The Ultimate Guide to Greenville's Local Breweries

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Bubbling quietly among Greenville’s signature boutiques, award-winning eats, and the energetic buzz of daily traffic, is a burgeoning world of taste-makers and Brewmasters. Finding its roots in Southern heritage and twisting its way into modern practice, a craft beer culture is booming in Upstate South Carolina and shows no sign of slowing anytime soon. With a pinch of Appalachian air, a touch of small-town soil, and a healthy dose of ingenuity, Greenville has cultivated a craft brewing style and philosophy all its own—one that breathes fresh, frothy life into this already cool-as-can-be community.

All of Greenville’s regional breweries produce an array of beverages that’s as extensive as it is impressive, from crowd-pleasing pale ales to bold sours and hearty stouts. Shaped by a long legacy of small-batch brewing and a variety of influences, both domestic and international, Greenville is quickly gaining a reputation among craft brewing enthusiasts not only for its innovative spirits but as a friendly, beer-centric community that welcomes newcomers and connoisseurs alike.

Popular Local Breweries

Exterior of Liability Brewing Co.

Liability Brewing Co. 

What started as a home-brewing experiment yielded this new addition to Greenville's craft beer scene at the renovated historic Westone development (formerly the site of Battery & Electric Company). Liability has sixteen beers on tap ranging from pale ale to black lager. After trying out their beer, you can head next door for some Asian cuisine at Community Canteen or pulled pork and smoked chicken wings at Moe's Original Bar B Que. 
Westone: 10 W. Stone Ave., Suite D
 

The Fireforge Crafted Beer Team

Fireforge Crafted Beer

This cozy warehouse brewery, located in the heart of downtown, serves 15+ house-brewed beers on tap, and offers snacks and sandwiches. There is also a biergarden and adjacent garage for outdoor and open-air seating. Enjoy live music at Fireforge while imbibing a range of classic styles and adventurous twists like Perlin's Ghost Pepper Pale (American Pale Ale) and Tampanian Devil Belgian Tripel with guava and star anise.
Downtown Greenville: 311 E. Washington St. 
 

The Brewery Experience tour allows its guests to experience Greenville's vast collection of breweries while enjoying tastings and learning about the in depth process of creating beer.

Carolina Bauernhaus Greenville

This brewery's second location is in the Village of West Greenville (the original is located 40 minutes SW in nearby Anderson, SC). Dubbed "Pub West," the Bauernhaus offers uniquely handcrafted ales, ciders, and meads. Carolina Bauernhaus considers itself a farmhouse brewery (where rustic meets industrial) and locally sources its yeast, hops, fruits, and grains to pay homage to the area's rich agricultural resources. Outdoors you can expect to find both high-top and picnic tables, hammocks, bocce ball, corn hole, live music on the weekends, and food trucks. 
Poe West: 556 Perry Ave.
 

The interior of New Realm Brewing Company in downtown Greenville, SC.

New Realm Brewing Company

This brewery/distillery and taproom now holds sway in the iconic Old Cigar Warehouse building in the Historic West End. An extensive restoration has yielded a full-service bar on the main and mezzanine levels and a brewery/lab facility on the bottom floor. Among the 27 taps at New Realm Brewing Company, you’re guaranteed to find the beer—from New Realm’s award-winning pilsner, Euphoria, to barrel-aged stout—to match the menu selections. Food from the new state-of-the-art kitchen is a cut above your average brewpub fare, with Poke Nachos, a hand-pressed Cuban sandwich, and Beer Can Chicken numbering among the entrees.
Downtown Greenville: 912 S. Main St.
 

Brewery tanks at Magnetic South Brewery

Magnetic South Brewery

Located at Judson Mill and making its debut at 10,000 square feet, Magnetic South Brewery focuses on creating a high-energy, family-friendly brewery with a fun taproom space. This is a place where the novice beer drinker and the craft beer enthusiast can come together to share and enjoy quality beverages, mouthwatering cuisine, and overall good times. The Magnetic South brand aims to embody the spirit of true Southern hospitality, believing that with everything they have to offer, these are the things that make the South "Magnetic." 
Judson Mill: 701 Easley Bridge Rd., Suite 4155
 

Cuisine at Pangaea Brewing Company

Pangaea Brewing Company

Located in The Commons, next to Unity Park and the Prisma Health Swamp Rabbit Trail, Pangaea was built from the love of bringing people together. With a full kitchen, taproom, wine, and sodas (and did we mention they're dog-friendly?), Pangaea Brewing Company is the perfect pit stop along the trailIf that's not enough to get you in, the brewery regularly offers Comedy Night, Trivia Night, Funky Friday beer releases, and special weekend brunch offerings. 
The Commons115 Welborn St.
 

