The Charleston Beer Exchange

Three Special Events!

rich — Thu, 17 May 2012 22:23:25 +0000

The Charleston Beer Exchange is very pleased to present three wonderful and unique events over the next two weeks, each taking place at a different, wonderful and unique location! Read on because you won’t want to miss this sweet action (one event is even free!).

Beer + Cupcakes = Yummy (5/24)
Please join us at Cupcake on King Street from 5pm to 7pm on Thursday, May 24th for a match made in heaven: decadent beers and luxurious cupcakes! You will be able to sample 4 different beer & cupcake pairings for the highly agreeable price tag of FREE! We’ll post the specific pairings by next week, rest assured they will be stellar! Cupcake is located at 433 King Street, Downtown Charleston.

Cask Beer Night at Ted’s Butcherblock (5/30)
We’re changing up our monthly craft beer event at Ted’s Butcherblock! One night a month we will gravity tap a special cask ale (firkin) and offer a variety of housemade sausages, charcuterie and other selections. Beer will be available for purchase by the glass, and the menu options will change each month. No reservations are required!

For the first installment on Wednesday, May 30th, Edward and Morgan Westbrook of Charleston’s own Westbrook Brewing will be with us pouring a unique one-off version of their Pacific Jade Rye Pale dry-hopped with Calypso. The cask gets tapped at 6 pm. Stay tuned for details on the menu specifics, and make plans to join us for this new happy hour-style event! Ted’s Butcherblock is located at 334 East Bay Street, Downtown Charleston.

"Cena di Birra" Italian Craft Beer Dinner at BACCO (5/31)
We are very excited to announce our next Italian craft beer dinner with BACCO Italian Restaurant in Mt. Pleasant! We only do these extremely special events once or twice a year and they have always been spectacular! Chef/Owner Michael Scognamiglio’s extraordinary talent paired with some of Italy’s finest and most elusive beer creations leads to the ultimate gastronomic evening. The menu:

Antipasti Dal Bar – Light appetizers upon arrival served at the bar) vs. Birrificio Le Baladin Isaac

Antipasti - Antipasti Dal Mare Alla Griglia (grilled mixed seafood & spring vegetables) vs. Piccolo Birrificio Seson

Primi – Farro Risotto (Farro risotto with Cornish game hen breast and confit leg) vs. Birrificio Le Baladin Super Baladin

Secondi – Brasato Di Agnello Collo (Braised lamb neck with roasted spring vegetables) vs. Birrificio Montegioco Demon Hunter

Dolce – TBD vs. LoverBeer D’uva Beer and Birrificio Le Baladin Nora Sour Edition

BACCO is located at 976 Houston Northcutt Blvd, Mt. Pleasant. Reservations are required. The dinner is $65 per person plus tax/gratuity. Call BACCO at (843) 884-6969 to secure your place and we’ll see you there!

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Southern Tier Rare Growler Extravaganza!!!

rich — Mon, 14 May 2012 18:27:07 +0000

Dear Beer Lovers!!!

Southern Tier Rare Growler Extravaganza (5/15)!
For this installment of Rare Beer Tuesday we will be tapping four decadent, limited-release Southern Tier brews! Starting at 5pm tomorrow (5/15) we will be filling 32oz growlers of Pumking , Crème Brulee , Gemini , and Oak-Aged Back Burner Barley Wine (a seldom seen version of the regular Back Burner)! Our supply of these gems is extremely limited, and only 32oz growlers will be filled. These beers are crowd favorites and certain to go fast, so make sure to be here at 5pm to get your fill!

New/Back in Stock (bottles/cans)
Abita Jockamo IPA Can
Anchorage The Tide & Its Takers
Einbecker Ur-Bock Dunkel
New Belgium Tart Lychee
Meantime London Scotch Ale
Sierra Nevada Hoptimum
Sierra Nevada Southern Hemisphere Harvest Ale
t’ Smisje Catherine The Great

Cheers!

Victory Wild Devil Rare Beer Tuesday!

rich — Mon, 07 May 2012 21:15:52 +0000

Greetings All!

Victory Wild Devil Rare Beer Tuesday (5/8)
Tomorrow for Rare Beer Tuesday we have a special last appearance for you “funk fans”! Starting at 5pm we will be filling all growler sizes of Victory Wild Devil. To make this beer, Victory ferments their popular Hop Devil with a wild yeast strain. The outcome is a seriously dry IPA with notes of leather, graham cracker and well… funk! Victory has retired this beer for the time being, and bottles are long gone! We’ve been patiently holding onto this keg, and at two years of age, we think it’s ready to be unleashed! Don’t miss out on what is sure to be one of your last chances to buy this wonderfully complex brew!

