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June 11, 2013

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World of Beer hosting NoDa Brewery Spotlight June 20

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It’s been great having Charlotte’s NoDa Brewing Co. in South Carolina for the past few weeks. Ever since they hit the Columbia market, the North Carolina brewery has been a hit at bars across the city, with numerous kegs being kicked at the city’s World of Beer location.

NoDa’s initial launch lineup – Jam Session Pale Ale, Ramble on Red, Hop, Drop & Roll Imperial IPA and GABF medal-winning Coco Loco Porter – was impressive, and NoDa fans such as myself were promised there was more on the way. And next week, you’ll be able to get another taste of one of Charlotte’s best.

WOB will feature NoDa in their Brewery Spotlight series with an event on Thursday, June 20. In addition to the four beers already released, a few new NoDa brews will make their first appearance in the Capital City, including:

  • Ghost Hop, a 5.9% white IPA brewed with Amarillo and Centennial hops and fermented with Belgian wit yeast;
  • Woody & Wilcox, a straight-up American IPA with Columbus, Magnum, Cascade and Santiam hops coming in at 6%; and
  • Monk’s Trunks, a Belgian pale ale with Belgian malts and European hops at 5.6%.

I was in Charlotte a couple of weekends ago and stopped by NoDa for a few pints, so trust me when I say these guys do not make bad beer. Be sure to come out and show some love.

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World of Beer taps rare, unique Founders brews for members-only event

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Being a Loyalty Member at Columbia’s World of Beer certainly has its perks. Sure, there’s all the swag you get for drinking great beer, but it also gets in you to special members-only events the folks running the show occasionally throw.

If these event are a way of saying thanks for being a member, then the one they’ve got lined up for May 30 is like a big ol’ bear hug. Four beers from Founders will be featured that night, and the WOB crew it aiming to make membership worth it.

First and foremost, WOB will have the ONLY keg of Doom – Founders’ 10% barrel-aged double IPA – you’ll find in the Columbia area. The rare Backstage Series release is a bigger version of Double Trouble, Founders’ 9.4% DIPA, which has been aged in bourbon barrels. And if you want to try them side-by-side, you’ll be able to do just that as a keg of  Double Trouble will also be on tap that night.

And they’ve got a keg of KBS. ‘Nuff said.

WOB’s Randall will also be brought out to give a unique spin to Breakfast Stout. The beer will be run through brown sugar-glazed pecans that have been soaked in Buffalo Trace bourbon, a concoction created by WOB’s Chris Metcalfe.

Other than buying the beer, there’s no charge to attend, but you will have to be a WOB Loyalty Member to gain access to the super-secret drinking area (read: upstairs). Visit the bar to sign up for their loyalty program.

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April 3, 2013

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World of Beer dedicates night to SC beer

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Since opening a little more than a year ago, Columbia’s World of Beer location has become a sort of second home for many of the city’s craft beer fans (yours truly included). Unlike other craft beer-centric watering holes in the city, WOB works hard to bring in and promote as much local beer as possible, visiting one-on-one with brewers to pitch exactly what they’re trying to do. I’ve talked at length with the guys running the place and I can tell they’re really dedicated to getting as much SC beer into the place as they can.

All that work comes to a head this Thursday as part of WOB’s Southern Beer Feature event, or as it’s colloquially known, South in Your Mouth.

That night, the bar’s taps will be taken over by nearly every brewery in South Carolina, including some brand new beers and a lot beers and breweries rarely seen in Columbia. In total, there will be 40 South Carolina beers for the taking.

Here’s what each brewery will have on tap Thursday night:

River Dog

  • American Red
  • Galaxy Quest
  • Pale Ale
  • IPA
  • Coastal Ale
  • Sinister Stache

COAST

  • Dead Arm Pale Ale

Westbrook

  • Udderly Milk Stout
  • New Rye Pale Ale
  • Bearded Farmer: McCullough
  • IPA
  • White Thai
  • Cap’n Skoon’s

Holy City

  • Pluff Mud Porter
  • Slam
  • Pilsner
  • Slanted Porch Pale Ale
  • Little Dinghy
  • Manuel Fantastico

RJ Rockers

  • Patriot Pale Ale
  • The Fix
  • Bald Eagle Brown
  • Bell Ringer
  • Star Spangled Stout

Windy Hill Cidery

  • Blueberry Cider
  • Hoppin’ Johnny
  • Rusty Gold
  • Ginger Gold
  • Gala Peach

Thomas Creek

  • Dockside Pilsner
  • River Falls Red Ale
  • Castaway Chocolate Orange IPA
  • Up the Creek Extreme IPA
  • Deep Water Dopplebock

Conquest

  • Artemis Blonde
  • Medusa Stout
  • Sacred Heart

New South

  • Nut Brown Ale
  • White Ale

To the best of my knowledge, this is the largest collection of SC beer ever at any Columbia bar at one time. While there could be a few additions or changes between this list and what ultimately ends up on tap, that’s the bulk of what will be on.

This will be the first and possibly only time you’ll see some of these beers on tap in the Midlands, so pull up a chair, raise a glass and drink local.