Charleston’s Brewvival (February 22) is a collaborative event hosted at Coast Brewing Company and organized with the Charleston Beer Exchange. 2014 marks the fifth year of this well-regarded festival.

What is it that makes running and beer such a solid pairing? Don’t worry, scientists are hard at work on the issue.

While rewarding, in many cases it is a solitary pursuit, crushing grains, watching the boil, transferring liquids and doing a lot of clean up as a one-person crew. That’s where the Savannah Brewers League steps in.

There are spicy beers that wear their influence proudly, like the highly sought after Hunahpu’s from Tampa’s Cigar City Brewing.

“The founder of Your Pie went on vacation with his wife of Italian ancestry, and what he saw there was the old way of doing it. Everybody had a brick oven in their backyard and made small pizzas. It’s a family gathering.”