Hilton Head’s Side Hustle Brewing has new look and location. Here are the details
Hilton Head’s Side Hustle Brewing Co., located 144 Arrow Road, is moving into a bank at 59 Pope Ave. later this summer, Watterson Brands announced Thursday.
The new 17,000-square-foot brewery in the former Bank of America will include indoor seating, an exterior beer garden with additional patio seating, 20 Side Hustle craft brews on tap, a merchandise shop and four dining options: Taco Bills, Bank Burgers, Pizza Co., and Benjamin’s food truck.
The larger space will allow patrons to experience the beer year-round in the way the brewers originally intended, Billy Watterson, CEO of Watterson Brands, said in a news release.
The original intention with the building purchase was a much larger entertainment development, Watterson said, “but we pivoted from this plan for the immediate expansion of the Brewery.”
L.J. Bush, co-owner of Side Hustle Brewing Co., and Watterson have been collaborating on the project since the November 2021 acquisition of the brewery.
The two new restaurant concepts, Taco Bills and Bank Burgers, are from restaurateurs Marshall Sampson and Bill Alberts, co-owners of Santa Fe. Sampson, who also owns and operates Pizza Co., will present menus to the public prior to the official opening. Benjamin’s creator and operator, Ben Watterson, will also reveal new menu items specifically catering to this location in the coming months.
To see an idea expand into a full-time business is a dream come true, head brewer Lee Holyoak said. Side Hustle started out as the smallest brewery in South Carolina, Holyoak said, but has become a destination for beer aficionados.
The previous Side Hustle Brewing Company location on Arrow Road will remain open for canning and brewing to support distribution, and for a canned beer to-go.
Side Hustle Brewing Company was the creation of Holyoak and his wife, Emily, along with original founders Mike Palmieri and Faith Seiders, as a “side hustle” that turned into a career in early 2021. One year later, the brewery features outdoor seating, regular food truck options and draft beer.
This story was originally published March 12, 2022 at 4:13 PM.
