Charleston Beer Week’s Thursday Schedule

Time is flying – we’re already on the backend of Charleston Beer Week! Thursday is Day 5 of the seven-day celebration.

There are once again six events to choose from, but this time most will not require a ticket.

This was easily the hardest day for me to pick a favorite event, because I would have a blast doing any of them. Lately, I’ve been diggin barrel-aged brews, so after some internal debate I chose Barrel-Aged Bonanza at Close For Business. With more than 10 options to choose from, I would be in barrel-aged heaven.

As you already know, I’m a sucker for all things Charleston, so I also recommend the Local Beer Blowout at Kudu Coffee & Craft Beer.

Here’s a look at Wednesday’s full schedule:

• 5 pm – Barrel-Aged Bonanza – Closed for Business
  • C4B will have a dozen seriously rare, barrel-aged beers on tap
  • Here’s the list of beers (and the vessels they were aged in):
    • 2013 BFM Abbaye de Saint Bon-Chien(Merlot, Pinot Noir, & Shiraz)
    • Allagash Golden Brett (oak foudre)
    • Allagash Neddles (New England Distilling Rum barrels)
    • Anderson Valley Pinchy Jeek (Wild Turkey barrels)
    • Freigeist Biere de Vie (oak barrels)
    • Liefmans Goudenband
    • Oskar Blues Ten Fidy (Bulleit Bourbon barrels)
    • Quest Imperial Porter (Cruzan barrels)
    • Southbound Brewing Clusterflies Saison (red wine barrels)
    • Stone Reason Be Damned Belgian Abbey Ale (red wine barrels)
    • Westbrook Mr. Chipper
• 5 pm – Flights & Bites w/ Great Divide – Craftsmen Kitchen & Tap House
  • Low-cost flight of beers from Great Divide Brewing (Denver) paired with a delicious, tailor-made bite from their kitchen
• 6 pm – Local Beer Blowout – Kudu Coffee & Craft Beer
  • Join the Kudu gang as they celebrate ALL things local beer
  • FOUR local casks, plus multiple drafts from EIGHT of our local breweries:
    • COAST Brewing – All Chinook Pale Ale, cask of September Saison
    • Fat Pig Brewing – TBD
    • Freehouse Brewery – TBD
    • Frothy Beard Brewing – Great White Wit and Out at Third Tripel
    • Holy City Brewing Cask of Pluff Mud Porter conditioned with Tanzania Tweega AA Coffee (roasted by Kudu!) & blueberries, Muy Amigo w/ jalapeno, cilantro & pineapple
    • Palmetto Brewing – Casl of “The 5 Hole” stout conditioned with ghost peppers & cinnamon
    • Tradesman Brewing – TBD
    • Westbrook Brewing – Siberian Black Magic Panther aged in Apple Brandy barrels, Mexican Cake
  • Hot Links Homemade Sausage (in the courtyard) and bluegrass band The Steady Hand String Band will be on site
• 6 pm – Rafa Distributing Beer Dinner – Two Boroughs Larder
  • Rafa Distributing joins forces with Two Boroughs Larder
  • The food menu still TBD, but here’s the rather outrageous beer list:
    • Blaugies Darbyste, Belgium
    • Castelain Ch’ti Triple, France
    • Haandbryggeriet Norwegian Wood, Norwary
    • Dieu du Ciel! Rigor Mortis ABT, Canada
    • Struise/Mikkeller Elliot Brew, Belgium
    • You can grab your tickets from them online here
• 6:30 pm – Quest Brewing Beer Class – Total Wine
  • Don Richardson of Quest Brewing (Greenville, SC) is holding court for this class at Total Wine
    • Quest Blanton’s Bourbon Barrel-Aged Kaldi Coffee Stout
    • Quest Cabernet Barrel-Aged Belgian Pale Ale w/ fresh cherries
    • Quest Cantelope Witbier
    • Quest Cruzan Rum Barrel-Aged Imperial Smoking Mirror Porter
    • Quest Double IPA w/orange zest
    • Quest Pacific Jade Single Hop IPA
    • Quest Pumpkin Saison
    • Quest Saluda Wet Hop Pale Ale (using SC yeast & NC hops and malts)
  • Call Total Wine at (843) 763-7034, or visit in person, to reserve your spot!
• 7 pm – Brooklyn Bier Is Bacon Me Crazy! – Bay Street Biergarten
  • “Show some love for New York and the FDNY with NY-brewed beer during a very special tap takeover. Stop by for expert pairings of select Brooklyn beers, including the newest Brewmaster’s Reserve,Weizenhammer, with everyone’s favorite protein, bacon.”
  • Here is the six-beer lineup. A different bacon pairing will be available for each one!
  • Brooklyn BLAST!
  • Brooklyn Lager
  • Mary’s Maple Porter
  • Post Road Pumpkin Ale
  • Sorachi Ace
  • Weizenhammer

See the full schedule here.

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