The Grand Strand Brewery Guide: What Each Stop Actually Does Differently

The Grand Strand beer scene is no longer one kind of stop repeated from North Myrtle Beach to Pawleys Island. There are production breweries, brewpubs, a brewery-and-distillery venue, and newer restaurant-brewery concepts. What they share is craft beer as part of the experience. What separates them is where they are, how closely the beer is tied to the place, and what else is built around the pint.

This guide covers the active brewery and brewpub destinations that could be verified online through current operator or official destination sources. It does not use ratings, specials, current hours, or claims that could not be confirmed.

The quick way to understand the Grand Strand beer map

The coast now has three broad brewery experiences.

First are the places most clearly built around their own beer programs. New South Brewing, Grand Strand Brewing Company, Tidal Creek Brewhouse, Southern Hops Brewing Company, Crooked Hammock Brewery, and Quigley’s Pint & Plate all have official descriptions that connect the venue directly to brewing or in-house beer.

Second are brewery-branded or multi-brand beer destinations. Voodoo Brewing Co. at Broadway at the Beach is an independently operated brewpub, while Ole Smoky Distillery & Yee-Haw Brewing brings craft beer and a distillery under one roof. South Coast Beer Project is the newest verified addition in Carolina Forest, describing itself simply and clearly as a restaurant, brewery, and social venue.

That means a visitor is not choosing from nine versions of the same thing. A downtown production brewery, a Market Common brewhouse, a Barefoot Landing brewpub, a Murrells Inlet beer-and-food stop, and a Pawleys Island in-house brewery each answer a different kind of day.

North Myrtle Beach: Crooked Hammock Brewery

Crooked Hammock Brewery is at Barefoot Landing in North Myrtle Beach. Its official destination listing describes a brewery and taproom, a restaurant serving brew-pub food, a 360-degree island bar, and a backyard setup with games and hammocks. It also states that the venue brews its own craft beer.

Photo: Crooked Hammock beer flight at Barefoot Landing in North Myrtle Beach. Source: Barefoot Landing

That makes Crooked Hammock the clearest choice in the northern part of the Strand for a large, destination-style brewery setting. The brewery, food, taproom, and outdoor backyard are all part of the same property rather than separate stops.

Carolina Forest: South Coast Beer Project

South Coast Beer Project is at 5020 Carolina Forest Boulevard in Myrtle Beach. Its official site labels it a restaurant, brewery, and social venue.

Photo: South Coast Beer Project outdoor venue space in Carolina Forest. Source: South Coast Beer Project

That wording is worth taking literally. South Coast is a new Carolina Forest option that positions beer alongside food and a general gathering-place format. The operator’s public page does not support a detailed beer-style or programming claim yet, so this guide keeps the description to the essentials: a brewery-centered social stop in Carolina Forest.

Downtown Myrtle Beach: Grand Strand Brewing Company and New South Brewing

Downtown has two distinctly different brewery stories.

Grand Strand Brewing Company is at 819 North Kings Highway in a restored building that the brewery says was built in 1952. The company opened there in 2021. Its public lineup includes Beach Easy Belgian Wheat, Sandy Cheeks West Coast IPA, Airbrush Hazy IPA, Salty Golfer Pineapple Blonde, and Jolene Red Ale.

Photo: Grand Strand Brewing Company in downtown Myrtle Beach. Source: Grand Strand Brewing Company

New South Brewing, at 1109 Campbell Street, is the older production-brewery presence. Its official site identifies it as a Myrtle Beach microbrewery operating since 1998 and documents its own core and seasonal ales and lagers.

Photo: New South Brewing tap handles at its Campbell Street brewery in Myrtle Beach. Source: New South Brewing

The practical difference is not a scorecard. Grand Strand Brewing is a downtown brewery-and-food setting in a restored commercial building, while New South is the established microbrewery whose official identity centers on making and packaging its own beer. Both make sense in a downtown beer day, but they represent two different eras of the local scene.

Market Common: Tidal Creek Brewhouse

Tidal Creek Brewhouse is at 3421 Knoles Street in the Market Common district. The operator describes it as a craft brewery that combines small-batch specialty beer, coffee, and Lowcountry food. Its public description also identifies indoor and outdoor spaces and calls the venue family- and dog-friendly.

Photo: Tidal Creek Brewhouse beer garden in Market Common. Source: Tidal Creek Brewhouse

That combination is what separates Tidal Creek from a standard taproom. Beer is central, but the format is deliberately broader: coffee, a craft kitchen, and a brewery setting designed for more than a quick round of drinks.

