List of breweries in Missouri explained

Breweries in Missouri produce a wide range of beers in different styles that are marketed locally, regionally, nationally, and internationally. The greatest concentration of breweries is in the Greater St. Louis area, which is home to at least 65 different breweries, including a number of brewpubs and microbreweries. St. Louis is also the North American headquarters of Anheuser-Busch InBev, one of the world's largest brewers. Brewing companies vary widely in the volume and variety of beer produced, from small nanobreweries and microbreweries to massive multinational conglomerate macrobreweries.

In 2012 Missouri's 58 brewing establishments (including breweries, brewpubs, importers, and company-owned packagers and wholesalers) employed 3,890 people directly, and more than 21,000 others in related jobs such as wholesaling and retailing.^[1] Altogether 51 people in Missouri had active brewer permits in 2012.^[2]

Including people directly employed in brewing, as well as those who supply Missouri's breweries with everything from ingredients to machinery, the total business and personal tax revenue generated by Missouri's breweries and related industries was more than $2.5 billion.^[1] Consumer purchases of Missouri's brewery products generated more than $142 million extra in tax revenue.^[3] In 2012, according to the Brewers Association, Missouri ranked 23rd in the number of craft breweries per capita with 47.^[4]

For context, at the end of 2013 there were 2,822 breweries in the United States, including 2,768 craft breweries subdivided into 1,237 brewpubs, 1,412 microbreweries and 119 regional craft breweries.^[5] In that same year, according to the Beer Institute, the brewing industry employed around 43,000 Americans in brewing and distribution and had a combined economic impact of more than $246 billion.^[6]

Breweries

Brewery	Type	City	Metropolitan area	Date Opened
2nd Shift Brewing^[7]	Microbrewery	St. Louis	St. Louis	2009
4 by 4 Brewing Company (Galloway)^[8]	Microbrewery	Springfield	Springfield	2017
4 by 4 Brewing Company (Fremont Hills)^[9]	Microbrewery	Springfield	Springfield	2023
4 Hands Brewing Company^[10]	Microbrewery	St. Louis	St. Louis	2011
Alpha Brewing Company^[11]	Microbrewery	St. Louis	St. Louis	2013^[12]
Anheuser-Busch	International	St. Louis	St. Louis
Banter Brewing Co.^[13]	Microbrewery	Springfield	Springfield	2021
Beard Engine Brewing Co.^[14] ^[15]	Microbrewery	Alba	Joplin	2020
Before and After Brewing^[16]	Microbrewery	Springfield	Springfield	2023
Bluewood Brewing^[17]	Microbrewery	St. Louis	St. Louis
Border Brewing Co.^[18]	Microbrewery	Kansas City	Kansas City
Boulevard Brewing Company	Regional	Kansas City	Kansas City	1989
Broadway Brewery^[19]	Brewpub	Columbia	Columbia
Bur Oak Brewing Company	Microbrewery	Columbia	Columbia
Center Ice Brewing Company^[20]	Microbrewery	St. Louis	St. Louis	2017
Calibration Brewery^[21]	Microbrwery	North Kansas City	Kansas City
Cinder Block Brewery^[22] ^[23]	Microbrewery	Kansas City	Kansas City
Civil Life Brewing Co.^[24]	Microbrewery	St. Louis	St. Louis	2011
Crane Brewing^[25]	Microbrewery	Raytown	Kansas City
Double Shift Brewing Co.^[26]	Microbrewery	Kansas City	Kansas City
Earthbound Beer^[27]	Microbrewery	St. Louis	St. Louis	2014
Flat Branch Pub & Brewing^[28]	Brewpub	Columbia	Columbia
Friendship Brewing Company^[29] ^[30]	Microbrewery	Wentzville	St Louis	2016
Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant	Brewpub	Kansas City	Kansas City
Great Escape Beer Works^[31]	Microbrewery	Springfield	Springfield	2018
Griesedieck Brothers beer	Contract	St. Louis	St. Louis
Heavy Riff Brewing^[32]	Microbrewery	St. Louis	St. Louis	2013
Hold Fast Brewing^[33]	Microbrewery	Springfield	Springfield	2019
Kansas City Bier Company^[34] ^[35]	Microbrewery	Kansas City	Kansas City
Levi Garrison & Sons Brewing Company^[36]	Microbrewery	Hamilton	Kansas City
Logboat Brewing Company	Microbrewery	Columbia	Columbia
Modern Brewing Company^[37]	Microbrewery	St. Louis	St. Louis
Mother's Brewing Company	Microbrewery	Springfield	Springfield	2011
Narrow Gauge Brewing Company^[38]	Microbrewery	Florissant	St. Louis
O'Fallon Brewery	Microbrewery	Maryland Heights	St. Louis
Perennial Artisan Ales	Microbrewery	St. Louis	St. Louis
Point Labaddie Brewery^[39]	Microbrewery	Labadie	St. Louis
Rock Bridge Brewing Company	Microbrewery	Columbia	Columbia
Rockwell Beer Co^[40]	Microbrewery	St. Louis	St. Louis
Saint Louis Brewery (Schlafly)	Regional	St. Louis	St. Louis
Show-Me Brewing^[41]	Microbrewery	Springfield	Springfield	2016
Side Project Brewing	Microbrewery	Maplewood	St. Louis
Six Mile Bridge	Microbrewery	Maryland Heights	St. Louis
Shortleaf Brewing	Microbrewery	O'Fallon	St. Louis	2019
Shortleaf Brewing	Microbrewery	Camdenton	Camdenton	2022
Springfield Brewing Company^[42]	Microbrewery	Springfield	Springfield	1997
Steampunk Brew Works^[43]	Microbrewery	Town and Country	St. Louis	2016
Third Wheel Brewing	Microbrewery	St. Peters	St. Louis	2017
Tie & Timber Beer Co.^[44]	Microbrewery	Springfield	Springfield	2018
Urban Chestnut Brewing Company	Microbrewery	St. Louis	St. Louis	2011
Wellspent Brewing	Microbrewery	St. Louis	St. Louis	2017
White River Brewing Company^[45]	Microbrewery	Springfield	Springfield	2012
Wire Road Brewing Company^[46]	Microbrewery	Battlefield	Springfield	2022

