Urban Chestnut Brewing Co

Awesome staff. Knowledgeable and friendly. The Winged Nut is a must try. I had Pier314 in mind, but only their second location currently has it on tap. With the Blues & Que event today, no flights are available, but the bartenders were accommodating about samples. Great vibe.

This was a nice spot. Although, everything is outside? The menu offered outside was also very short. Basically, a bratwurst, a spicy bratwurst, some kind of gaspacho, and a pretzel. We got both bratwurst S and a pretzel. The regular bratwurst was better and the pretzel was pretty good. You have to put something like $ 12 – 15 deposit for the beer glasses? Kind of weird. There was live music and we were able to bring our baby, which was nice. I had a great light beer with rhubarb syrup.

Awesome food. Cuban and ham & cheese so yummy. Fun atmosphere. Kitchen isn’t huge so good takes a little bit but worth the wait.

This was our first stop on a brew tour. They gave us the most beer! But besides that they told us some history about their brewery which made us feel even more special about being there. Had some real nice beers, I think one was called HickelFritz? But it’s good! The outdoor biergarten is awesome! My boyfriend who is extremely picky about going anywhere in the city absolutely loved this spot. You can play card games outside and sit under the stars, gorgeous! Will definitely be back!

Went here again on a sunny afternoon for a beer and some snacks in the biergarten. The butchers boards is really good and a nice variety of meats, cheeses, and fruit spreads. The crostini to topping ratio was a little off but everything was still good. The pretzels were also good but lacked salt. Also, be warned — the mustard was VERY horseradishy, to the point I was choking on it because it was unexpected but I will say, it cleared my sinuses nicely.

Great local brewery. They have it down. They have been around for awhile and their beer tastes great. I tried a few varieties, but the Zwickel was the best of what I tried. The two guys who started it are former Anheuser Busch guys who took their skills and did their own thing. Great work. The beer has German roots and vibe of the place is great. I also tried one of their hot pretzels, which was terrific. Don’t forget to play a game of foosball in the back. I will forgive them for having a crappy Harvard table (spend the money and buy a Tornado), but great to see a foosball table. I will be back.

This place was the bomb diggity! Must stop for the food n beer! I had the Lieberkase sandwich with Belgian twice fried pomme frittes with curry mayo. And the Winged Nut beer was perfecto!!!

We went here on a brewery tour. Their lighter beers, such as their Zwickel were very good, but they didn’t have any winter beers to try. The beer garden is beautiful, and definitely a great place to hang out when it’s warm. They have a pretty good deal on growlers, too.

I. LOVE. This place. They have a great collection of games, including COLORING BOOKS!!! for adults and a full set of colored pencils. Tables are spaced out pretty well so I could easily hold a conversation at a normal volume. I saw a huge group of ~20 had taken over a giant table, so yes, you can bring big groups here. Menu looked good though we were too full to eat anything. We saw an outdoor space but didn’t venture out into the 20 degree weather. This place makes me wish I lived in St Louis.

I can’t give a completely accurate rating because the beer just isn’t my type, but I will rate it on the overall experience as a whole. We were also here in winter when most locals were not venturing out in the cold and snowy weather on Valentine’s Day, but from our experience this spot has a ton of potential! We spent our time indoors playing various card games (uno and rummy) and shared 2 flights or Urban Chestnut beers. The flights were 4 rather large pours each and were rather inexpensive. The beer was good for the styles but not my preference. The bartender was very accommodating and offered suggestions for beers we may prefer based on our typical beer choices. There was sufficient on site and street parking, and a couple dart boards, a foosball table, and a tv above the bar. Maybe not ideal for a football Sunday, but at least there is a tv option if there’s a game or event on tv that you just can’t miss.
Finally, their outdoor space looked phenomenal! They had a huge biergarten outside the main facility which boasts various benches, tables, fire pits, and lots of little white lights strung about. I’d definitely suggest heading here on a nice spring or fall day to enjoy some local beers with some of your favorite crew!

I’m a big fan of UC’s beer, and this is a great atmosphere to drink them. They have very limited food menu, but what we had was very good. But not a place you’d want to eat dinner — for lunch or snack to go with your beer, it is fine. No waitress service — you order at the bar then sit down. But a great local brewery.

UCBC is the BEST Brewery in St Louis. Both the Midtown location & in the Grove on Manchester have beers to please everyone along with GREAT food!!! Check out their web site for descriptions of their beers! Don’t miss this great brewery!’

