Charleston’s Revelry Brewing has announced – through what could be described as an equally beautiful and deeply disturbing video – the upcoming release of their first bottled American wild ale, which will also hit taps this weekend.
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Bottled sours coming soon from Conquest
At Conquest’s record-breaking tap takeover last Friday, the first releases in the brewery’s new series of fruited wild ales were released. But the beer won’t be draft-only for too long.
Brewery 85 debuts 2 beers tonight
Things haven’t slowed down at Greenville’s Brewery 85 since opening a few weeks back. With a strong showing at Brewvival and migrating from soft hours to regular operation of their taproom, the city’s newest brewery has been working hard to keep things moving.
That momentum continues Thursday night with the brewery debut of two new beers.
River Dog hosts special barrel-aged beer release
For such a young brewery, Ridgeland’s River Dog brewery has quite an adventurous barrel program. Their Pappy Van Winkle barrel-aged Quad has been well-received at numerous beer festivals across the state, and on March 1, the brewery is giving visitors at its tasting room a chance to taste a range of their BA offerings.
That Saturday, River Dog is offering a behind-the-scenes look at its barrel and sour program, including a talk with River Dog Brewmaster Dan Baker. In addition to the Pappy BA Quad, visitors will be able to sample River Dog’s Maker’s Mark Holiday Toffee Ale and Choco Rye Porter (aged in barrels for four months); Bitten by Bourbon; Cherry Oud Bruin Dog; Okatle Saison and Rye Dopplebock (being released for the first time); and Eureka Citrus Sour, a lemonade-ish sour ale.
There doesn’t look to be any additional cost for the event, so just show up to the tasting room at noon on the first and enjoy!
Westbrook readies Old Time release
After more two years of preparation and nearly a year of expectations, Westbrook on Thursday will finally release its Old Time series of barrel-aged beers.
First announced back in January, Old Time is a collaboration between Westbrook and the Charleston Beer Exchange, including Manager Brandon “Old TIme” Plyler. The base beer – a Belgian-style dark ale – has been aging in a variety of barrels since it was brewed back in July 2011. Each variant has a different name: Brandy Old Time was aged in Laird’s apple brandy barrels for 18 months; Grumpy Old Time was also aged in Laird’s barrels but with the addition of wild yeast; Rummy Old Time spent 18 months in Pritchard’s rum barrels; and Funky Old Time was aged 18 months in oak red wine barrels with wild yeast. Each 750 ml. bottle is also bottle-conditioned.
The yield from each barrel varies. There are around 150 cases of Grumpy Old TIme but only about 18 of Rummy Old Time. So, some will be easier to come by while others will be extremely rare.
Since this is a CBX collaboration, they’ll get first dibs. They, along with Westbrook and the Greenville Beer Exchange, will all release the beers Thursday afternoon. Following that, accounts throughout the rest of the state should also receive some, but expect a very limited supply.
Artwork released for Westbrook’s canned Gose
“Did you hear the rumor that Westbrook is canning Gose?”
Man, if I had a nickel for every time I’ve been asked that question in the past few months.
You may recall that back in April, I broke the news that the Lowcountry brewery was gearing up to can its 4% German sour wheat beer sometime this summer. That factual, verified piece of news somehow became a “rumor,” with fans of the beer breathlessly hoping it would come true.
It is true. It always was true. It was never a rumor in the first place.
Sorry, I had to vent there a bit. I digress. Below, you’ll find the new artwork for the canned version of Gose, which will take up permanent residence in my fridge when it’s released this summer. No word on when that’ll happen, though. It’s reportedly in distribution inventories for preorder, but with no release date.
Jester King expands into Columbia, Greenville markets
The folks on the coast aren’t the only ones who get to enjoy Jester King.
The Austin-based purveyor of saisons and sours recently expanded throughout other major markets in South Carolina after landing in Charleston before Brewvival. Bottles hit Greenville and Columbia on Wednesday.
As with the Charleston shipment, supplies are extremely limited, so get ‘me while you can. But there will likely be more as Jester King has signed a distribution deal in the state.
