A new website established to help South Carolinians voice their support for new craft beer-related legislation is beginning to gain attention and a groundswell of support in an effort to pass the so-called Stone Bill in the waning days of the SC Legislature.
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Palmetto launches new website, re-releases Ginger Slap
Following in the footsteps of RJ Rockers and Thomas Creek – i.e., South Carolina breweries whose websites were long overdue for a 21st century makeover – Charleston’s Palmetto Brewing Co. recently gave their homepage a new coat of paint. Redesigned from top to bottom, the new website gives visitors easier access to the the brewery’s history, its slate of beers, tasting room hours and more. Check it out.
Speaking of Palmetto, the brewery recently re-released Ginger Slap, a 6% reworking of its classic Amber Ale with the addition of Brazilian ginger and cardamom seeds. Unlike a lot of ginger beers, it’s not too strong, instead leaning toward a sweeter ginger nose and a more dry, spicy finish. You’ll find it on tap at the brewery and for sale throughout the Charleston area.
Thomas Creek launches new website
A couple of months ago, I was lucky enough to get a sneak peek at the upcoming new website for Greenville’s Thomas Creek Brewery. The brewery had planned a complete redesign of its homepage, and anyone who had ever visited the old site knew it was time for South Carolina’s largest brewery to … well, let’s say join the rest of us in the 21st century. (No offense, TC, but that was a pretty ugly website.)
Today, that new website has gone live, and it looks mighty fine.
The website has been redone from top to bottom thanks to Columbia’s Chernoff Newman ad agency and gives a detailed and visually appealing breakdown of all the brewery’s beers, staff and more. Yours truly even makes an appearance on the Buzz section! (Note: Free promotion in no way influences my opinion that this is the second-best website on the Internet.)
The TC crew is still working out some of the kinks, but for the most part things are up and running. Go check it out and get an eyeful.
Westbrook website previews upcoming brews
The “Beers” section of Westbrook‘s website got a bit of an upgrade recently, primarily the addition of a section devoted to previewing soon-to-be-released beers.
There are six beers currently showcased on the new section, including:
- Shane’s Big DIPA, the 9.6% imperial IPA launched yesterday and named for brewer Shane Cummings;
- Bearded Farmer: McCullough, the next in the brewery’s series of saisons. This one comes in at 6.7% ABV and 30 IBUs, and is brewed with pilsner and rye malts; spiced with white, green and pink peppercorns; fermented with three strains of Brett and then bottled and kegged for your enjoyment;
- The first four entries in the Old Time series of barrel-aged dark ales I wrote about recently. There’s Brandy Old Time, aged in Laird’s apple brandy barrels for 18 months; Grumpy Old Time, also aged in Laird’s barrels but with the addition of wild yeast; Rummy Old Time, which spent 18 months in Pritchard’s rum barrels; and Funky Old Time, aged 18 months in oak red wine barrels with wild yeast.
All six beers are scheduled to be bottled and released in March. You’ll want to get your hands on Rummy Old Time if you can as only 18 cases produced.
Side note: Brandon “Old Time” Plyler’s lookin’ mighty fine in that artwork.
Quest’s presence grows online, in print.
The folks at Quest Brewing Co., one of the up-and-coming breweries in Greenville, ended last week on a high note after being the subject of a local newspaper piece and launching a more robust web presence.
Already featured in a local TV news report, Quest was also the focus of a Greenville News article published Friday. In it, Quest founder Don Richardson talks about how the brewery got its start and where they’re going from here. Maybe they can cut it out and put it on their fridge. (Or, their new 30-barrel brite tank, which was delivered Saturday.)
Richardson said he expects the brewery to be online and open for tastings by mid May. Their main focus from the start will be the four core beers in their Legendary Series: Smoking Mirror Porter, Kaldi Coffee Stout, Golden Fleece BPA and the West Coast-style Ellida IPA.
(Quick aside: A smoked porter as one of your core beers? High five, guys.)
And, as if expecting a little more attention from all the media reports, the brewery’s new website also went live Friday afternoon. The new site gives visitors a good look into the backstory of the brewery, where they see themselves going and what they’ll be brewing when they eventually go online. The beer lineup is looking good, as the brewery plans to churn out not only unique base beers and seasonals, but a line of sours and barrel-aged beers as well.
No news on opening day – sometime in May is all we’re hearing now – or when tours and tastings will be offered, but that news will likely be coming shortly.
