Saint Louis Brewery / Schlafly Tap Room

JaxonK

Missouri

4.19/5  rDev +1.5%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4.5 | service: 3.75 | selection: 4.5 | food: 3.75 | $$$

If you haven't been to Schlafly Taproom, you're not from St. Louis and you definitely don't like great beer. They hold great events that market great beers from other breweries or to celebrate a style of brew. Great selection, great rotation, and a place where a large group or just 2 people can enjoy great beers!

03-19-2013 03:35:14 | More by JaxonK

Palealetial

North Carolina

3.58/5  rDev -13.3%
vibe: 4 | quality: 3.5 | service: 3.5 | selection: 4 | food: 2.5 | $$

I just started reading the Beerfly section of the website which appeals to me because I travel a lot and usually have a hard time finding a restaureants and brewpubs. This restaurant is the first one I have tried from the reviews.

Although highly rated, I thought the Tap Room's food and beer were average. Atmosphere comprising of the building and the view of the brewing equipement was quite nice.

First when we arrived at 8pm after taking a cab ride, the hostest said they were closed due to a staff traing session and I told them that that that unannounced change in the schedule was unexeptable because I had traveled so far and was so hungry and thirsty.

I ordered the Pale Ale which had no aromatice hops and tasted average, followed by the Oatmeal Stout which was better but only slightly above average.

I had the recommended fish and fries and the fries were soggy and limp, not crisp. The person that I was with ask that they be crisp when she ordered and had them put them back in the fryer and they came back crisp and tasting great. Why could they not have done that to begin with?

Nice once, but not a place that I would go back to.

08-12-2008 03:14:13 | More by Palealetial

SRFeldman79

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +9%
vibe: 4.5 | quality: 4.5 | service: 5 | selection: 4 | food: 4.5 | $$

I had a fantastic time at Schlafly's. Nice large space space, great bartenders, great food. Pool table and foosball table near one of the bars, a few tvs, and pretty quality jukebox as well. Biggest drawback is that the layout takes a bit of getting used to and there's empty space that is not really being properly utilized at the moment.

The beer though, you go here for the beer, not for the "design." Everything is excellent. The APA in the cask was out of this world delicious and the available only at the pub beers were definitely worth the trip.

08-26-2008 16:03:38 | More by SRFeldman79

jefftb

Kentucky

4.31/5  rDev +4.4%
vibe: 3 | quality: 4.5 | service: 4 | selection: 5 | $$

We went at around 11pm on Friday night. We walked in and went to go to the bar side but the smoke was INCREDIBLY thick. We opted for the restaurant side where there was no one so atmosphere was kinda lame (no TVs or anything), but didn't matter. Schlafly was my number one target while in St. Louis.

The beer selection was incredible and the bartender (Paul) was willing to let us sample anything (with generous sized samples.) At first, he came across rather rude and was a bit offensive, but as we sat and talked to him, he came around. He was very knowledgeable about their beer and beer in general. I learned quite a bit from the guy.

They are apparently going smoke-free in a coupe months, so that will be nice.

01-11-2010 03:03:07 | More by jefftb