COAST, Palmetto celebrate Pint Law passage with Pint Pedal

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Charleston’s COAST and Palmetto breweries are teaming up to celebrate beer, bikes and South Carolina’s recently passed Pint Law with the inaugural Pint Pedal celebration.

The coastal breweries are teaming up for an event that merges a bike parade with the joy of being able to finally enjoy pints at SC breweries. Starting at the Palmetto brewery, riders will take a police-escorted bike over to COAST, where there will be music, food trucks and – of course – plenty of beer to enjoy. After some time there, riders will head back to Palmetto to wrap up the festivities.

Round-trip, it’s about 10 miles, but the route is an easy one. Trek Bicycle Store will be on hand to help tune up bikes if need be. Registration is required and will be capped at 125 riders. The fee of $5, which will go to support the Fat Tire Freaks bicycle club.

For more details and to register, click here.

Pint Bill signed into law

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As they say, it’s a great day in South Carolina.

Thursday afternoon, SC Gov. Nikki Haley put pen to paper and officially signed the state’s Pint Bill, immediately putting into effect the Pint Law. Starting right now, every brewery in South Carolina can begin serving up to 48 ounces to an individual.

COAST wasted no time in indicating they’re ready to begin serving pints during tours tonight, tweeting out this photo of lines of branded pint glasses. And Conquest announced opening hours for its tasting room late Wednesday, also indicating that when they law went into effect, they’d immediately being serving pints.

Be sure to find your local brewery’s tasting room hours, get out there and drink up!