Side Project Brewing
Microbrewery
in
Maplewood,
Missouri,
United States 🇺🇸
Associated with 3 Venues
Established in 2014
Contact
7458 Manchester Road, Maplewood, MO, 63143, United States
Subsidiaries
Description
Welcome to Side Project Brewing
What began as a dream and a side project has now grown into our 100% barrel-aged brewery. Passion, experimentation and patience drive the creation of our rustic Saisons, Wild Ales and Spirit Barrel-Aged Ales. As we share our craft with you, we hope you share it with your friends as well.
7.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 8
The fragrant aromas are malt, citrus, onions, a little sweat and cat pee. A slight hint of MJ. Flavors are similar to nose. A little on the street side with plenty of bitter and okay carbonation to balance. Juicy. Could easily have more of this.
Tried
from Can
on 05 Mar 2026
at 01:42
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 9
Overall 8
Bottle. Pours clear golden yellow, small white head, good lacing. Aroma is dusty, lemon, bugs, oak. Flavor is light tart, light plus funk. Light body, soft mouthfeel.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Feb 2026
at 03:47
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 9
Overall 9
4 pack canned 7/10/25, most recent can drunk 2/27/26.
Round, clean and malty with dainty, honey-like notes mixing with fresh herbs and very slight pepper from the hop. Light minerality, good fruitiness from hop emerging as it warms/breathes.
Rich malts drying out nicely with a bit of fruity melon, slight pineapple and then more classic fresh herb character from the hop. Round honey from the malt with excellent depth for its size creating a satisfying, flavorful, balanced lager. Clean and crisp with pleasing, but not overdone bitterness on the finish.
Round, clean and malty with dainty, honey-like notes mixing with fresh herbs and very slight pepper from the hop. Light minerality, good fruitiness from hop emerging as it warms/breathes.
Rich malts drying out nicely with a bit of fruity melon, slight pineapple and then more classic fresh herb character from the hop. Round honey from the malt with excellent depth for its size creating a satisfying, flavorful, balanced lager. Clean and crisp with pleasing, but not overdone bitterness on the finish.
Tried
from Can
at
Side Project Brewing
on 27 Feb 2026
at 14:10
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Taster showing pale gold with sparse white foam.
The nose shows moderately intense tart notes of peach and light Brett.
The palate is well carbonated and light bodied. Moderately tart with a light acetic edge and balanced notes of stone fruit.
The nose shows moderately intense tart notes of peach and light Brett.
The palate is well carbonated and light bodied. Moderately tart with a light acetic edge and balanced notes of stone fruit.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Feb 2026
at 05:35
9.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9.5
Texture 10
Overall 9.5
Thanks Virby44 for the bottle! Taster showing oily black with no head.
The nose shows moderately intense notes of molasses and bourbon.
The palate is lightly carbonated and full bodied, oily and slick. Moderately sweet with balanced notes of chocolate, bourbon, raisins and a moderate alcoholic burn.
The nose shows moderately intense notes of molasses and bourbon.
The palate is lightly carbonated and full bodied, oily and slick. Moderately sweet with balanced notes of chocolate, bourbon, raisins and a moderate alcoholic burn.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Feb 2026
at 01:50
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Draught at Cellar, 3/28/23. Dark, undetermined clarity. Burnt sienna head to ring immediately. Coffee and Willett vie for prominence in the nose. That Willett is something. Soft, luxurious, mild, but lovely. Rich malts add caramel and light chocolate. Coffee is tasteful though I'm still wondering if I just want the Willett and malt all to myself. Espresso-like with ash and rich bitterness. Clean, no booze whatsoever. Soft, rich, silky with a moderate, pleasing viscosity. Fair amount of coffee bitterness with moderate alcohol warmth and light sharpness on the finish. Rich, quite sweet though with plentiful roast, barrel and coffee to balance. Tingly Willett notes are dainty and lightly spicy. I'm getting a touch of alcohol in the nose, with breathing. Not as much coffee in flavor as the nose would suggest, which is nice. The stout and the barrel are certainly extraordinary here, but there is alcohol and bitter roast here that I don't love. It's pushing it on the sweetness, though it's enjoyable as the malt flavor is so good.
Tried
from Draft
at
Side Project Cellar
on 19 Feb 2026
at 13:23
8.5/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Feb 2026
at 15:48
8.5/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 9
Overall 8.5
375 ml bottle. Blend #1. Clear to hazy golden yellow with off-white head. Aroma has funk, wine, vinegar. Taste includes tart berries, red wine, vinegar, light funk, oaky notes. Light body. Nice blend.
Tried
from Bottle
at
Dominion Wine and Beer
on 15 Feb 2026
at 20:03
8.9/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 9
Texture 9
Overall 9
750 ml bottle. Blend #5. Clear to hazy golden yellow with off-white head. Aroma has white wine, funk, light vinegar, some wheaty notes. Taste includes white wine, vinegar, white grapes, light funk, tart stone fruit like apricot/peach. Light body. Pretty tasty.
Tried
from Bottle
at
Dominion Wine and Beer
on 15 Feb 2026
at 19:13
8/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Canned 12/18/25, drunk 2/13/26.
Sweet/candied pear and juicy apple with very mellow citrus and lots of yeast ester. Maybe some bubble gum, even. White bread and honey from the malt keeping things very gentle. Some lingering pineapple. Very low acidity. Makes me a little concerned.
But it's got just enough bitterness in the flavor to keep it balanced. Bready malts, a hint of twangy/slightly acidic pineapple character and lots of juicy pear and apple. Dries out with some biscuity malts on the finish, leaving a touch of lingering pine/grapefruit rind. A strange but interesting hop and I like the above average maltiness up front to draw out the more interesting notes from the hop. With too little malt this would be a twangy resin bomb.
Sweet/candied pear and juicy apple with very mellow citrus and lots of yeast ester. Maybe some bubble gum, even. White bread and honey from the malt keeping things very gentle. Some lingering pineapple. Very low acidity. Makes me a little concerned.
But it's got just enough bitterness in the flavor to keep it balanced. Bready malts, a hint of twangy/slightly acidic pineapple character and lots of juicy pear and apple. Dries out with some biscuity malts on the finish, leaving a touch of lingering pine/grapefruit rind. A strange but interesting hop and I like the above average maltiness up front to draw out the more interesting notes from the hop. With too little malt this would be a twangy resin bomb.
Tried
from Can
from Tavour
on 13 Feb 2026
at 17:26