From beer to ice cream tacos to craft cocktails whose proceeds go to nonprofits, these businesses are showing support for the St. Louis LGBTQIA+ community all June long.
Find the Pride Love Sundae (rainbow cake, vanilla custard, whipped cream and rainbow sprinkles) at Mr. E’s Cider Donut & Custard Shop at the farm. Eckert’s is once again donating all proceeds to PFLAG, the first and largest organization dedicated to supporting, educating and advocating for queer folks and their families.
951 S. Green Mount Road, Belleville, Illinois, 618-310-2758, eckerts.com
Perennial recently released Double Entendre, an ale flavored with honey, juniper berries and lemon; a portion of its sales will go to TransParent, a volunteer-run organization bringing support to parents and caregivers of gender-expansive individuals.
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8125 Michigan Ave., Patch, St. Louis, Missouri, perennialbeer.com
Portion of proceeds benefiting PROMO, a Missouri statewide LGBTQIA+ advocacy and lobbying nonprofit organization:
At the end of June, 4 Hands will donate a portion of its sales of City Wide Pride beer (look for the rainbow can), Rainbow Snow Cone hard seltzer and all Pride merch to PROMO. “This year during Pride month and throughout the year, we feel it is more important than ever to stand with our friends, family, coworkers, fans, distributor and retail partners and those in the LGBTQ+ community whom we have yet to meet,” the brewery said in a post on Instagram.
1220 S. 8th St., LaSalle Park, St. Louis, Missouri, 314-436-1559, 4handsbrewery.com
Bijoux Handcrafted Chocolates
This month, Bijoux Chocolates has crafted a special Pride collection of bonbons available in 8- and 12-piece sizes. The 8-piece box contains two each of salted caramel, banana split, cheesecake and foraged mulberry, with the 12-piece box adding two each of baklava and Key lime pie.
Multiple locations, bijouxchocolates.com
Born This Way cocktail.
In Midtown, the Fountain on Locust is hosting a June fundraiser featuring three aptly named Pride menu items. Two are drinks: the Born This Way (triple sec, vanilla vodka, Champagne and ice cream) and A Lil’ Fruity (Don Q Coco rum, banana liqueur, pineapple juice and scratchmade rainbow marshmallow). The third is an ice cream sundae called LesBeHonest (ice cream, orange sherbet, marshmallow sauce and whipped cream).
3037 Locust St., Midtown, St. Louis, Missouri, fountainonlocust.com
Hi-Pointe is selling a specialty giveback milkshake all June long, which features Ronnie’s vanilla ice cream, fresh blackberries, whipped cream and rainbow sprinkles, available at all Hi-Pointe locations.
Multiple locations, hipointedrivein.com
This June, Steve’s Hot Dogs is giving back with a signature Pride Dog (smoked all-beef hot dog, tricolor bell peppers, fried artichokes and grilled mango and blueberry chipotle sauce), plus three Pride-themed drinks: the Blue My Mind, Queer-tini and Beach, Please. Steve’s is also bringing back its Love is Love t-shirt, available for purchase here.
Multiple locations, steveshotdogsstl.com
Portion of proceeds benefiting Metro Trans Umbrella Group, a nonprofit working to unite the trans community and promote education and visibility in St. Louis:
ART Bar at Angad Arts Hotel
In partnership with drag queen Amazing Grace, the rooftop bar atop Angad Arts is celebrating Pride in two ways this summer: with a ’90s-themed summer drag brunch series and three specialty giveback cocktails. The brunch series kicked off on June 4 and will last all summer long, with 12 drag performances, a live DJ, a brunch buffet, one complimentary Mimosa or cocktail and tons of surprise giveaways. Purchase tickets here.
3550 Samuel Shepard Drive, Grand Center, St. Louis, Missouri, angadartshotel.com
Earthbound brews Out & About – a light-bodied ale made with honey malt, wildflower honey, lavender and hibiscus – each year for Pride and sends a portion of the proceeds to a local LGBTQIA+ organization. “Danielle is our head brewer and is an out and about member of the LGBTQIA+ community,” Earthbound said in a post on Instagram. “So really, every beer we make here is a little gay.”
2724 Cherokee St., Gravois Park, St. Louis, Missouri, 314-769-9576, earthboundbeer.com
The spooky Cherokee Street staple is donating 25 percent of its sales each Thursday in June to MTUG. Now’s your chance to get a glimpse of the bar’s new renovations, have your tarot read and order a drink or NA cocktail for a good cause. We recommend the Astral Projector (botanicals, falernum, violet and lemon).
2635 Cherokee St., Benton Park West, St. Louis, Missouri, 314-776-2337, fortunetellerstl.com
Mission Taco Joint x Sugarwitch
The two city favorites have joined forces – along with St. Louis pastry chef Tai Davis – to create MTJ’s first-ever dessert taco, only available during Pride month. Made with a waffle cone that’s been dipped in pink-colored Callebaut white chocolate, the Unicorn Taco is filled with fruity, cereal-flavored ice cream, dipped in white chocolate again and topped with the colorful, crunchy cereal. Partial proceeds will go to MTUG as well as Transformations in Kansas City.
Multiple locations, missiontacojoint.com
On June 4, St. Peters’ beloved Third Wheel Brewing released its special Glitter and Be Gay beer, a sparkling ale made with strawberry, pineapple, hibiscus and lime. Proceeds from Glitter and Be Gay will benefit both PROMO and MTUG.
4008 N. Service Road, St. Peters, Missouri, thirdwheelbrewing.com
Wellspent Brewing Co. is also collecting donations for PROMO to support the LGBTQIA+ community in St. Louis. See anyone we missed? Let us know at @feastmag.
