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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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SaltyGrog (5069) reviewed
Brand New Eyes from Birds Fly South Ale Project
3 years ago
7.1/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Stupid plastic pint cup @the source. Sorta hazy, lemon honey pour, lingering froth. Sharp, honey, bittergreen, veggy. Lemon, honey wax, herby, old wood, veg, lime peel astringency, wheat, faint oxidation, lingering bitter lettuce, nutty spent finish. Tart, frothy, boozy, leather. Okay to good. Could be better if they gave me a glass.
Tried on 15 Apr 2023 at 20:45
jhsnitz1 (1850) reviewed
Love Birds 5 from Birds Fly South Ale Project
3 years ago
7/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Opaque peachy yellow color with a musty, horse blanket aroma. Slightly sweet and fruity to start with a quick turn to mild-moderate citrus peel acidic sour taste. Finishes with a bitter funky taste.
Tried on 26 Feb 2023 at 01:42
jhsnitz1 (1850) reviewed
Fables from Birds Fly South Ale Project
3 years ago
7.4/10 — Appearance 10 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Copper color, thick tan head that lasts. Sweet floral malty aroma. Complex taste of malt, caramel sweetness, earthy or floral hop bitterness. Dry alcohol finish.
Tried on 25 Feb 2023 at 20:25
Kleg (4018) reviewed
Nights Like These Irish Stout from Birds Fly South Ale Project
3 years ago
7.9/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
16 oz. can from Total Wine. Pours a pitch black color with a small light brown head and decent retention. Very little lacing. Dark chocolate and roasted malt aroma. Very dark roasted, charred malt flavor with a semi-dry finish. Very smooth and clean. Medium-light body. Low bitterness and low carbonation too. Well done.
Tried from Can on 18 Feb 2023 at 21:40
NotABeerProfessor (3597) reviewed
Rumblefish from Birds Fly South Ale Project
3 years ago
7.4/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 9 Flavor 8 Texture 4 Overall 7.5
This beer has almost everything I really love, especially that nice barnyard bretty funk featured primarily in the nose. It brings with it floral element, mild citric hops provide an appealing complement. The upfront flavors are in the same vein with a mild tartness to the funk. So where does it go wrong? After the initial funk at first sip, the back half of this just disappears. There's a mild bready/doughy/yeasty malt presence but it fades into a dry finish with little bitterness, or little anything really almost a watery mouthfeel. This promises greatness and delivers on its good.
Tried on 17 Jan 2023 at 23:42
gtaegeek (6590) reviewed
Avernus from Birds Fly South Ale Project
3 years ago
7.6/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
10 oz. pour at Southbound. Pours an unclear, ruby color, with a medium, frothy, tan head. The aroma is maple, caraway, wet grass, toasted oak, apple, and cardamom. Sweet and malty, with a musty, creamy bitterness. Heavy body, grainy, a bit boozy, and crisp. Complex and delicious.
Tried on 10 Nov 2022 at 22:50
Iznogud (15830) reviewed
Rustic Sunday from Birds Fly South Ale Project
3 years ago
7.6/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Canned, in Asheville. Hazy orange with medium white head. Yeasty, some fruity notes, stone fruit, grapes, brett. Somewhat tart.
Tried from Can on 02 Nov 2022 at 21:12
Iznogud (15830) reviewed
Sometimes Goats from Birds Fly South Ale Project
3 years ago
7.6/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Canned, 473 ml. Nice brown colour with yellowish head. Malty, caramel, toasted, sweetish. Tad empty in finish. Soft texture. Medium bodied.
Tried from Can on 28 Oct 2022 at 05:47
solidfunk (22755) reviewed
Captured by Frames from Birds Fly South Ale Project
3 years ago
5.1/10 — Appearance 4 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
Paper and some barley. Golden pour with ok head. Decent stuff. Tap at Snally.
Tried from Draft on 26 Oct 2022 at 15:53
radagast83 (13844) reviewed
Captured by Frames from Birds Fly South Ale Project
3 years ago
7.2/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Snallygaster 2022. Poured a clear dark yellow color with a small wispy head. Aroma was pleasant lemon notes, with peach. Flavor was light grain, with a tasty peachy finish. Refreshing.
Tried on 14 Oct 2022 at 01:13