Millpond Brewing

09/05/2026

MILLSTADT HOMECOMING IS HERE! 🍻🎪

Brewery is open from Noon -10pm today, and Noon - 7pm tomorrow.

The taps are hooked up, the b**r is icy cold, and the Millpond Biergarden will OPEN at 4pm in the old music pavilion!

Head to the b**r ticket stand for your tickets, b**r ticket sales start at 4pm, then come the Millpond Biergarten to grab a cold draft or your gold bucket, and cool off under the pavilion!

B**r Sales start at 4pm
🪣 BUCKET SALES START AT 6pm

OUR HOMECOMING DRAFT LINEUP:

Millstadt Homecoming L***r | Amber L***r – 4.2%

Old Millstadt | Light L***r – 4.5%

Dunkes Bier | German Pils – 4.9%

Schubie Snacks | Double Dry-Hopped Hazy Pale Ale – 6.0%

Maurice-N/A | Golden Ale – 0.5% (Non-Alcoholic)

🎟️ TICKET & PRICING BREAKDOWN:
14oz Cup = 1 Ticket
33oz Bucket Refill = 2 Tickets
33oz Bucket + First Fill = 5 Tickets

👑 2026 GOLD COMMEMORATIVE BUCKETS:

33oz Gold Stainless Steel Buckets.

Daily Allocation: We have a set amount saved for each day. Once today’s sell out, you’ll have to wait until tomorrow at 6pm.

Bring your new 2026 gold bucket OR your 2025 bucket back to the pavilion for refills all weekend long.
(Note: We are only allowed to refill Official Millstadt Homecoming buckets from this year or last year).

Cheers to Homecoming weekend!

09/03/2026

The Liederkranz L***r tees flew faster than we ever expected, and ever since The Stadt made it back to the taps we have had countless requests to create shirts with its new design!

Just in time for Homecoming weekend, fresh “The Stadt” tees have landed! Featuring the Heritage Series crest on the back with the iconic Tin Man and our building logo on the front left chest, these are ready to represent a little piece of Millstadt history.

To go along with them, we also just dropped brand-new Millpond Script hats in two clean, fresh colorways Smoke Blue & Loden/Black.

Whether you’re gearing up for Homecoming festivities or just stocking up on fresh merch, stop by the taproom to grab yours before this run is gone, too!

09/03/2026

Check out the b**r releases featured this week from Drink314.

Including 3 Millpond b**rs:

Maurice – N/A Golden Ale 0.5%
Millpond’s first non-alcoholic b**r is back! Named after my grandfather, Maurice Burns, a lifelong non-drinker.
Fun family fact…his band played at my grandma and grandpa Schubert’s wedding.

Feier – Märzen 5.7%
Translated to “celebration” in German, Feier is an elegant, bready malt, toasty, amber l***r that finishes with a rich malt impression and dryness which always encourages another drink. This style is often called Oktoberfest and is very popular around this time of the year.

Freestyle Walking – Hazy IPA 7%
Return batch, last released back in 2022!. We’ve learned a lot more about brewing Hazies over the past four years, and we applied all those tweaks to make this the smoothest, juiciest version of Freestyle Walking we’ve ever turned out. Expect bright notes of tangerine, sweet citrus, melon, crisp white w**e, gooseberry, and tropical fruits with a soft, smooth finish. The real star of this release, though, is the artwork complete with a sketch designed by our 7 year old daughter. Once those special cans are gone it will revert back to our classic River Table label.

29 b**rs. New releases, old favorites and a few I’d start hunting down now. 🍺

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09/02/2026

Busy week ahead! Here’s what’s happening at Millpond and around Millstadt this week:

TONIGHT, Wednesday 9/2: Bingo Night with Richie! $5 drink minimum to play, cards & daubers provided, and great prizes up for grabs.

Saturday: Authentic Mexican eats from Casa Maria Mexican Grill Food Truck 5pm – 8pm

All Weekend: Catch us slinging fresh local b**r and grab your limited-edition 33oz gold stainless steel b**r bucket at the Millstadt Homecoming Millpond Biergarten!

Grab the crew and come hang out!

09/01/2026

Polotmavý is back! 🇨🇿🟫

Our traditional ‘half-dark’ Czech-Style Amber L***r Polotmavý (4.6%) is officially back on side-pull draft and in 4-packs to go starting today!

Built on a foundation of authentic floor-malted Czech Pilsner malt, we added specially selected higher-kilned malts and a touch of dehusked roasted malt to achieve its stunning amber hue. Every sip delivers malt-forward notes of fresh bread, biscuits, and graham crackers, balanced by the classic herbal spiciness and gentle bitterness of Saaz hops.

🇩🇪 🌿 Back in the cooler: Freshly canned 4-packs of Dunkes Bier - German-Style Pils (4.9%) are stocked and ready to go, too.

Grab a proper side-pull and some 4-packs to take home for the Millstadt Homecoming weekend.

