Wondering what themes we have enjoyed in the past? Here are the calendars from 2017-2021
2022
1/5/22 | No Class |
1/12/22 | New Year, New Beer |
1/19/22 | Can’t Find in STL |
1/26/22 | Local Brewery I Want to Get to More in 2022 |
2/2/22 | Cancelled Due to Weather |
2/9/22 | Predict the Groundhog: Bring a Light (No shadow) or Dark Beer (shadow) |
2/16/22 | Winter Olympics: Imports |
2/23/22 | Cancelled Due to Weather |
3/2/22 | Cool Bottle Cap (And Part of a Series due to cancellation) |
3/9/22 | Intl Women’s Day (3/8): Breweries with a Woman Brewer/Owner |
3/16/22 | Cool Label Art |
3/23/22 | March Madness: Beer from a State that has a team in the Top 16 |
3/30/22 | Not Beer: Spring has Sprung |
4/6/22 | April Fool’s Blind Tasting: Guess the Wax Color |
4/13/22 | Bye Week |
4/20/22 | Earth Day (4/22): Breweries Making Sustainability Efforts |
4/27/22 | My Favorite Style |
5/4/22 | Unusual Adjuncts |
5/11/22 | Unusual Hop or Grain |
5/18/22 | Name in the Beer Name |
5/25/22 | As Advertised: Beer that exactly met my expectations |
6/1/22 | Free for All |
6/8/22 | Crushable Beers |
6/15/22 | Animal on the Can |
6/22/22 | Local Breweries I Don’t Go to Enough |
6/29/22 | Teach Me Something |
7/6/22 | Bangers- Cheers to 5 Years |
7/13/22 | Domestic Blind Tasting |
7/20/22 | Part of a Series |
7/27/22 | Seltzers and Ciders |
8/3/22 | Collaborations |
8/10/22 | SRM Color #1-9 |
8/17/22 | SRM Color #10-19 |
8/24/22 | SRM Color #20-40+ |
8/31/22 | Freshly Brewed |
9/7/22 | Aged Beer- Moved to Friday 9/9 |
9/14/22 | Dessert Pairing- Bring a Beer and Dessert that pairs well/inspired the beer |
9/21/22 | Birth State Beer |
9/28/22 | Not Beer |
10/5/22 | Blind Tasting- Guess the Fruit |
10/12/22 | Katie Hosts Beer School |
10/19/22 | Todd Hosts Beer School |
10/26/22 | Rick Hosts Beer School |
11/2/22 | IBUs 0-30 |
11/9/22 | IBUs 30-60 |
11/16/22 | IBUs 60+ |
11/23/22 | Not Beer: Twas the Night Before Thanskgiving |
11/30/22 | Label is Your Favorite Color |
12/7/22 | Derek Hosts Beer School |
12/14/22 | Bill and Laura Host Beer School |
12/21/22 | Friendship Beer |
12/28/22 | Holiday Bye Week |
2021
1/6/21 | New Year, New Beer |
1/13/21 | Cancelled |
1/20/21 | Can’t Find in STL |
1/27/21 | Winter Warmers and Winter Labels |
2/3/21 | Drink Local |
2/10/21 | Moved to Zoom- Civil Life 6pk |
2/17/21 | Moved to Zoom- Drink Whatever |
2/24/21 | Warm Cocktails |
3/3/21 | Hop-Forward Beers |
3/10/21 | Malt-Forward Beers |
3/17/21 | Imports or Irish |
3/24/21 | In a 6pk |
3/31/21 | In a 4pk |
4/7/21 | U.S. Beers Free for All |
4/14/21 | Your Home State Beer |
4/21/21 | Closest Brewery to You |
4/28/21 | Bangers: Farewell to the Menssens |
5/5/21 | Blind Tasting: Guess the ABV |
5/12/21 | As Advertised |
5/19/21 | Beer With a Backstory |
5/26/21 | Favorite STL Brewery |
6/2/21 | Getting Wild with It |
6/9/21 | From the Cellar |
6/16/21 | Seltzers, Ciders, and Crushables |
6/23/21 | Animal on the Can |
6/30/21 | From the Brewery with your Fave Bartender |
7/7/21 | KBS 4th Anniversary: Not Beer Summer Edition |
