June 28, 2011
Let’s see….some summer news. Well, it’s HOT at the brewery. Imagine that. Tours and Tastings will go on as usual Thursdays and Saturdays but please know there is no a/c so be forewarned.
The second Boy King batch of the year will be coming out very soon and this time around will also be bottled in 22’s! We are so happy with the final label and as always thank fuzzco for all their hard work and being able to decipher our ideas that seem to only work in our own minds.
Some summer seasonals will be the return of the BELAFONTE (Bill Murray where are you??) and a hoppy pale wheat. Yum.
If your bringing dogs to COAST please be sure they are leashed. We almost lost a chicken to a dog recently and we don’t want that.
The NY times had a really good article on kolsch style beers. As you know one of our year round beers: 32/50, is a kolsch and we are so proud of that beer. It is currently ranked the #1 kolsch in the world on BeerAdvocate!! Very cool. Perfect Charleston beer as well.
Barrel Aged Blackbeerd is also about to be bottled. Excuse our lateness on this one, time got away from us.
Cheers!
May 13, 2011
American Craft Beer Week is May 16-22. Here at COAST we’ll be celebrating on May 21 at the brewery, from 11-3. We’ll be releasing some of the Old Nuptial Barleywine (in bottles only). We’ll also be releasing this years Boy King Double IPA (growlers only). Remember we can only serve 4 samples as well as sell a case limit per person per day. There will be a limit on the Old Nup and Boy King, to be announced soon. Old Nup will be available at a later date at the Charleston Beer Exchange (co-brewers of this beer). And Boy King will be available at several accounts in SC- meaning don’t sweat it if you can’t make it on the 21st.
The Little Blue Lunch Truck and Diggity Doughnuts (yes, with beer doughnuts!) will be here as well as a local band Folkgrass. Celebrate the ingenuity and greatness of American Craft Beer!
About the beers:
Old Nuptial American Barleywine was brewed with the guys at CBX to celebrate Scott’s marriage, October 2009. It’s been aging in bourbon barrels ever since, about 18 months. This was a small batch and so bottle #’s are pretty low- sorry. This is only half the whole batch we made. We tasted the unbarrelled version and decided we liked the bourbon aged better so we are now aging the rest of the batch for release later.
Boy King Double IPA is a return seasonal. While we have a basic recipe in mind, it’s never exactly the same. Always heavy on Citra hops and clocking in at 9.2% this year.
Update: Saturday 5/21 tastings 11-3 American Craft Beer Celebration! Folkgrass band and Diggity Doughnuts with special goodies for the day! On tap: Smoked Rye Pale (growlers $14) , Angry Mash Oatmeal Stout (growlers $16) , Boy King DIPA (growlers $18) 2 per person limit and Old Nuptial BA Barleywine (bottles $20), 1 per person. Thanks for your support.
February 17, 2011
So, Brewvival is February 26th, get your tickets if you haven’t already.
The brewery will be closed for tours and tastings since we’ll all be sampling the lovely beers at Brewvival. We will however open for a measly hour on Sunday, February 27th from 11-2.
February 16, 2011
David and I are presenting at Pecha Kucha 9! Tickets go on sale Wednesday February 16th and usually sell out immediately so get them quick. We look forward to being a part of an amazing night with some awesome Charleston creatives.
February 3, 2011
Goodness we’re flattered! Beeradvocate named us the #7 brewery in the nation. We’re incredibly humbled since the other 25 are truly amazing. We’re also surprised since we are the smallest brewery and don’t distribute outside South Carolina. Either way, always nice to get some recognition for what we do.
January 14, 2011
Nice write-up by Bo Petersen. I probably should have taken off one of the 7 layers I had on and smiled a bit so I don’t look so tired but hey, it is a great article!
January 13, 2011
Due to the Charleston marathon running through the base, our hours will be a bit delayed this Saturday. We will be open 1-4. Thanks for your understanding.
January 4, 2011
So the question as of late seems to be why no “big” release for Blackbeerd? To be honest, we just wanted to avoid the “over hyping” (or whatever you want to call it), the pre-trading etc… So we just started selling it at the brewery. A limit of 4 per person but other than that we’re treating it like any other beer. Which brings up a good point- to us it is like every one of the beers we make. We treat it no different even though Blackbeerd just happens to be one of my all time favorites. We put the same painstaking effort, top quality organic malts and devotion as we do all of our beers. While we do enjoy the energy of a big release party (even though we only did one- Buffalo Trace Aged Blackbeerd last year), sometimes it just doesn’t seem like the way to go. We may do a big release again, we may not. The beer, however, will always show the same devotion and love of the art of brewing.
December 22, 2010
Today, Wednesday 12/22, last tour date before Christmas. On tap for tastings:
32/50 Kolsch (bottles and growlers),
HopArt IPA (bottles and growlers)
Carnie Fire (growler only)
Blackbeerd Imperial Stout (bottles only $10)
December 20, 2010
Wednesday 12/22 4-7
CLOSED Thursday 12/23 and Saturday 12/25.
Thursday 12/30 4-7
CLOSED Saturday 1/1/11
Hoppy Holidays from COAST.
