Morganton, North Carolina based Catawba Brewing Co. has reached an agreement to acquire Charleston, South Carolina based Palmetto Brewing Co. Catawba co-founder Billy Pyatt said that his company will acquire “100 percent” of Palmetto’s assets and hopes to close on the transaction by the end of the year. Once the deal is finalized, Pyatt said the […]
Quest to enter Georgia
Greenville, SC based Quest Brewing Company announced they are entering the state of Georgia starting May 17. Quest will be distributed by Savannah Distributing to serve the entire state. Quest’s Legendary Series will be available on draft along with six pack cans of Golden Fleece Belgian Pale Ale, Ellida IPA, and Smoking Mirror Smoked Porter. The […]
Brewvival 2017
Brewvival has become one of the premier craft beer festivals in the southeast. This is the third year in a row I have had the privilege in being able to attend. After a change of plans earlier in the week, we headed down to North Charleston for a weekend getaway. We checked into the hotel […]
River Rat now available throughout the Carolinas
Columbia, SC based River Rat Brewery announced that they are now available throughout North and South Carolina. They are distributed by Advintage of the Carolinas. www.riverratbrewery.com
Hub City Brew Fest
This past weekend was the second annual Hub City Brew Fest in beautiful Downtown Spartanburg, SC. The sky was cloudy with a high around 70. You couldn’t have asked for better weather for the event. This year brought more than twenty breweries from across the Carolinas. It was a well planned beer festival for people […]
GABF Southern Brewery medal winners
Here are the medal winners for the Southern breweries that attended the Great American Beer Festival for 2016; American-Style Wheat Beer With Yeast Silver: Medley of Moods, Gibb’s Hundred Brewing Co., Greensboro, NC Field Beer Silver: Slam Piece, Coppertail Brewing, Tampa, FL Herb and Spice Beer Gold: NoDajito, NoDa Brewing Co., Charlotte, NC Pumpkin Spice […]
Holy City set to enter North Carolina
North Charleston, SC based Holy City Brewing will soon be entering the Charlotte, NC market. They have partnered with Artisan Beverage Group for distribution. Look for launch events for the next two weeks. Their year round line up includes Pluff Mud Porter, Holy City Pilsner, Washout Wheat Hefeweizen, Slanted Porch Pale Ale, Chucktown Follicle Brown, Overly Friendly IPA, and Yeast Wrangler Double IPA. […]
2016 U. S. Open Beer Championship
Here is a look at how the Southern breweries did at this years competition : Silver -Blonde – Fortnight Brewing – North Carolina Bronze – IPA – Sweetwater Brewing – Georgia Bronze – Force Ten Imperial IPA – Riverdog Brewing – South Carolina Silver – Laughing Skull Amber – Red Brick Brewing – Georgia Bronze […]
Bluffton, SC
Catherine and I recently dropped the kids off with their grandparents for the week. That means MOM AND DAD TIME! We met Guy in Savannah at the halfway point to drop off the kids and knew that we were near Ridgeland and Bluffton, SC. Ridgeland just happens to be home to River Dog Brewing. We […]
Brewery Spotlight: Ciclops Cyderi and Brewery
It’s hard for me to say what my favorite brewery is. As it is I’m sure for most. There are so many great breweries now producing world class beer. I have drank some great beer from several of these breweries but when there is one that is producing that caliber of beer in your own […]
