Brewery CLOSED!?

Can you imagine?! Ward Parkway and I drove four hours to the other side of the state to visit the Schlafly Brewery and when we pulled up, it was CLOSED! That’s the only reason we went to St. Louis… No, not really. We actually intended to do other “touristy” things as well. Mainly, though, we wanted to make a beer weekend out of it, by visiting both the Schlafly and Anheuser-Busch breweries. You can't even begin to imagine how excited I was to visit the Schlafly plant!! DRAT the luck!
On another down-note, the Budweiser Clydesdale Stable and Tack Room. To commemorate
your experience, a variety of gifts are provided for each guest.“
This to me, sounds a lot like the general public Free Tour, except for getting a hit off the finishing tank and the variety of free gifts. I wonder if they pass out a complimentary bong funnel–hose contraption with the new InBev logo?
150 years (or something insane like that) to polish off the tank of beer. I’m pretty sure I could pull it off though. Yes, either me or Homer Simpson.
At the end of the tour, as expected, everyone of age was treated to two sample glasses of the beers of their choice. Ward Parkway and I enjoyed the Shock Top Belgian White, which reminded us of Coor’s Company’s Blue Moon. We also liked the Beach Bum Blonde Ale.
and the food was fantastic! I was a little disappointed I couldn’t get a Coor’s Light with my meal, but fortunately they did have PLENTY of Anheuser-Busch products on tap… Our waiter assured us that he’d “never heard that joke before.” Thank God! I was worried about being too corny. I settled for a Hoegaarden, which is apparently a part of the Budweiser product line.