Schlafly Beer
{{Short description|Craft brewery based in St. Louis, Missouri}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}}
{{Infobox Brewery
| name = Schlafly Beer - The Saint Louis Brewery
| logo = File:Schlafly Beer Logo.png
| location = St. Louis, Missouri
| owner = Tom Schlafly, David Schlafly
| num_employees =150-200
| opened = December 26, 1991
|url={{URL|https://www.schlafly.com}}
|type=Regional Craft Brewery
}}
The Saint Louis Brewery, primarily known as Schlafly, is the largest independent craft brewery based in St. Louis, Missouri.{{Cite web |last=Fann |first=George Mahe, Jordan Palmer, Alice Nguyen, Cheryl Baehr, Iain Shaw, Conner Tighe, Jarrett Medlin, Holly |date=2021-06-22 |title=A guide to St. Louis' brewery scene |url=https://www.stlmag.com/api/content/ebb07410-b267-11eb-b0f1-1244d5f7c7c6/ |access-date=2024-03-29 |website=www.stlmag.com |language=en-us}} Schafly brews more than 60 styles of beer and operates brewpubs in the greater St. Louis area.
History
Tom Schlafly, Charles Kopman, and Dan Kopman incorporated The Saint Louis Brewery in 1989. Two years later, they hired a brewmaster, Dave Miller, and opened their first brewpub on December 26, 1991.{{Cite web |date=2018-12-26 |title=Cheers! Schlafly celebrates 27 years with 1991 prices |url=https://www.ksdk.com/article/life/food/drinklocalstl/cheers-schlafly-celebrates-27-years-with-1991-prices/63-6eed1f8a-2f1b-400e-b074-06cfc269fa97 |access-date=2024-03-29 |website=ksdk.com |language=en-US}} The Schlafly Tap Room was the first brewpub to open in Missouri since Prohibition.{{Cite web |last=Beer |first=Drew Gieseke {{!}} Photos courtesy of Schlafly |date=2021-12-22 |title=Schlafly Beer Marks a Historic 30 Years in the Adult Beverage Industry |url=https://www.laduenews.com/arts-and-culture/food/schlafly-beer-marks-a-historic-30-years-in-the-adult-beverage-industry/article_1a74e380-6343-11ec-9d4a-4f471e649f43.html |access-date=2024-03-30 |website=Ladue News |language=en}}
In 1997, Schlafly beer was first sold in Busch Memorial Stadium and found its way into other establishments in the St. Louis area.{{Cite web|url=http://www.schlafly.com/|title=Schlafly Beer – The Craft Beer from America's Beer Capital|language=en-US|access-date=2019-06-24}}
= Trademark lawsuit =
In 2011, the brewery applied for a trademark on the Schlafly name. Relatives of the conservative Phyllis Schlafly filed a lawsuit, led by her son Andrew Schlafly, an attorney and cousin of the founders. In 2018, the U.S. Federal Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of The Saint Louis Brewery.{{Cite news|last=Stempel|first=Jonathan|date=2018-11-26|title=U.S. conservative Phyllis Schlafly's heirs lose trademark appeal over brewery|language=en|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-schlafly-brewery-lawsuit-idUSKCN1NV22Y|access-date=2021-07-03}}File:SchlaflyBeer Bottles.jpg
== Awards ==
- Gold Medal for Best German-style Kölsch in the World Beer Cup in 2010.{{Cite web|url=https://www.stltoday.com/business/columns/schlafly-morgan-street-win-top-honors-at-world-beer-cup/article_1c7fe624-0583-5beb-9161-22a5b909e128.html|title=Schlafly, Morgan Street win top honors at World Beer Cup|last=Benn|first=Evan|date=2010-04-12|website=St. Louis Post-Dispatch|language=en|access-date=2019-06-24}}
- Silver Medal in the Pumpkin/Squash Beer or Pumpkin Spice Beer category for its Pumpkin Ale in 2017 at the Great American Beer Festival.{{Cite web|url=https://www.saucemagazine.com/a/55915/four-stl-breweries-medal-at-great-american-beer-festival|title=Four STL breweries medal at Great American Beer Festival|last=Sorrell|first=Matt|date=2017-10-10|website=Sauce Magazine|language=en|access-date=2019-06-24}}