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The 2014 edition of Westbrook‘s BA Mexican Cake hasn’t even been released yet, but the Mount Pleasant brewery is already hinting at what’s in store for the 2015 release. Westbrook has kept quiet about the details surrounding the imminent release of the highly touted barrel-aged version of their incredibly popular Mexican Cake ...

One of South Carolina’s oldest and one of its newest breweries took home medals from the recent 2014 US Open Beer Championship held in Atlanta. RJ Rockers and Swamp Rabbit both clinched medals in the annual championship, which includes thousands of entries from professional and home brewers alike and is judged by an international panel. ...

Hunter-Gatherer Brewery & Alehouse has been a staple of Columbia’s beer community since opening in 1995, acting as a sort of forefather for the Capital City’s now-blossoming craft beer scene. While other local beer establishments have come and gone, Hunter-Gatherer has weathered the storm and remained an incredibly pop ...

Back in January, I reported that Cigar City was in negotiations with South Carolina distributors to begin shipping its product to the Palmetto State as part of a regional expansion throughout the Southeast. Well, it’s the middle of the year, and there’s no Jai Alai or Maduro Brown on South Carolina shelves yet, but the ...

Breweries offering people something new and unique via keg treatments, randalized beers and casks is common these days as brewers look for a way to put a new spin on their offerings. Conquest is no different, and on Wednesday they announced a new series that gives fans of the brewery a chance to taste their own creations. ...

It’s great to see everything Quest has accomplished in just its first year of operation. Since opening last summer, the brewery has already expanded distribution statewide, began it canning program and held its first bottle release. With growth that rapid, it’s not much of a surprise Quest is looking to expand distrib ...

Sierra Nevada is about to set out on the inaugural Beer Camp Across America festival, an ambitious traveling beer extravaganza that invites every craft brewery in the country to participate. The festival will eventually make its way to Sierra Nevada’s new facility in Mills River, NC, and nine South Carolina breweries will be mak ...

They grow up so fast, don’t they? This weekend, River Dog is celebrating its first anniversary with a day-long celebration including a new and special beer release and other festivities. Beginning at 2 PM and running every half hour until 7 PM, a different beer will be tapped or a different door prize will be ...

At Conquest’s record-breaking tap takeover last Friday, the first releases in the brewery’s new series of fruited wild ales were released. But the beer won’t be draft-only for too long. Friday saw the release of four new wild ales in a series Conquest has dubbed Bellator, which is “warrior” in Latin. ...

It’s been just a few months since River Rat opened for business, but the Columbia brewery is already expanding its production in advance of more packaging. Thursday, the brewery became home to three new 30 BBL fermenters, which should be online within the next month. The new equipment will be a sizable expansion for the ...