Saint Louis Favorite Tips by AKtravelers

Budweiser Rules. Accept It!

Favorite thing: St. Louis is still Budweiser's town. Despite the proliferation of microbreweries in the US since the 1990's and the increased availability of imports, you will still end up in situations where Anheuser Busch products are the only brews available. This happened to me surprisingly often during my week in St. Lous -- at a wedding, at a Cardinals' game and at family gatherings. There is a microbrewery that's gained some popularity -- it's called Schlafley's and is served rather widely -- including at it's own brewery-restaurant in the trendy Maplewood section, where they remind you that it was the first new brewery in Missouri since Prohibition ended -- but even most of it's beers remind one of Budweiser.
Since I'm not a big fan of Bud, Bud Light, Busch or any of the other beers (hey, what happened to Micheloeb?), I kept looking for this situation to change. Luckily, most bars have imports like Guinness, Bass or even Pilsner Urquell on draft, but you can't count on getting a pint of these like you can a cold frosty Bud. and if you like Miller or Coors, well, I don't even think they exist in St. Louis. certainly not at the stadium!