We are visiting every St. Louis microbrewery to help highlight the variety, quality and fine spaces we have to enjoy a fresh beer in our fair city.
We stopped at Brick River Cider Co. at 2000 Washington Avenue in the Downtown West Neighborhood.
I hesitated to include this place as they don’t make beer, they make ciders. I asked the barkeeper if yeast is used in the fermentation, it is, but it is filtered out. Therefore, due to fermentation and bubbly alcoholic beverage, I’ll include it.
Also, my wife and many of her friends love this stuff.
We stopped by for a pleasant visit on a Saturday afternoon.
The building, a former firehouse, has a handsome bar, seating area and and an upstairs room. The glazed white brick on the interior harken back to the firehouse days.
Photo source: Missouri Historical Society - circa 1900
There is a recent addition which I believe increases their brewing capacity.
Best of all, they have a gorgeous patio right on Washington. St. Louis needs seating options like this north to south, east to west. Other cities from Peoria, IL to Portland, OR do this in spades and it works. We are slow or hesitant to adopt this here, but this is a perfect example.
The apples are Midwestern grown, and the ciders are all made with fresh fruit, no concentrates.
Check this place out, it is yet another St. Louis treasure.
