billikenfan05 Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 4 minutes ago, Littlebill said: Top golf is to golf what that soccer darts at a tailgate is to actual soccer Better analogy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bills By 40 Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 On 12/4/2021 at 11:17 AM, Reinert310 said: Roy, I agree with @dlarry and consider TopGolf like a more fun driving range with a bar. It’s an expensive driving range where you can keep score. But I go there a lot with my family during the holidays, and it’s the type of thing that my stepmom and sister (who have never played a round of golf in their lives) can still enjoy. There are days where they have “all you can play” play for like $25. But if you’re just looking to hit some balls and work on your swing, TopGolf probably isn’t where you want to go. I enjoy going there with family, but I just consider it kinda separate from playing 18 or even working on my swing at the range. On the contrary, it is very much a bar with a driving range. Important distinction as the attraction is more to non-golfers or the rather unserious ones (myself included) than it is to guys like @Littlebill who can smack a ball 350 and shoot par on any given day. If you take your own clubs to Top Golf you are a try-hard jackoff. That's a good thing, though, because St. Louis benefits far more from an attraction for the masses than it does appealing (or trying to) to a niche group of diehard golfers. We've got Bellerive and Westwood for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BilliesBy40 Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 54 minutes ago, Bills By 40 said: I drive past the Chesterfield location M-F and other than at 745AM it is never not hosting good numbers. So many networking, happy hour, charity, and fundraising events held there that I have been a part of or at least been aware of, and I myself have gone multiple times for date night or with friends. Any development that can serve as an answer to the damned question "What is there to do in St. Louis?" is good development and this is certainly just that. The Chesterfield Top Golf is the busiest/most profitable Top Golf location in the country by basically every measurable metric. There is a reason they have been trying to open a new location in St. Louis for a few years. Bills By 40 and NextYearBill like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgstl Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 we'll have as many locations as greater LA and Chicago. so something must be going right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnbj14 Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 51 minutes ago, Littlebill said: Exactly. It’s 100% separate. I take my golf game really seriously (college athlete nbd) and I would never in a million years bring my own sticks to topgolf. There are horror stories of people shredding their club faces on TopGolf’s balls. I forget what the exact reasoning was, but I believe they use a tougher coating and are slightly denser due to the tracking tech built in. Regardless, I’d never even think about bringing my clubs either. Can’t wreck those beauties. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnbj14 Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 55 minutes ago, Littlebill said: Exactly. It’s 100% separate. I take my golf game really seriously (college athlete nbd) and I would never in a million years bring my own sticks to topgolf. NVM, duplicate post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Littlebill Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 2 hours ago, johnbj14 said: There are horror stories of people shredding their club faces on TopGolf’s balls. I forget what the exact reasoning was, but I believe they use a tougher coating and are slightly denser due to the tracking tech built in. Regardless, I’d never even think about bringing my clubs either. Can’t wreck those beauties. Ruined a club all to get a 16 on a double point ball johnbj14 likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgstl Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 Center Ice Brewery is shutting their Midtown doors tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BilliesBy40 Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 9 minutes ago, wgstl said: Center Ice Brewery is shutting their Midtown doors tomorrow. Hate to see any establishment fail, but that is not surprising given how terrible their beers are. Hopefully someone else fills the space. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billikenfan05 Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 16 minutes ago, wgstl said: Center Ice Brewery is shutting their Midtown doors tomorrow. To clarify they are closing the taproom. The brewery will remain open. wgstl likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlarry Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 1 hour ago, BilliesBy40 said: Hate to see any establishment fail, but that is not surprising given how terrible their beers are. Hopefully someone else fills the space. I thought their beers were fine. There is just a lot of better options in the area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pistol Posted February 11, 2022 Author Share Posted February 11, 2022 I wonder where their production space is, given that they'll still be putting cans on shelves. I agree that the beer isn't very good. I've been there a few times over a few years and was never impressed. Wellspent, just across the street, is excellent. UCBC