2012 Brewvival Reflections

Posted on March 7, 2012 by Charleston Brew Crew

Provided by CBCer Steve…

Brewvival is absolutely the premier craft beer event in the lowcountry. The lines were long to get in (again), so you want to get there early (well before the gates open at noon). You would have thought I would have learned that lesson last year, but you’d be wrong. Three double rows of brewers, I’d say there were probably were 50 great beers, and 200 good beers there. Weather was great, smoked a very good Montecristo #2 that I’ve been saving for such an event with an old friend of mine.

ABV: 9.8% IBU’s: 99

I had several favorites, but the most memorable was probably an opulent and incredibly complex Imperial Stout called Mexican Coffee Cake from Westbrook, its brewed with vanilla, cinnamon, cocoa nibs, espresso, and habanero chilis. Barrel-Aged Monck’s Revenge from Terrapin was another favorite - a bright, over-hopped belgian style IPA that had a gorgeous peaty nose almost reminiscent of Lagavulin single-malt scotch.

All told, if you weren’t there – you must not like beer…

What do you think?

Rating: 10.0/10 (1 vote cast)

BrewCrew Helping Families (Private Event 12/6 6-9PM)

Posted on November 22, 2011 by Charleston Brew Crew

The holiday season is well upon us. A time for enjoying spicy-noted winter ales and getting that special someone a growler gift. It’s also a time to embody the Christmas Spirit.

Keeping with the season of good tidings, the Charleston BrewCrew is proud to announce its involvement in the Low Country’s Families Helping Families program.

Come support this event and take part in the Christmas Spirit.

The Families Helping Families program is a partnership bringing together the generosity of local families and community groups to help area families in need and the BrewCrew is pleased to be in a position to be involved.

WHAT HAS BEEN DONE?

Gerry has sponsored a family of 4 on behalf of the BrewCrew. This family is without means to provide Christmas gifts this holiday season and the CBC is throwing a party to help.

The Oak Barrel Tavern (in Avondale West Ashley) has been rented out 6-9 PM on Tuesday December 6th to host our private member only event. There will be amazing craft beer (happy hour prices apply the entire party), hors d’oeuvres (free to you), socializing and a raffle. All it will cost is the bringing of a gift (see below) or a $5 donation at the door which will go toward a Wal-Mart/Target Gift Card for the family.

Simply put, for the cost of a delicious draft beer plus the tip, you could make special a local family’s Christmas.

WHERE and WHEN AGAIN?

Oak Barrel Tavern 825 Savannah Highway (843) 789-3686
Tuesday December 6th 6-9PM
Admission Fee — Bring a gift (see below) or $5 (applied toward gift card, again see above)

SOUNDS AWESOME, HOW CAN I BE INVOLVED?

Well I’m glad you asked? Simply review the list of items below that each needing family member has put on their Christmas list. Fly solo or go in with other CBC’ers to bring the gift to the party. Comment at the bottom of the posting or email CharlestonBrewCrew@Gmail.com if you or a group of you decide to purchase a gift and I’ll update the posting to reflect the status of the gift (to prevent duplicates) Seriously take the 30 seconds to shoot me an email to sign up for the gift so I can update the post.

GIFT LISTING:

(CRITICAL NOTE– WRAP YOUR GIFT, PUT THE PERSONS NAME ON THE LABEL AND PUT “FAMILY NUMBER 4673-11010″ ON THE LABEL)

FAMILY NUMBER – 4673-11010 (Must be on the gift/label along with the persons name the gift is for)

Without further-ado, the 2011 CBC Helping Families Family….

SAMUEL – Age 6 Sizes: pants-boys size 16; shirt boys size small
Gift suggestions: toy cars, transformer action figures

CBCer’s are bringing for Samuel:

Elizabeth K – Optimus Prime Transformer

Braden H – Toy Cars

Mike and Amy L – DynoBots Transformers

Carlos W – Boys Shirt

Frederick – Age 14 Sizes: pants- men’s 26 waist tall; shirt – men’s medium
Gift suggestions: basketball, football, hats

CBCer’s are bringing for Frederick:

Gerry and Nadine -

Braden H – Football

Greg - Age 47 Sizes: pants- men’s 34; shirt men’s XL
Gift suggestions: cologne, sports hats

