New Styles Available for the Winter

The month of December traditionallly brings colder temperatures and a crazy holiday shopping season.  This year, however, it also brings two new styles to Six Row to help warm us up and relax after circling a packed parking lot for hours.

We are bringing back an old favorite on Friday as our Honey Weizen will be available again.  If you didn't get a chance to try this style the first time around, our brewmaster, Evan, provides this description:

The Honey Weizen is an easy drinking wheat beer made with a generous portion of honey from Missouri Honey in Florissant, Missouri! With a combination of white wheat malt, honey malt, and locally produced honey, the unfiltered Honey Weizen is a great example of a traditional wheat beer with a twist. The sweetness of the honey is balanced by Saaz hops, sure to please the discerning wheat beer lover and craft beer novice alike.


(ABV: 5.2%, Bitterness Units: 17.5 IBUs, Color: 8.0, Original Gravity: 12.30 degrees Plato)

We also have our winter style, the Belgian Dubbel, on tap after debuting at our birthday celebration last weekend.

Inspired by the Trappist beers of Belgium, the Six Row Dubbel is a rich, malty interpretation of the style. Historically, the Dubbel is brewed to have a higher alcohol content (6-8%ABV) compared to other Belgian beers and can be compared to, but is still stronger, than a Brown Ale. Loads of dark fruit, caramel, and malt flavours dominate this early winter warmer. Just enough noble hop bitterness is added to balance out the sweetness and provide a bit of aroma. Serving the Dubbel in a snifter further enhances the aroma.

Vrolijk Kerstfeest en een Gelukkig Nieuwjaar! (Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!)

Six Row Birthday Bash

It is hard to believe that almost a year has gone by in the life of Six Row Brewing Company. In December 2009, Six Row officially opened its doors and started serving up some great styles of beer including our own signature style, the Whale (wheat-pale ale hybrid).

Over the past year, we have thoroughly enjoyed serving our customers some exceptional beers and doing our best to provide a friendly, relaxing atmosphere for them to imbibe all of the great styles that Evan and Jason have brewed. 

To celebrate our first year and to thank our customers for the tremendous support they have shown us, we will be having a birthday party for ourselves on Saturday, December 4th, featuring:

• Drink deals
• Food deals
• Special cask tapping
• Commemorative glasses
• Special Musical Guests: Less Cowbell (AKA More Cowbell going acoustic)
• Free birthday cake (while it lasts)

More details to follow, but mark your calendars to help us celebrate Six Row's birthday!

Winter is Coming - and Bringing a New Style to Six Row

We love the winter holiday season, but this year there is one more reason to look forward to the temperatures dropping as winter sets in: a new style of beer from Six Row.  We are working on our new winter style, a Belgian Dubbel, that should be coming out around the first week of December.

The Belgian Dubbel style has technically been around since the Middle Ages, but as Kegworks Blog points out, the current style began growing in popularity more in the mid-19th century:

Although Belgian Dubbel originated at monasteries in the Middle Ages, we have the Trappist Abbey of Westmalle to thank for providing it to the masses. 1856 was the year it was in its infant stage, when the abbey had been brewing a sweeter, lower alcohol Witbier that served the purpose as a table beer for the monks since 1836. Dubbel was designed as a stronger version of a brown ale, with the first official sale of the beer taking place in 1861, and in 1926 it was "reformulated" again to be even more potent.

The Dubbel gets its name because the style is brewed with double the amount of malt than a typical beer style.  Of course, with the extra malt comes a higher alcohol content, so it is a nice rich, dark amber beer that can be enjoyed while relaxing in front of a fire, or hanging with friends at our Old Plant No. 1 Pub location.

We'll keep you posted when we have a more definite date for its debut.  Cheers!

Vote For Six Row!

We are hoping fans of Six Row brews will come out and support us on Friday, October 15 at the Fest-of-Ale at The Butterfly House in Chesterfield.

The mission of the Butterfly House, a division of the Missouri Botanical Garden, is to foster a greater understanding of plant and animal relationships in the environment in order to promote the conservation and restoration of natural habitats.  This facility presents an unparalleled opportunity to contribute to science and natural history education, to promote environmental stewardship through example, to assist with conservation efforts and to provide family recreation.

We will be providing a sampling of our beer up against other local craft breweries such as Highlands Brewing, O'Fallon Brewery, Amalgamated Brewing Company, Augusta Brewing Company and Square One Brewery.

As mentioned on their website:

Enjoy the dusk flight of owl butterflies, tasty fall appetizers, the sounds of Pennsylvania Slim Blues Band, and the opportunity to vote for the best local brewery at the event.

