Beer Speaks, People Mumble- Lagunita’s 5/15

Tapping TWO special Lagunita’s Kegs on Wednesday May 15th!

2013 WALDOS’ SPECIAL ALE

Here’s what Lagunita’s website has to say about it-

“Though we change this slightly every year it always ends up bein’ the dankest, hoppiest brew we make.
This year clocks in at 84.20 IBUs and 10.5% ABV. Murkily un-filtered and mysteriously mixed with some unique grains, malted rye, oats and spelt (a type of wheat, spelled just like that).
Next, we Dry Hopped with experimental varieties HBC366, Australian Galaxy, and its usual Simcoe and Mosaic (which went into last year’s Waldo as HBC369).
Altogether, 2013 Waldos’ Special is super skunky and resinous. Someone likened it to licking your lips after your first hit of a freshie …whatever that means. At approximately 9 pounds per barrel of hops, we’re sure it’s probably a good thing. Cheers to all you treasure hunters!”

And the other is called SoCo STOUT

Here’s the word on SoCo Stout (as in Sonoma County), straight from head brewer, Jeremy Marshall-

“The barrels are Dirty Pinots & Chards (means not rinsed, freshly emptied barrels, lots of lees—looks like purple pudding) We purge & rack ‘em full. Any Brettanomyces or bacterial action comes from the barrel. A lot of oak left from “neutral” barrels will become evident. Aged 2 years then all blended together. Cheers!”

Charleston BEER WEEK! April 21-27 SC BEER NIGHT at CFB!

Calling all beer enthusiast! More reasons to celebrate! Charleston’s Beer community and culture have blossomed exponentially over the past few years, and we’ll drink to that! The entire week of April 21-27th has been set to highlight all things beer. Breweries, bars, bartenders and beer drinkers are getting together for a slew of events. There are many events each night of the week and South Carolina Breweries night to shine is on Tuesday, April 23rd at Closed for Business. Check out all of the events here.

CFB will feature beer from TEN South Carolina breweries. Every tap will be South Carolina beer! That’s 42 taps, plus a cask/beer engine which means about 4-5 beers per brewery. The beer lineup isn’t finalized, but the brewery list is: COAST, Conquest, Frothy Beard, Holy City, New South, Palmetto, River Dog, RJ Rockers, Thomas Creek and Westbrook. Representatives from the breweries will be in the building so come say hello and thank you to the folks dedicated to bringing us amazing local libations.

Charleston Wine & Food Beer Dinner 3/2/13

Final Neighbor to Neighbor of 2012 with Dee Norton Lowcountry Children’s Center 12/12-12/19

From December 12th through December 19th 5% of all food purchased at Closed for Business will be donated to the Dee Norton Lowcountry Children’s Center!!

Great meal for a great cause? Why not!

RJ Rockers Beer Dinner! 1/22

Join Closed for Business & South Carolina brewery RJ Rockers Brewing for a Beer Dinner!

Five course meal prepared by Chef Will Fincher, paired with five RJ Rockers brews. Meet & greet with

representative David Erickson and head brewer Mark Johnsen. Dinner starts promptly at 6:30pm.

Tickets are $55 per person, gratuity is included. Tickets must be purchased in advance at Closed for Business. No Refunds. No menu substitutions.