Snafu Brewing went all in on sour beer, and it is paying off. Located in North Charleston, Snafu has one of the biggest sour lists in Charleston and has developed quite a cult following both locally and statewide. Sours dominate the tap line with options like Blueberry Cobbler Milkshake sour and Snafu-Tang and only a few other non-sour options. Don’t shy away from Snafu — there is a sour for everyone.

Not a typical brewery location, Indigo Reef Brewing sits tucked off of Clements Ferry Road in an industrial area. Pouring both stable drafts like the Razzle Mania, a raspberry wheat, and rotating brews like the Tap 17 beer, Indigo Reef keeps its customers coming back to try new brews. With an in-house kitchen from Florie Dining Group, soft pretzels, tacos, popcorn, and chicken sandwiches are ready to compliment any beer.

The first Park Circle brewery, Commonhouse Aleworks has mastered the community brewery feel with a patio welcoming those who live in the area as well as those visiting. Consistently find the popular Park Circle Pale Ale and the Ale Is Salty gose among many others in the tap room.

With a biergarten and full bar option, customers come for both the beer and the atmosphere. Food trucks have become more of a staple, not an oddity, making a more desirable taproom for the well loved beers like White Thai, One Claw, and the sought after limited release Mexican Cake.

New to the Mount Pleasant brewery scene, Hobcaw Brewing just celebrated its one-year anniversary. Located near the Charleston port, Hobcaw Brewing sits back off the road with a large outdoor seating area accommodating for pets but also secluded from the industrial noises. Hobcaw is a small batch brewery with a new beer released every week. Live music and food trucks create a festival atmosphere on the weekend.

Situated on Upper King Street, Edmund’s Oast Brewing Company boasts a courtyard and taproom combination and is one of the few breweries open for lunch and dinner.  Flights, half pints, pints and pitchers available for all beers on tap like the popular Cereal for Dinner blonde ale and the Black Currant Faust, a sour red ale. Taking crowlers to go is highly encouraged.

Located in a 5,000 square foot space on the north side of Charleston’s peninsula, Brewlab Charleston pours a wide variety of craft beer. The tap line features sours, stouts, lagers, and IPA’s for all types of beer lovers. Pair all beers with an in-house menu including hibachi bowls, poke bowls, tacos and burritos.

One of the few breweries expanding from its original taproom in West Ashley to an additional concept in Summerville. Frothy Beard combines people’s love of pizza and beer into one building. Well known beers like Sip Sip Pass IPA and Andale! Pale sit along the tap lines with sour beers like the Sour Cran. The brewery also offers daily events and activities including the Frothy Beer Run Club.

The oldest brewery in Charleston, Palmetto Brewing sits on Huger St. in a once underdeveloped area and now under new ownership, Made By The Water, LLC which also owns Oyster City Brewing Co. With new businesses and residential apartments popping up, Palmetto Brewing is becoming more of a local hang out rather than a destination. Tap line consists of the legacy Palmetto Brewing beers like Huger St. IPA and the Espresso Porter alongside Catawba Brewing beers and now will also include Oyster City brews

Hazy IPAs flow from this highly sought after brewery on the always busy Savannah Highway in Avondale. Charles Towne Fermentory focuses on traditional ingredients and fermentation that showcases the history of brewing. Often hosting food pop-ups like Sarah’s Dumps and the Castejóns in the dedicated kitchen space, help patrons soak up those beers. Newly opened second concept the Garden by Charles Towne Fermentory provides an outdoor option for those seeking to partake in outdoor drinking. 

Aloha Beaches is one of the many ingenious names sitting on the tap lines at Low Tide Brewing. With a beautiful outdoor area situated under the large oak trees, local Johns Islanders are well represented in the tap room. However, people will travel from all over, even willing to brave the traffic to get a pint here.