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Welcome to the March 2009 edition of The Schlafly Growler Newsletter. This Edition:
Mark Your Calendars Repeal of Prohibition Beer Festival |
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Delectable Oysters We fly in over 25,000 fresh oysters from both coasts and offer a tantalizing array of dishes, like gumbo, Rockefeller, fried, Po-Boy, and grilled. Of course, the raw bar will offer plenty of varieties on the half shell, so you can try an assortment. Rich Schlafly Stouts Enjoy your oysters with three delicious Schlafly Stouts–Nitro Irish, Oatmeal and Kaldi’s Coffee–and discover a match made in heaven! Shuck & Jive East meets West in the annual "Oyster Cup" competition on Saturday evening as our star shucker teams from both coasts show their incredible skills in oyster identification, shucking, slurping and, naturally, Schlafly Stout appreciation. Oysters Elsewhere Our festival kicks off in Edwardsville on Thursday, March 5 at The Stagger Inn (@ 4pm) and in St. Louis at SqWires (@ 6:30pm-close). SqWIres will feature a “oysters lots of ways” buffet (shell, whole shell, grilled, stewed, fried), along with all the embellishments, Caesar salad & companion breads…and, don’t forget, Schlafly draft pints are included. $25 per person.
We’ll cover four main topics: preparing the soil, fertility, natural pest control and Permaculture (a “permanent agriculture” that allows you to create a backyard “food forest”). Other topics include composting, mulching and Biodynamics. Instructor Frank LeBeau is a landscaper/urban farmer with 25 years organic gardening experience. $65 ADV, $75 DOE. To register, call Sue Kaiser at 314.630.5910 or brickcitygardens@yahoo.com. On your next visit to Bottleworks, check out Gardenworks on the east side of the building. We look forward to providing you with the healthiest and best tasting produce you will find anywhere. Vegetable Garden Workshop We’ll prepare and plant raised beds, amend the soil, and discuss planning, crop rotation, pest control, planting & harvesting techniques and more. Our gardener, Jack Petrovic, will share his experience, offer advice and motivation. Please bring your garden gloves. Meet in the Crown Room and then we’ll move outside. Free and open to all levels of gardeners. (Rain date 4/11).
Irish Stout (March 6) – This full-bodied, dry stout has the bitterness of roasted barley with flaked barley added for a smooth finish. Altbier (March 20) – This medium-bodied, dark, hoppy ale has a slightly roasted character. Bottled Beer Releases Raspberry Hefeweizen (March 27) – Our unfiltered wheat ale is delicious and refreshing with the addition of raspberry. Summer Lager (March 27) – New for 2009! A Munich Style Helles. Golden and medium-bodied, it has a fresh noble hop character and lightly toasted malt flavor. This classic summer time lager is made for the warm, lazy days of Summer in America's heartland. We brew more than 30 beer styles per year! Get the skinny on all our seasonal beers and our bottled beer releases.
Stout & Oyster Festival – Friday & Saturday, March 6-7 Buster Keaton's Go West with Live Score – Friday, March 13 Saint Louis City Jazz Presents – Sunday, March 22 March at Bottleworks Sunday Spin – Every Sunday Strange Brew: Cult Films at Bottleworks – Wednesday, March 4 NASA’S Great Observatory Program: Hubble and Beyond – Wednesday, March 11 Family Garden Workshop – Saturday, March 14 Theology at Bottleworks – Wednesday, March 18 2nd Annual Maplewood Green Day – Saturday, March 21 St. Louis Green Drinks Eco Trivia – Tuesday, March 24 St. Louis Green Drinks is a loose knit network of environmentally-minded citizens, businesspeople, and activists who meet monthly to discuss the Green movement and how to change the world together. 6:00 p.m. For full details, visit www.bgb.org/greendrinks. Science on Tap – Wednesday, March 25 Maplewood Winter Farmers Market – Saturday, March 28
March 9th of this year is an important jubilee: the 50th anniversary of the Barbie Doll. Think about it. Barbie, the bane of feminists and the idol of tens of millions of young girls, is now eligible for AARP. In the past half-century Barbie has had multiple and varied careers, including: paleontologist, NASCAR driver, veterinarian, firefighter, dentist, lifeguard, Canadian Mountie, officer in all four armed services, and President of the United States. She was the brainchild of the American businesswoman Ruth Handler, who named her after her own daughter Barbara. Conveniently, Ruth was married to Elliot Handler, a co-founder of the Mattel toy company, which introduced Barbie to the world at the American International Toy Fair in New York on Monday, March 9, 1959. |
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