Brewery Profile

Square One Brewery & Distillery

In a city long associated with brewing, this St. Louis operation offers a smaller-scale counterpoint: a neighborhood brewery that also functions as a full-service restaurant and distillery. Visitors should expect more than a bar serving house beer. Since opening in February 2006, it has combined brewing with food service, and two years later it added spirits production. That expansion made it the first licensed microdistillery in Missouri after Prohibition’s repeal. For a visitor walking in, the defining feature is the overlap of roles: beer, spirits, and a restaurant menu come from the same operation rather than from separate vendors or a guest-tap format.

Travelers in Missouri often look for stops that connect the region’s brewing heritage with current small-producer practices. Square One fits that route by presenting beer and spirits side by side, with production shaped through collaboration among the master brewer, distiller, and chef. The known focus is on house-made drinks with character outside mass-produced profiles, not on a fixed list of flagship names. That makes the visit useful for people who like to compare how a brewery handles fermentation, how a distillery approaches flavor, and how food is built around those offerings. It is also a practical option for mixed groups, since not every visitor needs to be focused only on beer.

For planning, treat it as a restaurant-brewery-distillery visit rather than a quick production-tour stop, unless current information from the business says otherwise. The full-service restaurant is the clearly established amenity, while specific beer styles, spirit selections, hours, reservations, tours, patio service, and private-event details should be confirmed directly before going. The taproom or restaurant staff are the best source for the day’s pours and any current spirits available. Because the operation’s menu is described as integrated and evolving, visitors should avoid assuming that a particular beer, cocktail, or seasonal release will be available on a given date.

Square One Brewery & Distillery operates as both a neighborhood brewing facility and a full-service restaurant in St. Louis, Missouri. Established in February 2006, the operation expanded two years later to include distilling, becoming the first licensed microdistillery in Missouri following the repeal of Prohibition. The facility focuses on crafting both beers and spirits, aiming for distinctive character outside of mass-produced profiles. Production involves collaboration between the master brewer, distiller, and chef to maintain an integrated and evolving menu of offerings.

Website available

1727 Park Ave, St. Louis, MO 63104, USA, St. Louis, Missouri, 63104

Phone: (314)-231-2537

Website: http://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!