The Whale A Craft Beer Collective

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Very knowledgeable bartend who is passionate about craft beer. Top tier draft beer selection. Great live music venue.

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The Whale is essentially a beer tasting collective. It offers a large number of locally brewed beer on tap as well as an extensive collection of canned and bottled local brews. It’s inside The Refinery and has a nice minimalist vibe bar area and out side tables on a large elevated patio. We were there for a late afternoon beer tasting before dinner and were well served by the variety of offerings and a competent bartender. Plenty of onsite parking and food options include the adjacent restaurant and transient food trucks. This is a good addition to the charleston beer community and we recommend a visit. It gets four clams on the coveted Five Quahog Rating Scale.

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Cool spot to grab a beer and they have live performances outside. They also served beer from everywhere but Charleston. Oh and the T-shirts have top tier graphics. Highly recommend if you don’t want the big crowds and a nice beer.

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I've been to the whale a number of times, even saw Yung Gravy at the Refinery once and came back for a drink. I'm a big fan of this spot for a few reasons:

Service: the bartenders are always friendly, funny, professional and knowledgeable of what they serve.

Beer list: there's no shortage of exotic or niche picks. They have a rotating tap and a plethora of cans and bottles from countries all over the world. In one of my pictures I'm drinking a beer from Tasmania.

The vibe: great music, dimly lit with a purple neon light, and every time I have gone it's very quiet.

11/10 would recommend. I'm almost scared too many people will find this place.

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We arrived and thought we had gone to the wrong place! But tucked around the corner, we found it.

Absolutely love the 80s vibe. They even had a little pop up with vendors and we ended up getting two 80s vintage jackets. It was a windy day though so we stayed inside the bar area.

Very solid beer selection. Got there before it was crowded but did appreciate they let people bring their dogs inside. Would definitely come back here again!

The Whale A Craft Beer Collective

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