Itās no secret that breweries are on the up + up in Colatown, but Columbia isnāt the only city riding the brewery train ā other Midlands towns have some brew news thatāll make you pretty hoppy. š
Lexington | Hazelwood Brewing | created by the brewer at Old Mill Brewpub, this brewspace will be in the front of Lexingtonās Old Mill + hoping to open in early 2018
Irmo | Angry Fish Brewing | currently brewing 30-40 gallon small batches in an old garage, but looking for brewpub space between Chapin + Ballentine
Cayce | TBA | City of Cayce is expected to make an announcement soon of a brewery development
Columbia | Hunter-Gatherer Brewery at Curtiss-Wright Hangar will hopefully open Nov. 15; Columbia Craft Brewing Co. at Greene + Huger St. is opening this fall; and Cottontown Brew Lab in NoMa is opening 4-6 weeks after their first successful batch ā which theyāre currently brewing.
Announcements of Cola-area breweries came in 2015 + 2016, so how come in 2017 theyāre still not open? The process of opening a brewery can take anywhere from 9 months to several years. Things like writing business agreements with investors, creating bank accounts, licensing, financing, finding a physical location, zoning laws + construction all have to come together ā and they all take time.
