Thomas Schlafly

Thomas Schlafly
Born	Thomas Francis Schlafly (1948-10-28) October 28, 1948 (age 77)
Education	Georgetown University (BA, JD)

Thomas Francis Schlafly (born October 28, 1948) ^[1] is an American businessman and writer. He co-founded the Saint Louis Brewery, which produces the Schlafly line of beers. ^[2] Schlafly is a graduate of the Saint Louis Priory School and received his B.A. and J.D. from Georgetown University. ^[1]

In his capacity with the brewery, he writes a column every month, "Top Fermentation". In 2006, he published A New Religion in Mecca: Memoir of a Renegade Brewery in St. Louis (Virginia Publishing), which recounted the founding of the Saint Louis Brewery. ^[3] He is also an attorney, working as a partner ^[4] in the St. Louis office of Thompson Coburn. He is a nephew of St. Louis conservative commentator Phyllis Schlafly. ^[5]

In 2012, Schlafly was a member of a group of St. Louisans who assumed ownership of the St. Louis Blues professional ice hockey team. ^{[6] [7]}

References

1. "St. Louis City Resolution Number 241". Saint Louis Public Library. November 14, 2008. Archived from the original on July 27, 2011. Retrieved June 3, 2011.
2. Saint Louis Brewery/Schlafly Beer, Saint Louis Business Journal, April 6, 2007.
3. Harry Levins, "A New Religion in Mecca" ^{[ permanent dead link ]}Saint Louis Post-Dispatch, October 15, 2006.
4. Thompson Coburn Attorney Profile
5. Zagier, Alan Scher (March 23, 2014). "Phyllis Schlafly kin in beer trademark dispute". USA Today. Associated Press. Retrieved January 12, 2015. A younger generation knows Schlafly as the brand of an up-and-coming St. Louis brewery co-founded by Schlafly's nephew.
6. St. Louis Blues, "Local Group Completes Purchase of Blues", May 10th, 2012
7. St. Louis Post-Dispatch, "New owners take over Blues", May 10, 2012

External links

• Thomas Schlafly at Thompson Coburn's website.
• Saint Louis Brewery website
• Top Fermentation columns