Jan
4
Editor's Note: We welcome 2013 with open arms, empty glasses, and our first blog post of the year from that most revered of guest bloggers,Professor Brandon "Old Time" Plyler. Read below to learn some of the finer points of aging beer from a (now certified!) expert. Cheers! -ETP
12-12-2012 marked the end of a journey for Stone Brewing Company with the release of their 11th beer in the...
Dec
31
We have no idea what happened, but 2012 is over.
Okay, we have some idea what happened. Here's our ol' college try at recapping the year in Charleston beer. This is in no way exhaustive, and is in no particular order...
We lived to see December 22nd. Take that, Mayans!
Charleston's fifth brewery, Frothy Beard Brewing Company, found an official home and opened for business in late October. We'...
Dec
28
The Charleston City Paper's annual Best of Charleston voting is well underway, and we've decided to throw our hat in the ring.
You can vote online here for over 300 things split across 7 sections. You don't have to vote for all 300, but we'd like to take this time to shamelessly beg, plead, and grovel for your vote in the following categories:
News & the Media
Local Website - CHSBeer.org...
Dec
24
On December 12th, 2012, Team CHSBeer had the thrilling privilege to present at Pecha Kucha Night #16 at Growfood Carolina!
If you don't know, Charleston's Pecha Kucha nights are presented by Charleston Creative Parliament, and are a chance for local creative folks to speak about their ideas and passions in a very specific format. You can read a lot more about that right here.
We scripted our...
Nov
14
In early September, I caught up with Morgan and Edward Westbrook, co-founders of Westbrook Brewing, to talk about their barrel-aging program for Eat This! Charleston, a quarterly food magazine to which I contribute a column. I ended with up great audio, and since you can't print audio, we thought we'd post it up here for anyone interested, along with a full transcript. The Winter 2012 issue of...
