The Schlafly Growler Newsletter: June 2008

KDHX once again kicks off Twangfest at The Tap Room with Chuck Prophet, Centro-matic and The Builders & The Butchers. Get full festival details at the Twangfest website.

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!

Export IPA (June 6) – This full-bodied traditional English-style ale is brewed with a high gravity and extra hops, which originally helped to preserve the beer on long voyages from England to India. Also available in bottles. ABV: 8%, IBU: 66

Weissbier (June 13) – 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. ABV: 6%, OG: 14.0, IBU: 20

Raspberry Hefeweizen (June 20) – Our unfiltered wheat ale is delicious and refreshing with the addition of raspberry. Also available in bottles and on tap at Bottleworks. ABV: 3.9%, OG: 9.5, IBU: 14

We brew more than 30 beer styles per year! Get the skinny on all our seasonal beers.

June at Bottleworks

Maplewood Farmers' Market – Every Wednesday
See above for more details

Sunday Spin – Every Sunday
Enjoy your favorite Schlafly brews while listening to music provided by DJ Argyx of Musical Geeks. No cover, great beer, friendly service, and lively music! Sundays, 6:00 p.m.until close.

Strange Brew: Cult Films at Bottleworks – Wednesday, June 4
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. Visit our website for information about this month’s film.

SLOWednesday – Wednesday, June 11
Get to know your local farmers! For complete details about this month’s event, click here.

Theology at Bottleworks – Wednesday, June 18
A popular open discussion for people who like to think and talk about the important issues of our day. Grab a brew, give your view and lend an ear to others. Free and open to everyone. 7:00 p.m. This month: “Education in America: Reading, Writing and What the Heck Happened?” – discussing issues with education and the school systems in America. Is the education system working? What’s the purpose of education anyway? Complete info at www.journeyon.net/midrash.

Typewriter Tim Presents – Friday, June 20
Join Typewriter Tim for a screening of Bride of Bodybagman, part two of the Bodybagman dark comedy series featuring the misadventures of a man who wakes up with no memory, no identity, undead in a bodybag. Produced and filmed entirely in St. Louis on Super 8 film in the tradition of the black and white silent films rarely seen today. 7:00 p.m. *Also playing every Sunday in June from 7-9 p.m. in The Crown Room.

June at The Tap Room

Cinema St. Louis Filmmakers Showcase – Tuesdays, June 3 and June 17
Frontyard Features and Cinema St. Louis present local films outside on The Tap Room parking lot as a prelude to The St. Louis Filmmakers Showcase in July. This month – June 3: Defiance by filmmaker Doveed Linder (2002, 90 min.); June 17: Amphetamine by Chris Grega, (2003, 90 min.) Screenings begin at 8:30 p.m.

Twangfest – Wednesday, June 4
See above for more details.

Top Fermentation: Tom Schlafly's Monthly Column

In order to correct an impression that I might have given in last month’s column, I want to make it clear that Harry Truman was not the only United States President from Missouri. Nearly a century before Truman succeeded to the presidency, David Rice Atchison held the office for 24 hours in March of 1849.

Atchison, a lawyer from Plattsburg, in Clinton County, was chosen in December of 1845 to be President Pro Tempore of the United States Senate, a position he held when James K. Polk’s term as President expired on Sunday, March 4, 1849. President-elect Zachary Taylor, who was to succeed Polk, refused to take the oath of office on the Sabbath, thereby leaving the presidency vacant. Vice President George M. Dallas’s term had also expired, meaning he could not succeed Polk as President. Under the law of presidential succession in effect at the time, David Atchison, as President Pro Tem of the Senate, became the President of the United States, a position he held until Monday, March 5, when Taylor was officially inaugurated. Although Atchison’s status as President is disputed by some historians, it is recognized on his tombstone at his home in Clinton County.

Read the rest of Tom's fascinating column by clicking HERE .

Live Music

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