Former breweries

• Falstaff Brewing Corporation - the once large brewery based in St. Louis.
• George Muehlebach Brewing Company - in Kansas City, purchased by Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company in the 1950s, discontinued in 1973.
• Kirkwood Station Brewery - in Kirkwood, MO opened in 2009 and closed on February 28, 2019.^[47]
• Lemp Brewery - a former brewery established in 1840 in St. Louis.

See also

• Beer in the United States
• List of breweries in the United States
• List of microbreweries

References

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Economic Impact of the Beer Industry--State Legislative & Congressional District Data, Missouri. The Beer Institute. 23 May 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140203091325/http://www.beerinstitute.org/br/economic-impact/economic-impact. 3 February 2014.
2. Web site: Brewer's Almanac--Active Brewer Permits, 2004 - 2012. The Beer Institute. 23 May 2014. dead. https://archive.today/20140516153451/http://www.beerinstitute.org/br/economic-impact/beer-statistics. 16 May 2014.
3. Web site: The Economic Impact of the Beer Industry--2012 Data, Missouri. The Beer Institute. 23 May 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140203091325/http://www.beerinstitute.org/br/economic-impact/economic-impact. 3 February 2014.
4. Web site: Capita per Brewery. Brewers Association. 23 May 2014.
5. Web site: Brewers Association Announces 2013 Craft Brewer Growth. 13 March 2014 . 14 May 2014.
6. Web site: Beer Serves America. The Beer Institute. 14 May 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140203091325/http://www.beerinstitute.org/br/economic-impact/economic-impact. 3 February 2014.
7. Web site: Ian . Froeb . December 22, 2016 . 2nd Shift Brewing settles into new home on the Hill . stltoday.com . November 17, 2019.
8. Web site: Holman . Gregory J. . A craft brewery is planned for Springfield's Galloway neighborhood . 2023-12-13 . Springfield News-Leader . en-US.
9. Web site: 2023-02-15 . 4 by 4 Brewing Co. sets opening date in Fremont Hills . 2023-12-13 . Springfield Business Journal . en.
10. Web site: Mabel . Suen . July 15, 2016 . 4 Hands Brewing Co.'s New Tasting Room Now Open in St. Louis . Feast Magazine . March 19, 2017.
11. Web site: Alpha Brewing Co.'s Tap Room Is Open in Tower Grove South. Riverfront Times. 2019-11-20.
12. Web site: Alpha Brewing Co. to Add Distillery . Craft Spirits Magazine . 28 August 2023 . 8 February 2023 . The company began brewing in downtown St. Louis in 2013.
13. Web site: Quick . Lauren . 2021-12-15 . On Springfield’s south side, microbrewery Banter Brewing Co. wants to be your new neighborhood bar . 2023-12-13 . Feast Magazine . en.
14. Web site: Carlson . Kasey . 2021-05-20 . Beard Engine Brewing Co. in Alba serves Old World-style beers in a Steampunk-inspired taproom . 2023-12-13 . Feast Magazine . en.
15. Web site: Sioteco . Andi . 2020-06-12 . Beard Engine Brewing Co. hopes make Alba, Missouri a destination spot for beer lovers . 2023-12-13 . KOAM News Now . en.
16. Web site: Goodwin . Juliana . 2023-06-09 . Industry veterans to open new brewery on East Sunshine . 2023-12-13 . Springfield Daily Citizen . en-US.
17. Web site: Bluewood Brewing Brings Stouts, High-ABV Brews and More to Cherokee. Riverfront Times. en-US. 2019-11-20.
18. News: Kendall. Justin. Border Brewing Co. prepares for Saturday's grand opening.
