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Holy City Brewing

🌍 United States · Regional · ★ Award winning · Known for German Pilsner · American Porter
Award winningKnown for German Pilsner · American Porter

Named for Charleston's skyline of church steeples, Holy City started in 2011 and grew into a North Charleston staple with a full Lowcountry kitchen and a wall of Great American Beer Festival medals.

3Beers
3Styles
5.2%Avg ABV
2011Founded

Beers by Holy City Brewing

3 beers
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Pilsner
German Pilsner · 5%
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Pluff Mud Porter
Pluff Mud Porter
American Porter · 5.5%
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Washout Wheat
American Wheat Ale · 5%
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Brewery DNA

The recurring character behind the beers

Drawn from all 3 beers in the catalogue.

Emerging signature · based on 3 beers
Signature
What keeps showing up across their beers.
refreshingevery beer
3 of 3 beers
cleanevery beer
3 of 3 beers
crisp
2 of 3 beers
malty
2 of 3 beers

With 3 beers, only recurring notes are shown — one unusual beer moves this a lot.

Portfolio range
How broad they brew.
Varied3 beers · 3 style families
Lager 1Porter 1Wheat Beer 1

A handful of styles across their range — a shared thread has to hold across each of them.

How they compare
Each beer measured against others of its own style, then averaged across the range. Compared with 218 other breweries making German Pilsner and American Wheat Ale.
Three beers is enough for a first read, not a full house style — one unusual beer moves this a lot.

Across 3 beers in 3 style families, none of Holy City Brewing's characters carry through the whole range — the mix of styles they brew is the signature here.

typical for German Pilsner and American Wheat AleHoly City Brewing
in no beersin every beer
clean
in all 3 of their beers · typical German Pilsner and American Wheat Ale brewery: 3 in 5
A shade above, but within the field.
refreshing
in all 3 of their beers · typical German Pilsner and American Wheat Ale brewery: 3 in 5
A shade above, but within the field.
malty
in 2 of 3 · typical German Pilsner and American Wheat Ale brewery: 4 in 5
A shade below, but within the field.
smooth
in 2 of 3 · typical German Pilsner and American Wheat Ale brewery: 3 in 5
A shade above, but within the field.
light
in 2 of 3 · typical German Pilsner and American Wheat Ale brewery: 3 in 5
A shade above, but within the field.
Brewery performance
How their beers place in the hopIQ ranking.
Top 28%
average beer performance
1
beers in the Top 100
2 / 3
beers above the median
#96
best ranked beer
Pluff Mud Porter

Their beers place in the Top 28% of the catalogue on average, across 3 ranked beers. Consistent rather than spiky — no single standout carrying the rest.

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About Holy City Brewing

Named for Charleston's skyline of church steeples, Holy City started in 2011 and grew into a North Charleston staple with a full Lowcountry kitchen and a wall of Great American Beer Festival medals.

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North Charleston · South Carolina · United States
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