-- Celebrate Our 16th Anniversary!

-- New Year's Eve Celebration at Bottleworks

-- Driver's Seat Designated Driver Service

-- Seasonal Beers at The Tap Room

-- December at Bottleworks

-- December at The Tap Room

-- Other Schlafly Events

-- Top Fermentation: Tom Schlafly's monthly column

-- Live Music Listings

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Schlafly Beer is pleased to announce our partnership with Driver’s Seat, Inc., St. Louis’s first non-profit designated driver service program that drives you and your guests home safely in the comfort of your own vehicle! Driver’s Seat partners with businesses that share a common goal – to allow individuals to enjoy themselves in a responsible manner.

Here’s how it works. After a night out, simply call and Driver’s Seat will arrange for a driver to pick up you and your guests. The driver arrives on a collapsible, motorized scooter specially designed to fold into a leak proof carrying bag and places it in the trunk or backseat of your car. You and your guests have a safe and worry-free ride home in your own vehicle.

Register online and put Schlafly in the referral box and receive $10 off.  For more information, visit www.thedrivers-seat.com.

Belgian Tripel
This full-bodied, golden ale is brewed with a Belgian yeast, which gives it a rich, fruity character. This is NOT your typical yellow beer. December 7

Holiday Hours at Bottleworks
December 24 – kitchen closes at 2:00 p.m., bars at 4:00 p.m.
December 25 – CLOSED
December 31 – Black Velvet & Bluegrass (see above)
January 1 – CLOSED

Strange Brew: Cult Films at Bottleworks – Wednesday, December 5
Great films and great beer! Join us the first Wednesday of each month for a collection of weird and wonderful films from around the world, presented by the highly acclaimed Webster Film Series. The film begins at 8:00 p.m., admission is $4.00. This month’s film: The Endless Summer (Bruce Brown, 1966, USA, 95 min).

Observable Readings – Thursday, December 6
Now in its fifth season, Observable Readings presents live performances by local and visiting poets on the first Thursday of each month from September to May. This month: Francisco Aragón and Adrian Matejka. 8:00 p.m.

Theology at Bottleworks – Wednesday, December 19
A popular open discussion for people who like to think and talk about the important issues of our day.  This month: “What’s a Human Worth?” discussing the value of a person and his or her life, how we ascribe value and whether some people or lives are worth more than others. Grab a brew, give your view and lend an ear to others.  Free and open to everyone. 7:00 p.m. For more info, e-mail midrash@journeyon.net.

Maplewood Farmers' Market Pre-Holiday Sale – Saturday, December 22
Stock up for the holidays! Vendors from the Maplewood Farmer’s Market have moved inside to continue to provide fresh, local produce, meat, eggs, honey, raw milk, cheese and much more! 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. in the Crown Room.

Black Velvet & Bluegrass – Monday, December 31
What are you doing New Year's Eve? See above for details.

Holiday Hours at The Tap Room
December 24 – kitchen closes at 3:00 p.m., bars at 5:00 p.m.
December 25 – CLOSED
December 31 – kitchen closes at 3:00 p.m., bars at 5:00 p.m.
January 1 – CLOSED

Schlafly Beer's 16th Anniversary – Wednesday, December 26
Come down and celebrate sixteen years of great beer in St. Louis! See details above.

Although countless volumes have been written about the life of Pope John Paul II, I am not aware of any biography that mentions his papal visit to the site of the first cocktail party ever given.  As was recently reported in The Wall Street Journal, “Credit (or blame, depending on your point of view) for the first ‘cocktail party’ ever thrown can be assigned to Mrs. Julius S. Walsh, Jr. of St. Louis.”  Mrs. Walsh hosted this historic event in May of 1917 in her home at 4510 Lindell.  In 1924 the house was sold to the Archdiocese of St. Louis and has served as the official residence of the Archbishop ever since.  When Pope John Paul visited St. Louis in January of 1999 he stayed in the house as a guest of Archbishop Justin Rigali.

Julius S. Walsh, Jr. was a cousin of Edward J. Walsh, Jr., who married my mother’s sister Katherine in 1937.  In 1917 my Uncle Eddie was still a young boy living on Westminster Place, a few blocks north of the famous party venue. His family lived in the same block as Henry and Charlotte Eliot, the parents of Thomas Stearns Eliot, another great author from St. Louis named Tom. Thirty-two years later, in 1949,  Eliot wrote a play called The Cocktail Party, which may have been inspired in part by the memorable gathering in his old neighborhood.

Read the rest of Tom's fascinating column by clicking HERE or visiting http://www.schlafly.com/topfermentation.shtml.

We feature live music Friday through Sunday at The Tap Room and Friday and Saturday at Bottleworks. Click HERE for our complete listings.

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