7/9-7/11 | Beer Olympics |
7/14/21 | Bye Week |
7/21/21 | Get a Suggestion |
7/28/21 | Beer or Adult Film? |
8/4/21 | Lager Day and Domestics Blind Tasting |
8/11/21 | Can Art |
8/18/21 | Beer Starts with Same Letter as your Name |
8/25/21 | I Just Liked the Name |
9/1/21 | Blind Tasting: Guess the Barrel- Michael and Derek’s Bdays |
9/8/21 | Ravi Bday Celebration- No KBS |
9/15/21 | Beers Not Bottled or Canned |
9/22/21 | Beer from (nearish) Your Hometown |
9/29/21 | Beer Styles from Other Countries |
10/6/21 | Dessert Beers |
10/13/21 | Fall Beers |
10/20/21 | Beers that follow Reinheitsgebot |
10/27/21 | Beers that break Reinheitsgebot |
11/3/21 | “I Just HAD to Buy This” |
11/10/21 | Blind Tasting: Guess the Style |
11/17/21 | Beers that Make You Smile |
11/24/21 | Not Beer: Cocktails Edition |
12/1/21 | Malt Bombs and Winter Warmers |
12/8/21 | Breweries That Got us Through 2021 |
12/15/21 | Friendship Beer and White Elephant |
12/22/21 | Probably Away for Christmas |
12/29/21 | Bangers: Here’s to 2022 |
2020
1/15/20 | New Year New Beer |
1/22/20 | Can’t Find in STL |
1/29/20 | Red |
2/5/20 | Orange |
2/12/20 | Yellow |
2/19/20 | Green |
2/26/20 | Blue |
3/4/20 | Purple |
3/11/20 | Black |
3/18/20 | White |
3/25/20 | Bangers 3: Contagion Edition |
4/1/20 | Blind Tasting: STL Guess the Brewery |
4/8/20 | Spring Seasonals |
4/15/20 | Part of a Series |
4/22/20 | ABV <9% |
4/29/20 | ABV >9% |
5/6/20 | Exactly as Advertised |
9/16/20 | This Beer is My Spirit Animal |
9/23/20 | I’ve Been Meaning to Drink This |
9/30/20 | Fall Beers |
10/7/20 | Brewery I didn’t have during quarantine (Mar-Aug) |
10/14/20 | Brewery that got me through quarantine |
10/21/20 | Plant on the Can |
10/28/20 | Animal on the Can |
11/4/20 | Person on the Can |
11/11/20 | Number in the Name |
11/18/20 | Color in the Name |
11/25/20 | Not Beer |
12/2/20 | Labels I Would Frame |
12/9/20 | Blind Tasting: Guess the Stout Adjunct |
12/16/20 | Friendship Beer and White Elephant |
12/30/20 | Bangers: Drink to Forget 2020 |
2019
1/9/19 | Beer in Review |
1/16/19 | New Year New Beer |
1/23/19 | Can’t Find in STL |
1/30/19 | In a Can |
2/6/19 | In a Bottle |
2/13/19 | Under 5 Years in St. Louis |
2/20/19 | Over 5 Years in St. Louis |
2/27/19 | Part of a Series |
3/6/19 | Blind Tasting: Dubbel, Tripel, Quad |
3/13/19 | Imports |
3/20/19 | March Madness |
3/27/19 | Not Beer |
4/3/19 | Your Favorite Style |
4/10/19 | Least Favorite Style |
4/17/19 | Didn’t Think I’d Like It |
4/24/19 | Spring Seasonals |
5/1/19 | I’ve Been Meaning to Drink This |
5/8/19 | Styles I’ve Rarely Had |
5/15/19 | Try to Win |
5/22/19 | Know Your Hop |
5/29/19 | In a 4 Pack |
6/5/19 | In a 6 Pack |
6/12/19 | In a Bomber |
6/19/19 | Summer Beers |
6/26/19 | “Better Together” County vs. City |
7/3/19 | Bangers Pt. 2 |
7/10/19 | Awesome Label Art |
7/17/19 | Class Cancelled |
7/24/19 | Fruited Beers Blind Tasting- Guess the Fruit |
7/31/19 | Craft Beer Week |
8/7/19 | This Beer Sparks Joy |
8/14/19 | A Brewery You’ve Never Had |
