USA, SC: Salt Marsh Brewing on schedule to open in October

Salt Marsh Brewing and Fat Patties, housed in a combined building at 207 Bluffton Road in
Bluffton, are on track to open at the end of October, according to owner Nick Borreggine, Island Packet reported on September 24.

Borreggine said it's been a long road to get the burger restaurant off the ground in Bluffton.

"We lost four locations and had a few bidding wars," Borreggine said.

Ultimately, though, Borreggine said he's happy with the location, especially because of the building's size. The restaurant occupies 4,300 square feet on the first floor. Salt Marsh Brewing is on the second floor, in addition to having an outdoor beer garden off the ground floor.

Speaking of, Borreggine said Salt Marsh Brewing is ready to start test brewing this week.

"We passed inspection this morning," he said on September 24.

The brewery will start with a selection of five beers, including a "State of Mind" saison, a pumpkin porter spiced with chili, a couple of pale ales and a honey hefeweizen. Eventually, Borreggine said, Salt Marsh’s brewer James Brown would like to offer 10 beers.

25 September, 2015