Upstate bar and growler store Growler Haus has seen such success with its locations in Anderson and Spartanburg that the company recently announced a third location would be opening soon in the city of Fountain Inn.
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Newly rebranded SC Brewers Guild holds first executive committee meeting
With continued and expanded growth of South Carolina’s craft beer community throughout 2014 comes a renewed mission for the South Carolina Brewers Guild – formerly known as the South Carolina Brewers Association – which held its inaugural executive committee meeting in Charleston last week to begin plotting the course for SC beer’s future.
Alpine acquired by Green Flash; SC distribution possible
In a surprise announcement this morning, San Diego-based Green Flashing Brewing Co. said it had acquired Alpine Beer Co., a much-hyped California brewery available only in the Golden State, with the two breweries striking a mutual production agreement. It’s is one that could bring much wider distribution for Alpine, including to South Carolina.
Brewing equipment manufacturer expanding in Horry County
On Thursday, Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada-based Accent Stainless Steel Manufacturing Ltd. – a company that builds brewing equipment – announced it would be constructing a new facility in Horry County by the end of the year.
The 50,000-square-foot facility will employ around 65 people and create a $3.1 million investment in the area. Accent is hoping to have the facility online by the end of 2014. They provide brewing equipment to North America and South America.
This isn’t the first time Accent has been in the Palmetto State: The provided the brewing equipment to the Palmetto Brewing Co. when they opened more than 20 years ago.
“Our goal is to set up a world-class manufacturing facility in South Carolina that can produce high quality products for our domestic and international clients,” said Balbir Sidhu, vice president of manufacturing at Accent in a release. “I feel that Horry County has the training centers, infrastructure and standard of living to attract top-notch people that will help make our company successful.”
Egan’s Oast – CBX owners’ brewpub – changes name
Back in April, it was revealed that Rich Carley and Scott Shor of the Charleston Beer Exchange were planning opening their own brewpub called Egan’s Oast in late 2013. The brewpub was to serve local beers as well as ones brewed in-house in their 200-seat outdoor German-style beer garden and 130-seat interior dining area.
But on Wednesday, a slight change was made to the future brewpub. Apparently, another business opening soon in the Charleston area had a name a little similar to Egan’s Oast, so the decision was made to give the place a new name: Edmund’s Oast.
The name change wasn’t that much of a pain, fortunately. The “Egan” in the previous name came form Edmund Egan, one of Charleston’s earliest beer producers. So, instead of using his last name, they went with his first. Simple as that.
If you’re still scratching your head, an oast is a kiln used to dry hops.
Growler Haus progresses toward Spartanburg expansion
Anderson’s Growler Haus is continuing on the path toward opening a second location in downtown Spartanburg, although they’ve deviated somewhat from their original plan.
In March, I wrote about how the Anderson-based growler store had entered itself in Spartanburg’s Main Street Challenge for a chance to win a prime spot in downtown Spartanburg as well as some money to cover rent for the first year. But according to a story from the Spartanburg Herald-Journal, Growler Haus owner Craig Kinley decided to withdraw from the competition and instead seize on a vacant property on his own.
Kinley signed a lease on a former cigar shop at 113 N. Church St. in Spartanburg and hopes to have the second Growler Haus location open by the summer.
The store is still continuing with its crowdsourced fundraising campaign, but that’s not going so well for them. With a little more than two weeks left, the campaign has taken in just $720 of the $12,000 goal. However, that doesn’t seem to be slowing them down.
When it opens, the store will offer the same amenities as its main location: the opportunity to buy a pint to enjoy there or grab a growler to take home. A light food menu will also be offered, as well as beer dinners, private tastings and so on in the future.
Craftsmen Kitchen & Tap House opens tonight
After numerous delays, Charleston’s Craftsmen Kitchen & Tap House will finally open for business tonight.
Foodies and beer geeks alike have waited anxiously for the bar and restaurant to open its doors after about a year of delays. Friday afternoon, they got their wish as the following message was posted on Craftsmen’s social media accounts:
“Patient friends and fellow beer enthusiasts … we are happy to say we will officially open our doors TONIGHT at 5 p.m. Cheers!!”
Craftsmen will feature 48 craft beer taps divided among a variety of styles. Twelve of those taps will be dedicated solely to IPAs in the front bar, which has been dubbed the Pale Room. The remaining 36 taps will be located in the back dining room.
The food will also be tailored for different beers, at times incorporating beer into the recipe. The menu – which hasn’t been posted yet – will include bar food, entrees, soups, salads and more. The menu will switch up a bit on the weekends as well with some brunchy selections.
Craftsmen is located at 12 Cumberland St. in Charleston. If you plan on going tonight, chances are you won’t the be the only one there.
