THE STONE BILL: FOOD FOR THOUGHT
The Stone Bill is now the Stone Law. Yesterday, Governor Nikki Haley signed the bill and upon signing, it took effect immediately. But in the wake of everything lately, the […]
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THE STONE BILL: WHAT THE COMPROMISE ACTUALLY MEANS
Yesterday was a historic day in South Carolina. The Stone Bill not only got through the conference committee, but an agreement was reached between the South Carolina Brewers Association and […]
THE STONE BILL: WHAT IT DOES
You might remember not long ago that we looked at what it would take to land either Stone Brewing or Deschutes Brewery as both look to expand to the east […]
STONE AND DESCHUTES: CAN SOUTH CAROLINA LAND THEM?
One of the questions that I’ve been hearing a lot lately is in regards to the potential east coast brewery locations for Stone Brewing Company and Deschutes Brewery. The next […]
RIVER RAT BREWERY’S ROLLOUT SCHEDULE
The South Carolina beer landscape continues to change with every passing week. New breweries, new beers, and new experiences for brewery patrons are on the horizon. Nowhere is that more […]
IT’S NOT EASY BEING GREEN – A NEW SPENT GRAIN RULE
When you visit breweries these days, whether in South Carolina or elsewhere, you may have noticed some spent grain sitting in a truck, trash can, or trailer that will soon […]
WHAT HAPPENED TO SKULL COAST?
Do you remember Skull Coast? It might have been a few years. Maybe since about 2011 since those beers were available in South Carolina. Like the pirate and skull from […]
SOUTH CAROLINA BEER LAW 102: BREWPUBS
(UPDATED: April 22, 2015. This was originally published on January 22, 2014). A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, I wrote a blog on what I called […]
OVER 400 NEW BREWERIES OPENED IN 2013, INCLUDING 5 IN SOUTH CAROLINA
A new report from the Colorado-based Brewers Association states that the number of breweries in the United States reached the highest level seen in the country since 1876. The highest ever […]
SOUTH CAROLINA BEER PREDICTIONS FOR 2014
Now that the holidays have come and gone, there have been plenty of year in review articles, especially for the craft beer industry. Likewise, there have been several regarding predictions […]
