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Monday, December 31, 2012

The best whiskey of the year...


We taste a lot of whiskey throughout the year, 
but this could have been the best one we tasted...and many of the customers that bought it also agree as many came back to get another a bottle to save.


Only 2,500 bottles produced per year.
Midleton Barry Crocket Legacy...$219.99
We bought 30 bottles and only have about 7-8 left.

Rougie Foie Gras

Make your New Year's Eve Special!

In stock at Forsyth only

Rougie Mousse de Foie Gras
(sold by the pound in the deli case)
A specialty of Gascony, foie gras is one of the world's great gastronomic delicacies. This fully cooked foie gras mousse has a wonderfully rich flavor and silky smooth texture, and contain the finest liver and seasonings.
This light and tasty mousse - intermediate between pate and foie gras - is made with duck foie gras.






Rougie Mousse of Duck Foie Gras...11.2oz can
(located in our deli case)
Duck liver, duck fat, water, whole eggs, white eggs, Armagnac, Port wine

Sunday, December 30, 2012

Holiday Hours!

Happy New Year!

Closed Sundays

Open Monday December 31 - 9am-7pm

Closed Tuesday January 1

Closed Wednesday January 2 - for inventory

Back to normal hours on Thursday
9am-7pm

Thursday, December 27, 2012

Beer news....stock up on Founders Red's Rye

Founders announces its 2013 release schedule...read more

And one of the big changes...
Founders Red's Rye PA will no longer be a year round brew.  After February, it will switch to only being available in September and October.   It will be switching to 4 packs and only available for 2 months out of the year. 

Enjoy it now while it is in 6 packs until February.



Red’s Rye PA

Most noticeably, Red’s Rye PA will only be available on draft year-round, beginning in March or April of 2013. Our bottle release will be limited to a specialty, four-pack release in September and October. The final Red’s Rye PA six-pack batch will ship in February 2013.

This was a hard decision for us to make. We love Red’s Rye PA, and we do not want to limit its availability, but it’s the right thing to do for the sake of the quality of the beer. Red’s Rye PA carries a shelf life of 90 days, which means it is tied with Harvest Ale for having the shortest shelf life of any of our brands. Extensive lab analyses have been conducted, and they have validated this shelf life again and again.

This limited shelf life holds true for Red’s Rye PA in bottles and Red’s Rye PA in kegs; however, the out-of-code Red’s Rye PA that we’ve found in the market has overwhelmingly been bottles. This is mostly because kegs have a faster sell-through rate, but draft has other built-in shelf life benefits such as constant refrigeration and a totally concealed container that protects the beer from light exposure.

By shortening Red’s Rye PA’s period of availability, we alleviate shelf life concerns due to the shorter window of availability. Specialty beers tend to have a much faster sell-through rate than seasonal and year-round beers.

We aren’t taking this decision lightly. We discussed modifying the Red’s Rye PA recipe to extend the shelf life, and researched it for some time, but it simply wouldn’t be the same beer. As difficult as this is, we aren’t willing to compromise our recipe and a beer that we believe in just to get it on the shelves longer.

Finally, by moving Red’s Rye PA into the specialty category, it will be moved from a six-pack to a four-pack package, and the price per bottle will increase. Red’s Rye PA has always been an expensive beer for us to make; its cost is more in-line with our specialty beers, but we blended our margins for years to try to make it work. In the end, we’ve had to accept that this is the right thing to do for one of our greatest beers. As is always the case at Founders, producing quality beer comes ahead of concerns about profits.

Lava Smoked Imperial Stout

In stock at Forsyth and online

One of the top 25 beers of the 2012 by Draft Magazine


Olvisholt Lava Smoked Imperial Stout...$9.99 / pint
Rated 99/100 RateBeer
Rated 99/100 RateBeer Smoked Style

"TAKE YOUR TONGUE ON A TRIP TO THE ARCTIC ISLE’S RING OF FIRE WITH LAVA SMOKED IMPERIAL STOUT (9.4% ABV). IT WILL SKÁL ÞIG YFIR (BOWL YOU OVER)."
Lava is a full-bodied, pitch-black beer with a dense brown head. It is richly flavored with notes of dark chocolate, rummy plum, roasted malt, espresso and lactose, with birch smoke in the finish. Lava is highly sought after by Scandinavian beer geeks. Taste it and you will understand why.
Lew Bryson recently gave a wonderful review of Lava. He notes:
“Smoked imperial Stout from one of Iceland’s handful of breweries. Weighty look to it, rich beechwood smoke aromas. Delicious smoke flavors permeate a medium-weight body, surprising notes and even some berry flashes near the end. The finish reveals the bitterness, leaving a clean bite of smoke and fruit at the end. Lush flavors, but not heavy; a smoky dessert.”

This fantastic beer was also featured on Martha Stewart TV.
GREAT WITH FOOD!

