Author: Gerald Jowers

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  Your Guide to Navigating Columbia’s Beer Scene

  December 17, 2014 - Gerald Jowers 2014 was another very good year for the beer scene in Columbia as well as the rest of South Carolina. Local breweries are an essential component of a lively beer culture, and during the year two more production breweries opened in the Columbia area and a fourth one is scheduled to begin brewing later this... View Article
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  The Journey Never Ends

  January 7, 2013 - Gerald Jowers My journey in beer began in the 1970s. During that decade and into the early ‘80s, the beer landscape was bleak throughout most of this country but especially in my native South Carolina. American beers were generally flavorless thirst quenchers and European beers were usually stale or skunked. Despite the sad state of the beer... View Article