Rockwell Beer Company Taproom is a bar in The Grove, St. Louis.
Rockwell's Grove taproom pours crisp house lagers and saisons with tavern-style pizza, a polished newer brewery bar near the Grove nightlife strip.
Food program: Tavern-style pizza
Tip: The tavern-style pizza pairs with the house lager. It is a good first stop before a night out in the Grove.
Address: 1320 S Vandeventer Ave, St. Louis, MO 63110
Kevin Brennan's Central West End townhouse bar spreads across a fireside lounge, basement bar and patio, pouring deep wine and cocktail lists with cigars.
Signature drink: Wine, cocktails and cigars
Food: Small plates and cheese
Tip: The multi-room layout suits any mood, from fireside to basement. Cigars are sold for the back patio.
4 Hands runs a large taproom near the stadium pouring its broad range from the City Wide flagship to barrel-aged stouts, a busy pre-game and weekend beer bar.
Signature drink: City Wide and barrel-aged beers
Food: Snacks and light bites
Tip: It fills on Cardinals game days; City Wide is the easy-drinking flagship. Ask after barrel-aged releases.
Civil Life's leafy Tower Grove South beer garden is a beloved low-key drinking spot, pouring sessionable English-style ales like its classic American Brown.
Signature drink: American Brown ale
Food: Light snacks
Tip: The American Brown in the beer garden is the move on a warm evening. It is unpretentious and cash-friendly.
Side Project's Maplewood Cellar is a Belgian-inspired beer bar that also pours deep whiskey and wine lists, the tasting room for the metro's top brewery.
Signature drink: Belgian-inspired beer, whiskey and wine
Food: Snacks
Tip: It is beer-forward but the whiskey and wine lists are serious too. A short walk from the brewery itself.
St. Louis's original craft brewery, the Schlafly Tap Room pours the full range in a brick downtown brewpub that has anchored the local beer scene since 1991.
Signature drink: Pale ale and seasonal beers
Food: Pub food
Tip: The pale ale year-round and the pumpkin ale in autumn are the calls. The brewpub kitchen does solid pub food.
Six Mile Bridge runs a family-friendly Maryland Heights taproom pouring Belgian-inspired and American styles, a relaxed west-county beer bar.
Signature drink: Belgian-inspired and American craft beer
Food: Rotating food trucks
Tip: Rotating taps and food trucks make it a casual evening out. A good pairing with nearby Creve Coeur Lake.
