My husband had the contact high beer and I tried single note. The beers we're good. The place is nice and had that industrial city look. We ordered nachos from the food establishment. They were okay, nothing spectacular. Overall a good experience and a nice place to stop in and drink a cold one. read more

4 Hands Brewing - Breweries Near Me - Saint Louis, Missouri

We really enjoyed our time there. We had a Brisket Po'Boy and Roasted Pork Sandwich which we're both delicious. The upstairs is a great area to watch the game, and there were fun arcade games as well. The beer choices were a great variety and we enjoyed the Oatmeal Brown Ale and the Blueberry First Impressions. Bartenders were engaging and knowledgeable. The only complaint is that they served warm water and didn't offer ice unless you asked and also didn't serve the same beer upstairs and downstairs and since we started downstairs, we had to walk back downstairs to get the beer we wanted. read more

Good beer. Really good beer. Nice people. Clean. No food but they do food trucks some nights - doesn't help day drinkers (they did offer up menus of places that deliver). This place is a keeper. read more

The brews are great. The food is unique and a must try along side the suds. People are super friendly. Great place if you want to see what St. Louis is all about. read more

Simply the best brewery in STL. The centennial is better than Denver and California. These brewers are dialed in to flavor. Crazy wonderful. Hope they can get into Deweys pizza and also Southwest airlines, which now had terrible selections! Get your 4hands growler on people. read more

I'm a huge fan of their different brews, lately the Alter Ego. The bar area is a tad small, but it's pretty cool atmosphere, attentive staff, and a good selection. The food menu is top notch as well. I'll be back again and again. read more

I'm always impressed by the beer here! The styles and flavor a are unique and delicious. The bartenders are always super friendly and helpful, although they are slammed on the weekends and too many thirsty people equals waiting a few extra minutes for your beer. Well worth the wait, though, and Vinyl Sunday's? HELL YES. I've come to just a couple Sunday's, but I love that I can bring in my own selection of tunes and the dude bartender that day is always great and has great records available. Do more vinyl days! read more

Shop local at any record store, and get $1.00 off beers when your bring them in on vinyl record Sundays!

Beer is always good, even though they weren't brewing a wheat beer at the time. Food however, leaves a lot to be desired, unless you like pretzel rolls with overpriced dip. The guy behind the food counter was rude as well. I give it four stars for the beer and atmosphere. If you're hungry, eat somewhere else before you get there. read more

Every single time I've visited this place, I have had a less than stellar experience -- until now. My friend and I wanted a few drinks after dinner, so despite my history, I suggested 4 Hands. For once, it actually wasn't packed and I found a couple seats at the bar. We were helped almost at once. I chose Plush & Opus (two Belgians...surprise, surprise). Both were surprisingly good. My biggest issue with 4 Hands is their over abundance of hops in their beer. Some beers take it to a level of bitterness that simply isn't necessary. Although I do prefer my saisons, I have been known to enjoy an IPA -- so it's not a palate thing. The service on this particular evening far surpassed what I have previously experienced. She was quite friendly and informative. I was so impressed, I bought a shirt (okay, so maybe I would have anyway). They have a super cool design with the St. Louis flag that I just HAD to own and it's ridiculously soft. Overall, my opinion of 4 Hands has gotten substantially more positive, buuuut their beer game could use a little more work to keep up with places like Earthbound & Scratch (in Ava, IL). read more

Attended 4hands for the 500 Woman Scientists - Beer with a Woman Scientist event. They were pretty busy for a Wednesday night, and even so the bars were quick to turn around orders. The food was excellent, and the poor guy behind the food counter was absolutely slammed, but he was still getting things out in a reasonable amount of time, and the quality did not suffer at all. The pork sandwich and chili were both great. As far as the beers go, I was able to try 4 different beers that were on tap that I have not seen in stores, all were very enjoyable. I really like that the games are free, and they don't try and nickle and dime you to death on anything fun there, and there is plenty of room to move around even with it being really busy. read more

I'm hooked on their Peanut Butter Stout. I like the brewery and its ambiance. Always playing good tunes to go with the chill laid back atmosphere. Bartenders are in top of their game and the food is good. The service at the bar and in the restaurant are always great as well. read more

I was looking forward to good beers and good service. I was mildly let down. The beers seemed to be overthought, possibly too specialized, and just a bit off for the typical beer drinker. I understand combining many crazy flavors and techniques, but I was still hoping for a good old amber, or hefeweizen, or something simple and done well. The contact high (beer) was decent. They were out of the only beer my girlfriend wanted. The nachos were ok. Sadly the staff seemed pre-occupied and not interested in anything but getting you a beer when you asked. I saw one of the bartenders tending to his phone more than to the customers. It's a neat little place, but we left unimpressed, from what I hear, we may have showed up on an off night, but right before a Cardinals game the staff should be a little more "on it". read more

