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Southern Hops Murrells Inlet – Golden Pumpkin Latte
Style of Beer:
Field Beer
Riverbend Malt(s) Used:
Southern Select (2-row barley malt); Light Munich (2-row barley malt); and Great Chit (2-row barley malt)
Tasting Notes:
The flagship goldilocks conditioned with pumpkin spice, vanilla bean, graham cracker crust and Grain & Glory medium/dark roast blend coffee from the Coffee Library out of Asheville, NC. Notes of roasty sweet cocoa, black cherry, coffee, vanilla, and freshly baked pumpkin pie.
When/Where Available:
On tap at Southern Hops Murrells Inlet while supplies last
Release Type:
Seasonal
Release State:
South Carolina
Beech Mountain Brewing Co. – Red Baron Vienna Lager
Style of Beer:
Vienna Lager
Riverbend Malt(s) Used:
Avalon Pilsner (2-row barley malt); Vienna (2-row barley malt); and Light Munich (2-row barley malt)
Tasting Notes:
Congratulations to Beech Mountain Brewing Co. on their bronze medal in the 2025 GABF Vienna Lager category!
When/Where Available:
Available now at Beech Mountain Brewing Co.
Release Type:
Limited
Release State:
North Carolina
Diatribe Brewing Co. – Amburana Fruit Punch Sour
Style of Beer:
Fruit Punch Sour
Riverbend Malt(s) Used:
Appalachian Wheat (wheat malt); Cumberland Pilsner (2-row barley malt); Great Chit (2-row barley malt); Hull and Oats (oat malt)
Tasting Notes:
Congratulations to Diatribe Brewing Co. for winning a silver medal in the 2025 GABF competition’s Fruited Wood- and Barrel-Aged Sour Beer category! The Amburana wood adds a lovely cinnamon character to compliment the pineapples, cara-cara oranges, and cherries used.
When/Where Available:
We just put the last keg on, this was a small batch, so it will kick real quick. When it's gone, it's gone.- October 12, 2026 The Fruit Punch Sour without the Amburana wood is available in cans to go.
Release Type:
Limited
Release State:
North Carolina