Roaming St. Louis: Alpha Brewing turns sours into sweet success

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Alpha, established in 2011, specializes in fruited sours but makes other kinds of beer and is branching out into spirits Photo credit Alpha Brewing Company

For his Roaming St. Louis segment this week, Scott Jagow traveled to Alpha Brewing Company in the Tower Grove South neighborhood. He sat down with owner and head brewer Derrick Langeneckert to talk about the brewery's focus on fruited sour beers, its plans for opening a distillery soon, about 3-1-4 day this week and about Baconfest, which is returning in May! Listen below.

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Music fills the weekends at Alpha Brewing Company in Tower Grove South Photo credit Alpha Brewing Company
Alpha Brewing Company
The food is a big draw at Alpha and so is the BaconFest, which returns this May. Photo credit Alpha Brewing Company
Alpha Brewing
Derrick Langeneckert, owner and head brewer, Alpha Brewing Company Photo credit Alpha Brewing Company
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