You might like to get to know Icelandic foods to pair with the beer: oysters, lobster and crayfish, arctic char, herring, sea urchin, halibut, gravlax, lamb, reindeer, rabbit and shark.

And here are a fistful of herbs, spices and plants to work with to turn any
dish Icelandic: angelica, dulse, sorrel, dock, yarrow, wild arctic thyme, juniper, crowberry, caraway, scurvywort, moss.

Last winter, we went to Oslo, Norway for a long weekend. There, fast friends and key operatives in the craft beer scene introduced us to a beer they loved from Iceland’s only craft brewery, Olvisholt Brugghus. We loved it too. And so began an odyssey to find the brewer and bring back his delicious beer to you. We went to Iceland in September and the combined effect of Iceland’s raw natural beauty and Jon Gunnlauggson’s talent as a farmstead brewer – on a wild and lonely heath facing an active volcano – was utterly stunning and inspiring. And so is the Olvisholt story:

The brewery opened on Jon’s family dairy farm in 2008. The day before the official inauguration, an earthquake, registering 6.1 on the Richter scale, shocked Southern Iceland. The full combi tanks were swayed side to side, but the equipment withstood the tremor. Visitors at the opening said the brewers must be in contact with the Nordic gods since their first beer, Skalfti, means earthquake. Next came Lava… and Eyjafjallajokull – the volcano that erupted and halted all air traffic across Northern Europe. Hmm…

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Hip Hops' 21 best beers of the year

The end of the year always brings out the best of the year lists....

Evan Benn's list of best beers of 2012

(click here to see his full list)



Here are the ones we get at The Wine and Cheese Place

20. Anchor Our Special Ale 2012* (just a few magnums left)
No surprise to see this fall-winter standby return from a one-year break from this list. Earthy, roasty flavors mingle in this spiced dark ale.

19. Hebrew Jewbelation Sweet 16* (sold out)
This release from Shmaltz Brewing Co. contains 16 hops, 16 malts and 16 percent ABV. Despite the kitchen-sink ingredients, Sweet 16 tastes like a pleasantly layered, complex brown ale.

18. Ska Autumnal Molé Stout* (in stock now)
Colorado’s Ska Brewing Co. kicked off its new seasonal stout series with the September release of Autumnal Molé. Hatch green chiles counter the stout’s sweetness with just the right dose of heat. The next release in the series, a wood-aged stout brewed with malbec grapes, is due out this week.

14. Boulevard 80-Acre Hoppy Wheat* (in stock now)
When Kansas City’s Boulevard Brewing unveiled its new year-round beer in August, I wrote that 80-Acre had the potential to become a staple in my fridge. Four months later, with its fruity hop character and refreshing wheat base, it’s a mainstay.

11. 4 Hands Cuvee Ange* (sold out)
Brewed with raspberries and blackberries and aged in merlot, cabernet and grenache barrels, Cuvee Ange is a beautiful expression of bright fruit, tannic wood and tart funk. A small-batch release got scooped up quickly in September, leaving St. Louis beer fans begging: Do it again!

10. Samuel Adams Thirteenth Hour* (in stock now)
A blend of 13 ingredients goes into this Belgian-style stout, which was the best thing I tasted this year from the prolific Boston Beer Co. The standout ingredient? Kosmic Mother Funk, a proprietary oak-aged beer that gives Thirteenth Hour touches of black pepper, acid and caramelized fruit.

8. 2nd Shift Katy* (sold out)
New Haven’s 2nd Shift Brewing Co. ages this saison in oak barrels with funky Brettanomyces yeast. The resulting flavor is refreshing, dry and slightly barnyardy.

7. Odell the Meddler* (in stock now)
Wild yeasts “meddle” with several generations of wood-aged brown ale to create the Meddler. The beer is Colorado’s Odell Brewing Co.’s nod to Flemish sour ales and their symphony of sweet and tart flavors.

3. 4 Hands Prussia* (sold out)
These Top Three could really go in any order, but rankings are rankings, so No. 3 is Prussia, a hazy, fresh-tasting, low-alcohol Berliner weisse that I couldn’t get enough of this summer. Look forward to its return this summer; I know I am.

1. Stone 16th Anniversary IPA* (sold out)
The brash brewers at Stone cranked out a double IPA this summer for the brewery’s 16th anniversary. At 10 percent ABV, Stone 16th Anniversary IPA has spicy notes from an addition of rye malt and tropical notes from Calypso hops. But its knockout ingredient is lemon verbena, which infuses the brew with the unmistakable fragrance and flavor of lemon oil. Exceptional beer.

Draft Magazine Top 25 Beers of 2012


Here are a few that are or were available at The Wine and Cheese Place

Shop online

We still have these beers from the list in stock now!


