The Mississippi to my right
I bike South Broadway north
to Soulard and downtown
a light downhill slope and
coast into a smell-wave
of yeast, fermentation
from stainless cylinders,
brewer’s art and brewer’s science
behind old brick and stone
vented to open windows spilling
out on to the pavement
The wave washes over me and
through me leaving barroom
remnants on its way downriver
Photograph: Anheuser-Busch Brewery, South Broadway, by St. Louis Patina.
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