Birds Fly South Ale Project

Microbrewery in Greenville, South Carolina, United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Birds Fly South Ale Project - Out of business

Established in 2016

Closed in 2023

Contact
1320 Hampton Ave, Greenville, SC, 29601, United States
Description
PROGRESSIVELY OLD SCHOOL
We make craft beer with a throwback approach. Through a combination of time-tested brewing/blending methods and modern practices, we create beer that is complex, thought-provoking, and above all delicious.

AN ALE PROJECT
We focus on truly slow beer – mainly Farmhouse Ales and Saisons in our wild brewery and lagers on our clean production side – with a passion for experimenting with other wild and traditional styles from Imperial Stouts to IPAs to Dutch Kuits.

ROOTED IN FAMILY
The name Birds Fly South is a nod to founders Lindsay and Shawn Johnson. For the last 22+ years, they lived the Coast Guard life, migrating across the country. Their family, their flock, was always looking to find their back to the south. Once they landed in Greenville, Shawn’s final station, they knew they had found home.

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7.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Can to tulip.
Appearance: glossy burnt yellow color with a two finger white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: citrusy with some clean grassy hoppiness; subtle tart underneath, lighter dose of vinous qualities
Flavor: mildly tart with substantial bitter to juicy citrusy tones allowing it to become a touch sweet with more sips, sly aftertaste of citrusy hops
Texture: light to medium bodied, leaning towards being a sipper, some citrusy hop abrasion but nothing overbearing; finishes clean with the tart to citrusy character
Overall: seemed like a cross between a farmhouse ale and an IPA, I dig this and would have again.
Tried from Can on 29 Jan 2026 at 21:23

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottle to tulip.
Appearance: amber/maroon color with a stable two finger white foamy head which slid off nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: tropical fruity character, lovely Brett sour features, subtle tart notes, funky farmhouse character, woody, light vinous tones and some light floral tones as well
Flavor: nicely blended into sour to tart to semi-sweet and florally sour conglomeration; no aftertaste
Texture: medium bodied, great sipper; light acidic tart features pop at my tongue but leaning towards a subtle smoothness; finishes tart, funky and semi-acidic
Overall: nicely done sour farmhouse ale I would be wiling to have again.
Tried from Bottle on 29 Jan 2026 at 21:18

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Sample during "Farm Fest 2025 (Friday VIP)" on 07/04/2025. Pours black with some brown around the edges, and a thin light beige head that diminishes quickly to an outer ring. Sparse strings of lace. Aroma of oak, rum, malt and chocolate. Full-bodied with an oaky rum character and notes of chocolate malt and fruit. The finish oaky with a rum and malt aftertaste. Good beer all around.
Tried from Bottle on 04 Jul 2025 at 19:30

7/10
Poured a clear gold. Breaf and toasted notes. Minor hops. Pretty good kolsch.
Tried on 20 May 2025 at 02:06

7/10
Draught and Asheville North Carolina. Ckear gold pour, grass buttery pilz and such and so on.
Tried on 20 May 2025 at 02:02

7/10
Cloudy yellow pour from can white head. Funky yeasty aroma. Wine grapes. Pretty useful
Tried from Can on 20 May 2025 at 01:48

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
From tap at BeerTemple, Amsterdam. Aroma is peachy and tart with Chardonnay impressions, medium sour, light grain, bread, stone fruits, some apricot. Body is medium. Light sweetish, wine, good!
Tried from Draft on 07 Feb 2025 at 11:56

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
From tap at BeerTemple, Amsterdam. Aroma is tart lemon with grainy malt, mild to medium sour flavour. Light bitterness, light to medium body. Not very complex, but pleasant.
Tried from Draft on 07 Feb 2025 at 11:56

8/10
Tried from Draft on 13 Dec 2024 at 18:52

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bottle. Poured a hazy pinkish color with a small light white head. Aroma was nice raspberries, tart, light acid. Flavor was light jammy raspberries, acidic. Really nice stuff.
Tried from Bottle on 16 Nov 2024 at 07:52