New/Back in Stock (bottles & cans)
COAST Carnie Fire
COAST 32/50 Kolsch
COAST HopArt IPA
Green Flash Barleywine
Sam Adams Verloren Gose
Westbrook Gose
Westbrook Pacific Jade Pale Ale
Hoppin’ Frog Outta Kilter
Hoppin’ Frog Wild Wheat
Lagunitas Imperial Red
Mikkeller Beer Geek Breakfast
Wychwood King Goblin

Cheers!

Avery Mephistopheles Rare Beer Tuesday & More!

rich — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 21:40:50 +0000

Hello beer friends!

Avery Mephistopheles for Rare Beer Tuesday (5/1)
Tomorrow is Tuesday and you know what that means: We’re bringing you something extra awesome on the growler station at 5pm! Tomorrow’s feature is 2010 Avery Mephistopheles! This is a 15.95% ABV Imperial Stout that is as complex as they come. Hints of dark fruits, espresso and everything else dark and delicious can be found in this beauty! Finding this beer in its draft form is not easy these days, and we’re happy to have it as our special this week. We will be filling 32oz growlers ONLY of this beast. Quantity is limited and we don’t know how long it’ll last, so please get here as close to 5pm as possible to get your fill!

New Arrivals/Back In Stock (bottles & cans)
Aviator Hogwild IPA
Aviator Hot Rod Red
Harpoon Summer Can
Lion Stout
Rogue Mom Hefeweizen
Widmer Brothers Raspberry Russian Imperial Stout 2012
Augustiner Edelstoff
Augustiner Maximator
Bear Republic Hop Rod Rye
Bear Republic Pete’s Brown
Bear Republic Racer 5
Bear Republic Red Rocket
Cuvee Des Trolls Cuvee Speciale
Dogfish Red & White
Konig Ludwig Weissbier
Oud Beersel Oude Kriek
Palmetto Espresso Porter
Sam Adams Dark Depths Baltic IPA
Southern Tier Mokah
Stoudts Gold Lager
Thirsty Dog Siberian Night
Victory Summer Love

Follow us on facebook and Twitter for real time CBX updates. Our complete bottle/can inventory can also be found by clicking the " Inventory/Shipping " tab on our website.

Cheers!

The Charleston Beer Exchange
14 Exchange Street
Charleston, SC 29401
843-577-5446
BeerExchange.com

Thomas Creek Cask and Rare Draft Free Tasting

rich — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 01:21:13 +0000

Tomorrow night is our finale to the fabulous week of free tasting events we’ve been hosting every day since Monday! This is your last chance to come enjoy all the fun so we hope to see everyone here at CBX! We’ll certainly be wrapping up with a great one!

Free Thomas Creek Cask and Rare Draft Tasting (4/26)
Tomorrow, (Thursday) starting at 5pm we will have Paige from Thomas Creek Brewery here to show off two extraordinary beers for a free tasting! They will also be available for purchase in all 3 growler sizes. We will feature a special Cask version of the brewery’s Appalachian Amber Ale with Chile Moritas (mild and smoky) and Mt. Ranier Whole Leaf Hops. Also one of the first appearances of the brand new Chocolate Orange IPA on the growler station! Both are extremely limited and wildly delicious so don’t miss your chance to taste them for free or pick up a growler! We cannot guarantee how long either will last, don’t procrastinate!

**Special note regarding the cask ale (does not pertain to the Chocolate Orange IPA only the Appalachian Amber with Chile Moritas):
If you have never been to one of our special cask ale releases before, it is beer in its purest form: conditioned in the cask and free of force carbonation, filtration or other processing. Real cask ales allow the beer to showcase more nuances of texture, flavor and aroma than their normally kegged counterparts. Unlike our regular growler fills, cask ale is highly perishable and must be consumed the same day, so plan accordingly!

Follow us on facebook and Twitter for real time CBX updates. Our complete bottle/can inventory can also be found by clicking the " Inventory/Shipping " tab above.

Cheers!

Dogfish Head Aprihop Randall Event!!

rich — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 01:35:45 +0000

Our week of free special tasting events continues onward! After wildly popular evenings with Smuttynose Monday and Sweetwater Tuesday, we continue with Dogfish Head tomorrow and finish up with Thomas Creek on Thursday. Check it out:

(We’ll be sending out short, supplemental emails the evening prior to each event with additional information.)