Exterior of Yee-Haw Brewing Company

Yee-Haw Brewing Co.

With a name like Yee-Haw, you'd better show up ready for fun. Located downtown just off of Main Street, this taproom is the perfect hangout for the active urban set. The World Beer Cup award-winning Dunkel (plus some delicious pilsners, pale ale, high gravity, and seasonal options) and 24-hour-brined chargrilled wings highlight the eats and drinks, and a courtyard full of yard games is right outside. 
Downtown Greenville: 307 E. McBee Ave., Suite C
 

Beers offered at Thomas Creek Brewery

Thomas Creek Brewery

Before the craft beer renaissance hit Upstate South Carolina, there was Thomas Creek. This Greenville stalwart has been crafting beer with pristine water from the Blue Ridge since 1998, with a strong stable of ales, stouts, and IPAs as well as seasonal, atypical, and specialty brews. And if you seek enjoyment that goes beyond their tasting room and patio, Thomas Creek also offers supplies for the home brewer.
2054 Piedmont Hwy.

Exterior view of Southern Brewing Co.

Set right on the Prisma Health Swamp Rabbit Trail with an expansive indoor space, a delectable menu, and an outdoor area for good conversation and yard games, make sure that Southernside is on your must-visit list. This brewery has a full Southern-infused menu that includes mouth-watering appetizers like truffle parmesan fries, deviled eggs, pimento mac n' cheese, and apple pie with ice cream. Even though it's a brewery, this establishment also has its liquor license and can serve a full array of cocktails as well as wine. 
25 Delano Dr., Unit D. 

 

Dinner, cocktails, and beer sit on a table at BridgeWay Brewing Co. in Mauldin, SC.

BridgeWay Brewing Co. 

Do you want to have a beer in a castle? There is but one true answer, and that’s an emphatic “yes!” Located in BridgeWay Station just down the road in Simpsonville, Bridgeway Brewing Co. is one of the coolest-looking places from the outside, but inside, there’s some serious sudsing going on in a loose and fun environment. You’ll find a wide selection of house-made beers on tap and a whole lot of IPAs to choose from. There’s also a full liquor bar, so you can have a house special cocktail or your favorite stand-by if that’s more your thing. Bridgeway Brewing is family-friendly and offers four lanes for duckpin bowling, which is a miniaturized version of traditional bowling, making this an excellent option for date night.
BridgeWay Station: 610 BridgeWay Blvd., Simpsonville

The outdoor area at The Mill at Fountain Inn in South Carolina.

The Mill at Fountain Inn

Beer is now the main attraction in one of the three restored historic buildings of the former Ellison Flour Mill, set behind Main Street in Fountain Inn. Original wood floors, beams, and walls set the ambiance on the first two levels of the main building, while two full bars with16 taps include the first two brews made in-house: California Love West Coast IPA and Coffee Shop, a Belgian-inspired Nitro Blonde. Hang out inside and share some snacks and a couple of pies from the menu’s large selection of pizzas, or take your food outside to the expansive fenced lawn, which boasts the largest outdoor screen in the Upstate for watching movies and cheering on your favorite sports teams.
100 Ellison St., Fountain Inn

A barista brews specialty coffee at Other Lands in Greenville, SC.

Other Lands

Other Lands is true to its name. Opened in the North Main area of Greenville, walking into Other Lands is truly like walking into another land. The outside world is rushing and stressing, yet time slows down at Other Lands, and that’s by design. Sip on a selection of 15 house-made beers on draft, plus three more in rotating guest brewer spots. Along with a diverse beer menu, Other Lands has delicious local coffee, espresso, and tea, along with a food menu that includes small bites and sandwiches. It’s the place to be if you’re looking for more than just a moment of zen.
731 Rutherford Rd. 
 