Broadway at the Beach: Voodoo Brewing Co. and Ole Smoky Distillery & Yee-Haw Brewing

Broadway at the Beach now has two different brewery-branded options.

Voodoo Brewing Co. is at 1318 Celebrity Circle, Unit 185. Broadway at the Beach describes it as a veteran-owned, independently operated Voodoo brewpub serving craft beer and pub food. The reliable distinction here is its brewpub format in the middle of Broadway at the Beach; this guide does not claim that the Myrtle Beach location produces Voodoo beer on site.

Photo: Voodoo Brewing Co. at Broadway at the Beach in Myrtle Beach. Source: Broadway at the Beach

Ole Smoky Distillery & Yee-Haw Brewing is at 1216 Celebrity Circle. Ole Smoky and Yee-Haw both describe the venue as a joint brewery-and-distillery destination with craft beer, moonshine and whiskey tasting experiences, food, an indoor-outdoor layout, and a beer garden.

Photo: User-supplied exterior image of Ole Smoky Distillery & Yee-Haw Brewing at Broadway at the Beach.

The difference between the two is simple. Voodoo is a branded brewpub with craft beer and pub food. Ole Smoky and Yee-Haw is the more mixed-format stop, combining a beer experience with a working distillery identity and spirits tastings.

Murrells Inlet: Southern Hops Brewing Company

Southern Hops Brewing Company is at 5148 US 17 Business in Murrells Inlet. Its official site describes the Murrells Inlet operation as hand-crafted beer and food served with Southern hospitality, and it confirms that the company also operates a Florence location.

Photo: Southern Hops Brewing Company patio in Murrells Inlet. Source: Southern Hops

Southern Hops belongs in the guide because it is a brewpub rather than only a restaurant with a long tap list. Its emphasis is beer made in the business alongside a full food program. For the south end of the Strand, it is the verified brewery-centered stop in this list.

Pawleys Island: Quigley’s Pint & Plate

Quigley’s Pint & Plate is at 257 Willbrook Boulevard in Pawleys Island. Its official site says the restaurant serves Lowcountry-inspired comfort food alongside house-made ales and lagers, and that it has an in-house brewery for specialty brewed seasonal selections.

Photo: House-made beers at Quigley’s Pint & Plate in Pawleys Island. Source: Quigley’s Pint & Plate

Quigley’s is the southern end of this brewery guide. It is a pub-and-kitchen experience built around house beer, not a standalone production facility. That distinction is exactly what makes it useful: the guide should help people choose the kind of brewery stop they want, not pretend every brewery is arranged the same way.

What they have in common — and what they do not

Every destination in this guide has a verified craft-beer connection. Most pair that beer with food, which reflects how the Grand Strand brewery scene has developed: visitors can build a meal, an outing, or a stop between other beach plans around a pint.

The differences are more meaningful than a generic “good atmosphere” description. New South and Grand Strand Brewing give downtown Myrtle Beach two different brewery models. Tidal Creek connects beer, coffee, and food in Market Common. Crooked Hammock makes a North Myrtle Beach stop into a larger brewpub-and-backyard destination. South Coast Beer Project brings a new brewery format into Carolina Forest. Voodoo and Ole Smoky & Yee-Haw give Broadway at the Beach two different branded beer experiences. Southern Hops anchors the Murrells Inlet side. Quigley’s puts an in-house brewery inside a Pawleys Island pub setting.

One useful boundary matters here. Black Drum Brewing appears on the Myrtle Beach Beer Trail, and its official site documents a regional craft-beer program with 40 taps, ocean views, and a beer garden. Its own site does not say that beer is brewed there, so it is not counted as a brewery in this guide. The same rule excluded the former Voodoo Murrells Inlet location after research found it closed.

That is the honest picture: the Grand Strand has a growing set of brewery and brewpub experiences, but the similarities end at craft beer. The useful choice is not “which one is best?” It is whether you want a production brewery, a food-forward brewpub, a large outdoor destination, a brewery-and-distillery venue, or a newer neighborhood social stop.

Sources

• Crooked Hammock Brewery — Barefoot Landing
• South Coast Beer Project
• Grand Strand Brewing Company
• New South Brewing
• Tidal Creek Brewhouse
• Southern Hops Brewing Company
• Voodoo Brewing Co. — Broadway at the Beach
• Ole Smoky Distillery & Yee-Haw Brewing — Myrtle Beach
• Yee-Haw Brewing — Myrtle Beach
• Quigley’s Pint & Plate
• Black Drum Brewing