08/31/2026

📣 MILLSTADT HOMECOMING BUCKETS ARE BACK! 👑

Last year, you completely cleaned us out of our commemorative Homecoming b**r buckets in record time!

Our plan is to feature a different style of bucket every year, making these the ultimate annual tradition.

Meet this year’s limited-edition model: 33oz of gold stainless steel featuring a blue Millpond logo on one side and the Millstadt Homecoming emblem in red on the other! 🔵🔴✨

The Millpond Biergarten will be set up in the old music pavilion serving fresh, local draft b**r from 4pm - Midnight Saturday & Sunday. These beauties are refillable at the Millpond Biergarten, making them the perfect local keepsake, and the official second edition for your growing collection!

HOW IT WORKS:

Purchase b**r tickets at the main ticket stand (same tickets & prices as all other b**r sales).
Bring your tickets to the Millpond Biergarten in the old music pavilion for fresh draft b**r.
Choose between 14oz servings OR our limited-edition 33oz commemorative gold stainless steel buckets!

⚠️ THE BUCKET DETAILS & REFILL POLICY:

Limited Run: We listened to the demand and bought a few more this year, but we only have 200 buckets total.

Daily Allocation: To make it fair for everyone, we will be allocating a set amount of buckets to sell each day of the festival.
BUCKET SALES START AT 6pm EACH DAY

First Come, First Served: Once the day’s allocation is gone, they are officially gone!

Bringing Back Last Year’s Bucket? If you bought a bucket in 2025, bring it along! We will happily refill official Homecoming buckets from 2025 or 2026 all weekend long. (Note: Only official Millstadt Homecoming buckets from this year or last year are eligible for refills).

We will be dropping our Biergarten draft list very soon!

Come raise a glass, and a bucket, with us at Homecoming this weekend! 🍻

08/30/2026

MARK YOUR CALENDARS: Millpond Brewing 7th Anniversary - October 3rd & 4th! 🍻🎉

Hard to believe another year has flown by. Saturday, October 3rd is officially our Anniversary Day, and we’re celebrating all weekend long to thank our incredible community of support!

We’ve got two huge days planned with:

🎶 Live Local Music Lineup
Saturday (Oct 3rd - Anniversary Day):
Noon – 3 PM: Big Joe’s Bavarians
3 PM – 6 PM: Show Me State Grassers
6 PM – 9 PM: Freefall
Sunday (Oct 4th):
2 PM – 6 PM: Turn A Bouts

🌮 Local Food
🍺 Special Collaboration Release + Anniversary B**r Release

WHEN:
Saturday, Oct 3 (Anniversary Day!): 12:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Sunday, Oct 4: 12:00 PM – 7:00 PM

WHERE: 📍 Millpond Brewing • 308 E Washington St, Millstadt, IL

Save the dates, tag your b**r-drinking crew, and stay tuned, we’ll be dropping details on food, and special b**r releases very soon!

08/30/2026

What’s your favorite St. Louis b**r can of 2026 so far? 🍺🎨

Here's a nomination: Millpond’s Freestyle Walking, designed by the brewer’s 7-year-old daughter. Tell us what has caught your eye, or better yet show us!

08/28/2026

Draft list is stocked and food trucks are set for the weekend!

We have a fresh batch of Dunkes Bier ready for you today.
For anyone new to it, Dunkes Bier is our traditional German-Style Pilsner brewed from an authentic, 188-year-old Schönberger family recipe from Millstadt’s Sister City, Groß-Bieberau, Germany.
Named after the local nickname for folks from Groß-Bieberau, it’s a crisp, light-bodied pils with crackery malt and a subtle floral-herbal hop finish, brewed to honor the deep roots so many of our local families share.

Other fresh pours ready to go, include the return batch of Freestyle Walking - Hazy IPA and side-pulls of Feier - Märzen, plus two great Food Trucks parked outside to keep you fed:

🥢 Friday (8/28): SEOUL TACO | 🌮 Korean-Mexican Street Food Food Truck (5 PM – 7 PM)
🌮 Saturday (8/29): Takozz Food Truck (4:30 PM – 7:30 PM)

Come grab a cold draft, some food, and spend part of your weekend hanging out with us in the taproom or on the patio.

⏰ Taproom Hours:
Friday: 12 PM – 10 PM
Saturday: 12 PM – 10 PM
Sunday: 12 PM - 7 PM

📍 308 E Washington St, Millstadt, IL

08/26/2026

Guitars, banjos, and cold b**r. 🪕

Our monthly Bluegrass Jam is happening tonight! Whether you’ve been picking for decades or just picked up an instrument, all skill levels are welcome to pull up a chair and jump into the circle.

Not a musician? No problem at all, come grab a fresh draft (maybe that new batch of Freestyle Walking, or a side pull of Feier our Märzen/Oktobersfest), grab a seat, and enjoy some great live bluegrass with the community.

⏰ Open Today: 3 PM - 10 PM
🪕 Bluegrass Jam: 6 PM - 9 PM
🍺 Happy Hour: 3 PM - 6 PM ($2 off drafts!)