Regardless of whatever else might be in the craft beer zeitgeist in any given moment–which, to be fair, has been pretty stagnant in recent years–the popularity of the beer variety pack has never really waned. Which makes perfect sense, if you ask us–they’ve always been a…
One of the enduring lessons I learned in school back in 1962 was: Tall girls can flirt and other queer things can do. Before any alert readers (ARs) jump to unwarranted conclusions, I need to emphasize that I did not learn this in a sex education class; and the teacher was not perpetuating gender stereotypes of any kind.
Pouring a beautiful sunset amber, Schlafly’s Oktoberfest doesn’t stray far from tradition. On the brewing side, you’ll find pale, caramel, Munich, and aromatic malts paired with Tettnang, Mittelfrüh, and Marynka hops. Traditional lagering with a German lager yeast completes…
It starts Friday night at ‘Schlafly Bottleworks’ in Maplewood. The free, family-friendly festival aims to raise awareness of art and music in the community. Guests can shop dozens of local artists while enjoying festival food, live music and Schlafly beer. The festival…
As most alert readers (ARs) know, 11,500 members of The Writers Guild of America have been on strike against The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers since early May. While the viewing public awaits a resolution of this dispute and a resumed flow of fresh material from Hollywood,
I recently attended a presentation on cyber security that addressed some of the risks of using email. In the course of this presentation the presenter, who was less than half my age, mentioned that the “Cc” feature referred to “carbon copies” and the “Bcc” feature referred to “blind carbon copies.”
Back in 1780 Benjamin Franklin famously wrote that nothing is certain except death and taxes. With all due respect for the author of Poor Richard’s Almanack and the founder of The Library Company in Philadelphia, I have to quibble. While death is inevitable and certain for everyone who has ever lived, taxes are not.
Alert readers (ARs) who follow politics will be aware that the 118th Congress of the United States convened in January of this year. What most ARs may not recall is that one of the first priorities of the new Congress was the availability of tickets for concerts on Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour.
As some alert readers (ARs) know, I’ve served on the board of The St. Louis Public Library longer than I’ve been in the beer business. When The Schlafly Tap Room opened in 1991, I had already been on the library board nearly seven years, having been first appointed by Mayor Vincent Schoemehl in December of 1984.
Like lots of alert readers (ARs) I’m preparing to send a check to the Internal Revenue Service on or before April 18th. And, perhaps like some ARs, I often wonder what happens to the trillions of dollars we collectively send to the federal government every year. We have been told, for example, that none of the $1.2 trillion that was pumped into the economy under The Inflation Reduction Act came from individual taxpayers.