Dogfish Head Randallized Aprihop FREE Tasting/Growler Filling Event (4/25)
Tomorrow (Wednesday) starting at 5pm we’ll be hosting Josh from Dogfish Head for an Aprihop IPA lovers delight! Sure, everybody already loves Aprihop IPA but we’ll be taking it to the next level with Aprihop "Randallized" through a chamber of apricots and whole leaf Calypso hops! What exactly does "Randallized" mean? It is a special device created by Dogfish Head that literally lets you add extra ingredient flavors to a draft beer. In this case, we’ll be packing the "Randall" full of the hops and apricots and letting the beer run right through it before coming out of the tap! Doesn’t get much cooler than this folks. We’ll be offering FREE samples of this unique creation and selling 32oz growlers of it too! No telling how long it will last so we encourage you not to procrastinate!

THURSDAY: Thomas Creek FREE Tasting/Growler Filling Event (4/26)
We’ll have the brand new Chocolate Orange IPA on tap and a special cask of Appalachian Amber Ale aged on Chile Moritas (mild and smoky) and Mt
Ranier whole leaf hops both available for samples and growler fills!

Follow us on facebook and Twitter for real time CBX updates. Our complete bottle/can inventory can also be found by clicking the " Inventory/Shipping " tab on our website.

Cheers!

Sweetwater Nuttin’ Butter Cask Event/Free Tasting at CBX!

rich — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 20:20:09 +0000

Hello beer friends!

If you didn’t already know, this week, each day Monday through Thursday starting at 5pm, we’ll be hosting a different brewery for a FREE beer tasting. Read on for the details!

(We’ll be sending out short, supplemental emails the evening prior to each event with additional information.)

TUESDAY: Sweetwater FREE Cask Tasting/Growler Filling Event (4/24)
Tomorrow, Tuesday at 5pm, we will be tapping our very own award winning cask of "Nuttin’ Butter", a peanut butter and jelly inspired brown ale that won first place out of over 100 contestants at Sweetwater’s Brew Your Cask Off event last month! Nuttin’ Butter is the beer equivalent of a peanut butter and jelly sandwich in a glass (grape jam and all)! The cask will be tapped at 5pm, and we will be offering FREE samples of the cask from 5pm-7pm, as well as growler fills as long as it lasts! This decadent treat is sure to go quick, so get here early to get your fill! (We cannot guarantee how long the beer will last. We reserve the right to limit this to 32oz growlers only and/or 1 per person depending on the turnout.)

If you have never been to one of our special cask ale releases before, it is beer in its purest form: conditioned in the cask and free of force carbonation, filtration or other processing. Real cask ales allow the beer to showcase more nuances of texture, flavor and aroma than their normally kegged counterparts. Unlike our regular growler fills, cask ale is highly perishable and must be consumed the same day, so plan accordingly!

WEDNESDAY: Dogfish Head FREE Tasting/Growler Filling Event (4/25)
Everybody loves Aprihop IPA but how about Aprihop "randallized" through a chamber of apricots and whole leaf Calypso hops… Yeah we thought so, see you there!

THURSDAY: Thomas Creek FREE Tasting/Growler Filling Event (4/26)
We’ll have the brand new Chocolate Orange IPA on tap and a special cask ale both available for samples and growler fills!

Follow us on facebook and Twitter for real time CBX updates. Our complete bottle/can inventory can also be found by clicking the " Inventory/Shipping " tab on our website.

Cheers!

The Charleston Beer Exchange
14 Exchange Street
Charleston, SC 29401
843-577-5446
BeerExchange.com

A Big Week of FREE Tasting Events at CBX!

rich — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 21:49:32 +0000

Hello friends!

Wow, do we ever have a big week of FREE beer tastings lined up for you! This week, each day Monday through Thursday starting at 5pm, we’ll be hosting a different brewery and special guest to present some really outrageous creations. Read on for the details!

(We’ll be sending out short, supplemental emails the evening prior to each event with additional information.)

