-- Twangfest 2007

-- SLOWednesday's Return!

-- Maplewood Farmers' Market

-- Seasonal Beers at The Tap Room

-- June at Bottleworks

-- June at The Tap Room

-- Top Fermentation: Tom Schlafly's monthly column

-- Live Music Listings

On the first Wednesday of each month, after The Maplewood Farmers' Market, Bottleworks offers you an opportunity to slow down and get to know your food and its origin. SLOWednesday events take place at 7:00 p.m. in the Crown Room at Bottleworks (after the Farmers' Market). Farmer talks begin at 7:30 p.m., so we ask that everyone interested in ordering food and drink place their orders and be settled in before that time. Events are free and open to the public.

THIS MONTH:
June 13 – Schlafly Gardenworks: Tour Schlafly Gardenworks and see what's sprouting up for use in the restaurant. Then try a specially prepared dish featuring a variety of goodies from our garden.

UPCOMING:
July 18 – Biver Farms: Keith Biver and Brett Palmier began Biver Farms in Edwardsville, IL in 1995 with small plot strawberries, onions, potatoes and a few beers. Today, their organic farm operates a 100 member CSA (community supported agriculture).

August 8 – Goatsbeard Farm

Sept. 12 – Bellews Creek Farm

Oct. 10 – Stinger's Honey

MAPLEWOOD FARMERS' MARKET
at Schlafly Bottleworks
Wednesdays, 4:00-7:00 p.m.

Knowing where your food comes from is more important than ever these days, so hop on over to the Bottleworks and buy straight from the farmer. Enjoy live music and fresh Schlafly Beer! Vendors may include:

4 Seasons Baked Goods
Bellews Creek Farm
Berger Bluffs Farm
Biver Farm
Black Bear Bakery
Cafe Glacé
Centennial Farm
Claverach Farm
Femme Osage Apiary
Goatsbeard Farm
Hinkebein Family Farm
Ivan’s Farm
Murrray’s Orchard
Our Garden Farm
Ozark Forest Mushrooms
Prairie Grass Farms
Silent Oaks Farm & Greenhouse
Stinger’s Honey
Sunflower Savannah

Weissbier
This Bavarian-style unfiltered wheat ale is light in color and medium-bodied with a fruity and clovey aroma and flavor imparted by the German yeast. JUNE 8

American Brown
A mild-mannered brown ale, medium-bodied with a rich malty character and a decent dose of American hops. JUNE 22

Hop & Rye
This light-bodied ale is dry and refreshing, with rye flakes added for a distinctive grainy flavor. This mildly-hopped, easy drinking ale will have you wanting another. JUNE 29

Look for Schlafly Summer Kölsch, Raspberry Hefeweizen and our new Export IPA on tap and in bottles wherever Schlafly Beer is sold!

Get the skinny about all of our seasonal beers.

STRANGE BREW: CULT FILMS AT BOTTLEWORKS -- WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6
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: Tommy (Ken Russell, 1975, UK, 111 min.) – Pete Townshend’s spiritually inspired, culturally critical Rock Opera.

THEOLOGY AT BOTTLEWORKS -- WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20
This large and lively discussion combines cold beer and hot conversation on the important topics of the day. This month’s weighty but important subject is “Something Wicked This Way Comes,” in which we’ll explore the issue of evil. Does evil exist, and if so why and where does it come from? Is it inevitable, and is there a divine role in its occurrence or opposition? Free and open to anyone. For more information, e-mail midrash@journeyon.net. 7:00 p.m.

SUNDAY SPIN – EVERY SUNDAY
Looking to get a few more hours of fun out of your weekend? Perhaps you are just kicking your “weekend” off after a tiring week in the hospitality industry. Socialize with your friends in the Bottleworks’ Crown Room on Sundays from 6:00 p.m. until close. Enjoy your favorite Schlafly brews while listening to music provided by DJ Argyx of Musical Geeks. No cover!

TWANGFEST 11 -- WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6
See details above. Or, visit the festival website.

I am an atypical Cardinals fan in that the 2007 season for me represents an improvement over last year, at least in one respect. During the off-season we relocated our season tickets to the Casino Queen Party Porch, the only place in Busch Stadium where Schlafly is available on tap. The Party Porch (which is located on the mezzanine level near the foul pole in left field) offers the additional advantage of serving beer until one hour after the end of the game, unlike most concession stands, which discontinue beer sales in the eighth inning.

It’s a wonderful convenience to be able to buy a cup of Schlafly Pale Ale and, in less than a minute, be in my seats in time to hear the immortal music of John Stafford Smith. On the off chance that an erudite reader (ER) of The Growler doesn’t already know who John Stafford Smith was, I remind you that he was the English composer who in the 1760s wrote the music for “To Anacreon in Heaven.” This became the official song of the Anacreonic Society, a musicians’ club in London that got its name from the Greek poet Anacreon, whose lyrics celebrated wine, women and song.

The tune is familiar to baseball fans who aren’t ERs because it is also that of “The Star Spangled Banner,” which was written by Francis Scott Key in 1814 and officially became the national anthem of the United States in 1931. At one point the tune also served as the national anthem of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.

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 Wednesday through Saturday at Bottleworks. Click HERE for our complete listings.

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