19. Web site: Tyler . Wornell . September 30, 2016 . Logboat Burr Oak and Broadway Brewery Nudge Schlafly Off the Bar for Roots and Blues . . October 10, 2017.
20. Web site: For Center Ice Brewery Founder Steve Albers, Opening Is a Dream Come True. Riverfront Times. en-US. 2019-11-20.
21. Web site: Pete . Dulin . June 15, 2016 . Calibration Brewery is North Kansas City's Newest Brewery . Feast Magazine . November 16, 2018.
22. News: Smith. Jotce. Cinder Block Brewery, Jax Fish House & Oyster Bar Team Up on New Oyster Stout. 2 June 2016. The Kansas City Star. January 31, 2016.
23. News: Kendall. Justin. Cinder Block Brewery's Beer is Now Available in 16-ounce Cans. 2 June 2016. The Pitch. December 7, 2015.
24. Web site: Evan . Benn . September 8, 2011 . Perennial, Civil Life breweries opening today . . November 18, 2019.
25. News: Joyce . Smith . December 9, 2016 . From $15 Kit to New Taproom, Raytown's Crane Brewing Is Ready for More . Kansas City Star . March 14, 2017.
26. News: Double Shift Brewing Co. opens Saturday in the Crossroads Arts District (update opening postponed).
27. Web site: Now You Can Tour Earthbound Beer's Cherokee Street HQ. Riverfront Times. en-US. 2019-11-20.
28. Web site: The Best Happy Hours in Columbia, Missouri. Feast Magazine. April 17, 2019. June 28, 2020.
29. News: Meet New Friends at Friendship Brewing. 2 June 2016. Fox 2. January 6, 2015.
30. News: In Your Neighborhood- Friendship Brewery. 2 June 2016. Fox 2 Now. February 20, 2015.
31. Web site: Zhu . Alissa . Owners of Great Escape Beer Works want brewery to be a spot for 'meeting new friends' . 2023-12-13 . Springfield News-Leader . en-US.
32. Web site: First Look: Heavy Riff Brewing Co. Now Open in Dogtown. Eby. Story and photos by Pat. Feast Magazine. en. 2019-11-20.
33. Web site: Zhu . Alissa . Hold Fast Brewing, Springfield's first all-women owned brewery, coming to old fire station . 2023-12-13 . Springfield News-Leader . en-US.
34. News: Kansas City Bier Co., a brewery and taproom, opens in Waldo.
35. News: KC Bier Co. bottled beer will hit store shelves on Monday.
36. Web site: Pete . Dulin . January 18, 2017 . Ninja Moose Brewery Changes Name, Expands in Hamilton . Feast . May 10, 2018.
37. Web site: Sarah . Frenske . November 13, 2015 . New Tasting Room Opens at Modern Brewery Today . . November 17, 2019.
38. Web site: Staff . Riverfront Times . Can't-Miss Breweries in St. Louis . 2023-01-23 . Riverfront Times . en.
39. Web site: Karen . Butterfield . September 16, 2016 . Grimm Brothers Open Point Labaddie Brewery . . November 18, 2019.
40. Web site: Jordan . Palmer . November 29, 2018 . St. Louis' newest brewery, Rockwell Beer, to officially open today! . . November 17, 2019.
41. Web site: Goodwin . Juliana . Have a beer, learn to brew at Show-Me Brewing . 2023-12-13 . Springfield News-Leader . en-US.
42. Web site: Our Story . 2023-12-13 . Springfield Brewing Company . en.
43. Web site: Riske . Heather . Steampunk Brew Works to Open in Town & Country in October . 2023-01-23 . Feast Magazine . en.
44. Web site: Holman . Gregory J. . Springfield's Tie & Timber Beer Company sets grand opening date . 2023-12-13 . Springfield News-Leader . en-US.
45. Web site: Welcome to White River Brewing Co. . 2023-12-13 . www.whiteriverbrewing.com . en.
46. Web site: Cullinan . Mike . 2022-01-31 . Open for Business: Wire Road Brewing Co. . 2023-12-13 . Springfield Business Journal . en.
47. Web site: Emily . Wasserman . February 28, 2019 . Kirkwood Station Brewing Company closes . . November 17, 2019.