Jun 23, 2015
Last Tuesday, June 16 Home Team BBQ in West Ashley was packed as friends and customers came out to watch the 13th episode of Season 23 of the popular Food Network cooking competition show Chopped. Home Team BBQ partner and executive chef/pitmaster Taylor Garrigan...
Jun 23, 2015
I’ve written recently about fruit beers, and the conundrum with which many craft beer drinkers view them. Until recently, with the possible exception of some Belgian lambics, fruit was pretty much frowned upon as an adjunct in respectable craft beer. However, today,...
Jun 18, 2015
Fried chicken is a Southern delicacy. But hot wings are synonymous with New York. So when Atomic Wings opens later this month in West Ashley, there will be two worlds colliding. With its New York roots, Atomic Wings make their debut in Charleston on Saturday, June 27...
Jun 18, 2015
People often ask me “What’s my favorite beer?” This is likely the question I get the most, beer-related or other. And, it’s somewhat impossible to answer. Much like favorite songs, bands, foods and such, the options and diversity of possible answers tends to overwhelm...
Jun 10, 2015
One recent trend in the beer world seems to be an abundance of fruit beer. You would be hard pressed to visit your local pub and not find at least one bottle of some fruit or vegetable brewed beverage in the cooler, if not on tap. Not to say that adding fruit,...
Jun 6, 2015
Looking back across my columns over the many years, it’s quite obvious I’m an ale guy. Even here at the beginning of June, I still hold a preference for ale. Beyond my personal preference for the warm-fermenting beer, there are other reasons why more of The Beer Snob...
