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Fireforge sits in a converted warehouse a couple of blocks off Main Street, the old W.N. Watson tire building reworked into a taproom and biergarden. Brian and Nicole Cendrowski opened it in 2018 around a simple idea most of us can get behind: beer and food built to be enjoyed together, with neither one just propping up the other. The tap list runs to 20-plus house-brewed beers and rotates constantly, from hazy IPAs to saisons, Belgian styles, and easy-drinking lagers, with flights if you want to sample around. Alongside the beer there's wine, cider, ginger beer, house seltzers, and non-alcoholic options, plus a kitchen turning out shareable small plates, charcuterie, and sandwiches that lean seasonal and local. Something is almost always going on, from weekly bluegrass and Sunday jazz jams to trivia and bingo nights and bigger annual throwdowns like Oktoberfest, Polish Fest, and their own ForgeFest. The biergarden is family- and dog-friendly, and the room stays easygoing. It has pulled in a shelf of local honors, including repeat Best Brewery nods from Greenville News and the Post & Courier. The thing regulars keep coming back to in their reviews is simple: a brewery where the food actually keeps pace with the beer. What is pouring shifts week to week, so the flight you build today is its own small piece of research.