$15 members
$30 nonmembers
(Join or renew your garden membership at Fest-of-Ale and we’ll refund the cost of up to two tickets. Membership starts at $65 a year.)

Owl Butterfly

(photo from The Butterfly House)

The event begins at 6:00 PM on Friday at the Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House in Faust Park.  You can RSVP online here or call (314) 577-9570.

Directions to the Butterfly House are here.

Hope to see plenty of Six Row supporters there!

Make-A-Wish with Dave Mungenast Lexus and Six Row

This Thursday, October 14, Six Row will be providing beer samples for the 3rd Annual Make-A-Wish Grand Gala at Dave Mungenast Lexus of St. Louis.

This will be a great event and we are excited to be a part of helping to raise money for the Make-A-Wish Foundation. 

From the Make-A-Wish website:

"Since 1980, the Make-A-Wish Foundation^® has enriched the lives of children with life-threatening medical conditions through its wish-granting work. The Foundation's mission reflects the life-changing impact that a Make-A-Wish^® experience has on children, families, referral sources, donors, sponsors and entire communities.

The Make-A-Wish Foundation was founded in 1980 after a little boy named Chris Greicius realized his heartfelt wish to become a police officer. Since its humble beginnings, the organization has blossomed into a worldwide phenomenon, reaching more than 193,000 children around the world."

The Gala runs from 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM at 13700 Manchester Rd., Manchester, MO.

In addition to Six Row brews, the Gala will include:

• Culinary Bests from Local Restaurants
• Preview Fashion Trends
• Enjoy the Mungenast Martini
• Silent Auction to Benefit Make-A-Wish
• Live Music
• Fine Wine

Don't forget to RSVP to Lisa Chaney if you plan on attending. You can reach her at lisachaney@davemungenast.com or 314.822.7681.

Six Row Completes Distribution Deal With Lohr

As friend of Six Row, Evan Benn, reported yesterday, an agreement has been reached with Lohr Distributing Co. to begin distributing Six Row in St. Louis city, St. Louis County, and St. Charles County as of this Friday, October 15.

"What that means: By hooking up with Lohr, which is the exclusive wholesaler of Anheuser-Busch InBev beers in St. Louis City, the 10-month-old craft brewery at Forest Park and Spring avenues has an opportunity to expand its distribution network. Big time."

We are very excited about this deal as it allows Six Row to concentrate fully on continuing to make great beer without having to deal with the logistics of also developing a growing in-house distribution network to keep up with demand.

"Before inking the deal with Lohr, Six Row self-distributed in St. Louis, driving kegs to its retail customers around town."

As Benn also noted in his piece, the moves to meet the increased demand have already begun with the purchase of an additional 7-bbl fermenting tank that is scheduled to be installed next week.



New Black IPA Style to Debut Tonight!

We are very excited about our newest style that will be debuting tonight at Six Row:

Fresh Hop Black IPA

Otherwise known as a Cascadian Dark Ale, our version is made from 35 pounds of fresh Amarillo Hops flown in from Yakima Valley, Washington.  This is a black version of the IPA made famous by Pacific Northwest brewers with an ABV of 8.0% and is 70 IBU's. 

This beer was specially brewed for the Schlafly Fresh Hop Ale Festival, which takes place Saturday, October 16th from 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm at the Schlafly Bottle Works.

We will offer a sneak peek (and taste) when we tap a cask tonight at 6:00 PM at Six Row on the corner of Forest Park and Spring Avenues.

Cheers!

Next Thursday, July 29th Six Row will be unveiling it's newest style; Double IPA. Here is a preview description:

"Bigger in hop bittering, alcohol strength, and hop character than a traditional India Pale Ale, Six Row Double IPA is sure to please even the most discerning hop-head! Also known as Imperial IPA, this intensely hoppy yet very drinkable beer lets the malty characteristics take a step back allowing the hops to really shine. Brewed with almost two (2) pounds of hops per barrel and left unfiltered, the Six Row Double IPA showcases the citrusy and piney characteristics of the Columbus, Centennial, and Chinook hops. Served in a 10oz snifter. (ABV: 8.4%, Bitterness Units: 68 IBU’s, Color 8.0, Original Gravity: 18 degrees Plato)"

On May 27th, Six Row Brewing will be partnering with Luciano's Trattoria in Clayton for a beer pairing dinner. Five (5) unique courses will be paired with a different Six Row style of beer, a link to the menu is below. The event is scheduled to start at 6:30p sharp at Luciano's located at 172 Carondelet Plaza, in Clayt...on. For reservations or details call Luciano's at 314-863-9969 and mention the "beer dinner". You may email or call Six Row at 314-531-5600.

