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The term “tap takeover” is used a little too liberally these days. Usually when a bar or store hosts one, it’s a handful of a brewery’s year-round releases and one or two special beers, and not something such as Stone’s Most Arrogant Bar party. But Friday, Columbia’s Piney Grove Green’s location is host ...

Sierra Nevada‘s new Mills River, NC facility recently came online, and with it’s production a new beer exclusive to the Southeast. While construction on the brewery is expected to last for the rest of this year, the facility is built enough to begin production. One of their first new releases is Rain Check, a 9% s ...

This story’s made the rounds during the weekend, but that doesn’t make it any less ridiculous. Last Friday, Paul Roof – better known as the guy featured on the artwork for Holy City‘s Chucktown Follicle Brown cans – was fired for simply having his likeness associated with the beer. Roof was a sociology professor at ...

One of the goals of the soon-to-become-law Stone Bill - aside from allowing current in-state breweries to expand - was to make South Carolina more attractive to larger national breweries, the bill’s namesake included. And now comes news that the Palmetto State is back on the radar of another big-name brewery, shou ...

  Swamp Cabbage is officially Columbia’s third and South Carolina’s 19th brewery this week after receiving all of its necessary licenses. The brewery announced Wednesday it had undergone and passed its final inspection and received its county business license. By Thursday, they had their state license in hand as well and a ...

The so-called Stone Bill took one giant leap to finally becoming law on Tuesday as a favorable compromise was reached among distributors and other involved parties. And if one lawmaker is to be believed, the bill’s passage could all but ensure the West Coast brewery opens its satellite operation in South Carolina. Tuesday afternoon, the ...

Popular bar/beer store Growler Haus could soon be opening a third location in the city of Aiken, joining shops in Anderson and Spartanburg. According to a story in Monday’s Aiken Standard, Growler Haus owner Craig Kinley is considering adding a third location. There’s no timeline or window for when or if a third ...

Next week could be the end of the so-called Stone Bill’s saga after a group of state senators and representatives met Wednesday to iron out the details of the legislation. The conference committee comprised of three members each from the South Carolina Senate and South Carolina House of Representatives met in Columbia Wednesday to di ...

North Charleston’s Freehouse Brewery is planning to begin bottling some its beers later this year and has just received federal approval for one of its upcoming labels. One of South Carolina’s newest breweries, Freehouse’s flagship 6% Ashley Farmhouse Ale, an organic Belgian-style saison, will be one of the first ...

Thomas Creek is gearing up to celebrate its sweet 16 with another big anniversary bash on June 28. The first big celebration since completing its expansion and the opening of its official tap room, Thomas Creek will celebrate its 16th anniversary next month with another big blowout. This year’s celebration runs from 2-8 PM at ...