On to Revelry! That was our battle cry. We had just passed a pleasant visit to Charleston’s Palmetto Brewing Company, and we then took a very short Lyft ride to our next stop: Revelry Brewing on Conroy Street. Revelry is in a bit of a different setting, in an old industrial building or perhaps former garage hidden in a neighborhood next to a park. When we arrived, we found it packed to the gills, with patrons spilling out of the front entrance and milling about the front of the place.
Oh, and they were on the roof! That is the interesting thing about Revelry, they have a roof bar. We saw people drinking and dining on roofs throughout Charleston, and it seems to be the in thing there. I won’t argue with that, so we head up the stairs. To the roof!
Back down from the roof, where I enjoyed my first beer here, to escape the rain. We ducked into the crowded downstairs bar area and I ordered a Hotel Rendezvous Bavarian Wheat.
My glass of Hotel Rendezvous Bavarian Wheat arrived a beautiful hazy yellow color with a big fluffy white head and very soft clove in the nose. Citrus and tart wheat were the most prevalent and while refreshing in a thunder storm, more in line than an American Hefeweizen than a Bavarian one.
I had a similar experience with Funkmastr Brett, the first beer I tried here, which did not have much Brett character. The $7 price tag doesn’t help, either. Total Wine sells 4 pint cans for $12.99. Revelry Hotel Rendezvous has an alcohol content of 5% by volume.
Keeping it completely honest, this isn’t really a beer I would buy again. That makes Revelry 0 for 2. I do have a few cans of beer from them I bought at Total Wine, so we will be back with more to give them another chance.
And remember, try a new beer today, and drink outside the box.
*Pricing data accurate at time of review or latest update. For reference only, based on actual price paid by reviewer.
(B)=Bottled
(D)=Draft