Tom Davis - Brewmaster at Thomas Creek Brewery

IPA's Win Awards!!

Over Labor Day weekend, Thomas Creek racked up 2 new beer awards, this time for both our IPA's! The Savannah  Craft Brew Fest professional brewers competition awarded Thomas Creek with an Honorable Mention for Class Five IPA and Best of Show for Up The Creek Extreme IPA. Our beers were judged alongside offerings from breweries across the country and it is an honor to take 2  of the 5 medals awarded. Wow, thanks Savannah!

Production Soars At Thomas Creek...

Thomas Creek Brewery is producing more beer now in a typical week than what was sold in our entire first year of operation! It is not unusual for our production staff to brew over 240 barrels of beer per week; that is 7,440 gallons of beer (almost 77,000 12 oz. bottles). In fact, two weeks ago we had to brew over 300 barrels of beer to keep pace with demand. Wow!

Thomas Creek Invades The Midwest

We are excited to announce that the full lineup of Thomas Creek beers will be available in Illinois and Iowa beginning in early September, followed by Indiana later in the month. Patagonia Wine and Imports, dually based in Charleston, SC and Cedar Rapids, IA, has assigned Thomas Creek distribution in the Midwest.  Patagonia has a strong portfolio of wines from around the world and is rapidly growing their craft and import beer business; they currently operate in ten states across the South and Midwest, with four more coming in the near future. Distribution in Iowa and Indiana will be state wide with Illinois starting in the Davenport and Peoria markets.

Saying Goodbye To Barley...

Old, blind, goofy-looking, smelly, and weird were some ways to describe Barley; however, he was so much more. He was loving, loyal, hard working, adorable, and he was here everyday to greet anyone who walked through our doors. Unfortunately, we had to say goodbye to Barley in August. After seeing Drake (Tom's daughter) off to college, he handed the reins over to Porter to oversee the brewery and clean up beer spills.  Porter is Tom's other Border Collie who shows up to work every day of the week and will continue Barley's legacy at the brewery. While he may not be here physically, Barley will always be with us in spirit as Thomas Creek grows into the future.

New Staff @ Thomas Creek

Over the past few months, Thomas Creek has added several new members to our brewery family. Jay Simpson, formerly of Blue Ridge Brewing Co., is now part of the Thomas Creek team. We also added Whit Lanning, a chemistry graduate from NC State, to help out with brewing as we say goodbye to one of our  brewers near the end of the year. Another new addition to the team is Paige Blankenship, who has been hired to run our growing homebrew shop and conduct tours, tastings & beer sales. We are excited to have Jay, Whit & Paige on board, so check out the new faces next time you stop by the brewery!

Something Atypical

Recently, somewhere hidden deep inside Thomas Creek Brewery, our brewers began tinkering with the idea of creating something more unique, something to make people stand up and take notice. Tom wasn’t satisfied with the incredible success of Up the Creek (our 12.5% ABV extreme IPA), nor was he satisfied with inventing the Belgian-Style Porter (Dirty Monk). No, something else needed to be done to really drive home the point, “Don’t Be Typical.” Then, it happened; one day the 3.5 bbl system was free of test batches, there was time in the production schedule, and extra grain in storage. That initial brewing of Conduplico Immundus Monachus, an imperial version of Dirty Monk marked the beginning of what we have come to call our “Atypical Series,” a series a beers that will be wholly unique, but still incredibly delicious. Soon after, Assistant Brewer Matt Manthe’s Key lime and pink peppercorn Saison, Houlbon et Poivre, was in production. Although the small brewhouse had to return to its regular duties for a short time, several uncommon beers are slated to join the first two in the series, both of which are available at the brewery. We hope to release these beers to the public very soon in larger 750 mL corked bottles. Be on the lookout!