Wookey Jack | Firestone Walker Brewing Co. | Specialty Beer
This black IPA delves deep into the world of dark grains without ever losing its composure. A thoughtfully smooth, chocolate and roasted malt base is the perfect stage for the hops’ juicy orange and tangerine, while the clever use of a black wheat malt and two types of rye elevates the swallow with a
playfully edgy, spicy kick. It’s big (8.3% ABV), it’s bitter (80 IBUs), and it’s the best black IPA we’ve had to date.

Lava | Ölvisholt Brugghús | Smoked Beer
Straight from a tiny farmhouse brewery in Iceland, the newly imported Lava does the land of volcanoes justice: Rustic birch smoke permeates this chewy beer’s roasted malts, rich chocolate, dark cherry and raisin, while a frisky 9.5% ABV lightly singes the back of the throat. Its complex depth and noticeable brawn make for a perfect snifter on a blustery winter night—absolutely fitting, considering its origin.

Milk Stout Nitro | Left Hand Brewing Co. | Sweet Stout
The year began with Left Hand setting its sights on a certain ubiquitous Irish beer when it reimagined its classic Milk Stout by bottling it with a proprietary nitrogen system instead of the widget you find in other stouts. The brewery’s kept the science close to its vest, but we do know this: The ultravelvety version of the original mocha-and-chocolate-packed ale exceeds what we’ve always considered one of the best stouts in America.

Zwickel | Urban Chestnut Brewing Co. | Zwickelbier
Urban Chestnut’s zwickelbier brings the nearly forgotten German style (it predates the pilsner!) back to life with perfection. This 19th-century spin-off of the kellerbier reminds us just how charming a lager can be: Fluffy and bready with a snappy, grain-driven finish, Zwickel’s a premier example of honest, simple beer refreshment.





These we had earlier in the year, but are sold out no
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Bacon Maple Ale | Rogue Ales | Specialty Beer
It was the year’s most divisive beer, and we couldn’t get enough. The concept: recreate Portland, Ore.-based Voodoo Doughnut’s Bacon Maple Bar in a bright pink bottle. A staggering list of ingredients included seven malts (three of them smoked), bacon and pure maple flavoring, yielding a spot-on profile of doughy bread, molasses and smoky bacon—and the most decadent foodie beer of 2012.
Prunus Saison | 4 Hands Brewing Co. | Fruit Beer
As powerful, enamel-erasing sours continue to trend, subtlety is just what the dentist ordered. This new St. Louis brewery delivered with its first (and our favorite) spring seasonal release, a saison brewed with sour cherries. This fluffy brew’s effortless fusion of gentle tart cherry with playful black pepper and clove was a revelation; delicate, refined and incredibly quaffable, Prunus is flawless.

16th Anniversary IPA | Stone Brewing Co. | Specialty Beer
Stone unleashed a slew of hoppy brews this year—Ruination 10th Anniversary IPA, Bottleworks 13th Anniversary Ale and the potentially game-changing Enjoy By IPA—but it was the brewery’s 16th Anniversary IPA that left us speechless. An imperial IPA at heart, additions of lemon verbena, lemon oil and
a dash of rye malt created a ridiculously enjoyable, razor-sharp profile backed by the biggest, sunniest swell of lemon we’ve ever tasted in an IPA. This beer draws a new line for imperial IPA intensity.

Bolt Cutter | Founders Brewing Co. | American Barleywine
We can’t decide what’s more impressive: This beer’s malt-hop complexity, or its masterfully masked 15% ABV. Bolt Cutter, the brewery’s 15th anniversary beer, explodes with young malt flavor and vivid fruity hops sans the harsh fresh barleywine burn, making it our top cellar candidate of 2012—though you’d do just as well to enjoy the beer’s doughy, toasted bread; caramel; maple syrup; and citrusy, tropical hop notes today.

Love Child No. 2 | Boulevard Brewing Co. | Specialty Beer
Brewed with Brettanomyces, Lactobacillus and aged in bourbon casks, Boulevard’s first wide-release wild ale is the most intensely sour beer we sipped this year. Big cherry and fierce sour swells roll back in waves; hints of bourbon and barnyard funk add incredible complexity. It took the brewery eight years of experimentation to get into the wild ale game, and its debut is a reflection of uncompromising effort.

Saturday, December 22, 2012

Holiday Hours

Happy Holidays!
We appreciate your business!

Store Hours


Wed-Saturday Open 9am-7pm

Sunday Closed
Dec 31 - Monday - Open 9am-7pm
Jan 1 - Tuesday - Closed for Inventory
Jan 2 - Wednesday - Closed for Inventory
Thursday-Saturday Open 9am-7pm



Have a very bear-y Christmas!

4 Hands tasting

Open House Beer Tastings
The Wine and Cheese Place
7435 Forsyth Blvd, Clayton MO 63105   314.727.8788




SATURDAY

 4 Hands Brewing Co. at The Wine and Cheese Place







Meet Meagan Lemp of 
4 Hands Brewing Company
 Saturday December 22th 2 until 4pm
The Wine and Cheese Place Forsyth location

Taste some newly bottled 4 Hands beers!!  
From St. Louis, Missouri




4 Hands Brewing Single Speed Session...$4.99 / 22oz

Our American blonde ale is brewed with elderflower, red wheat, and three different varieties of hops. Elderflower adds a soft floral element that accentuates the red wheat. Single speed pours straw in color with floral undertones.


