MISSOURI LOVES COMPANY
For 2024, the Missouri Craft Brewers Guild is brewing "Missouri Strong" - a series of four strong ale styles for this year's collaboration beer project "Missouri Loves Company®." Brewers from across the Show-Me State come together quarterly to brew a beer together. The four host breweries collaborated early this year on which strong ale style they want to brew. Then all the participating breweries are invited to collaborate via video conference to dial in the recipe for the beer.
Our third brew day took place in July at Side Project Brewing in Maplewood, a neighborhood in St. Louis. This time around, the talented team brewed a Barleywine Style Ale. Barleywine is a dark, malty beer with a complex flavor profile that's often strong and intense. Use of the word "wine" is due to its alcoholic strength similar to a wine, but since it is made from grain rather than fruit, it is a beer.
This 10% ABV brew uses Helios and Delta hops from Hopsteiner. The malt bill features Pale Ale malt supplied by Malteurop Malting Company. We used the Heritage English Ale yeast from Pinnacle Brewers Yeast. We hope you love drinking it as much as we loved brewing it.
The Missouri Loves Company® Barleywine Style Ale will be available in 4-packs of 12 ounce cans on September 25 at participating breweries. And like all our collaboration brews, once it's gone, it's gone!
Our third brew day took place in July at Side Project Brewing in Maplewood, a neighborhood in St. Louis. This time around, the talented team brewed a Barleywine Style Ale. Barleywine is a dark, malty beer with a complex flavor profile that's often strong and intense. Use of the word "wine" is due to its alcoholic strength similar to a wine, but since it is made from grain rather than fruit, it is a beer.
This 10% ABV brew uses Helios and Delta hops from Hopsteiner. The malt bill features Pale Ale malt supplied by Malteurop Malting Company. We used the Heritage English Ale yeast from Pinnacle Brewers Yeast. We hope you love drinking it as much as we loved brewing it.
The Missouri Loves Company® Barleywine Style Ale will be available in 4-packs of 12 ounce cans on September 25 at participating breweries. And like all our collaboration brews, once it's gone, it's gone!
Label artwork by Full Pour Media
The name of our collaboration beer series genuinely represents our state's craft beer community. Through thick and thin, Missouri craft brewers have always helped each other solve problems, share ideas, and work together to make all craft beer better. That spirit of camaraderie remains "Missouri Strong" to this day. It helps forge new and stronger bonds among our already close-knit industry. And the by-product is some of the best beer you'll taste.
A collaboration with 39 member breweries and the support of nine corporate sponsors, the proceeds from this project will directly benefit the Missouri Craft Brewers Guild. By buying this beer, you're supporting the Guild and our efforts to advocate for the craft beer industry at the state and federal level, and to promote independent craft brewers in the Show-Me State.
Join us in raising a glass to this exceptional brew, as we come together to toast the spirit of collaboration and craftsmanship that defines the Missouri Loves Company® Missouri Strong collaboration series.
A collaboration with 39 member breweries and the support of nine corporate sponsors, the proceeds from this project will directly benefit the Missouri Craft Brewers Guild. By buying this beer, you're supporting the Guild and our efforts to advocate for the craft beer industry at the state and federal level, and to promote independent craft brewers in the Show-Me State.
Join us in raising a glass to this exceptional brew, as we come together to toast the spirit of collaboration and craftsmanship that defines the Missouri Loves Company® Missouri Strong collaboration series.
BREW DAY HIGHLIGHTS
THE BREWERIES
Want to try the beer? Starting Wednesday, September 25, you can pick up a 4-pack of 12 ounce cans of Missouri Loves Company® Barleywine Style Ale at any of the participating breweries across Missouri:
KANSAS CITY AREA
CENTRAL MISSOURI
SPRINGFIELD AREA
ST LOUIS AREA
SOUTH CENTRAL MO
SOUTH WEST MO
SOUTH EAST MO
- Boulevard Brewing Company, Kansas City
- City Barrel Brewing, Kansas City
- Diametric Brewing Company, Lee's Summit
- Fringe Beerworks, Lee's Summit
- Kansas City Bier Company, Kansas City
- The Goat Brewing Co, Lee's Summit
- Transparent Brewing Co, Grandview
CENTRAL MISSOURI
- Bee's Knees Brewing Company - Versailles
- Broadway Brewery, Columbia
- Last Flight Brewing Company, Jefferson City
- Logboat Brewing Company, Columbia
SPRINGFIELD AREA
- 4 By 4 Brewing Company, Springfield
- Hold Fast Brewing, Springfield
- Malt & Barrel Brewing Co., Branson
- Mother's Brewing Company, Springfield
- Springfield Brewing Company, Springfield
- Tie & Timber Beer Company, Springfield
- Turkey Creek Brewery, Hollister
- Wire Road Brewing Company, Battlefield
ST LOUIS AREA
- Blue Jay Brewing Co, St Louis
- Bluewood Brewing, St Louis
- Crossroads Brewery, O'Fallon
- Friendship Brewing Company, Wentzville
- Muddy Banks Brewing Company, Sullivan
- Narrow Gauge Brewing Co, Florissant
- Point Labaddie Brewery, Labadie
- Rockwell Beer Co, St Louis
- Schlafly, St Louis
- Shortleaf Brewing - Winghaven, O'Fallon
- Side Project Brewing, St. Louis
- Third Wheel Brewing, St. Peters
- Urban Chestnut Brewing Company, St. Louis
SOUTH CENTRAL MO
- Boat Town Brewing, Lebannon
- Lake of the Ozarks Brewing Co, Osage Beach
- Piney River Brewing Company, Bucyrus
- Public House Brewing Company, Rolla and St. James
SOUTH WEST MO
SOUTH EAST MO
- Many Good Things Brewing Company, Cape Girardeau
THE SPONSORS
A very special thank you to our sponsors of this collaboration project:
