This afternoon, Anheuser-Busch unveiled The Biergarten, the new outdoor establishment at its Brewery and Tour Center, located at 12th and Lynch streets in Soulard. Speaking to an assembled crowd of guests and media, Mayor Francis Slay called The Biergarten an enhancement to what is already “a must-see attraction for the hundreds of thousands of people who come to our city every year.”
As The Scoop reported in May, the new 275-seat space, surrounded with iconic A-B signage, is intended to give guests a relaxing place to gather while exploring a variety of A-B beers, including 17 beers on draft. One of the highlights will be a 3 p.m. Brewmaster’s Tasting, when of-age drinkers can taste beer at precisely the same time that Anheuser-Busch brewmasters from around the country taste beer each day to ensure quality and consistency.
Food also will be available at The Biergarten. That menu, which Brad Beracha, owner of now-defunct Miso on Meramec and Araka, consulted on, will be divided into “Snacks,” “Pick-up Sticks” (your choice of chicken, steak au poivre or shrimp on a stick) and “Dogs-n-Brats.” The menu includes suggested pairings for individual beers, as well as flights. A children’s menu also is available.
The Biergarten will open tomorrow, Aug. 6. Hours of operation will be Monday to Saturday from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Sundays from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
This article appears in August 2013.