The Schlafly Growler Newsletter: May 2009

Schlafly "Brew & Q" World Pork Steak Championships
Friday, May 22 • 5-10 p.m.
Saturday, May 23 • Noon-10:00 p.m.
at Bottleworks

This is no slick, pre-fab assembly of professional grillers, it's a real, live, down and dirty AMATEUR BBQ COMPETITION. Teams will compete to make the best pork steak for a GRAND PRIZE of $500 and bragging rights as WORLD CHAMPION of the World Pork Steak Championships! Other titles on the line: Best Appetizer with a Matching Schlafly Beer and Best Decorated Booth.

SLOWednesday
Wednesday, May 13
7:00 p.m.
at Bottleworks

On select Wednesdays, after the Maplewood Farmers’ Market, we offer an opportunity to get to know your food and its origins.

THIS MONTH: – Terra Madre Update
Terra Madre is a bi-annual conference hosted by Slow Food international in Italy. Three delegates from Slow Food St. Louis attended the event last October: Gerard Craft of Niche Restaurant, Dave Hillebrand of Prairie Grass Farms, and Brett Palmier of Biver farms. Here is an opportunity to offer them a belated welcome home and an ear to listen to their stories.
Events are free and open to the public. Dinner and drinks are available for purchase.

Maibock (May 1) – This big, golden, malty lager is full-bodied, sweet and delicious! Brewed for the Maifest, in celebration of spring.

Murphy-Postal Belgian Table Beer (May 22) – A variation on the mellow ale. This light, golden wheat ale will quench the palate with notes of spice and fruit in honor of Schlafly brewer Matt Murphy’s wedding to Angela Postal.

Dortmunder (May 29) – This strong lager, also known as an Export, is straw colored and well balanced; neither hops nor malt predominates.Summer Lager (April 17) –

Raspberry Hefeweizen – Our unfiltered wheat ale is delicious and refreshing with the addition of raspberry.

Summer Lager – 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.

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.

Maplewood Farmers' Market – Every Wednesday
Local and regional products sold straight from the farm. Enjoy fresh Schlafly Beer and live music! 4:00-7:00 p.m.

“Metaphysical Mondays” – Monday, May 4
Join us in the Crown Room for speaker Samuel House lecturing on the significance of mysticism around the world inspiring a revolution in consciousness. Come by and check out some new solutions for a changing world. The event is free and will take place the first Monday of each month. 7:00 p.m.

Strange Brew: Cult Films at Bottleworks – Wednesday, May 6
Join us the first Wednesday of each month for a collection of films, presented by the highly acclaimed Webster Film Series. For information about this month’s film, visit our website. 8:00 p.m., $4.00.

SLOWednesday – Wednesday, May 13
On select Wednesdays, after the Maplewood Farmers’ Market, we offer an opportunity to get to know your food and its origins. See above for details about this month’s event.

St. Louis Green Drinks Anniversary Celebration – Tuesday, May 19
Meet and mingle with this 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. For full details, visit www.stlgreendrinks.org. 6:00 p.m.

Theology at Bottleworks – Wednesday, May 20
At this long-running series, people both religious and irreligious meet to discuss stuff that matters. This month: “Pro Sports: National Pastime or National Religion?” Professional sports have huge salaries, crowds, ticket prices and TV time, but do they improve or detract from our quality of life? Are they a worthy investment of time and money, a harmless amusement or a mindless waste of time? Grab a brew, give your view and lend an ear to others. 7:00-9:00 p.m. Info at www.midrashstl.com.

Brew & Q – Friday-Saturday, May 22-23
The World Pork Steak Championships? See above for full details.

Science on Tap – Wednesday, May 27
Join Washington University professors the last Wednesday of the month at 7:00 p.m. and explore the latest ideas in science and technology. Enjoy 20 minutes of presentation, followed by a break for intros and then an hour of discussion. Seating is limited to the first 100 people, no reservations are accepted. For more information, visit http://scienceontap.wustl.edu.

Top Fermentation: Tom Schlafly's Monthly Column

The late John Ciardi once described Mother’s Day as “an unofficial holiday conceived in sentiment and dedicated to promoting the sale of flowers and greeting cards.” By contrast, Nadya Denise Suleman’s eight embryos weren’t conceived in sentiment, but rather in a Petri dish prior to being implanted with a syringe. She bore the babies and California taxpayers bore the cost. The unemployed single mother already had six children but apparently felt she was entitled to more. One can imagine her walking into the fertility clinic and singing, “Octo octomom, I want to be an octomom” to the tune of “Macho Man” by the Village People.

Six days after Ms. Suleman celebrates Mother’s Day with her 14 children from various Petri dishes, lots of other Americans will be celebrating Armed Forces Day. This is a time to express our appreciation to men and women in uniform, especially Colonel Al Hunt, the former wing commander at Scott Air Force Base who gave the order to put Schlafly Beer on tap at the officers and enlisted clubs on the base and also at the golf course. We should also acknowledge the Marine Corps, which appears to have named its new Jeep-like vehicle after this publication. Unlike the Schlafly Growler, which is free of charge, each Marine Growler has a pricetag of $209,000 ($1,078,000 with a trailer).

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 Friday and Saturday at Bottleworks. Click HERE for our complete listings.