Photos from SC Bus Trip 2007 by Kelly Ivors

At the control panel of Blue Ridge Brewing Company


From a distance


I think Wanda was trying to say something here.

Fermenters at Blue Ridge Brewing Company

The bar

Head brewer talks about the size of the fish he caught. "It was this big!" Just kidding, I have no idea what he is talking about... probably beer.

Pictures for Rogue

The blueprints for the brewery are printed on the tables.

Serving time

Talking about the beers

The beers

Mash tun on top and hot liquor tank on the bottom

Our party bus!

Got beer Dave?

The bus

The Thomas Creek Brewery

MALT members talking about something.... probably beer.

The tour is about to start.

This place is huge!

The head brewer

The cracked grain hopper

I'd like to be alone in this room for 5 minutes!

Amazing capacity!

Batdave talks to the brewer.

Listening carefully

Feeding the cracked grain

Grain mill side. The grain mill is on a loft above the brewery.

What's in there?

The mother of all false bottoms

Tools of the trade

Thomas Creek's original brewery. I think it's for sale.

The boil kettle is steam fired.

I think this is a grant.

Mash tun

Lots of storage

The whole picture

Fermenters fermenting

A grain mill

They also run a homebrew supply shop.

Back on the bus

More beer

People are getting tired.

There is still another brewery to go!

The beer list at The Hunter Gatherer

From the balcony

The bar is built around the brewery.

The brewery

Karen and a hyena

The brewery from ground level

What's on tap?

We met the Palmetto State Brew Club there.

A pallet of the grain

The relaxed atmosphere of the Hunter Gatherer was perfect after a stressfull bus ride. Kidding.

I think Wanda was trying to say something.

"Click"

The bus ride home! He looks relaxed.

Very relaxed

When we weren't looking the Palmetto Club stocked our coolers full of beer for the ride home. What a ride home it was!