Great beer, many excellent options that taste much better and fresh on tap. The bartenders were knowledgeable, and the quality beer is worth the experience of coming here. I'd come back any time just for the beer. The beers on tap are a wide range of the excellent classics found canned over town, as well as a few more unique brews. A number of their beers are definitely catering to the hipster crowd that is made fun of in the Budweiser commercials - the passion fruit-guava-mango-tangerine-tea spice - jasmine infused ales - with trendy names in their hops like Galaxy, Mosaic and Tomahawk Zeus, but most of these do deliver a totally flavorful brew that is no joke. (And if you are a trendy hispter... there you go - it's heaven in a beer glass before you even taste it). Experimenting and sampling the different beers was definitely the highlight of going to 4 Hands. (One of their sour beers had an aroma reminiscent of cat urine, but the flavor was still good and balanced if you like that type of beer... and this was a fun beer tasting experience with great friends!). The only negatives about the brewpub were that they seemed to be out of a lot of their beers, even though the website listed them as "on tap". The pub did seem sort of small for the crowds that gathered there and it was hard to find seating for a group of 4 when the larger tables were all taken. Because of that, I would've given the brewery alone a 4 star rating on yelp. But... there were some downsides to the experience which made it a "3 star" at best. The food left much to be desired, and I soon realized that the two operations - 4 Hands brewery/brewpub and the food (Fifth Wheel by Bailey's) are truly disjointed and not even trying to complement each other. Expecting excellent food from the Bailey's restaurants, my enthusiasm was greatly crushed by the cold nachos with "brisket". The BBQ sauce was too sweet and very cold - as in refrigerator cold - and tasted like something commercial that somebody had just bought at a grocery store loaded with sugar / molasses. The "brisket" was a flavorless, dry, hard... and cold: cut into firm 1 inch squares that made some in our group ask if this was beef jerky or dried out turkey bacon. Sigh... The $10 chicken wings were also cold and did not taste fresh. As I went to the bar to get another drink I noticed the gigantic catering trays with the pre-cooked wings sitting out there waiting to be served... had I seen that before ordering, I would've skipped them, but it just wouldn't have occurred to me that they serve pre-cooked wings. The food is overprized for the quality... (maybe they figured if you downed a few too many sour beers smelling like cat pee, you won't care if your food is cold or bland.) In summary... come here for the beer, skip the food altogether. Sample anything that sounds different and enjoy it. If they don't have it on tap, the bartender "may" let you buy it from the shelves and drink it there. These are truly great beers, and 4 Hands is second to none in the flavor of their beers. Just skip the food - or eat before you get there. read more

Tried to eat at Four Hands on July 3 after leaving the ballpark after another rain delay started. Some fat guy chased us off the lot, said we had to pay $20 to park and eat even though the game was in the final innings. Tried to find other parking but all 4 Hands parking was off limits so we left. Not good business to chase people away. read more

While the brewery is pretty cool, especially some of the furniture and lighting they have, my 5 star review is dedicated to the Guava King. Loved that beer and I'm bummed I won't be able to get it back home in Texas. read more

If it weren't for the beer I'd give this 1 star, good beer, completely awful service. The bartenders did not offer any education when it came to their beers and seemed like pouring me a beer was a nuisance. But nothing came close to as bad as the "chef" in their small kitchen. When my girlfriend asked how were the nachos he simply replied smugly "they're chips with cheese on them". He then gave me a beeper and since my party was upstairs I asked how long the wait would be to see if I should just wait downstairs, to which Prince Charming replied "your food is ready when your number goes off". Disappointing experience since I think they have the best beer in STL. read more

This is my favorite brewery in Saint Louis. It has two levels plus a small outside seating area. Their beer is sublime! 4 Hands brews a boatload of IPA's, terrific stouts, and so, so much more. Food at the downstairs bar, has previously been Mexican and now rotates with the Bailey restaurant family in town. Skeeball and two projectors that they air blues/cards games on up top. Their beer really is phenomenal if you savor hops and they have Crowlers to go. Parking lot out back and also street parking. Right off of I-44/55 about a half mile from Soulard, as well as the South entrance of Busch Stadium. Serves wine and liquor as well as beer. They bottle/can and distribute as well; however, plenty of specialty releases in-house only which is always terrific to be a party to. Quite probably much a must-see for beer lovers visiting STL. read more