is very good, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BilliesBy40 Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 1 hour ago, Pistol said: I wonder where their production space is, given that they'll still be putting cans on shelves. I agree that the beer isn't very good. I've been there a few times over a few years and was never impressed. Wellspent, just across the street, is excellent. UCBC is very good, too. Agree on Wellspent (and UCBC). Wellspent has great beers and it is relatively close to Chaifetz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrettJollyComedyHour Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 2 hours ago, Pistol said: I wonder where their production space is, given that they'll still be putting cans on shelves. I agree that the beer isn't very good. I've been there a few times over a few years and was never impressed. Wellspent, just across the street, is excellent. UCBC is very good, too. Aside from the hockey aesthetic, there wasn't anything unique about their beers that really struck me. Don't get me wrong, I'm upset the taproom is closing, but when you have Rockwell, Wellspent, and UCBC within the same general area, you have to have a niche beer or two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BilliesBy40 Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 15 minutes ago, BrettJollyComedyHour said: Aside from the hockey aesthetic, there wasn't anything unique about their beers that really struck me. Don't get me wrong, I'm upset the taproom is closing, but when you have Rockwell, Wellspent, and UCBC within the same general area, you have to have a niche beer or two. They didn't even lean into the hockey aesthetic enough. Their brewing area was cool - it was surrounded by hockey boards - but they never used the bar adjacent to that area (which was also right off of Lindell). A lot of head-scratchers with that place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thetorch Posted April 9, 2022 Share Posted April 9, 2022 Littlebill and Westy03 like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoop Posted April 9, 2022 Share Posted April 9, 2022 Any update on Humphrey's? It's Spring... BrettJollyComedyHour likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrettJollyComedyHour Posted April 9, 2022 Share Posted April 9, 2022 1 hour ago, Scoop said: Any update on Humphrey's? It's Spring... I have a feeling they'll probably wait to reopen until closer to the beginning of the Fall semester Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old guy Posted April 9, 2022 Share Posted April 9, 2022 A lot of the development plans are nice and promising, but when they open they are not what was expected. My wife went for lunch with some of her friends to The Foundry. The food court was very nice and had a wide variety of little eateries, the top floor has a grocery store which is busy, but the middle floor where small companies were to go is empty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheeseman Posted April 9, 2022 Share Posted April 9, 2022 35 minutes ago, Old guy said: A lot of the development plans are nice and promising, but when they open they are not what was expected. My wife went for lunch with some of her friends to The Foundry. The food court was very nice and had a wide variety of little eateries, the top floor has a grocery store which is busy, but the middle floor where small companies were to go is empty. If they were suppose to be office type business then all that is in a state of flux everywhere in the nation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgstl Posted May 21, 2022 Share Posted May 21, 2022 a few new restaurants coming to east midtown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old guy Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 This post is not about Midtown development it is about Kroenke and his actions against St. Louis. I have no idea what happened with the complex legal process this thing wound up being involved in. However, I do have news for those who dislike Kroenke. Bloomberg just published that the Walton family had lost $19 Billion from the Walmart stock losses. For those of you that, like me, engage in the art of shadenfreude (check it in google), this news should provide some internal satisfaction, enjoy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NextYearBill Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 2 hours ago, Old guy said: This post is not about Midtown development it is about Kroenke and his actions against St. Louis. I have no idea what happened with the complex legal process this thing wound up being involved in. However, I do have news for those who dislike Kroenke. Bloomberg just published that the Walton family had lost $19 Billion from the Walmart stock losses. For those of you that, like me, engage in the art of shadenfreude (check it in google), this news should provide some internal satisfaction, enjoy. doubt theyll miss many meals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgeldmacher Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 Did Humphrey’s ever open up? I thought the sign said coming Spring 2022. Anyone have an update? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeSmetBilliken Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 22 minutes ago, cgeldmacher said: Did Humphrey’s ever open up? I thought the sign said coming Spring 2022. Anyone have an update? Seemingly work is still being done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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