There once was a boy named Will who loved a girl named Meredith very much. Skip ahead about sixteen years and they are happily married with a bulldog, two great boys, and brewery.

Great Danish is the story of everything in between that we skipped. It’s Will’s love letter to Meredith and the passion put into the beer really reflects his love. The name itself comes from their second “son”, a midnight black Great Dane named “Scout” who was an assistant brewer on many a pilot batch back in the day. Scout has since passed but still overlooks the brewery from a special spot on our land.

By style, it’s a Belgian-style honey rye ale clocking in at 10.6% abv that plays well with a gorgeous deep amber hue. A warming, boozy-yet-palatable malt bill buffers excellent hop floral aromas in this ale. It’s brewed with old school floor malted local rye and pilsner barley by Riverbend Malt House, local South Carolina organic honey from Bee Well Honey Farms, some of the best German hops on the market, and Appalachian water. It is then aged in American Oak merlot barrels and where it ages with the natural yeasts and bacteria in the barrel before being blended together to form a beautiful marriage of time, patience, and skill.

Available on tap at our tasting room for pints and half pints. This beer will be an occasional year-round offering so make sure to get some when you can!

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