RJ Rockers’ New Brewery Shows South Carolina What It’s Been Missing

2009 was a banner year for RJ Rockers in Spartanburg, South Carolina. They won two major awards, including a gold medal at the Great American Beer Festival, and moved into their new brewery in downtown Spartanburg. I stopped in before Christmas to see the place and talk with the brewmaster and co-owner, Mark Johnsen.

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Interview with Tom Davis, Brewmaster and Founder of Thomas Creek

As I started branching out and trying new beers back in 2001 and 2002, I remember having something called a Thomas Creek Dopplebock at Jake’s Bar & Grill in Columbia, SC. At the time I really didn’t know what a dopplebock was from Johan Sebastian, but it was a dark and intriguing. It was one [...]