Have been there countless times. Love their beer and the atmosphere, but have never gotten good service. Not a single time. Not even decent service, pretty rude mostly. read more

4 hands is my favorite bar and now with a restaurant inside. The beer is perfect. The liquor selection is amazing and everything is well priced. For instance a glass of Oban 14 yo single malt Scothch for only $7.00 a glass. This is an amazing value. The spicy tequila that goes in the bloody Maria's (an offspin of a bloody mary using spicy tequila instead of vodka) has fresh jalapenos and habaneros in it. The atmosphere and decor is great and the patrons tend to be intelligent and kind people that also love great food and drink. You can't leave this place in a bad mood. It is simply impossible. Sometimes there is tasting nights, casking nights and occasionaly they will release some rare brews at the tasting room only. There is usually live music on Saturday nights from around 8-11pm. They are not open all night but that is ok because it is not that type of place. A place for young proffessionals to share some pints in peace. There is plenty of other great places in St. Louis but I am often at this one. read more

Delicious brews and a cozy atmosphere makes this a great spot. It was really busy when we were there but we still got our beers within 5 minutes. Seating is limited due to the gorgeous, yet very large, table in the middle of the room. They have foosball and great artwork. I tried the seasonal Chocoalte Milk stout and was impressed. Their Divided Sky IPA is always a good choice. read more

Great beer! and the bartender, Jordan was very cool and had good recs.

This place in unbelievable. I haven't tried a beer here that I didn't like. The Fifth Wheel serves great food. The staff is very friendly and knowledgeable. I stop at 4 Hands every time I come to St. Louis. My favorite brewery. read more

Hubby is a beer fanatic so of course he was happy with that part! The food was interesting and different. We enjoyed it.

I guess I'm old fashioned and really like good customer service. I know my wife and I are not young and flashy, but I was not wearing overalls and carrying a pitchfork and she is still a darn fine looking woman at 61. We stopped in at around 5 and the place was not yet crowded and there were people on the staff that did not look all that busy. No one offered us a menu, beer list, or a boo, kiss my butt as we sat there and waited to be served or at least noticed. My wife noticed the sign for the tasting room upstairs so we went up there for a bit. We went over to the bar where the young lady was tinkering with her cash register and nearly had to make a scene to get noticed from two feet away. She did serve us beer at last, The Divided Sky IPA was very good and the Peach Tea IPA was OK. I think that if we had been welcomed as if we were (gasp) going to spend money in their establishment this might well be a four star review. The place looked good, but we left feeling disappointed, we had planned on ordering food downstairs (menu that I scavenged looked good and reasonable) but I was afraid that if I were ignored for another stretch of time I would become unpleasant. End of rant but it was well deserved. read more

Ever since moving to St. Louis, I have been a big fan of 4 Hands beer, but I've never had the chance to stop by the brewery. I finally had the opportunity to do so this past Sunday, and it did not disappoint. As always, the beer was tasty. In addition to their typical selection, they had a few special beers that seemed to be limited releases. Downstairs, there are a handful of tables, and there is an even-bigger section upstairs with plenty of seating. As mentioned in other reviews, the upstairs also has skeeball and an assortment of old-school arcade games. And the best part - they were all free! This is a perfect place to lounge around and catch up with friends. One caveat: there were a bunch of young kids with their parents when I went. Although they were cute, they were running around all over the place. One even ran into the chair I was sitting in; later, I was hit in the head by a paper airplane. This isn't the brewery's fault but just something that surprised me. Overall, I had a great time, and I'll definitely be back! read more

4 Hands was our second stop on a two day long tour of St Louis' craft breweries. We walked from the Westin by Busch Stadium, which took about 15 minutes, for some dinner and beers. We were a little skeptical of the location at first, but once we got inside we felt very much at home. The taproom is sparsely decorated, but who needs decorations when the wall at the end of the bar is floor the ceiling windows showcasing their brewery. They offer flights of 4 beers for $8, of which we got 2 because they had 8 beers on tap. All of their beers were delicious, but I'd have to say my favorites were Divided Sky Rye IPA and War Hammer Imperial IPA. The Red and Oatmeal Brown were also quite good. We talked to one of the employees for quite a while about the brewery and their focus on American style beers with a hop-forward approach. Everyone here was extremely friendly. We ordered the hummus, spicy blt with a fried egg, and nachos. The food was all delicious with the hummus being the star. We had a great experience at 4 Hands and highly recommend coming by for a few pints and conversation with the friendly staff. read more