The Griffon | Bon Appétit
"Twenty years in, The Griffon is only getting grungier, and better for it. It’s part college bar, part tourist destination, part industry hangout—because if there’s one thing a College of Charleston senior has in common with Sean Brock and your Uncle Joe, it’s that they all want to drink a beer in a dark and cozy early-1800s home on a Thursday afternoon. Any inch of the walls, back bar area, exposed rafters, even the doorframe that is not covered in dollar bills is probably covered in bumper stickers (“Honor Thy Music: Country Music Hall of Fame”; “The Charleston Beer Exchange”). There’s a wide beer selection, from PBR and Coors Banquet to craft options like a Coast Brewing Kolsch from right in town, and there are fried pickles and club sandwiches to soak it all up. Of all the American bars that attempt to hark back to some English pub, The Griffon can actually do it. PRO TIP: Try a locally produced Westbrook White Thai (it’s the bright yellow can), a witbier brewed with lemongrass and ginger that’s both light and interesting enough to carry you through all night. THE DETAILS: Opens at 11 a.m. on weekdays and noon on weekends, and does day drinking as well as late-night (which in Charleston means 2 a.m.)." - Condé Nast
