Swamp Cabbage is officially Columbia’s third and South Carolina’s 19th brewery this week after receiving all of its necessary licenses.
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Swamp Cabbage snags federal license
After a few months of silence, things are now flying along for Columbia’s upcoming Swamp Cabbage brewery. On Friday, they announced they’ve finally received their federal brewing license. Approval of their state and local license shouldn’t be far behind.
Additionally, Swamp Cabbage now has a Facebook page up and running, which includes a wealth of photos of their renovations and progress thus far.
River Rat obtains final license, plots February opening
A couple of weeks ago, they got their state license. And today, River Rat announced its local license is in hand, clearing the final hurdle and allowing Columbia’s second production brewery to begin operations.
River Rat plans to brew its first batch during the weekend and will be opening to the public in February. When it opens, it’ll have been less than a year since the brewery went from the planning stages to operation.
Tradesman will be Charleston’s next brewery
It’s a day of the week, so you know what that means: There’s another brewery opening in Charleston.
Tradesman Brewing Co., a nano brewery in planning, will be opening soon near many of the city’s other breweries. So far, they’ve established a brewhouse, received their federal brewing license and are in the process of obtaining a state license. The brewery did not open by the end of 2013 as it had hoped but will be pouring some of its beers at an upcoming event. Look for an official opening in the near future.
Charleston is currently home to six active breweries with more in the planning stages.
Swamp Cabbage resurfaces, updates progress
Swamp Cabbage – what will be Columbia’s third brewery when it opens – went quiet for quite some time. Specifically, the brewery’s Twitter account didn’t see much action for the last few months. A good number of people – myself included – wondered if the government shutdown earlier this year had derailed the planned brewery.
Fortunately, that doesn’t seem to be the case, and late last week the brewery tweeted that things were still a go.
“Finally some news worthy updates,” the brewery tweeted last Friday. “Renovations have started, TTB license is applied for and equipment has been ordered.” No news beyond that for now, but it’s good to see the ball rolling again for them.
River Rat receives state license
Christmas came a little late for the folks at River Rat. Last Friday, the upcoming Columbia brewery announced it had received its state brewing license, getting them closer to brewing their first batch on site.
River Rat had planned to be up and running by this point in the year, but with the government shutdown that occurred a few months ago, progress at breweries both new and old was halted. However, the brewery will have a presence at the upcoming World Beer Festival in Columbia and plans to open to the public in the next couple of months.
Brewery 85 gets federal OK to brew
At the conclusion of their regular #HuntforB85 scavenger hunt on Wednesday, which invites fans to track down the location of the brewery, Greenville’s Brewery 85 announced some big news: They’ve received their federal brewing license.
The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau – TTB, for short – is the division of the U.S. Treasury Department that oversees the payment of excise taxes, alcohol sales and more. Getting the TTB’s OK is just one stamp of approval the brewery must get before beginning operations.
Brewery 85 is still on schedule to open this fall. Here’s the string of tweets where the news was announced (and a little victory lap for founder Will McCameron).
