River Rat, Columbia’s second brewery will be expanding to its third major market with a series of launch events this Thursday.
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Quest expanding into Charleston
Greenville’s Quest brewery in continuing to work its was down I-26. Having recently launched in Columbia and Fort Mill, the brewery will be expanding into the Charleston market beginning February 13.
According to CHSbeer, Quest will launch in the Holy City with an event at Closed for Business from 7-11 PM on the 13th. Quest’s Don Richardson and Andrew Watts will both be on hand for the launch, which will include a tapping of Quest’s year-round releases – Ellida IPA, Golden Fleece BPA, Smoking Mirrors Porter and Kaldi Coffee Stout – as well as their Pecan Porter and a bourbon barrel-aged version of Kaldi.
Closed for Business tapping special Mexican Cake cask Wednesday
Mexican Cake fever has been in full effect since Westbrook‘s now-annual beer was re-released last week, and Closed for Business is looking to give you more of what you want and then some this week.
On Wednesday, the Charleston bar and restaurant is tapping a special cask of the 10.5% imperial stout, which is brewed with Habanero peppers, cinnamon, vanilla beans and cacao nibs. C4B is putting even more of all those ingredients in this cask. They describe it as “Mexican Cake on Tijuana steroids.”
There will be plenty of other Westbrook brews on tap that night as well, including White Thai, IPA, The Raver, Bearded Farmer: Thomas, Weisse Weisse Baby and Gose.
The cask gets tapped at 6 p.m. and will not last long.
Closed for Business highlights SC beer Tuesday
Charleston Beer Week kicked off this past Sunday, and from now through Saturday, the Holy City will play host to a variety of events highlighting craft beer and local brews.
If it’s SC beer you’re looking to enjoy, you’ll want to make your way over to Closed for Business on Tuesday as they’ll be hosting a massive tap takeover of some of the state’s finest brews. Forty two beers from every production brewery in the state will rule CFB’s tap lines for the evening, including some new releases. Here’s who’s bringing what:
COAST
- 32/50
- HopArt
- Smoked Rye Pale Ale
- Whole Milk Stout (cask)
Conquest
- Artemis Blonde
- Bi-Polar High Roller
- Medusa Stout
- Sacred Heart IPA
Frothy Beard
- Pale Ale
- Peppermint Porter
Holy City
- Fancy Stout
- Pilsner
- Manuel Fantastico
- Pluff Mud Porter
- Slanted Porch
- That’s What She Said Tripel
New South
- Nut Brown Ale
- White Ale
Palmetto
- Amber
- Lager
- Espresso Porter
- Ghost Rider
- Pale Ale
River Dog
- Coastal Wit
- El Dorado
- English Dry Cider
- IPA
- Pale Ale
- Red Ale
RJ Rockers
- Bald Eagle Brown
- Bell Ringer Ale
- Patriot Pale Ale
- Son of a Peach
Thomas Creek
- Appalachian Amber Ale
- Castaway Chocolate Orange IPA
- Coffee Oatmeal Stout
- Dockside Pilsner
- River Falls Red Ale
- Up the Creek Extreme IPA
Westbrook
- Bearded Farmer: McCullough
- Grätzer
- Udderly Milk Stout
- Weisse Weisse Baby
Needless to say, you’re certain to find something you like.
For more details, head over to the event page.
