Charleston Beer Week’s Thursday Schedule

September 11, 2014

2:06 AM

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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.