I love grabbing a beer here. All the beers are top notch. Great brewing. The atmosphere is something special. A beer garden that has a tables, fire pits, and often live music. This place gets very crowded. There is a reason for that, its one heck of a place to grab a stein. Next time you are in midtown, and want a pint, swing on by this joint. Personal favorite: Zwickel

The Biergarten is really nice. Except for the experience I had the first time I was here, the bartenders and kitchen staff were all super awesome and went out of their way to get me a quick bite to eat (goulash) even though the kitchen had just closed and they were packing everything up. I couldn’t ever ask for that level of customer service, and yet they offered it. Love love love. (And the food was tasty!)

i had been looking forward to going to Urban Chestnut for a while. The food was very good no complaints. The staff at the bar area were rude and did not know the drink menu at all. There is no wait staff so you are at the mercy of the bar tenders to get your drinks and normally that would be fine. We waited no less than 15 minutes to get a drink. When we went to the bar for our last round and we had only had 2 drinks in a 3 hour time frame, we stood there 15 – 20 minutes and when the bar tender asked if anyone needed help looked directly at us as we raised our hand then looked away and helped someone that had just walked up to the bar. I will not return. You can get better service at many other places in St. Louis. We arrived at 6pm not a busy time.

This «restaurant» (really a brewery w a kitchen) was our favorite eating spot on a recent visit. Delicious bratwurst (and we don’t particularly like bratwurst) with homemade sour kraut and hearty bread. Yum. One side was a cool dish – pumpkin mixture w pecans on a crème base on toast points; great beer with so many choices on tap that we depended on the helpful bartender. Go for the beer; stay for the food.

Hard to beat this place for a good beer. Enjoyed sitting in the sunshine, too. We only had the pretzels this trip but the they are very good. The obazda, Bavarian mustard & butter make them even better.

I really love this place. Rustic, cozy, great outdoor patio and then there is the beer. The beer… it is so delicious and creamy and hoppy. Whatever type you like, they have it and you can tell it is made with love. The food… holy cow. These are some very tasty bites. The Bavarian pretzel… soft, warm with three different options to spread on… cream cheese, mustard and a cheddar. The salmon tartare is served with this delicious dark rye. It is peppered with red onion, capers and a delicious mustard sauce and of course lemon. They serve it with one perfectly soft cooked egg. Geez… it was so good. We had a meat and cheese plate which isn’t served on a plate (everything is served on wooden butcher blocks) and it was devine. Several different types of meat, cheese, figs, nuts and these thin crispy rye and cracker thins. It is a great place for cold and warm weather. The service is awesome. I will definitely be back. Nice job Urban Chestnut. (Black Wheat Pumpkin Ale, rocks!) Go to Urban Chestnut now!!!

Love UCB for all that it stands for. This midtown location is great for patio season! If you’re looking for more food options check out The Grove location!

Super fun place to go for a big group! Drinks never disappoint. Favorites are the Cider and the Strawberry Hefeweizen. Definitely worth checking to see if there’s a band playing in the Biergarten before you come. My advice is grab your buds, a big table outside, a beer and a Bavarian pretzel, and watch the hours tick by.

Good beers, pretty good atmosphere, but not professional staff. Member of the staff was stumbling and drunk. On top of that the staff doesn’t do much to recommend one of their specialties or something they are proud of so we did the «flight» to taste a variety of brews. By the way we asked to do the flight because no recommendations were given… not even the flight!!! It was like pulling teeth and for someone coming from out of town, it doesn’t make me want to stop by the next time I’m in St. Louis.

Great patio perfect for spending an afternoon.
I’m new to STL from California so I learned about washers here watching a group play it.
My whole group got beer samplers– 4 samples for $ 6. The pours were great.
I can’t wait to go back and try other beers.

This past Saturday was the first time I checked out their Midtown location, having only been to their location in the Grove. They have the same beers on tap for the most part at each place. The Midtown location has a great outdoor area complete with a small stage area for live performers. However, the outside bar has less beer options on tap and will not give you small samples to make sure you like the new beer you are ordering. You also have to put down $ 12 deposit per glassware that you get back when you return the glasses (help prevent the nice steins from walking off). I like the grove location a little better but wouldn’t mind stopping back at the Midtown location.

Mega Micro Brewery.
Long beer hall in the canyon shadow of fermentation tanks. What a great place to be. The beer was solid. Food was solid. Not many breweries I know of serve fresh oysters and all sorts of kitchen made sauces for the fresh cut fries. Urban Chesnut is a step above.
I tasted a number of beers before settling on a pale ale to start off and was anticipating the double IPA next. I thought the beer itself could’ve been a little more interesting, but I also ran out of time to try the double IPA, so I’ll reserve judgment. Overall it was quite good.

