The St. Louis beer scene is back on the ballot for the 2026 USA Today 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards, a reminder that despite recent brewery closures and a few contractions, this beer town is still energized—and always evolving. Voting runs through late February, with winners announced in early March.
This year’s nominations span four beer-focused categories: Best Beer City for St. Louis itself, Best Brewpub for Perennial on Lockwood, Best New Brewery for Blue Jay Brewing Company, and Best Brewery Tour for Anheuser-Busch.
If this lineup feels familiar, it should. St. Louis dominated the USA Today beer rankings from 2018 through 2020, and it has remained near the top ever since…