Schlafly's Stout and Oyster Fest

Oysters can really divide a crowd. If you're on the side that favors the glistening beauties, you owe it to yourself to be at Schlafly's 19th annual Stout and Oyster festival. This year's party is the largest in Schlafly's history, with more than 80,000 oysters and at least twenty shuckers from both coasts performing in "the Shuckerdome." The brewery has worked up some special limited-edition stouts exclusively for the fest, with fifteen total stouts on offer. Live music, stout tasting bars and oyster tasting bars round things out. The biggest-ever Stout and Oyster festival takes place from 5 p.m. Friday and 11 a.m. Saturday (March 23 and 24) at the Schlafly Tap Room (2100 Locust Street; www.schlafly.com). Admission is free, but you'll need funds to underwrite your beer and oyster intake.