Brewery Profile

Square One Brewery and Distillery

In a city with a long brewing identity, this Saint Louis stop has a specific place in the local scene: it opened in February 2006 as a combined neighborhood brewery and restaurant, then added a notable distilling role two years later. In 2008, it became recognized as the first licensed microdistillery in Missouri since the end of Prohibition. A visitor walking in should expect a setting built around both house-made beer and spirits rather than a brewery focused only on draft pours. The operation brings together brewing, distilling, and kitchen work, with a master brewer, a distiller, and a chef contributing to what is offered.

Travelers exploring beer in this part of Missouri often look for stops that show more than one side of local production. Square One Brewery and Distillery fits that kind of itinerary because it combines a brewery visit with the chance to learn what the distilling side is doing at the same address. Specific beer styles and spirit releases can change, so the useful approach is to think of the lineup as evolving rather than fixed. The stated emphasis is on distinctive beers and spirits with flavors that stand apart from mass-market production, which makes the visit more about checking the current board than arriving for a single known item.

For practical planning, the known core amenities are the brewery, distillery, and restaurant format. Details such as hours, tours, reservations, outdoor seating, or particular food and drink menus should be confirmed directly before going, since those specifics are not established here. The taproom is the place to confirm the day’s pours, and staff can clarify what spirits are currently available from the distillery side. Visitors who want the fullest picture should allow enough time for both parts of the operation rather than treating it only as a quick beer stop. Its main draw is the combination: a Saint Louis neighborhood brewery-restaurant with a documented place in Missouri’s modern microdistilling history.

Square One Brewery and Distillery began operations in Saint Louis, Missouri, opening its doors in February 2006 as a combined neighborhood brewery and restaurant. Two years later, the facility expanded its focus, becoming recognized in 2008 as the first licensed microdistillery in Missouri since the end of Prohibition. The establishment maintains a dual emphasis on crafting both distinctive beers and spirits, aiming to produce flavors that differentiate themselves from mass-market production. Operations integrate the specialized knowledge of a master brewer, a distiller, and a chef to develop their evolving lineup of offerings.

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1727 Park Ave, Saint Louis, Missouri, 63104-2941

Phone: (314)-231-2537

Website: http://www.squareonebrewery.com

Hours: Kitchen Hours: Monday-Thursday 11am to 9pm, Friday 11am to 10pm, Saturday 10am to 1pm and 1:30pm to 10pm, Sunday 10am to 2pm and 2:30pm to 8pm. The bar stays open one hour later than the kitchen!