For one Greenville brewery, there’s a reason to celebrate.
The 2024 U.S. Open Beer Championship took place July 9 in Oxford, Ohio, and Liability Brewing Co. took home two medals from the competition.
The brewery received the silver medal for the Tequila Barrel Aged Beer category for Tequillin Me Salty, which is gose aged in tequila barrels imbued with cara cara oranges and key lime. The second medal was given to the 2023 Barrel Aged Evil Shenanigans which earned the beer producer the bronze medal in the Barrel Aged Breakfast Stout category.
While there were other winners from the state, Liability was the only Upstate brewery to take home a prize. The brewery was honored in January of this year in the South Carolina Brewers Cup, winning two gold medals in the event.
Liability is located at 109 W. Stone Ave. on the north side of downtown Greenville. It is open Monday through Thursday from noon to 9 p.m., Friday and Saturday from noon to 10 p.m., and Sunday from noon to 8 p.m.
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Jason and Julia Scholz, the husband-and-wife duo behind Stella’s Brasserie, opened their third food-and-beverage concept at BridgeWay Station on July 10.
Rôtie by Stella’s is a French rotisserie infused with Southern charm.
“I kind of looked at it when we start talking about it with the rotisserie being the centerpiece of a lot of our meats,” said culinary director James King during an interview in April. “It’s how you would go to like a high-end steakhouse.”
The menu is a la carte-style but cohesive, with all items designed to complement one another.
BridgeWay Station is located at 1000 Via Corso Ave. in Mauldin.
BridgeWay Station’s first eatery – BridgeWay Brewing – opened December 2023. Since then, it has welcomed a food hall, coffee shop, a patisserie and Table 301’s newest concept, Tavola, still soon-to-come.
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Upstate chain Rigsby’s Smoked Burgers, Wings & Grill permanently closed its Thornblade restaurant.
Erin Trammell, kitchen manager at Rigsby’s Boiling Springs, said a new location is in the works. Although Trammell was not able to give the exact spot, she did say it will be along Wade Hampton Boulevard in Greer.
Rigsby’s currently has three locations: 3072 Boiling Springs Road in Boiling Springs, 176 Liberty St. in Spartanburg and 115 Interstate Blvd. in Anderson.
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Phase II of Unity Park development The Commons opened July 11 with the following eateries:
- LaRue Fine Chocolate
- Kuka Juice, a plant-based eatery and juice bar
- MooHogz Craft BBQ
- Indigo Kitchen, a restaurant serving Indian cuisine
LaRue opened first on July 11 with the others following throughout the week.
Also expected to open but still under construction in the second phase are:
- Leo’s Pizza
- Paseo, a tapas eatery specializing in Spanish food that is spearheaded by Camilo Franco and chef Daniel López
- An unnamed new concept from Golden Brown & Delicious
