via The Post & Courier:

Stone Brewing Co. no longer is considering South Carolina for the site of its first brewery on the East Coast.

The Escondido, Calif.-based brewery broke the news to S.C. officials last week that it was looking elsewhere to build its $31 million mega-brewery, which includes a production facility, restaurants and other tourist-oriented amenities.

Well, at least the state's out dated beer laws have been updated thanks to Stone's east coast operations search, paving the way for future brew house deals.