Library History In 1910, a Board of Trustees was organized and plans for a building and proposed site were sent to Mr. Carnegie. He agreed to donate $12,500. The limestone structure was designed by St. Louis architect George W. Hellmuth, …
Organization of the month (August 2021): Carnegie Library Read more »
Fifty years ago, National Public Radio was started. We’ve been listening a long time. Dave started in the 90’s when he was traveling between Empire Brewing locations in upstate New York. He remembers listening to WXXI for some of …
We love wood-aged beers here at Gotahold, especially sour ales. Naturally we bought foeders when we were equipping the brewery and added barrels over the course of the first year we were open. Wood-aged sours often take upwards of a …
Jamaica Brut is a medium sour ale boiled and fermented with flowers and citrus: hibiscus, rose hips, elderflower, hops and lime zest. The beautiful red color and zingy citric bite from the hibiscus flowers are fairly prominent, thus we found …
Quotidian Pint is a Pilsner of the sort one encounters in Northern Germany: crispy, light in color and quenching. Lighter in body and on the drier side, this beer nonetheless has a lovely malt backbone balanced by a fairly prominent, …
During my time in Germany, I spent most of my leisure time bicycling around the countryside, taking in the sights, the cuisine and of course the local beer. While I explored most of the country, I spent the majority of …
As a style, Bavarian Hefe-Weizen is an outlier, even in its homeland. The style’s name, which translates literally as “yeast wheat” gives one a sense of the oddness of this brew: in a land that celebrates well-aged and thus clear …
Back in December, Kelsey Johnson, one of our beertenders, asked if she could chhose the org of the month for May since her birthday is that month. We said sure. Being a teacher, she chose education related. Being avid readers …
May 2021 Organization of the Month: Early Childhood Literacy Fund Read more »
We strive to create a space to drink great beer or be with folks drinking great beer. A safe space for families, friends, co-workers. Safe space means it doesn’t matter your race, gender, or sexual preference. It means when you …
Cider was the predominant alcoholic beverage in America for a very long time. Apples grew well in most of the colonies, and as settlers moved westward, they brought apple trees with them. The legend of Johnny Appleseed – which is …