Category Archives: Beer spots

Goodbye, Greenville: The Definitive Guide to the Greenville Beer Scene

Posted on June 7, 2013 by Brian

“You growns up and you growns up and you growns up!” — Trent, Swingers In May 2008, I quit my job in Charleston. Nicole was one year into running Big Gnome. With the world at our finger tips we thought, … Continue reading →

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Greenville, I Bestow Upon You a Brewing Quest

Posted on March 17, 2013 by Brian

Thomas Creek and Blueridge Brewing have been the only kids in Greenville’s beer family for the past 15 years. Those teenagers are about to get a baby brother. Don Richardson and Andrew Watts are set to give birth to Quest Brewing … Continue reading →

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Colorado… what now?

Posted on June 26, 2011 by Brian

In 1983, my family moved from Cleveland to Denver. I was seven years old. My parents both grew up in Cleveland. If I count correctly, at least three generations on either side preceded them in Northern Ohio, before you get … Continue reading →

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Sippin’ Beers on the West Side

Posted on May 3, 2011 by Brian

This past week I had the opportunity to travel to Los Angeles for work. It’s the first time I’ve ever been in the state, and considering there are over 100 breweries and brewpubs in Southern California, I felt like my … Continue reading →

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The Trappe Door

Posted on April 24, 2011 by Brian

I wouldn’t exactly call Greenville a beer town… yet. The looming presence of Bob Jones University has kept the bible belt tight around the waist of the city for a long time. However, the growth of industry and influx of … Continue reading →

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The Beer Exchange Comes to Greenville

Posted on January 31, 2011 by Brian

In November 2008, Scott Shor and Rich Carley opened the Charleston Beer Exchange. It was the first of its kind in South Carolina, a retailer totally dedicated to craft beer. Two years later, the store is ranked as the #2 … Continue reading →

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Front Street Brewery in Wilmington, NC

Posted on January 8, 2011 by Brian

Over New Year’s weekend, I went on a family trip with my in-laws to Wilmington, NC, where we met up with some long-time family friends from Columbia. It was a fun three day excursion to welcome in 2011. We went … Continue reading →

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Tapping the Beer Community in Greenville

Posted on July 19, 2010 by Brian

It’s time for me to come clean. I admit, I have Asheville envy. Nine breweries, self-distribution and a kick-ass beer store, Bruisin Ales. As a beer lover, sometimes I wish I had moved 60 miles up highway 25. It’s not … Continue reading →

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the Brick Store Pub

Posted on March 23, 2010 by Brian

I had the opportunity to go to the Brew Your Cask Off Festival at the Sweetwater Brewery in Atlanta this weekend. It was an awesome time, there were some great casks, and there were some, well, not so awesome casks. … Continue reading →

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Cleveland beer tour, part 4 – The Brew Kettle

Posted on August 21, 2009 by Brian

If I had known exactly what The Brew Kettle in Strongsville was, I certainly wouldn’t have made this my last stop on the beer tour. I probably would have gone there when I first got to Ohio and asked them … Continue reading →

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