# Review: Craft on Tap Clayton Beer Festival

- Link: https://www.nyrdcast.com/review-craft-on-tap-clayton-beer-festival/
- Published: 2017-09-28T08:00:06-05:00
- Author: Eugene Tierney

This past Saturday was the [Craft on Tap](https://www.facebook.com/events/773860362784056/)
event in Clayton; the small beer festival, hosted by [Craft Beer Cellar](https://cbcclayton.com/),
had about 30 breweries giving out samples and swag with cover music playing in the
background.

I was able to attend the event by winning tickets from [Saint Brewis](http://www.saintbrewis.com/)(
thanks guys). The tickets were normally $40 for regular tickets and $50 for premium
tickets. The regular tickets got unlimited tastings and a plastic tasting glass;
the premium tickets got you the same as the regular tickets, but also into the festival
early and samples of some premium beers.

The event was small compared to other festivals I went to and there wasn’t a huge
crowd; maybe it was the 90+ degree heat or maybe it was the recent events on the
streets of St. Louis (more on that in a bit).

One thing I was told before hand was many of the breweries didn’t bring rare beers,
but rather more of the commonly available stuff. That fact was very true. The second
tent we hit was Perennial and they had 17, Keith’s Korner, Glitter and Gold, and
Hopfentea – all readily available beers. Now, I wouldn’t have expected Abaraxas 
or Sump, but it would have been nice to maybe get something that just came out (
Fantastic Voyage) or something about to be released.

Besides the beer thing, it was a great time. All of the representatives of the breweries
were very engaging and we’d found ourselves hanging out at the tents talking with
them as we were sampling. (Shout out to the Odell and Crane guys, who were very 
engaging)

The biggest issue with the event was it ended early. It was scheduled to go from
1-5PM, but around 2:30 officials shut down the event due to protestors heading to
Clayton. It was very disappointing, but the did offer to reimburse people who bought
tickets (I think, I didn’t even try since I didn’t pay for them). It did make me
wonder how many people were going to come later only to find it closed? I wouldn’t
have been happy.

A smaller issue was the ability to wash out tasting cups; they had water stationed
at each tent, but they were behind the brewer’s tables. It was a little awkward 
going behind the tables to rinse a cup out. They should have set up a couple of 
actual stations with dump buckets every couple of tents. It’s really a minor complaint
in the grand scheme of things.

I was able to hit about half of the tents before leaving. Here’s the list of what
I tried:
 Urban Chestnut – Moon Monkey O’Fallon Brewery – Hard Key Lime Perennial
Artisan Ales – 17 Perennial Artisan Ales – Keith’s Corner Perennial Artisan Ales–
Glitter and Gold Odell Brewing – Oktoberfest Odell Brewing – Rupture Fresh Grind
Ale Brewery Ommegang/Boulevard – Bigger and Bretter Greer Brewing – Pale Ale Greer
Brewing – Brown Ale Against the Grain – Coq de la Marche Stillwater Artisan – Insetto
Urban Family Brewing – Stellar Crane Brewing – Farmhouse IPA Crane Brewing – Grapefruit
Gose Public House Brewing – Vignole IPA

When the breweries started packing up, a few gave away some of their cans and bottles
to people as they left. I wasn’t thinking and hit the breweries I was standing around,
which was all of the stuff I had just tasted; I should have ran to the other side
and grabbed a few new ones. It was a really good showing from the breweries; I’m
sure the beer they gave away was already written off as part of the event, so why
not give it away?

Here are a few pictures I snapped while there:

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