Urban Chestnut Brewing Company

phaleslu

Missouri

4.28/5  rDev -2.5%
vibe: 4.5 | quality: 4.5 | service: 4.5 | selection: 4 | food: 3.5 | $$$

St. Louis has a new gem in Midtown. Urban Chestnut is on Washington between Compton and Grand, just a few blocks north of SLU’s athletic complex and east of the theatres. The building is an old auto garage of some kind, and the high ceiling in the brewing area allows for an impressive setup. There are huge windows in front with a very cool UCBC neon at the top. Limited parking is available in front but there is plenty on the streets. The pub area is on the right, and features an exposed brick interior with dark wood furniture; there are a couple glass doors leading to the brewing operation. There are 10 taps up front and 5-6 more around the side of the bar, but the tap list seems to indicate that there will be 10 UCBC beers at a time. Since I was there on opening day, the place was well-staffed (and continues to be), with head brewer Florian behind the bar greeting people and pouring beers. The menu so far is limited- pretzels, chips, cheese and meat trays, et al. St. Louis has a lot of brewpubs I’d recommend if you have time, but this one is a must-visit.

05-18-2011 20:39:21 | More by phaleslu

sampx

Missouri

4.9/5  rDev +11.6%
vibe: 4.5 | quality: 5 | service: 5 | selection: 5 | food: 4.5 | $$

Second time here and still impressed. First time was week after they opened. Beer selection improves each time. More higher gravity options (Kinsale and STLIPA). Around 12 total choices. Very generous with free tasting samples before having you make your decision. Great atmosphere with wooden tables. Very knowledgeable and friendly bar staff. Outdoor area will be great once weather improves. Limited food options but meat and cheese platter was very good. If traveling to St Louis for beer, make this a required stop.

05-04-2011 15:28:40 | More by sampx

tenaciousp65

Illinois

4.68/5  rDev +6.6%
vibe: 5 | quality: 5 | service: 5 | selection: 4.5 | food: 3 | $$

This place had a great atmosphere from the second we walked in. A very friendly staff and a very handsome looking bar. The room is brick on the sides and has a cement floor with wood tables. The brewery is in an old car garage and you can see everything inside. The guys running the place seem to have alot of experience and it shows in the beer. They have 12 beers, 6 are revolution beers which are new and celebrate the craft brewery renaissance. The other 6 are revelation and are based on traditional german beers. Everything we've had so far is delicious and nothing is stopping us from returning again soon.

04-15-2011 05:28:52 | More by tenaciousp65

Tone

Missouri

3.78/5  rDev -13.9%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4 | service: 3.5 | selection: 4 | food: 3 | $$

Just visited this new brewpub last night. I think it has only been open for three weeks, so they are still working on their long-term vision. Their is very limited parking in front, but more behind the building and on the streets. The brewing equipment dominates the west half of the building. The equipment can be viewed through large glass windows in the shape of garage doors. The tasting room seats roughly fifty people with plenty of standing room. Seating is comprised of old printers tables that adds character, in my opinion. Walk-around bar with limited seating. All orders are made at the bar. The service is very friendly and quick.
They had six beers on tap. They were split into to sections; half were part of the revolution series and half the reverence series. The reverence is their celebration of brewing heritage and the revolution is their take on the new craft brewing scene brews. I had two beers from the reverence and one from the revolution series. They were each very good and served in appropriate glassware. $4.50 per beer, which is about average for brewpub prices in the St. Louis area. The menu is limited for the time being; pretzel roll, chips, and sausage. The three choices are all made by small local companies. Website states they open at 5 pm on Saturday, but we got there at 4:45 pm and they appear to have been open for a while, at that point. By 6:00 pm the place was packed - awesome sign for a new brewpub! Great new place that will only get better.

02-13-2011 12:04:34 | More by Tone