One of the original craft breweries, Schlafly has a lot to offer. Their Bankside location has a full food and beer menu. It is ~5 minutes away from both hotels and located on Historic Main Street St. Charles. The riverside structure’s history is rooted in the story of Westward expansion, sitting just a few steps from the original launching site of the famed Lewis and Clark Expedition.The site of the building was originally identified as an ideal site for a gristmill in 1769 and was improved upon in 1788 by Pierre Choteau (Choteau being a famed St. Louis name). After a devastating flood, the building was converted into St. Charles’ first woolen mill in 1851. Over the next century, the building would see many different occupants and uses, from a prison ran by the Union, to a tomato canning facility. After a fire in 1966, the building was restored to what it is today.