This Saturday — Kudu is hosting a Downtown Charleston CAFFEINE CRAWL
We will be starting at Black Tap Coffee at 2:00. We will be migrating to Christophe Artisan Chocolatier, Hope & Union Coffee, and finally to Kudu Coffee & Craft Beer with a little taste of Sweet Teeth Chocolate here also. Come come come!
It was a great turn out, with Baristas from Charleston Coffee shops including Kudu (of course), Black Tap, Caviar & Bananas — and Ben from Counter Culture in Atlanta came to compete as well.
Ben, our Counter Culture Rep, holding up his mug of choice for the competition
Dylan and Josh. Warming up to pour. Yup.
the judges have fun too …
the final macchiato pour between Dylan and Sophie — both Baristas at Kudu. Boom. Dylan, on left, took the prize.
DJ D Chai (aka Dylan) was the Latte Art Champion for the night. Look at that winning Smile.
news: we now carry Counter Culture Coffee at Kudu. They are located in Durham, North Carolina and roast absolutely incredible coffee. They have a huge array of single origin roasts as well as a few blends that we have been loving.
We also just got in pour overs now from Counter Culture. If you have only used a drip coffee machine, you should investigate getting yourself a pour over. Its a great set up for making single cups of coffee. We even have grinders, filters, and even perfect-fit Kudu mugs. Boom.
And want to get a bang for your buck with your daily drip coffee? We got new travel mugs. They are $10 each. And you get a 16 oz cup for $2.00. So you are saving 54 cents every cup! That adds up.
We aren’t only excited about updates in coffee lately. We also have recently added six new taps at Kudu, so we have a total of 10 beers on tap. We got a great chalk board menu to display them all.
We have a good handful of Holy City Brewing Beers on right now. Come try one before they’re gone!
Saturday we had Livy Conner and Friends, local Charlestonians, fill the courtyard with the perfect music for the summer weather.
Jason and one of our very loyal, lovable regulars enjoying the music outside
This is Apolo — another loyal, lovable regular. Only he isn’t allowed inside the shop. But Jason and ____ enjoyed laughing at Apolo.
Beside the courtyard, the seats at the bar are of the “prime real-estate” areas of Kudu, Saturday afternoon Diego, Sally, Maddie, and Sam made for a pretty wonderful group.
C H E E R S !
Last Thursday we had a Meet the Brewers with Westbrook Brewery out of Mount Pleasant.
We had a great selection of Westbrook beer on tap for the evening:
They brought tattoos and stickers and goodies galore!
Danny reppin’ a tattoo. Hunter looking great with a womens tank top.
Micah Nichols from Mr. Goodstache and his wife.
Thanks Mr. Goodstache for being great sports and playing rain or shine! And thanks Edward and Morgan Westbrook for making it a great evening.
Saturday night we had live music in the courtyard by “The Moon & You” from Asheville, North Carolina.
It was the perfect music for a nice warm afternoon. They played a lot of their own songs, and ended with some favorites: The Faces “Ooh La La” and Sam Cooke’s “Wonderful World.” What good taste.
Ryan and good friend Maggie, toasting to her birthday! Happy Birthday Maggie. And thanks Ryan and Melissa for the perfect Saturday night music. Come back soon.
TONIGHT
Latte Art Throwdown at Kudu.
8:00
come to pour. come to watch.
not a latte pro? be a part of our beginners round. we have six great beers on tap for the evening to come enjoy—
APRIL 19- MEET THE BREWERS NIGHT featuring WESTBROOK BREWING COMPANY
we will have music by Mr. Goodstache starting at 6:00, and we will have six beers on tap for the evening. Five from Mount Pleasant’s own Westbrook Brewing Company, and then Evil Twin Imperial Biscotti Break which was brewed at Westbrook.
APRIL 21 — Live Music by “THE MOON & YOU”
in the courtyard. starting at 6:00
what better way to spend a saturday evening?