8/21/19 | Animal on the Can |
8/28/19 | Special Tasting |
9/4/19 | Beer that is New to You |
9/11/19 | Label is Your Favorite Color |
9/18/19 | Hop-Forward Beers |
9/25/19 | Malt-Forward Beers |
10/2/19 | Number in the Name |
10/9/19 | Blind Tasting- Guess the Style |
10/16/19 | Unusual Adjuncts |
10/23/19 | Puns and Innuendos |
10/30/19 | Fall Labels (and Costume Contest!) |
11/6/19 | I Would Be Expected to Share This |
11/13/19 | I Would NOT Be Expected to Share This |
11/20/19 | Punctuation in the Name |
11/27/19 | Not Beer |
12/4/19 | Winter Label |
12/11/19 | Cool Bottle Cap |
12/18/19 | Friendship Beer and White Elephant |
2018
1/3/18 | Newcomers (<5 years brewing) |
1/10/18 | Old Pros (>20 years brewing) |
1/17/18 | Belgians |
1/24/18 | Puns |
1/31/18 | Stouts and Porters |
2/7/18 | Olympics- Award Winning Beers |
2/14/18 | Red |
2/21/18 | Orange |
2/28/18 | Yellow |
3/7/18 | Green |
3/14/18 | Blue |
3/21/18 | Purple |
3/28/18 | White or Black |
4/4/18 | Your Favorite Style |
4/11/18 | Plant on the Can |
4/18/18 | Goldens and Blondes |
4/25/18 | East vs. West Coast |
5/2/18 | Special Tasting |
5/9/18 | Desert Island Beer |
5/16/18 | Bocks, Maibocks, and Dopplebocks |
5/23/18 | I Only Bought it Because… |
5/30/18 | Beer with a Backstory |
6/6/18 | Weird Beers |
6/13/18 | Brewery has a Name in it |
6/20/18 | Blind Tasting: IPAs vs. Pales |
6/27/18 | Convince Me Beers |
7/4/18 | World Cup Beers |
7/11/18 | Animal on the Can |
7/18/18 | Best of Beer School |
7/25/18 | Get a Recommendation |
8/1/18 | Beer under $10 |
8/8/18 | Bangerz |
8/15/18 | They Can’t All Be Bangerz |
8/22/18 | On Sale Beer |
8/29/18 | Southwest Beers |
9/5/18 | Midwest Beers |
9/12/18 | Northwest Beers |
9/19/18 | Northeast Beers |
9/26/18 | Southeast Beers |
10/3/18 | Saisons, Wild, and Farmhouse Ales |
10/10/18 | Variants |
10/17/18 | Cool Label |
10/24/18 | Cool Bottle Cap |
10/31/18 | Fall Beers and Spooky Labels |
11/7/18 | Brewery/ Beer Name has a Location |
11/14/18 | In a Growler |
11/21/18 | Person on the Bottle |
11/28/18 | Crushable Beers |
12/5/18 | Don’t Chug That |
12/12/18 | Blind Tasting: Stouts and Porters |
12/19/18 | Friendship Beer (White Elephant) |
2017
7/5/17 | Summer Beers |
7/12/17 | Number in the Name |
7/19/17 | Sours |
7/26/17 | Beer Starts with a Vowel |
8/2/17 | Hefeweizens |
8/9/17 | Animal on the Bottle |
8/16/17 | IPAs |
8/23/17 | Your Go-to |
8/30/17 | ABV >9% |
9/6/17 | Pils and Lagers |
9/13/17 | Imports |
9/20/17 | U.S. Beers Free for All |
9/27/17 | Your Home State Beer |
10/4/17 | Closest Brewery to You |
10/11/17 | Fall Beers (Oktoberfest, Pumpkin, etc.) |
10/18/17 | Ciders and Fruit Beer |
10/25/17 | Color in the Name or Brewery |
11/1/17 | Ambers, Reds, and Browns |
11/8/17 | Coolest Bottle or Can Art |
11/15/17 | Barrel Aged Beers |
11/22/17 | Special Tasting |
11/29/17 | Beers you’re Ashamed you Haven’t Tried Yet |
12/6/17 | Scotch Ale, Barleywine, and Old Ale |
12/13/17 | Breaking the Reinheitsgebot |
12/20/17 | Christmas Beers and Winter Warmers |