Brush up on your polka dancing skills. Hofbräuhaus plans to open the doors to its beer hall, restaurant and Biergarten in Belleville in early summer 2016, as reported by the Post-Dispatch.
The Munich, Germany institution has seven restaurants and beer halls in the United States, but according to Hofbräuhaus St. Louis-Belleville president Chane Keller, the Belleville location will be the largest at 30,000 square feet. The facility will accommodate around 1,000 hungry and thirsty visitors.
“There is a long history of German tradition in the St. Louis area,” Keller said. “Belleville also has a long German history and a long history of brewing beer in the city.”
Hofbräuhaus St. Louis-Belleville will brew four styles on site, including its signature Hofbräu lager, a dunkel, hefeweizen and a lighter beer. Rotating brews will include an Oktoberfest and a maibock. All pours will be available in liter steins, half-liters and 300-milliliter glasses. “The beer is based on a 400 -year-old recipe and adheres to the 500-year-old purity law,” Keller said.
The food menu will include traditional German fare like sausages and proteins like deer and boar. The apple torte and pretzel dough will be flown in from Germany. Musical entertainment will also feature bands from Germany and Austria.
Hofbräuhaus St. Louis-Belleville is part of a larger complex under development on Demazenod Road near the Our Lady of the Snows Shrine, which will include up to six restaurants, a convention center, four hotels and a nine-field soccer complex. With all that activity, look for events and festivals including a classic Oktoberfest.
This article appears in December 2015.