On a Friday evening that saw the Four Hands Brewery opening up for their soft opening, we ended up at Bailey’s Range. When we arrived at the Four Hands, we were informed that they had been out of Four Hands beer for over an hour. Well, we were disappointed but then we decided to hit [...]
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St. Louis’s Perfect Slinger #34: Bailey’s Range
Posted: November 29, 2011 in slinger, slinger burger, STL: DowntownTags: Bailey's Range, Six Row Double IPA
Part 30 of the Continuing Series, St. Louis’s Perfect Slinger: Big Ed’s Chili Mac
Posted: February 9, 2011 in diner, slinger, STL: DowntownTags: Beer Squared, Big Ed's Chili Mac, Fish Frydays
Off on another trek to get another slinger at another diner in the City of St. Louis. This time we returned to a place where we’d had a slinger fail: Ed’s Chili Mac’s Diner. This time, with my paternity leave going, we knew they’d be open and I’d be able to get a slinger. What [...]
Part 28 Of The Continuing Series, St. Louis’s Perfect Slinger: Rooster
Posted: January 3, 2011 in slinger, STL: DowntownTags: bloody mary, Rooster, slinger
Let’s eat. Back in the saddle. Well, here we are again. This past holiday weekend we made it out to try another slinger. I’d been told a few times that I needed to try the Rooster Slinger, so we head out to give it a try. I have to say that I really wasn’t too [...]
Part 26 Of The Continuing Series, St. Louis’s Perfect Slinger: Jack Patrick’s
Posted: September 27, 2010 in slinger, STL: DowntownTags: downtown, Jack Patrick's, Schalfly Tap Room, slinger
So, again and again. We’re off on another slinger adventure. As what seems to be pretty normal these days, this trip was a comedy of errors. Meh, whatever man, we had a fun morning. So, we decided we were heading to the Schlafly Tap Room for the Schalfly Slinger. We get in, and we sit [...]
Part 9 of the Continuing Series, St. Louis’s Perfect Slinger: The 12th Street Diner
Posted: December 28, 2009 in slinger, STL: DowntownTags: 12th street diner, Diner, downtown, slinger, washington ave
Let me start off this entry with a quick story. As my local readers know, yesterday was really slick and nasty and snowy in the morning. So, after I woke up I saw that I had a text from my wife asking if we were still planning on going out. Well, I really wanted my [...]
Part 8 of the Continuing Series, St. Louis’s Perfect Slinger: The White Knight Diner
Posted: November 15, 2009 in diner, slinger, STL: DowntownTags: Diner, downtown, slinger, the white knight diner
Today my companion and I went on our next diner jaunt, The White Knight Diner on 18th and Locust. Let me preface this entry with a short story. I was telling the story of how this little blog got started to Christine, the owner of the Riverside Cafe, on Tuesday when we were enjoying the [...]
Well, here we are. This is the first post in the long line of forthcoming posts about bars and restaurants I like. that’ll be the main theme of this joint. I finally decided on a direction. Let’s get right to it! About two weeks ago, after getting home from class on a Wednesday night, the [...]
St. Louis’s Perfect Slinger Part 1: The Hoagie Diner
Posted: May 4, 2009 in diner, slinger, STL: DowntownTags: Diner, downtown, slinger, the hoagie diner
**Note** This is the first in the continuing series in search of St. Louis’ best Slinger. I chose to move it to my current blog in order for all three to be in the same place. This particular entry is an abbreviated piece of a larger blog, before this became a continuing series. So we [...]