 This Thursday, May 13th, at 6p Six Row will be doing a second Cask Night! This time around will be our Porter, come join us for a pint! Following this Thursday, we will be doing a cask beer the first Thursday of every month.

 

Six Row Extra Pale Ale (dry hop) is back on tap! 

Also, this Saturday, April 17th, we will be participating in the Grape Escape Festival in Richwoods, MO to benefit the Arthritis Foundation and St. Vincent DePaul Society. The festival includes beer and wine tasting, live music, and Missouri produced food. Set to begin at 3p there will be an area for tasting and the opportun...ity to purchase a full glass to enjoy. Check out the link for more details, and we hope to see you there!

http://interact.stltoday.com/pr/business/PR03291009263640 

Tonight, Brewmaster's Special: $3.50 pints of Kölsch.

This Thursday, April 1st, Six Row will be offering it's first cask beer, no joke! We will be tapping the first firkin of dry hopped Extra Sepcial Bitter at 6p.

AND!

 

Brewmwaster's Special: Every Wednesday, starting this week, Six Row will be offering $3.50 pints of a select beer. This week: ESB.

This Wednesday, the 24th at 7p, International Tap House will be hosting a Meet the Brewer event for Six Row Brewing. Come in and try a selection of our beers and keep the Six Row pint glass. While you are there you can ask brewers Evan Hiatt and Jason Henry all your brewing (or other) questions! Located at the corner of Long Rd. and Edison next to Ghisallos bike shop 161 Long Rd. #107 Chesterfield, MO 63005.

Six Row Honey Weizen is back on tap!

Don't forget our St. Patrick's day special ending tonight. While supplies last. -$8 Pints of Wee-Heavy, our newest release, and keep the glass. -$7 Pints of our other beer selection and keep the glass.

Six Row will be opening early (12p) this Thursday and Friday for the NCAA games!

Come down to Six Row tonight, the first 12 people will receive Blues tickets for tonight's game at 7p!

 

Don't forget, we will be continuing our St. Patrick's day special through Wednesday! While supplies last.

-$8 Pints of Wee-Heavy, our newest release, and keep the glass.

-$7 Pints of our other beer selection and keep the glass.

Don't forget! This Saturday, March 13th we will be unveiling our newest, and first high-gravity beer: Wee-Heavy. While supplies last, we will be offering the Wee-Heavy in a commemorative Six Row pint glass, all for $8. Drink the beer and keep the glass!

 

Jim McClaren live tonight starting at 8p! Come by and enjoy a pint and live music. 

This Saturday, March 13th we will be unveiling our newest, and first high-gravity beer: Wee-Heavy. While supplies last, we will be offering the Wee-Heavy in a commemorative Six Row pint glass, all for $8. Drink the beer and keep the glass!

Our newest brew serving technology: amber growlers! The dark color saves the beer from light damage as we move into the spring and summer months, come by and get one today!

Come celebrate our new sign tonight with live music and good beer!

Thank you to Marika Josephson at the Carbondale Craft Beer Examiner for a great write up on their website, check it out.

http://www.examiner.com/x-26930-Carbondale-Craft-Beer-Examiner~y2010m2d24-Regional-microbreweries-6-Row-Brewing-Company

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Minor correction, we are having $9 pitchers tonight (Tuesdays) as well.

Come join us this week for some great events:

Tonight- Dart night- get half off your second pint of Six Row brew while using our regulation dart boards.
Wednesday- $9 pitchers of Six Row brew from 5-8p and "Traffic Jams" jam session from 5-9p
Thursday- Live music from Jim McClaren

The Pennsylvania Slim Blues Band will be performing tomorrow, Feb 18 from 6-9p at Six Row Brewing Company. No cover, great music!

http://pennslim.com/ 

 

 

Growlers are finally in! Come get one filled with your favorite Six Row brew today!

Happy Mardi Gras! In celebration, come down to Six Row Brewing and with the purchase of a pint get two (2) Six Row branded T-shirts for $20! We have all new colors and styles to choose from. Come get them while they last. Offer ending Fat Tuesday.

STLHops

Thank you to Mike Sweeney at STLHops.com for a great introduction on his site. See for yourself; http://stlhops.com/photos-six-row-brewing-company/ STLHops is a great information destination for all things beer in St. Louis.

Six Row Now Blogging

We have been posting (almost) daily on Facebook and Twitter, but never on a "public" site for everyone to see. We figured why discriminate, we know there is a good fan base out there who aren't on any of the social networking sites. Well, here you go, now you have the Six Row blog! We will try our best to keep all of you Six Row fans up-to-date on all the happenings of the brewery, it's people, and of course, the beer.