4 Hands Brewing Reprise Centennial Red....$4.99 / 22oz
The centennial hop is the centerpiece of our American Red Ale. Reprise pushes the limits of a single hop with an amazing bouquet and stunning bitterness all the way through. The citrus character provides an experience you will want to repeat. Reprise is crimson in color with aromas of citrus fruit and biscuit malt.

4 Hands Brewing Divided Sky Rye IPA...$4.99 / 22oz

"This beer brings together tow of our favorite ingredients; hops and rye - serious hops up front provide a pungent, floral, and citrus character. We use centennial, Columbus, and Cascades in this hop lovers dream. The rye provides a slightly spicy flavor and a full mouth-feel. Divided Sky pours straw in color with notes of tangerine, grapefruit, and pine. Drink fresh!" - 4 Hands Brewing Co.
CAST IRON OATMEAL BROWN...$4.99 / 22oz
This is one monster of a Brown Ale! We use an obnoxious amount of chocolate malt and roasted barley to give this beer a cask iron backbone. Our oatmeal brown pours a dark mahogany with aromas of dark chocolate and coffee.

Friday, December 21, 2012

De Dolle Stille Nacht RESERVA 2010

SOLD OUT


De Dolle Stille Nacht RESERVA 2010...$37.99 / 750ml
Aged 25 months in Bordeaux Barrels

FRESH Caviar


Caviar is coming to our Forsyth location
In stock now!
Guaranteed FRESH!

Plus we have BLINIS

American Wild Paddlefish Caviar:
 1oz $38.99, 2oz $71.99
The Paddlefish Caviar resembles the Sevruga grade of the Caspian Sea although this caviar can be slightly smaller. This caviar ranges in color from dark amber to a dark gray, with a complex body, good salinity and subtle brine flavor. 
American Wild Caviar Hackleback Sturgeon:
 1oz $39.99, 2oz $79.99
In the rivers of Tennessee and Illinois live the Hackleback Sturgeon. Hackleback Caviar is black with a soft, mild, light buttery taste and an ocean finish. 


American Wild Salmon Roe:

 4oz $19.99 

Siberian Strugeon (Baerli Italy):
 2oz $149.99
The Siberian Sturgeon is a cousin to the Osetra Sturgeon. This Caviar has pure Osetra flavors. The grain size ranges from medium to large. The color ranges from a dark gray to golden brown. 


Russian Osetra (Israel): 

1oz $99.99 
This Osetra Caviar is raised in Northern Israel. Water from the Dan River is used in this farm. This is the secret ingredient that produces a superb Caviar with intense Osetra flavor. 


Imperial Osetra (Israel):

 1oz $139.99 
Today. Imperial Caviar comes from mature White Ossetra sturgeon. This caviar is highly coveted for its golden grains that deliver an earthy, nutty and fruity flavor. The color of Imperial Caviar may vary from golden to greenish.

Goose Island Big John

SOLD OUT






Goose Island Big John.... $8.99 / 22oz

Brewer's Notes:  Inspired by the epic skyline of Chicago, Goose Island’s brewers set out to craft Big John; a tall, bold slugger of a stout that stands out vividly against the little soft beers out there. Epic amounts of roasted malt and an addition of cacao nibs give Big John a massive chocolate flavor and aroma. With a body as substantial and black as the building to which it pays homage, Big John is sure to inspire a sense of awe with every sip.



Recipe Information:Style: Imperial Stout brewed with Cacao Nibs
Alcohol by Volume: 11.5%
International Bitterness Units: 60
Color: Slate Black
Hops: Columbus
Malts: 2-Row, Munich, Chocolate, Caramel, Roasted Barley, De-bittered Black

Urban Chestnut new 4pks






Urban Chestnut STLIPA...$9.99 / 4pks
STLIPA, Revolution Series #3:
We pronounce it “sta-leep-ah”… you pronounce it how you like. STLIPA, which is the acronym for St. Louis India Pale Ale, is actually a DIPA (Double or Imperial IPA…i.e., double the stats of a traditional IPA). We hope it’s a ‘sleeper’ that you’ll include in your set of favorite DIPA’s from one of the best beer cities in the world…St. Louis. Hops- Sterling, Cascade, Mt. Hood, Willamette, Chinook. ABV- 8.5%, IBU’s- 100, OG – 18.5 Plato


Urban Chestnut Schnickelfritz...$8.99 / 4pks
Schnickelfritz, Reverence Series #2
The unmistakable characteristics of this Bavarian Weissbier are achieved with a yeast that is decidedly fruity and phenolic. You may note clove, nutmeg or even vanilla and/or banana-like aromas and flavors. ABV- 5.2%, IBU’s- 15, OG – 12.5 Plato

Thursday, December 20, 2012

New Signatory scotches...


