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January 14, 2014

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Wooden Skiff Brewing Co. coming to Hilton Head

48296eba612935379824c3acd92449bc-7c2d80b6b226e2ad83133c832da21caeThe coastal region near South Carolina’s southern tip is in line to get its second production brewery once Hilton Head Island’s Wooden Skiff Brewing Co. comes online in the next few months.

When it begins production in early 2014, the brewery will be the first production facility on Hilton Head. (Hilton Head Brewing Co. is still around, but it’s technically a brewpub.) A look through Wooden Skiff’s Facebook page shows progress has been steady throughout 2013. The brewery already has its federal license, cold storage room, kegs and they’re in the process of constructing a warehouse and tasting room.

As far as beer goes, Wooden Skiff’s first releases will be the Swamp Fox Irish Red Ale and May River Sunset Blonde Ale. The tasting room is expected to be opened by the end of February.

Ridgeland’s River Dog is also located in the region, about 40 miles inland from HHI. Stay tuned for more details

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December 31, 2013

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Holy City to begin canning 3 brews

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Pluff Mud Porter isn’t the only beer Holy City will be expanding into a new format in 2014. Beginning next year, the Charleston brewery will begin canning three of its beers at different times throughout the year.

In its last newsletter of the year, HCB outlined it planned expansion for next year. On the equipment front, the brewery will be adding a new 15 BBL brew kettle, a 60 BBL brite tank and a few 60 BBL fermenters, largely expanding their brewing capacity.

And with more brewing output comes more ways to enjoy it. In addition to six packs of Pluff Mud, HCB will can Washout Wheat and Bowen’s Island Oyster Stout as seasonal releases. Chucktown Follicle Brown will become a year-round release as well. The can artwork is still being sketched out.

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December 19, 2013

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River Dog releases Pappy BA Quad

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Among bourbon fans, Pappy Van Winkle bourbons are some of the most highly sought-after whiskeys on the market, with bottles of the 23-year-old variant garnering thousands of dollars on the after-sale market. Among beer geeks, any beer aged in Pappy barrels is bound to draw a wealth of attention.

Both groups of fans will be happy to know coastal brewery River Dog recently release a version of its Belgian Quad aged in Pappy barrels. Previously tapped at the Music to Your Mouth Festival, the beer is now available in the brewery’s tasting room. The base is an 11% Belgian-style quad with all the quintessential dark fruit and raisin notes, but with a Pappy sheen on top, bumping the final product up to 12% ABV.

Julian Van Winkle, the current president of the Old Rip Van Winkle Distillery, recently gave his stamp of approval to the brew.

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October 3, 2013

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River Dog experimenting with barrel fermenting

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There are a lot of ways to barrel age a beer. Sometimes unfermented wort is racked directly into barrels. Sometimes fermented beer is added and then allowed to age. And then there’s the happy medium: Allowing the beer to ferment in the barrel and seeing what magic happens.

That latter path is the one River Dog is currently taking. On Tuesday, they posted a photo of barrel fermentation in progress inside two barrels at the brewery. No word on what beer is in the barrels or what the barrels are, but it should be noted River Dog has a proclivity for Maker’s Mark barrels.

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September 30, 2013

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COAST equipment expansion begins

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A few weeks ago, COAST announced that all of the focus in its ongoing expansion efforts was shifting toward readying the Lowcountry brewery for the arrival of its new brewing equipment. The planned tasting room was put on hold so more room could be made to house the new 30 BBL brewing system that would be arriving soon.

That new equipment began rolling in Monday morning. With any luck, it’ll be online soon and COAST can begin its planned distribution expansion.

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September 12, 2013

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Freehouse joining growing Charleston brewery market

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Looks like there’s (another) brewery coming to Charleston.

Last week, a Facebook page was launched for Freehouse Brewery, which is set to open shop in North Charleston just a few miles from COAST. A photo album on the page showcases the brewery’s equipment so far, and the first post on the page states “Brewing Fall 2013.”

Freehouse will join fellow coastal brewers *takes deep breath* COAST, Westbrook, Holy City, Palmetto, Frothy Beard the upcoming Olde Charlestowne Brewing Co. And, bucking the the trend of so many other new SC breweries, is not named after an animal or a waterway.

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August 6, 2013

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River Dog upgrades Chocolate Rye Porter to year-round status

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Ridgeland’s River Dog Brewing Co. is giving one of its brews an upgrade and adding it to the year-round release schedule.

Starting soon, RD will begin producing its 6.5% ABV Chocolate Rye Porter regularly. The brew – as the name implies – is a blend of sweeter chocolate flavors with a slight spicy rye bite to the finish. It joins the brewery’s other year-round releases, including the American Pale Ale, Coastal Wit and IPA.