MYRTLE BEACH, SOUTH CAROLINA

Strangely, Barefoot Landing in North Myrtle Beach once had two brewpubs within walking distance. After hitting T-Bonz in July ’04, had steak dinner at the former MAD BOAR BREWERY. Brewmeister Moose offered sophisticated bourbon-sweet malt-dried Scotch Ale (with yummy dark chocolate-raisin-tobacco notes), soft-watered espresso-lingered raspberry-ensconced oatmeal-heeled Boar’s Snout Stout, and ashy red-fruited orange peel-lingered Scotch-smitten Indian Pale Ale.

Lesser variants such as light peach-licked Golden Pilsener, soft malt-candied Pig Tail Ale, spritz-y fig-date-tempered Carolina Copper Ale, and tangy Raspberry Wheat were bland. Mad Boar has since moved and Jakalope Steakhouse now occupies the site.