About Jocassee Valley Brewing Company
Jocassee Valley Brewing Company is a taproom in Salem, in the South Carolina Upcountry. It was started by the members of the band Conservation Theory, who played breweries across the Southeast and wanted to bring that setting home. Seating is inside and outside.
The tap wall mixes house recipes with local and regional beers. Small collaboration batches sell out fast, so not every house beer is on tap. An onsite brewery is planned for the future.
Music is the draw. Weeknights bring old time jams, bluegrass jams and singer-songwriter nights. Concerts run on Friday and Saturday, and often Sunday, with Americana, blues, bluegrass, old time and jazz.
Food trucks come every Friday and Saturday, and on more days besides. Kids are welcome, and so are dogs that are well behaved and leashed. The area around the taproom has lakes, rivers, waterfalls and hiking trails.
From Jocassee Valley Brewing's own website, read November 4, 2026.
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Questions people ask
Can I bring my dog or kids to Jocassee Valley Brewing?
Yes. It is a family friendly taproom, and children are welcome. Dogs are welcome too if they are well behaved and leashed.
Is there live music?
Yes. Weeknights have old time jams, bluegrass jams and singer-songwriter nights. Concerts run on Friday and Saturday, and often Sunday.
Is there food?
Food trucks park at the taproom every Friday and Saturday, and on more days than that. Check the calendar at jocasseevalleybrewing.com to see who is coming.
Do they brew the beer on site?
Not yet. It is a taproom now, with an onsite brewery planned. The tap wall carries house recipes alongside local and regional beers.
Which breweries are close by?
Freehouse Brewery in Walhalla is 11.2 miles away. Keowee Brewing Company in Seneca is 15.4 miles away, and Kite Hill Brewing Co in Clemson is 18.7 miles away.
Answers come from Jocassee Valley Brewing's website, read November 4, 2026.
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Before you visit Jocassee Valley
Expect a taproom with a full music schedule, indoor and outdoor seating, and food trucks on weekends. Bring the kids, or a well behaved dog on a leash. The calendar changes, so check jocasseevalleybrewing.com for the music and food lined up.
Nature is close by. The area has several lakes, the Chattooga and Chauga rivers, and miles of hiking trails. A cold draft is a natural end to a day outside.
Freehouse Brewery in Walhalla is 11.2 miles away. Keowee Brewing Company in Seneca is 15.4 miles away, which makes it a good second stop.