SOUTHERN TIER TAP TAKEOVER
thursday april fifth
Thursday we had a tap takeover with Southern Tier Brewery out of Lakewood, New York. We had four of their beers on tap
Bluegrass in the courtyard and perfect weather made for a great afternoon.
NEW BELGIUM CANNED BEER RELEASE PARTY
saturday april seventh
This week was full of great beer events at Kudu. Just on the heels of a great Thursday with Southern Tier, we had Grant from New Belgium at Kudu to celebrate their newly released canned beer. We had Ranger IPA, Fat Tire Amber Ale, and the newest Shift Pale Lager. We will be serving these at Kudu, so If you couldn’t make it Saturday then come by and try one soon!
Drew and Grant with Derrick’s kids in the New Belgium Tent enjoying the afternoon.
another perfect spring afternoon with music and good company.
Thursday April 5th - Southern Tier Tap Takeover
Come out Thursday 6pm - 9pm for our tap takeover with Southern Tier Brewing Company and Pearlstine Distributors. We’ll have live music in the courtyard and we’ll be pouring
Saturday April 7 - New Belgium Can Beer Kick-Off featuring SHIFT Pale Lager
4pm - 9pm we are having a kick off event featuring New Belgiums Shift Pale Lager. We will have live music in the courtyard as well as prize pack give aways from New Belgium Brewers as well as from Kudu. All New Belgium Cans - $3.50 which includes
April 17 - Latte Art Throwdown
Its almost time again for the monthly Latte Art Thorwdown at Kudu. Last month, Dylan took the prize. We started doing two rounds for the competition: “Oldies” and “newbies.” So if you are a first timer, you can compete in the “Newbies” round for free. And the winner in the newbies round automatically gets a free spot (five dollars otherwise) to compete in the “oldies” round, with baristas with a little more experience.
April 19th — Westbrook Meet the Brewers Night
Our next meet the brewers night is with Westbrook Brewery from Mount Pleasant. They will be here with some of their great beers to meet you and tell you all about them. More details to come soon!
logo from Charleston City Paper
we got french presses at kudu. and they are great
$4.50 for a 17 ounce press, perfect for one or two.
new to french presses? here are the steps:
1. select one of our coffee roasts and we will grind the beans and set you up with a press and a timer with 4:00 on the clock
2. wait till the timer goes off, remove it
3. press the coffee plunger all the way down
4. pour a cup for you. and even a cup for a friend.
5. enjoy. and look classy while you do.
Last Thursday at Kudu, we invited everyone to try some great beers meet the brewers from Charleston’s own Holy City Brewery.
We had a great array of brews for the evening
The Notorious PIG Porter, which is brewed with 40 pounds of bacon.
New Years Resolution Doppleback
LDA Lowcountry Dark Ale
Tripppin’ Brick Imperial Pilsner
Laser Pants Belgian Strong Pale Ale
Pluff Mud Porter
and probably the highlight beer of the evening was their new release Spring Cleaning IPA which has 6 varieties of hops. We loved it so much, we kicked the keg in thirty five minutes.
Thanks to Sandy Nivens and Phil Barker for playing enjoyable bluegrass music to make the evening that much sweeter.
Tim, one of the brewers from Holy City, enjoying a beer with new friends. Thanks Chris and Tim for a great evening!
We are Kudu Coffee and Craft Beer - locally owned, located in downtown Charleston. We serve quality coffee, espresso, baked goods, and craft beer. Come meet us and become a familiar face.
we are located at:
4 vanderhorst
charleston, south carolina
We have an official website with our menu and other details: www.kuducharleston.com
This blog is less about what we serve and more about who we are. It is where you can find out a little more about the people serving you your daily coffee. As well, this blog is for you to see what events we have going on and changes happening around the shop as we make small gradual renovations. Thanks for checking us out. Come see us.
hours:
-mon- sat: 645 am - 8 pm
-sunday: 8 am - 6 pm
contact us:
843.853.7186
http://www.facebook.com/#!/kuducharleston
jason@kuducharleston.com
