Turning the Tide
Cedar Creek Tavern revamps and reinvents Ashley River Road restaurant and bar by Lorne Chambers | Editor A creek is typically defined as being dynamic, always in motion, moving towards something larger, and gaining momentum as it goes along. It feels apropos that the...
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Cold Nights Ahead
The darkest, strongest, most flavorful, and complex of all the stout family of ales is the Russian Imperial Stout. The British, makers of the world’s finest beers, brewed their export stouts and porters to be powerful and alcoholic to withstand the long journey across...
Warm Up to Good Food and Good Beer
The Middleton Place Restaurant will celebrate the beers of winter on Saturday, Jan. 24 with the 5th annual Braise & Brew beer dinner at Middleton Place. Braise & Brew is a feast of braised food prepared by the Middleton Place Restaurant paired with beers...
Beer In Print
I once subscribed to Paste magazine. I quite enjoyed it; not exactly sure why I didn’t renew my subscription. I recently came across a box of old issues and they look to have run from around 2005 to 2007. That was a tough and exhausting year, so likely I just didn’t...
Top Draft Picks
In compiling its annual list of “America’s 100 Best Beer Bars, 2015,” DRAFT magazine editors and writers say they spent the last year “zig-zagging around the country, drinking pints, chatting with bartenders, and spinning around in bar stools.” No doubt lots of...
Magical Beer Mecca
For me to tell beer enthusiast to visit Belgium almost sounds redundant, if not ridiculous. Of course any suds sipper worth their salt would be interested in a visit to one of the great historical homes of beer. Of the important European brew countries, it could...
Let’s Go Out to Eat
You might just want to put that New Year’s Resolution on hold for another week … or 11 days. That’s because Charleston Restaurant Week, one of the most highly anticipated culinary events for locals in the greater Charleston area will begin this Wednesday, Jan. 7 and...
Happy New Beer!
As a new year opens up, many of us strive to change our ways, to do things differently than we might have last year. Often, a top resolution is to lose weight, get back in shape, or be healthier. If this is your plan, as it is mine as well, then eat less, exercise,...
A Sweet Dream Come True
“Baking is my passion, my hobby, and career. It is part of who I am,” says Jaclyn Story, the owner of Gala Desserts, West Ashley’s new coffee and dessert bar. Featuring a revolving seasonal, upscale dessert menu, specialized beer, wine, coffee, and a cocktail menu to...
Let’s Make It A Tripel
The last beer in the Chimay stable is Tripel, otherwise known as White, and when served in the large bottle called Cinq Cents. First brewed in 1968, White is the baby of the three ales. Where strength is concerned, White falls in between Red And Blue at 8 percent...
A Strong Dark Ale
What is it about Belgian beers that make them so unique? There are many hypotheses, and each may hold grains of truth. Some believe it’s the water in Belgium, soft and acidic, that lends itself to the creamy nature of the beer. Others believe that this velvety...
