St. Louis Craft Beer Week begins Saturday, July 30 and runs through August 7. Whether at a brewery, bar, restaurant or retail outlet, thirsty St. Louisans will spend the week raising a glass to beer. However, there is one place where beer-lovers won’t go wrong ordering a cocktail.
The Royale in South City is the site for Cocktail Museum Sundays, over which bartender Robert Griffin (pictured) regularly holds court, offering a slate of obscure cocktails focused on a particular theme. The topic this Sunday: beer cocktails.
Among the six drinks that will be offered are two imperial stout-based sippers: a punch (more a beer milkshake, actually) from a recipe that calls for condensed milk and an egg; as well as a hearty breakfast nog that combines Old Rasputin with a 9-month aged, Bourbon-based eggnog. Local brew Schlafly Pale Ale will shine in an 18th-century British ale punch, while Boulevard’s heralded Tank 7 Farmhouse Ale will get paired with Hayman’s Old Tom Gin in a Gin and Saison.
Cocktail Museum runs from 9 p.m., until The Royale closes. Griffin will school you for free. The drinks, however, are on your dime and range from $4 to $8.
— Photo by Laura Miller
This article appears in Jul 1-31, 2011.