, Please

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Best Beer

Stag

$12 Wine Flight

The Crossing, 7823 Forsyth Boulevard, Clayton, 314-721-7375

Side Dish

The latest offering from wine purveyors: the white merlot

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