Signatory Fettercairn 1996....$53.99
Aged 15 Years
Distilled on Sept 30, 1996
Bottled on July 10, 2012
Matured in Hogshead
Cask No. 4345
Only 369 bottles produced




Signatory Highland Park Unchillfiltered 1991....$65.99
Aged 18 Years
Distilled on Sept 19, 1991
Bottled on July 23, 2010
Matured in Sherry But
Cask No. 15110
Only 765 bottles produced
46% ABV

Vertical Tasting with Dan Kopman

OPEN HOUSE - Tonight
Plus join us for our annual vertical tasting with Dan Kopman, 
one of the founders of Schlafly
December 20th (5:30pm - 6:30pm)



The Wine and Cheese Place
7435 Forsyth Blvd
Clayton, MO 63105
314.727.8788

All $10.99 / 750ml bottle

Available online also
2008 Schlafly Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Stout
2009 Schlafly Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Stout
2010 Schlafly Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Stout
2012 Schlafly Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Stout

2007 Schlafly Barrel Aged Barleywine
2008 Schlafly Barrel Aged Barleywine
2009 Schlafly Barrel Aged Barleywine
2010 Schlafly Barrel Aged Barleywine
2011 Schlafly Barrel Aged Barleywine
2012 Schlafly Barrel Aged Barleywine

Very rare whiskey...



Only 715 bottles made
We have bottles #409 and #410
St. George Single Malt Whiskey XXX 30th Anniversary...$329.99
St. George Spirits has been making Single Malt Whiskey consistently longer than any distillery in the United States. For those new to perhaps the country’s best craft distillery, check out my previous postings and an article I wrote for Dominic Roskrow’sWorld Whiskey Review. Each of these articles gives a bit more background on the distillery and their whiskey program.

What’s really unique about St. George’s single malt is their aging process. Specifically, they use a variety of barrels and ages to create a whiskey that retains the distillery’s DNA of complex fruit and roasted/toasted malt, but also has slight variances from release to release.

A mere 715 bottles make up the distillery’s 30th anniversary single malt release. The whiskey is comprised of some of the oldest whiskey stocks finished in a barrel that previously held pear brandy. St. George began making eau de vie, particularly pear, when the distillery opened in 1982. The flagship spirit was actually a pear brandy, so this release is a bit of a nod to the distilleries early days.

It’s worth noting that in October of 2011 I was at the distillery and had the opportunity to try a 14 year old single malt that was barrel proof, deep chocolate in color, and had the viscosity of berry syrup. It was one of the best sips of whiskey I had all year. In short, I can absolutely attest to the depth, complexity, and greatness of some of St. George’s stocks. Let’s take a look a closer look at this limited release whiskey.

St. George Single Malt Whiskey 30th Anniversary Edition, Bottle 689/715, 47.3% alcohol (94.6 proof), $400
Nose: Redolent with bright, fresh fruit aromas – honeydew, lush pear, and lemon-lime enriched with nutty toffee, vanilla cream, roasted nuts, and cocoa.
Palate: Ripe orchard fruits (Pear), lemon drops, candied ginger, and almond toffee.
Finish: The finish is full of roasted malt and nuts – long and lingering to balance out the sweetness on the nose and palate.
 Sour Mash Manifesto Rating: 9.6 (Epic)

New limited Ballechin #6 and #7


Limited releases from Edradour - only 6,000 bottles of each produced...

Two new ones are here....

In stock at Forsyth now and online

Edradour Ballechin #6 Bourbon Casks....$86.99



Edradour Ballechin #7 Bordeaux Casks........$86.99



Wednesday, December 19, 2012

North Shore limited release



Very Limited -- only 860 bottles made (Forsyth only)
North Shore Silver Lining...$37.99
An American Kräuter Liqueur

Each year we bring together incredible combinations of ingredients to produce special single-batch spirits. This year's is no exception. It is our delight to introduce our Fall 2012 limited release, Silver Lining. This spirit arrived in stores, bars and restaurants for the first time in late October 2012.

Inspired by our bartender friends, Silver Lining is what you need when things seem to be getting a little out of control, or for when you need a good, strong drink after a tough night. It is our take on a traditional German kräuter (herbal) liqueur. While most kräuters are targeted at college-age consumers, ours is a more sophisticated, delicious version, intended for our adventurous friends and drinking compatriots.

We've infused and distilled the spirit with a wide range of herbs and botanicals. The only two we're sharing are cacao and coffee. In fact, we used some amazing, locally roasted coffee from our friends at Metropolis Coffee Co. in Chicago.