CBCer’s are bringing for Greg:

Sarah W – Pants and Shirt

Carlos W – Cologne

Angelic – Age 22 Sizes: pants- women’s size 5/6; shirt – women’s size medium
Gift suggestions: perfume, flower burettes

CBCer’s are bringing for Angelic:

Colleen K – Clothing

General Suggested Gift Categories

New Clothing: At least one clothing item for each child and adult in the family.
New Toys: At least one toy for each child (Samuel and Frederick); Imagine being 6 and waking up with no toys on Christmas morning. No way.
Household: Any gift certificate for grocery stores or household items, cleaning supplies, toiletries are welcome.

Note: Please leave store tags or include a gift receipt for any gift that is clothing in nature.

If you cannot make this event, but feel moved to make a contribution please contact CharlestonBrewCrew@gmail.com to discuss details.

I personally thank you in advance for your support and making this event a success. This type of event serves a great purpose. If you have any questions at all contact charlestonbrewcrew@gmail.com and I will respond with the quickness.

Let’s make this event rock and make this family’s Christmas memorable. Thanks everybody. See you on the 6th!

What do you think?

Rating: 0.0/10 (0 votes cast)

CBC Historic Pub Tour (w/Photos)

Posted on November 20, 2011 by Charleston Brew Crew

The Charleston historic pub stroll went off without a hitch last night. The turnout was unusually low for a CBC event. There were only 8 that attended, a far cry from even the low number of 15 that had ‘accepted’ the evite.

What appeared to be a negative, quickly was realized as a positive. Our size was ideal for the tour guide to delve deeper into detail and at certain points of the tour give us an option of two destinations to choose from. He was knowledgeable of the background on each, but allowing us to choose made sure we were getting the best experience we could have.

We visited Bootleggers, Tommy Condons, The Griffon, Charleston Beer Exchange and The Blind Tiger. Some of the pubs we heard history on were no longer standing, but nonetheless there story was equally impressive.

All photos are available in the Photo section of the website.

Thanks to Alan for being our tour guide and thanks to all that showed up to make the event happen. Good times!

What do you think?

Rating: 10.0/10 (1 vote cast)

Takin’ a Stroll: Charleston Historic Pub Walk

Posted on October 22, 2011 by Charleston Brew Crew

Exclusive CBC Private Pub Tour on Nov 19

Come out with CBC and enjoy an exclusive tour with Charleston local historians Alan Stello and Michael Coker. Our tour will be a private affair through the historic streets of Charleston. Our guides will regale us with unusual but true stories of the city’s past. We’ll hear tales of early city drinking habits, prohibition-era criminals and other historical oddities of which locals seldom speak.

We’ll be given a ten minute oration outside each establishment of its history and unique past and twenty minutes to have pint inside. It’s a multi-bar walk with a guided-tour twist.

Come join us.

Brass Tacks:
RSVP HERE

WHAT: A wicked awesome historic pub tour

COST: The cost will be $10 per person, payable to the tour guide right before the tour starts (once we get 30 CBC’ers in our group, $15 per if we come in under 30)

WHERE: We will meet at Washington Square Park at the corner of Meeting and Broad

WHEN: November 19th at 4:30 PM. The tour will last until 8 PM completing at the Market. If you’re feeling froggy, grab a bite to eat with us after at a local spot. It will be awesome. Cheers!

WHERE TO MEET UP ON MAP–

What do you think?

Rating: 9.0/10 (2 votes cast)

CBC Swinesational Bobbing for Brews!

Posted on October 6, 2011 by Charleston Brew Crew

The next event is the Annual CBC Swinesational Bobbing for Brews!

Time
Saturday, October 29 · 11:00am – 4:00pm

Location
Johnson Hagood Memorial Stadium
68 Hagood Avenue
Charleston, SC

Bring 2 beers and throw them in the cooler. Take two out and enjoy. Take advantage of a great opportunity to enjoy some delicious beers and meet like-minded folks.

What do you think?

Rating: 9.0/10 (2 votes cast)

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BrewCrew Helping Families (Private Event 12/6 6-9PM)

CBC Historic Pub Tour (w/Photos)

Takin’ a Stroll: Charleston Historic Pub Walk

CBC Swinesational Bobbing for Brews!