Best Breweries in Charleston
& Mt Pleasant, SC

The original CTF location, a cozy neighborhood taproom in the heart of Avondale. Specializes in hop-forward ales and fermentation-driven beers.

The newest location of the beloved Charles Towne Fermentory brand. Choose between 12+ taps, cider, wine, and N/A options.

The second West Ashley location operates as a large outdoor beer garden with a covered porch creating a relaxed, garden-style setting. Well behaved leashed dogs are welcome to enjoy the outside space with their owners.

COAST Brewing Co. is Charleston's original craft brewery and a pioneer of the local scene. Choose between a beautiful indoor space or a large wraparound porch to enjoy your pint or cocktail. Well behaved leashed dogs are welcome to enjoy the outside space with their owners.

Perfectly located in Park Circle Commonhouse Aleworks has a large indoor and outdoor space for the whole family to spread out and enjoy. A portion of every beer sold goes to community organizations, so you can feel good about every pint ordered.

Located in a converted auto body shop Edisto River Brewing Company you can choose to enjoy a beer, seltzers, ciders, wines, and N/A beverages in the taproom or the outdoor beer garden.

Expect 20-plus house-brewed beers on tap, wine, and cocktails and enjoy delicious eats from the full kitchen. Well behaved leashed dogs are welcome to enjoy the outside space with their owners.

The original upscale brewpub with on-site brewing, now rebranded as Edmund's Original. American tavern fare inspired by the Lowcountry. Beautiful outdoor courtyard ("The Bower") with fire pits. Well behaved leashed dogs are welcome to enjoy the outside space with their owners.

A uniquely beautiful brewery and coffee roastery combining craft beer, artisan coffee, cider, wine, wood-fired pizza, gelato, and pastries. Well behaved leashed dogs are welcome to enjoy the outside space with their owners.

James Island's award-winning brewery and pizzeria brewpub. Serves both Chicago-style and New York-style pizza alongside 20 beers on tap. Two full bars and a large square feet Biergarten makes this perfect for the whole family. Well behaved leashed dogs are welcome to enjoy the outside space with their owners.

Located in a former Army medical supply depot with views overlooking the marsh with plenty of parking. Wednesday through Sunday the wood-fired kitchen is running. Well behaved leashed dogs are welcome to enjoy the outside space with their owners.

Frothy Beard Brewing Company boast 20 to 32 rotating house taps, a full bar, and a full pub kitchen known for their oversized pizzas. The spacious inside and patio seating combined with the arcade makes this an especially kid friendly space. Well behaved leashed dogs are welcome to enjoy the outside space with their owners.

Located inside Striped Pig Distillery's North Charleston! Now pouring 9 Ghost Monkey taps from the "Beer Alley" bar alongside Striped Pig spirits and cocktails.

Extremely dog-friendly and kid-friendly Hobcaw Brewing is the perfect spot to come grab a drink and watch the game.

Pair the creekside brewhouse and large yard with the full bar, kitchen, in-house raw bar (Wed-Sat) and seasonal ice cream truck Holy City Brewing is perfect for everyone.

Both a nod to diving, Charleston, and beer Indigo Reef Brewing Co offers a beautiful interior, 14 to 17-plus beers all brewed on-site, plus wine and cider. Well behaved leashed dogs are welcome to enjoy the outside space with their owners.

A warehouse-style brewery with a rustic, industrial aesthetic, the dive bar of Charleston breweries. Lo-FI Brewing takes a deliberately small, quality-over-quantity approach.

Johns Island's first brewery a perfect stop on your way to (and from) Kiawah and Seabrook.

A Belgian-style brewery that feels like a European beer hall with communal tables

New Rem Brewing Co. boasts a spacious indoor and outdoor space with a full kitchen and bar. A great space to have a full meal or just pop in for a drink. Well behaved leashed dogs are welcome to enjoy the outside space with their owners.

Over The Horizon partners with the Department of Defense SkillBridge program, which helps service members transition into civilian careers, and a wall inside is set aside for veterans to display medals and accomplishments. The result is a community-minded, family-friendly gathering place rooted in Charleston's military ties.

Stay in the cozy downstairs tasting room or head upstairs for the airy rooftop bar overlooking the peninsula skyline (a perfect spot to watch the sunset)

A hidden courtyard beach bar tucked through an alleyway, Charleston's first beachside brewpub. The all-outdoor setup has hammocks, couches with blankets, and a purple-lit entrance. Well behaved leashed dogs are welcome to enjoy the outside space with their owners.

Conveniently located right next to the Chucktown Activities (axe throwing, mini gold, arcade), Rusty Bull Brewing Co. is the perfect place to bring the whole family for a pint.

Charleston's sour beer specialists, 12-plus sour beers on tap at all times. Kid-friendly atmosphere with a N64, pool table, and 'fun pong.'

Housed in a repurposed former Goose Creek fire station, Stones Throw Brewing is equipped with a full-service kitchen, 20+ house brewed taps, and a full bar.

Tideland Brewing boasts 25 indoor taps and 12 additional outdoor taps as well as offering cider, wine and N/A options. A spacious beer garden makes this brewery very family friendly. Well behaved leashed dogs are welcome to enjoy the outside space with their owners.

A beloved neighborhood brewery offering 12+ rotating taps of brewed in-house beer as well as wine and NA options.

Roughly 22 rotating beers on tap Westbrook Brewing to enjoy either inside the cozy taproom or outside in the spacious beer garden.

South Carolina's first majority woman-owned/operated brewery makes small-batch, culinary-driven beers, think banana cream pie hefeweizen and lemon-kale experiments. 21+ inside; leashed dogs and kids welcome in the backyard.