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I like beer.

Brewgrass tickets on sale

Tickets for the Brewgrass Festival are now on sale. I’ve never been able to make it to one of these, but I’ve been assured by those that have it is an awesome time. There will be around 40 breweries showing … Continue reading

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seriously?

Kid Rock to have his own craft beer

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possible demise of the Oregon brewing empire?

It seems we aren’t alone in South Carolina with beer-hating government officials. It can even strike the Beer Mecca. Thanks to Vocated and the Beave for sending this video along to me: http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2009/02/14/or.1900.beer.tax.kgw In Oregon, they are considering increasing the … Continue reading

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alternatives to wine for St. Valentine’s Day dinner

As St. Valentine’s Day approacheth, I have begun brainstorming for creative ways to celebrate the day with my bride. (Side note: being married for four years now, I’m impressed that I actually started thinking about this two days in advance…) … Continue reading

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1,000 views in a month

I just took a look at my stats and noticed that in January I topped 1,000 views in a month for the first time. I’m still shocked people read this, but I am very grateful for everyone that tunes in … Continue reading

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South Carolina’s restrictive beer laws strike again

I read some sad news yesterday. Due to South Carolina’s archaic and restrictive beer laws, the Charleston Beer Exchange has had to stop doing their in-store beer tastings. It is ridiculous how backwards and hypocritical South Carolina’s laws are pertaining … Continue reading

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Untamed Beer on Twitter!

All the cool kids are doing it, so why shouldn’t I? Just in case you want to know what I’m doing, where I’m at, and what I’m drinking at any time, I’m now on Twitter. Since I don’t have an … Continue reading

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Untamed Beer featured on Big Gnome’s podcast

On Friday, Big Gnome launched it’s new podcast series called Lunchbox. Big Gnome is a Greenville-based marketing and public relations firm and I received the honor of being the first interviewee for the podcast. Nicole grilled me on some tough … Continue reading

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it’s alive! resurrection pale ale

As I chronicalled in a post last week, my first attempt at all-grain brewing got debacled. Well, I tried again this week and it went much better. I’m not sure what was going through my head last week, but I … Continue reading

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the Charleston Beer Exchange brings craft beer dedication to South Carolina

A couple weeks ago I was in a wedding for a good friend in Charleston, SC. As an aside, if anyone is thinking about a destination wedding, Charleston is probably one of the best locations in the country. Lots of … Continue reading

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