With this limited release, 860 bottles were produced. Each bottle is hand numbered, and once these bottles are sold there will be no more available. As with past limited releases, once it's gone, it's gone.
Enjoying Silver LiningAfter a long day or night, or when you're just in the mood, enjoy a shot of Silver Lining – simply shake the bottle, pour, and enjoy. You can also sip it after a rich meal, add it to your coffee, or mix it into a cocktail. Find a 
few ideas in our Cocktail Repository.

Evil Twin new releases






Evil Twin Ron and the Beast Ryan....$9.99 / 22oz
Style: Saison with Jolly Pumpkin Brett
Brewed: Fanø Bryghus, Denmark
ABV: 7%

In Denmark we have a lovely tradition for funky beer, and what you have here is certainly no exception. This is a never before seen collaboration between Ron and the Beast Ryan. A fluffy and precious Saison brewed on the beautiful island of Fanø on the west coast of Denmark. It may sound like a true fairytale, but don’t be fooled by it’s cute appearance.




Evil Twin The Beer FKA Black Out...$8.99 / 11.2oz

Style: Imperial Porter
Brewed: Brouwerij De Molen, Holland
ABV: 10.2%
The Beer Formerly known as Blackout
Some of us has experienced a blackout. Maybe you hit your head hard, forgot your lines in the high school play or perhaps all the lights went out in your city. In any case a blackout can very often become a moment of lucidity – stranded and discharged from the world that’s when really can push boundaries and finally realize …….


Eat more Roquefort

Stop by The Wine and Cheese Place for the best Roquefort

The secret to why the French live longer - Roquefort cheese
Eating Roquefort cheese could help guard against cardiovascular disease despite its high fat and salt content, according to new research that suggests why the French enjoy good health.
The properties of the blue cheese, which is aged in caves in the south of France, were found to work best in acidic environments of the body. Photo: REUTERS


Scientists discovered the French cheese, known for its mould and green veins, has specific anti-inflammatory properties.  It could provide clues to the “French paradox” and explain why people who live in the country enjoy good health despite favouring a diet high in saturated fat.  Using new technology, the researchers found the properties worked their best when the cheese, one of the world’s oldest, ripened.  The properties of the blue cheese, which is aged in caves in the south of France, near Toulouse, were found to work best in acidic environments of the body, such as the lining of the stomach or the skin surface.  Acidification is also a common process accompanying inflammation such as in joints affected by arthritis or special plaque on an artery wall.
    French women enjoy the joint-longest life expectancy in Europe, at 85.3 years, against 82.3 years for British women.  The group of doctors at a Cambridge-based biotech company developed the technology, which helps to identify the new anti-inflammatory factors.  The team from Lycotec, led by Dr Ivan Petyaev and Dr Yuriy Bashmakov, suggested the new properties could be extracted to help the fight against cardiovascular disease or in anti-ageing creams.  They detailed their work in a study, published in the Medical Hypotheses journal, titled: “Could cheese be the missing piece in the French paradox puzzle?”  “The anti-inflammatory factors found in these cheeses could be extracted and used independently or as a part of today's pharmaceutical or beauty products,” they wrote.  “Observations indicate that consumption of red wine alone cannot explain the paradox and perhaps some other constituents of the typical French diet could be responsible for reduced cardiovascular mortality.  “We hypothesise that cheese consumption, especially of moulded varieties, may contribute to the occurrence of the ‘French paradox’.”  They added: “Moulded cheeses, including Roquefort, may be even more favourable to cardiovascular health.”  Roquefort, which is thought to have been first eaten in about 79AD, is noted for its sharp, tangy, salty flavour and its rich, creamy texture.

Beer Tastings this weekend

Open House Beer Tastings
The Wine and Cheese Place
7435 Forsyth Blvd, Clayton MO 63105   314.727.8788

THURSDAY


Plus join us for our annual vertical tasting with Dan Kopman, 
one of the founders of Schlafly
December 20th (5:30pm - 6:30pm)


Assorted vintages Schlafly Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Stout
 Assorted vintages Schlafly Barrel Aged Barleywine


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FRIDAY



Friday December 21 from 4-6pm
Kerry from Perennial Artisan Ales 
Come Taste:
Perennial Vermilion English Style Barleywine
Perennial Hommel
Perennail Saison de Lis

Order Perennial online now



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SATURDAY

Meet Kevin Lemp, owner of 4 Hands Brewing Co. at The Wine and Cheese Place






Meet Kevin Lemp of 
4 Hands Brewing Company
 Saturday December 22th - Not confirmd yet - TBA
The Wine and Cheese Place Forsyth location

Taste some newly bottled 4 Hands beers!!  
From St. Louis, Missouri




4 Hands Brewing Single Speed Session...$4.99 / 22oz
Our American blonde ale is brewed with elderflower, red wheat, and three different varieties of hops. Elderflower adds a soft floral element that accentuates the red wheat. Single speed pours straw in color with floral undertones.