Cuisine from Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant

Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant

This brewery might've gotten its start in Delaware, but Iron Hill lays claim to Greenville with beers like the Upstate Kölsch, a blonde ale made just for us. With over a dozen brews on tap, an airy restaurant, inventive bar menu, and cans and growlers ready to go, this promises to be your new favorite watering hole on Greenville's Eastside. 
741 Haywood Rd.

"Let it be told to the Future World, that in the depth of winter, when nothing but hope and virtue could survive, the city and the country, alarmed at one common danger, came forth to meet and to repulse it." -Thomas Paine

13 Stripes Brewery

Deriving its name from the colonies upon which our nation was built, it’s easy to see why 13 Stripes believes in the importance of legacy and the power that it has in a community. Set in Taylors, in the blooming center of what was once a textile mill, this eclectic embodiment of the American spirit offers new-school taste with an old-school attitude, carefully cultivating every pint it produces. From the open-air atmosphere to the carefully crafted brews on tap, you’ll find pride and a purpose in this beer from your first sip to your last.
Taylors Mill: 250 Mill St., Taylors

Board of Drinks and Treats affered at Voodoo Brewing Co. Fountain Inn

Voodoo Brewing Co.

Voodoo Brewing Co. opened its doors in Fountain Inn in late August 2022 and hasn't looked back. Based in Meadville, PA, this is the first independently owned and operated location in the South. Local owners Dave & Kim Simons are operating Voodoo in the style of a European beer hall with community tables and ample outdoor seating; both kids and pets are welcome. Twenty Voodoo beers are on tap (from their production facility in PA) along with guest taps from other local breweries. Cocktails, ciders, wine, and a full food menu are also offered.
105 Jones St., Fountain Inn

Located in Travelers Rest, the Swamp Rabbit Brewery & Taproom is a stop on The Brewery Experience tour where brewer and founder, Ben Pierson, showcases his spot-on, award-winning beers.

Swamp Rabbit Brewery & Taproom

From the heart of Travelers Rest to the core of downtown Greenville, the Prisma Health Swamp Rabbit Trail Network unites our community in 28 miles of shared experience. In the same spirit, the Swamp Rabbit Brewery & Taproom welcomes all in the hopes of bringing people together around good company and great tastes. From live music shows to Taproom Trivia, Swamp Rabbit fosters several frothy favorites while offering the down-to-earth atmosphere of a true neighborhood watering hole.
26 S. Main St., Travelers Rest

Dog and woman with Beer at Double Stamp Brewery

Double Stamp Brewery

Directly on the site of the expansion of the Prisma Health Swamp Rabbit Trail, joggers, walkers, and cyclists can make one heck of a pit stop at this 5,000-sq-ft brewery featuring a 90s vibe. The brewery's name was inspired by a scene from the movie Dumb & Dumber. ("You can't triple stamp a double stamp!") Located next door to Charleston-based Home Team BBQ, Greektown Grille Express, and Flying Rabbit Adventures, the half-acre Oak Tree Park (also part of the Holland Park development) features twelve 100-year-old oak trees for providing shade during the heat of summer. 
Holland Park: 819 Laurens Rd.

Big Burger and Drink from The Southern Growl

The Southern Growl Beer Company Brewery

With 60 constantly-changing craft beers on tap and some of the most Insta-worthy food to salivate over (which also changes every eight weeks), this Greer hot-spot opened its own brewery in November '19 in addition to its gastropub—with four times the amount of indoor space + awesome lawn/outdoor space for fun events. 
155 N. Buncombe Rd., Greer

People hanging out at the Shoeless Brewing Co./Grapes & Grains

Shoeless Brewing Co. | Grapes & Grains

Located in Mauldin, this hidden gem of a brewery is considered the smallest in Upstate South Carolina (which makes it a whole lot more intimate), but it's also the largest home-brew store in the area. 
104 Mauldin Rd., Suite A

Greer is home to many hidden gems to spend some quality time with friends over a refreshing drink, including Blue Ridge Brewing!

The Blue Ridge Brewing Co. 

Formerly located in downtown Greenville, this well-established restaurant and brewery with delicious home brews and delectable dishes, can now be found in the revitalized historic district of downtown Greer
308 Trade St., Greer

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Greenville County Breweries Map

Downtown Breweries

Check out Greenville's downtown breweries and learn in-depth info on each, highlights, reviews, photos, personas, and top-rated beers! 🍻