Holy City Brewing

Founded in 2011

Beerfolk:

Chris Brown - Partner, Head Brewer
Joel Carl - Partner
Mac Minaudo - Partner
Sean Nemitz - Partner
Tim Bettencourt - Assistant Brewer (and all-around Fantastico)

Holy City Brewing is the brainchild of a quartet of gentlemen with differing backgrounds, but a common passion for craft beer. Joel Carl and Sean Nemitz were partners in a rickshaw company downtown, where they homebrewed on a 15-gallon system made of welded ex-bicycle parts in the off season. Mac Minaudo was an Asheville transplant looking to purchase some space to continue his work in the bio-diesel industry. Chris Brown was an eager brewer from Atlanta ready to strike out on his own after a stint at Gordon Biersch.

The four put their minds and resources together to open Holy City Brewing in Mac's 4,000 square-foot warehouse space in North Charleston. After an inordinate amount of hands-on work fixing up all aspects of the building, a brand spanking new 15-barrel system was installed, along with three 25-barrel fermenters two brite tanks totalling 45 barrels.

The brewery launched in the summer of 2011 with two year-round beers, Holy City Pilsner and Pluff Mud Porter, as well as a short-lived first entry in their experimental "Fish Bowl" series. And handful of seasonals have followed, but Holy City has really gained a following for their year-rounds. There are plans to package in the future, but they remain draft-only for now (with extremely reasonable growler prices).

As of Saturday, March 31st, Holy City will also offer homebrew ingredients for sale!

Tour & tastings

Mon - Tue : 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Wed - Fri : 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Sat : 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM

The entire Holy City experience will run you $5, which includes a tour of the facility, four 4oz. samples, and a free pint glass to take home. Tours are offered throughout the designated hours.

Growler fills

Number of taps: 5
<p>Holy City Brewing growler fills cost $10. Though they will fill any growler, you can purchase an empty Holy City growler for $5. Growlers are bottom-filled from taps running directly out of their cold room, behind a particularly cozy bar with a shop sink handily filled with dilute sanitizer. They'll even seal your growler with a plastic ring that gets heat-shrunk by a blowtorch (wicked). Some fun swag is available, including rad leather koozies for your pint glass. Cash and major credit cards are accepted, and parking is free and extensive just outside the door.</p>

Beer

Name	Style	ABV	Release	Package types
Category 4 IPA	American IPA	8.0%	Seasonal	Draft Growler
Shiftee	Belgian Strong Pale Ale	8.5%	Seasonal	Draft Growler
Lowcountry Dark Ale	Black IPA / Cascadian Dark Ale	6.8%	Seasonal	Draft Growler 22oz bomber
Pecan Dream	American Brown Ale	6.0%	Seasonal	Draft Growler
Category 3 IPA	American IPA	7.0%	Seasonal	Draft Growler
Bowens Island Oyster Stout	American Stout	5.8%	Seasonal	Draft Growler
Vienna Lager	Vienna Lager	5.2%	Seasonal	Draft Growler
Smoked Märzen	Smoked Beer	6.5%	Seasonal	Draft Growler
Collision Stout	American Double / Imperial Stout	8.8%	Seasonal	Draft Growler 750mL bottle
Graveyard Shiftee	American Porter	8.5%	Seasonal	Draft Growler
Washout Wheat	Hefeweizen	5.3%	Seasonal	Draft Growler
Smoke Break	Smoked Beer	8.5%	Seasonal	Draft Growler
Category 2 IPA	American IPA	6.6%	Seasonal	Draft Growler
Fish Bowl Ale 1	American IPA	6.0%	One-off	Draft Growler
Fish Bowl Ale 2	American Amber / Red Ale	7.5%	One-off	Draft Growler
New Year's Resolution Doppelbock	Doppelbock	10.0%	One-off	Draft Growler 750mL bottle
Tripping Brick	American Double / Imperial Pilsner	8.5%	One-off	Draft Growler
Laser Pants	Belgian Strong Pale Ale	8.3%	One-off	Draft Growler
The Notorious P.I.G.	American Porter	5.5%	One-off	Draft Growler
Spring Cleaning IPA	American IPA	6.5%	One-off	Draft Growler
Holy City Slam	American Pale Ale (APA)	5.0%	One-off	Draft Growler
Sir Pantaloons	Dubbel	6.3%	One-off	Draft Growler
Sex Panther	American Double / Imperial IPA	9.0%	One-off	Draft Growler
Earthworm	Rye Beer	5.9%	One-off	Draft Growler
Biscuits n' Honey ESB	Extra Special / Strong Bitter (ESB)	5.0%	One-off	Draft Growler
Black Dog's Bite (Lucas Bros Collaboration)	American Brown Ale	7.5%	One-off	Draft Growler
Weak Sauce	American Stout	4.5%	One-off	Draft Growler
Impact IPA	American IPA	7.7%	One-off	Draft Growler
Carlito's Weigh	American Pale Ale (APA)	6.4%	One-off	Draft Growler
HC-100	American Double / Imperial IPA	10.0%	One-off	Draft Growler
Old Man Helles	Munich Helles Lager	4.8%	One-off	Draft Growler
Vandelay Export	Dortmunder / Export Lager	6.3%	One-off	Draft Growler
Laser Schwarz	Schwarzbier	4.5%	One-off	Draft Growler
Highcountry Pale Ale	American Pale Ale (APA)	5.5%	One-off	Draft Growler
Pollinator II: Judgment Day	Belgian Pale Ale	7.5%	One-off	Draft Growler
Funkel Dunkel	Munich Dunkel Lager	5.8%	One-off	Draft Growler
Humble Warrior Pale Ale	American Pale Ale (APA)	6.2%	One-off	Draft Growler
The Notorious P.I.G.: Mo' Chocolate, Mo' Problems	American Porter	6.2%	One-off	Draft Growler
Manuel Fantastico Barley Wine	American Barleywine	11.8%	One-off	Draft Growler
Acronym: Belgian Blackish Brown Imperial Strong Dark India Pale Ale Waffle	Black IPA / Cascadian Dark Ale	7.0%	One-off	Draft Growler
Little Dinghy	American Pale Ale (APA)	3.9%	One-off	Draft Growler
Lamp	Belgian Pale Ale	7.7%	One-off	Draft Growler
Fancy Stout (Sweeteeth collaboration)	American Stout	5.8%	One-off	Draft Growler
That's What She Said Tripel	Tripel	7.2%	One-off	Draft Growler
Chucktown Follicle Brown	American Brown Ale	6.8%	One-off	Draft Growler
Holy Citra, RJ!	American IPA	7.0%	One-off
Holy City Pilsner	German Pilsener	5.0%	Year-round	Draft Growler 22oz bomber
Pluff Mud Porter	American Porter	5.5%	Year-round	Draft Growler 22oz bomber
Slanted Porch Pale Ale	American Pale Ale (APA)	5.6%	Year-round	Draft Growler