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!!!PINTNIGHT

Local Motion is excited to partner up with the Alpine Shop, 4 Hands Brewing Co., and Off Track Events to host our first-ever “AL-PINT NIGHT” on Thursday, April 16, from 5–7pm at their Columbia, MO location! How AL-PINT NIGHT works: For guests 21 and over, $10 gets you an Alpine Shop logo pint glass filled …

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Discover where the best drinks are in the state. Pick up a glass, and take a sip of Missouri Life’s readers’ favorite drinks from destinations across the state. These breweries, distilleries, and wineries offer a variety of tastes. So whether your palate desires local wine, tasty spirits, or the refreshing tang of a cold beer, …

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Cheers to Bikes and Brews 2025! Saddle or lace up for a breezy evening cruise through downtown Columbia with pit stops for local microbrew samples. This is a great event to ride or stride as this flat, friendly route is just as walkable, so no one gets left in the dust. Dress to impress and …

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We are pleased to announce the 1st annual, Brew Springs Home Brew Festival in Downtown Blue Springs, coming Saturday, March 29th ???? Tickets officially go on sale Thursday, 1/30???? Get ready for an afternoon of great beer ???? food ????and music ???? Event includes: ???? 30 Local Home Brewers – Sample a wide variety of …

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Don’t worry, beer happy at KC Brew Fest! The 11th annual beer festival at Union Station will be held in two sessions—1 PM to 4 PM and 5 to 8 PM—on February 22. The event will feature 45 breweries and over 100 beers, along with a DJ and food truck vendors. Tickets are $50 for …

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Leadership Jefferson City’s annual Battle of the Brews is a much-anticipated fundraising event that pits commercial and home brewers against one another in the ultimate sudsy smackdown. Who will take the top spot? You be the judge—literally.

2024 Wine and Art Stroll facebook event

The Downtown Marceline Foundation is excited to host the 12th Annual Marceline Wine and Art Stroll! If you like wine, beer, spirits, art and fun community events, join us for a relaxing evening in the middle of Main Street, USA. Marceline, Missouri, known as Walt Disney’s boyhood hometown, is once again hosting our annual Wine …

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Adolphus Busch was born in Germany on this day in 1839. An immigrant to the U.S., he co founded the firm later known as Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc., along with Eberhard Anheuser, his father-in-law. It would become one of the largest breweries in the world. Busch was the youngest of 21 children born to his father, …

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Nine months before Prohibition was completely repealed, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Beer and Wine Revenue Act, fulfilling a campaign promise. Because Prohibition was still officially the law, there had to be a limit on the amount of alcohol allowed in beer, known back then as alcohol by weight. (Today’s standard is Alcohol By …

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As the beverage sponsor for Big BAM on the Katy Trail—the Bicycle Across Missouri event hosted by Missouri Life magazine—Davis, Calif.-based Sudwerk Brewing Co. already had strong Missouri ties. Sudwerk ownership includes two University of Missouri-Columbia alumni, two Missouri S&T-Rolla alumni, and three others from the St. Louis area. Sudwerk distributes in California, Nevada, and Missouri.

Urban Chestnut opener

This article is presented in partnership with Urban Chestnut Brewing Company. With its authentic heritage and quality, St. Louis brewery Urban Chestnut Brewing Company is an unconventionally minded yet tradition-oriented brewer of craft beer. Using Old World brewing techniques and their state-of-the-art brewing facilities, they have consistently brewed high-quality beers, especially lager styles, since January …

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DowntownColumbia

Logboat’s Bicentennial Beer, LogboatBrewing.com Logboat Brewing Company recently released a new beer to celebrate our upcoming bicentennial. COMO 200 is a blonde ale that uses honey from Boone County to add a semi-sweet flavor. Find it in cans and on tap at Logboat Brewing Company at 504 Fay Street or at grocery stores in Columbia. …

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HERO Sudwerk

Sudwerk Brewing Co.’s Hindman Junction Session IPL celebrates the Katy Trail’s 30th anniversary and benefits a mid-Missouri charity.

Springfield

As summer heats up, here are some of the new things to see and places popping up in Springfield. Culture Counter – 607 S. Pickwick Ave. – CultureCounterCommons.com The corner of Cherry Street and Pickwick Ave. in Springfield was already a neighborhood hangout thanks to a few long-standing cozy eateries and the Cherry Picker coffee …

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Missouri boasts a proud beer brewing tradition. While Anheuser-Busch might be the first name on the tip of everyone’s tongue, the Show-Me state’s craft beer scene is more vibrant and prestigious than ever before.

A wooden crate and a red box, both labeled Budweiser, contain glass beer bottles. The crate is filled with straw and bottles; a glass and more bottles are nearby. Snow and trees are visible in the background.

Several breweries including Miller and Schlitz were making a beer they called Budweiser.