Nothing Like It

This week I'm at a client's office in Soulard, down the street from the Anheuser Busch brewery. There is absolutely nothing like stepping outside on a warm, sunny, perfect day in May, taking in a deep breath and breathing that smell of hops. That smell is so synonymous with this part of the city. You can smell it for blocks, sometimes miles, when the wind is blowing. I hope that the brewery is still around when my kids are old enough to remember it. It's such a part of St. Louis...not that the snarky Belgians care about that.