Back in the spring of this year, Meghan Harrington won a raffle for a free trip to SweetWater Brewery in Georgia.  Meghan has since made the trip and shares her experience with us through these photos!  Check them out!

Charleston craft beer enthusiast, Timmons Pettigrew, has a new book on shelves October 6th titled, Charleston Beer: A High Gravity History of Lowcountry Brewing.

Book Signing

Timmons will join us Wednesday, September 28th 5-7pm for a book signing & local brews only Growler Hour!  Be sure to stop by, get a copy, grab a pint and socialize with Timmons!

Join us Friday September 16th for a 4-Course Wine dinner with Smith-Wooton / Croze winery.  These small production, award winning wines handcrafted by Winemaker Gary Wooton will be paired with succulent Southern cuisine by Chef Matt Brigham.  Daniel Benton from the winery will host the dinner and share Gary’s story.

Menu

Join us Friday September 16th for a 4-Course Wine dinner with Smith-Wooton / Croze winery.  These small production, award winning wines handcrafted by Winemaker Gary Wooton will be paired with succulent Southern cuisine by Chef Matt Brigham.  Daniel Benton from the winery will host the dinner and share Gary’s story.

Menu

Join us Wednesday for a very special growler hour with Charleston’s newest commercial craft brewery, Holy City Brewing!  3 of the 4 founders will be on hand to talk HCB!  Glassware and free beer swag will be available while supplies last!

On tap we’ll be featuring a variety of their new local lineup – the following are beer notes from their website:

-Holy City Pilsner – A German style Pilsner, dry and crisp with a nice hop aroma, coming in at 45 IBU’s and 5.0% abv

-Fish Bowl Ale I – The first of our experimental test batches. Our Fish Bowl series of beers will be loosely brewed around pale ales and IPA’s. Not sticking to a style will give us an opportunity to try some things out and have a little fun with our new system. Fish Bowl Ale I will be a 6% abv 70 IBU all Summit hopped ale .

-Fish Bowl Ale II - Its a big hoppy red ale that we hopped with Warriors and Glaciers, coming in at 7.5% abv

-Pluff Mud Porter- An easy drinking 5.5% abv Porter, roasted malts and german carafa give it its color and body, 21 IBU’s

Where’s your Pinot from?

Pinot Noir grows best in cool weather.  Outside of Burgundy, France, the grape is vivacious in Oregon and in California’s Santa Barbara, Mendocino, Russian River and Carneros.  You will also find pinots growing in Austria, South Africa and New Zealand.

Row Eleven Vineyards is just one of hundreds of pinot producers in California.  Their famed Vinas 3 Pinot Noir hails from 3 different appelations, vineyards and grape clones (all in one bottle!).  A sort of salute to the Old World pinot style from within the New.  Vinas 3 is crisp and rich in cherry pie flavors and aromas – which is good because - Row Eleven has a contract with Pinot Noir lovers (yeah, pretty dedicated) that says they will “deliver a luscious red wine, rich in cherry pie aromas with a silky smooth finish, at a great price.”

Don’t trust what you read on the internet – try it for yourself!  Vinas 3 will be served up with a fabulous selection of wine paired with 4 courses of Chef Matt Brigham’s best this Friday, 6/10 at the Row Eleven Pinot Noir Dinner.