4 Hands Brewing Reprise Centennial Red....$4.99 / 22oz
The centennial hop is the centerpiece of our American Red Ale. Reprise pushes the limits of a single hop with an amazing bouquet and stunning bitterness all the way through. The citrus character provides an experience you will want to repeat. Reprise is crimson in color with aromas of citrus fruit and biscuit malt.

4 Hands Brewing Divided Sky Rye IPA...$4.99 / 22oz

"This beer brings together tow of our favorite ingredients; hops and rye - serious hops up front provide a pungent, floral, and citrus character. We use centennial, Columbus, and Cascades in this hop lovers dream. The rye provides a slightly spicy flavor and a full mouth-feel. Divided Sky pours straw in color with notes of tangerine, grapefruit, and pine. Drink fresh!" - 4 Hands Brewing Co.
CAST IRON OATMEAL BROWN...$4.99 / 22oz
This is one monster of a Brown Ale! We use an obnoxious amount of chocolate malt and roasted barley to give this beer a cask iron backbone. Our oatmeal brown pours a dark mahogany with aromas of dark chocolate and coffee.

Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Lagunitas Seasonals





Lagunitas Little Sumpin' Wild...$4.49 / 22oz
ABV: 9.420%
A higher gravity seasonal version of the year-round Little Sumpin’ Sumpin’ Ale. It’s made with Westmalle Trappist yeast that creates those curious phenolic off-flavors that are freakin’ everyone out these days. Massively dosed with boatloads of wheat and pale malt and finishes with a big, hoppy ending.


Lagunitas Cappucino Stout...$4.49 / 22oz
We get some help from our friends/neighbors at Sebastopol’s Hardcore Coffee just up the road. The coffee beans are freshly ground when we drop them into the brew kettle and whirlpool, giving that deep coffee flavor without taking away from that even deeper beer flavor.
ABV: 9.2%

New Becks...Sapphire Hops


Becks with Sapphire Hops
6% ABV

Bush Peche Mel


Scaldis  Peche Mel...$17.99 / 4pk
When the taste of peach meets the strongest beer in Belgium…

Created many years ago by students as a cocktail, the Pêche Mel’Bush was originally a mix of equal parts BUSH Amber and peach gueuze.

Brewed since 2009 by the Brasserie Dubuisson with the same rigour as the other Bush beers, made to an original recipe based on natural peach extracts, the Pêche Mel’Bush has what it takes to satisfy everyone who likes fruit-flavoured beers with character. The natural flavourings and extracts of the fruit complement the original bitterness of the Bush Amber to create a rounded and perfectly balanced beer.

Pêche Mel’Bush is a highly fermented, filtered beer with an alcohol volume of 8.5%, which will make it without a doubt the strongest fruit-flavoured beer.

Lucifer Belgian Blond.... 16oz CANS

Great looking new cans online now



Lucifer Belgian Blond....14.99 / 4pk -  16oz CANS
Lucifer pours cleat and golden yellow with a lasting and lacing full white head. The aroma of yeast carries into the flavor with slight metallic and spiced accents. A of fruit compliments the dry and bitter finish of this complex beer.

Lucifer entered the market in the mid 1980s under the label of Liefmans breweries. It was an extension to the popular segment of strong, blonde beers. After Liefmans Breweries disappeared, Lucifer fell into the hands of our neighbours and friends Duvel Moortgat. However, they only wished to concentrate on Liefmans’ fruit beers. Lucifer was in danger of dying a silent death. But we didn’t let it get that far, our conscience couldn’t allow this to happen. Het Anker received the right to produce and commercialise Lucifer. May we roast in hell if it doesn’t follow the success of our own beers!

Type of beer: Blonde special beer
Colour: Gold yellow
Alcohol: 8% VOL
Hops: Magnum, Spalt, Saaz
Wort extract: 17° Plato
Fermentation: High fermentation
Lagering: 2 weeks

Monday, December 17, 2012

Goose Bump Imperial Stout with coffee beans

In stock now at Forsyth




Mactarnahans Goose Bump Imperial Stout with Coffee Beans
Malts: 2 Row, Caramel, Roast Barley, Black, Chocolate, Oats
Hops: Perle
Spice: Latin America, East African, and Indonesian blend
Bitternes: 56 IBU
Alcohol By Volume: 9%
Goose Bump is a deliciously dark Imperial Stout brewed with roasted and chocolate malt, coffee beans, and bold hop flavor which percolate into a complex blend of fearsome intensity.

Batch 19 Pre-Prohibition Style Lager

In stock now at Forsyth


Batch 19 Pre-Prohibition Style Lager...$8.29 / 6pk
In 1919, beer was banned. Barrels were broken, breweries went under and recipes were lost. When beer came back 14 years later, it was never the same. That is until now, because in 2004, an old logbook was discovered in the brewery archives dating back before 1919. Batch 19 is inspired by the last batches of beer brewed before Prohibition made it illegal.
Inspired by an authentic pre-Prohibition recipe, this bold, hoppy and balanced lager derives its bold taste by using a rare combination of hops including Hersbrucker and Strisslespalt. Hersbrucker hops provide herbal notes and Strisslespalt hops deliver notes of black currant. We are aware of no brewer in America who uses this combination today. Deep-gold in color, naturally filtered and unpasteurized, Batch 19 has 26 IBUs and an assertive 5.5% ABV. 