MONDAY: Smuttynose FREE Tasting/Growler Filling Event (4/23)
Please join us tomorrow, Monday 4/23 from 5-7pm for a FREE Beer Tasting/Growler Filling event with Smuttynose Brewing Co., out of Portsmouth, New Hampshire! On the growler station will be Smuttynose Really Old Brown Dog, a beautiful 10% ABV malty rich brown ale aged on medium toast oak chips! (Not to be confused with the regular "Old Brown Dog Ale".) This is a store favorite and is asked for often by very enthusiastic customers as well! We’ll also be tapping Smuttynose Summer Weizen, a 5.5% ABV crisp light refreshing summer wheat beer! Glenn Bulloss, Smuttynose’s Mid-Atlantic Field Manager will be on hand to talk about all things Smuttynose, and may even have a few free giveaway goodies! Again, both beers will be tapped at 5pm and we’ll be giving free samples until 7pm. The beers will be on the growler station until they’re gone, likely after 7pm. See you there!

TUESDAY: Sweetwater FREE Cask Tasting/Growler Filling Event (4/24)
We will be tapping our very own award winning cask of "Nuttin’ Butter", a peanut butter and jelly inspired brown ale that won first place at Sweetwater’s Brew Your Cask Off event last month!

Follow us on facebook and Twitter for real time CBX updates. Our complete bottle/can inventory can also be found by clicking the " Inventory/Shipping " tab on our website.

Cheers!

The Charleston Beer Exchange
14 Exchange Street
Charleston, SC 29401
843-577-5446
BeerExchange.com

Cocoa Mole!!

rich — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 22:42:59 +0000

Great news from your beer pals at CBX!

New Belgium Cocoa Mole for Rare Beer Tuesday (4/17)
Tomorrow is Tuesday and you know what that means: We’re bringing you something extra awesome on the growler station at 5pm!. Tomorrow’s feature is a beer from New Belgium Brewing’s Lips Of Faith Line that we only had briefly in bottles, and people have been asking for it ever since. We held on to this keg for that very reason and we’re thrilled to be tapping New Belgium Cocoa Mole tomorrow for growler fills! This is a 9% ABV dark ale brewed with cocoa, ancho, guajillo, and chipotle peppers! This is a very unique and delicious beer and it’s at a great price to boot! Come on down at 5pm to get a growler of this beauty!

New/Back In Stock (bottles & cans)
Abita Strawberry Harvest
Boulder Mojo
Brugse Zot
Dogfish Head Chateau Jiahu
Evil Twin Ale 404
Foothills Hoppyum IPA
Foothills People’s Porter
Foothills Torch Pilsner
Great Divide Espresso Yeti
La Trappe / Koningshoeven Tripel
Left Hand Smoke Jumper
Mikkeller Magnum Single Hop IPA
Scheldebrouwerij Oesterstout
Stillwater Beer Table Table Beer
Sweetwater Roadtrip
Thomas Creek Up The Creek
Westbrook Biere Pales De L’Inde Farmhouse IPA

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Hoppy Goodness and Fun Times!

rich — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 20:33:07 +0000

A Hop Head’s Delight Rare Beer Tuesday (4/10)
Just like every Tuesday, tomorrow at 5pm we’ll be tapping a special keg for growler fills. Only tomorrow, we’re tapping two different kegs, both hard to get and very hoppy! People have been asking for both of these Double IPAs for months, and we figured we’d give everyone a fair chance at getting a growler of them at a predetermined time! The first beer is called Boy King Double IPA from Charleston’s own COAST Brewing! This is a very delicious, rarely seen and highly sought-after 10% beauty that has earned quite a reputation as one of the best Double IPAs in the Southeast! Our other hoppy delight for tomorrow is Sierra Nevada Hoptimum, a 10.4% Whole-Cone Imperial IPA! We don’t know how long either beer will last, so please come as close to 5pm as possible to ensure you get your growler filled! (There will be a 1 per person limit on both beers and no 128oz fills.)

Bike n’ Beer Charity Ride & Beer Dinner Benefit at Palmetto (4/13)
This Friday, April 13th, please join us for a spectacular evening at Palmetto Brewing in Downtown Charleston! The "Bike n’ Beer" will be an all out party in the brewery featuring 4 delicious food courses created by Citrus To Go, beer pairings from Palmetto, live music, raffles and too much fun to put in to words! The evening kicks off with an optional group bike ride from Palmetto at 5:30pm followed by the festivities at 7pm. All money raised goes to benefit the Police Unity Tour. You can buy tickets here and please encourage your friends to come too – it’s all for a great cause! Find the event on Facebook here.

Follow us on facebook and Twitter for real time CBX updates. Our complete bottle/can inventory can also be found by clicking the " Inventory/Shipping " tab above.

Cheers!