I am a scotch drinker. I heavily favor Glenfiddich, Glenlivet and McCallan. I haven’t been much of a beer drinker in the last two decades. Why then am I writing a review of a microbrewery? Mainly because a friend from college was in town and we decided to go a few places on a dreary Saturday afternoon. He’s a beer aficionado and I’m generally game for an outing.
Their pub area is small and cozy with seating for no more than about 30. The old tables and chairs give it a more timeless feel. I really appreciated the lack of televisions and loud music. This is a place for people who like beer and don’t want a lot of distractions when they are enjoying their beer. This is also a place to go if you want to discuss beer. Again, I’m not really much of a beer drinker but I certainly appreciated this place for being exactly what it is — a place to enjoy high quality craft brews in the company of others with the same goal.
It is worth noting that they serve the sampler in 3-​ounce servings. What a great way to try a number of their offerings without having to worry about getting rocked and needing to call a cab!
My friend and I both opted for a sampler so that we could each try a greater percentage of their offerings. My likes and dislikes are largely irrelevant for the purposes of this review as their selections seem to change regularly. That said, I identified myself as a scotch drinker to one of the bartenders and asked her to pick my four beers for me. She selected one that had a very nutty taste, one that had a healthy wheat taste and one that was more fruity. The 4^th glass contained a hard cider that I liked quite a bit more than those you see advertised on tv. I really liked the thicker feel and more intense apple taste!
I previewed the place on Unilocal before going so I knew that I was going to order the mixed board. It came with 4 different meats, an equal number of cheeses and a variety of cracker-​type things. It also came with a few varieties of nuts, olives and dried fruit. Finally, there was a small chunk of honeycomb oozing a beautiful amber honey. Needless to say, there was quite a lot going on with the mixed board! I really would have appreciated a tour of everything on the board but that was not to be — when I asked for some insights into what we were served, I received a response of «not sure, they put it together in the back» with no additional follow-​up. Oh well, everything was yummy even if we didn’t really know what it was.
My very favorite bite was the cured, smoked ham. It had that heartiness you get in an aged cured ham layered on top of the beautiful smokiness with a little extra saltiness to really bring everything together. Shaved thin enough to make the small ribbons of fat translucent, it was porcine perfection. It brought back memories of several European trips all in one bite.

OK, maybe my view is skewed because we were on a pub crawl when we stopped here, but my opinion is that the owners really think highly of themselves. We ordered two Jameson and Gingers which were actually Basil Hayden and Fingers. When I got my change back from my twenty I was shocked. The drinks were $ 9.00 each. When I questioned the bartender his reply was, «You’re in a brewery, not a bar». WTF? I guess I like to drink in bars and not a brewery.

Had a great time. A real beirhall! My husband and I sat at the bar which were huge 2′ wide. Plenty of room for all our delicious foods. I would call it upscale German and it was very good. We had the bratwurst board, pretzel board and pomme frites with 2 sauces. Lots of sauces for all the boards. The homemade sauerkraut was to die for. Really fun and chill

My wife said that if I finished unpacking the boxes in our guest room (we recently moved to St. Louis from Chicago) dinner at Urban Chestnut would be my reward.
So, I was motivated yesterday to finish that room. And it was worth it. This was at least my fourth visit to the original midtown location and I’ve never left unhappy with the service, food or the beer. I was a member of the Southern Illinois Homebrewer’s club during my time at SIU in Carbondale and learned about Urban Chestnut from that association.
As I understand it, the brewmaster of Urban Chestnut was trained in brewing sciences in Europe and was a brewmaster at Anheuser-​Busch, which, despite its insistence on uninspired recipes, does require polished technical skills in terms of temperature control during fermentation, consistency in batches, and has advanced in keeping healthy, efficient yeast. All of those skills are on display in the beers at Urban Chestnut. And as a home brewer, I very much appreciate the variety of beer styles at Urban Chestnut. I’ve visited and toured Goose Island (years ago when it was independent), Stone Brewing Company, and Anchor Steam – in my view Urban Chestnut is on par with these and certainly better than Goose Island.
I haven’t visited UBCB’s new location in the Grove yet, however, because my wife prefers the food menu at the midtown location. It is simple, with items like pretzels and sauces, cheese boards, and sandwiches, but everything is tasty.
The atmosphere is a mix of stainless steel, low lights, and plenty of unfinished wood. The industrial motif works well in midtown.
All in all, this is a «can’t miss» visit if you have a free evening and want simple food with excellent beer. The technical skills and mastery of classic beer styles is on display at Urban Chestnut and I can’t get enough.

Fantastic location, great people, excellent beer make this a great addition. The outside area is fun and mellow and the inside bar and TV make it easy to just down and relax
Probably the best part are the people working — friendly, thoughtful, informative and excellent to just hang with.
Love. It.

This is easily my favorite UCBC location. Why?
One word: Patio.
This is one of the most epic patios around. Sometimes on busy nights they’ll even sell beer outside because WHO NEEDS AIR CONDITIONING? For real though, this is one of the best places to grab a beer whenever the outside weather is permitting. They make a mean pretzel to nom on with your beer (hot pretzels are my jam).
All of UCBs beer tends to be pretty hoppy and robust with flavor. They are alllll the rave in The Lou. I don’t know what my favorite is but I’ve never had a bad one. I’m proud to have UBC in STL and recommend checking out their location in the grove as well.
Beer me, bro!