HIGHLAND, Ill. (KMOX) - The original independent craft brewery in St. Louis, Schlafly Beer, announced it will revitalize a 71-year-old building into a new Schlafly Brewpub in Illinois. It will be the brand's first location east of the Mississippi River.
Schlafly Beer will work with the City of Highland and TJO Holdings to bring their brewpub experience to Illinois with an 80-seat restaurant and three-season patio that seats 100 guests. Schlafly’s signature beer styles and pub fare will be on the menu, as well as specialty beer brewed just for the Illinois location. There will also be an onsite retail experience for Schlafly gear, growlers, brewpub-only special releases and more.
Schlafly will hire 50-60 local employees for the establishment in Highland and will begin taking applications for all positions in Illinois later this summer.
The yet to be named location, will be Schlafly’s first brewpub in Illinois and is expected to open in late fall of 2021 at 907 Main Street. The 3,420 square-foot base of the building previously served as the Highland Chamber of Commerce and has sat empty for roughly three years.
Schlafly currently operates three brewpubs in the St. Louis area: Schlafly Tap Room (2100 Locust St.), Schlafly Bottleworks (7260 Southwest Avenue), and the most recent addition in 2020, Schlafly Bankside (920 S Main St, St Charles, MO 6330).
Schlafly recently expanded in the Midwest with distribution throughout the state of Oklahoma and Indiana. Schlafly is now available in 16 states, primarily the states surrounding Missouri as well as the East Coast. See here for Schlafly’s distribution footprint.
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