**2009 GABF Silver Medal Winner**

"Exceeds all expectations..." -Modern Brewery Age

"Good drinking, reminds me of some retro beers..." -Beer Advocate

Thursday, December 13, 2012

Perfect gift for Whiskey lovers...

Large cube does not melt as fast and will not water down your whiskey
Colossal Ice Cube Tray...$9.99 
It's cool to be square when you use the fun and functional Colossal Ice Cube Tray. With two cubic inches of ice in your glass, your drink will stay cold longer so you can chill out too!

Salmon just arrived at Forsyth

Fresh batch landed at Forsyth a few minutes ago.  



Smoked Salmon from Ann Arbor, Michigan
Usually the best things we find for our store are products that don't come looking for us, they are products that we go looking for them.  Durham's Tracklements Custom Smoked Provisions is one of those products.  I






Durham's Tracklements

OUR ORIGINAL HIGHLAND SMOKED SALMON - half pound packages

Inspired by a stay in the Northwest Highlands and Islands of Scotland, a genuine hand-rubbed dry cure of salt with a bit of brown sugar, lightly smoked over our own blend of select hardwoods. Mellow fresh flavor with moist, firm yet buttery texture 



Best of the Best in 20 years of Tasting

"unanimous...no comparison" - Marian Burros, The New York Times



Salmon just doesn’t get any better than this.

--Sylvia Rector, Detroit Free Press



More info on Durham's Tracklements

Custom smoked provisions using the finest ingredients available, Since 1992. 

We cure and smoke in small batches with the careful, hands-on attention essential to providing outstanding freshness, flavor and texture. For our Salmon Specialties we use only farmed Atlantic salmon raised in the cold waters of the Bay of Fundy, where strong tides assure excellent growing conditions and make the regular use of antibiotics and algaecides unnecessary. Salmon are selected at the optimal size, and flown fresh direct to us each week!



 No additives of any kind, always dated for superior fresh flavor. The finest genuinely hand-crafted quality available--anywhere.




4 Hands Cast Iron --



In stockn now --
4 Hands Brewing CAST IRON OATMEAL BROWN...$4.99 / 22pz
This is one monster of a Brown Ale! We use an obnoxious amount of chocolate malt and roasted barley to give this beer a cask iron backbone. Our oatmeal brown pours a dark mahogany with aromas of dark chocolate and coffee.



Taste it this Friday....

Meet Kevin Lemp, owner of 4 Hands Brewing Co. at The Wine and Cheese Place







Meet Kevin Lemp of 
4 Hands Brewing Company this Friday
December 14th from 4-6pm
The Wine and Cheese Place Forsyth location

Taste some newly bottled 4 Hands beers!!  
From St. Louis, Missouri







4 Hands Brewing Single Speed Session...$4.99 / 22oz
Our American blonde ale is brewed with elderflower, red wheat, and three different varieties of hops. Elderflower adds a soft floral element that accentuates the red wheat. Single speed pours straw in color with floral undertones.


4 Hands Brewing Smoked Pigasus...$6.99 / 22oz
A smoked rye maple porter. A collaboration with Pappy's Smoke House.
Smoked Pigasus is a robust and delicious porter brewed with rye, smoked malt, and maple syrup. the maple syrup provides a perfect balance for the smoked malt. Smoked Pigasus pours a deep mahogany with aromas of chocolate, smoke, and caramel. A big thank to Pappy's Smokehouse!" -- label


4 Hands Morning Glory...$6.99 / 22oz
A fall seasonal brewed with 300 pounds of sweet potatoes, allspice, nutmeg, whole vanilla beans, and aged on whiskey infused pecan wood chips.


4 Hands Brewing Reprise Centennial Red....$4.99 / 22oz
The centennial hop is the centerpiece of our American Red Ale. Reprise pushes the limits of a single hop with an amazing bouquet and stunning bitterness all the way through. The citrus character provides an experience you will want to repeat. Reprise is crimson in color with aromas of citrus fruit and biscuit malt.

4 Hands Brewing Divided Sky Rye IPA...$4.99 / 22oz

"This beer brings together tow of our favorite ingredients; hops and rye - serious hops up front provide a pungent, floral, and citrus character. We use centennial, Columbus, and Cascades in this hop lovers dream. The rye provides a slightly spicy flavor and a full mouth-feel. Divided Sky pours straw in color with notes of tangerine, grapefruit, and pine. Drink fresh!" - 4 Hands Brewing Co.