Hello friends, CHStoday’s intern Lexa here. If you’re anything like me, there is nothing you love more than the new life of the fall season. I’m talking cool, crisp mornings, leaves changing, bonfires (socially distant, these days) with friends + a nice little outing for drinks that gives you a much needed change of scenery from your couch or home office.

On that note, I’ve gathered a list of a few of our local breweries + new beers that they will be releasing this fall in order to really spice things up this season. I’m looking at you, fall lovers. This is your time to shine. If you're not a fall enthusiast, I hope that this conversation gets you a bit more excited to turn over a new leaf (pun intended). 🍂

Revelry Brewing | 10 Conroy St.

Revelry Oktoberfest beer | photo provided

Oktoberfest

○ 4.75% ABV
○ “Smooth, clean + rather rich with a depth of malt character that ranges from biscuit to toast in flavor. German hops balance the beer with a subtle bitterness. Brewed for drinking from large containers, in large quantities, generally focused around German Oktoberfest each year.”

Indigo Reef Brewing Company | 2079 Wambaw Creek Unit #1

Sharktoberfest

○ Indigo Reef plans to release Sharktoberfest, a Marzan, at the end of September + an Autumn Ale in October.

Fatty’s Beer Works | 1436 Meeting St.

Fatty's Black is Beautiful beer | photo via @butterflysocialchs + @fattysbeerworks

Black Is Beautiful

○ 10% ABV
○ Releasing 8/11
○ Coffee Stout with Broom Wagon coffee beans

People Power

○ Releasing 8/19
○ Helles Lager

Fog Machine

○ 5% ABV
○ Releasing 8/19
○ Hazy IPA

Apsis

○ 8% ABV
○ Releasing 9/2
○ Sour double IPA with strawberries

Low Tide Brewing | 2863 Maybank Hwy., Johns Island

Just a Peach of Habanero

○ “With a wild blend of hops, peaches + fresh habanero, each flavor is bold but balanced against a smooth + sweet caramel”

Rye One Off IPA

○ A blood orange Rye IPA
○ The 30th batch in Low Tide’s “Tie One Off” Series

Festbier

○ A smooth lager with a Carolina local flavor
○ “Clean, doughy bread character + a light body using all North Carolina grown + malted barley with German Hops + Yeast.”

Cherry Pie Sour

○ A Dry Hopped Pilsner + Irish Stout on Nitro
○ Sun Peel Lager
○ A rich + malty Amber lager brewed with dried tangerine peels

Rusty Bull Brewing | 3005 W. Montague Ave. #110, N. Charleston

Captain Nut Crunch

○ Made with peanut butter Captain Crunch cereal

Name TBD

○ Hefeweinzen made with South Carolina malted wheat (Palmetto Malt based in St. George, South Carolina)
○ This will be the first beer made with Palmetto Malt + the first Hefe Rusty Bull has ever done

Charles Towne Fermentory | 809 Savannah Hwy.

Charles Towne Fermentory Pils | photo provided

Pils

○ 4.5% ABV
○ Unfiltered German Style Pilsner
○ Available in 4-packs from the taproom starting August 11 + on draft at select beer bars in the Charleston area
○ “Perfect for the summer + fall, Pils is a beautiful, crisp lager. Brewed with traditional German pilsner malt + lightly hopped, it has a light, clean malt character with a hint of floral hops. Lagered for a month, it finishes dry + refreshing.”

Fam’s Brewing Co. | 1291 Folly Rd.

Fam's Brewing Oktoberfest | photo provided

Oktoberfest

○ 6% ABV
○ Marzen
○ “Malty, touch of caramel, balanced with spicy Liberty hops”

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