Walhalla family members invest in craft beer business

Two brothers and a sister from Walhalla have taken over a new craft beer business in the back of a Main Street building. West and Co. Taproom is behind the outdoor adventure store Twenty 8 West. Tjay Bagwell says he has joined his brother, Drake Bagwell of Greenville, and his sister, Candace Godfrey of Clemson in the venture. The taproom offers eight kinds of craft beer on draught and five kinds of wine. From his association in civic work and city government, Bagwell says he sense that a culture change is underway in Walhalla. In spite of what seem to a flurry of craft beer businesses that have sprouted up in Walhalla and Oconee County, Bagwell says he thinks there are plenty of potential clientele. It’s a customer base that he believes will get bigger once more sections of the Palmetto Trail are opened. They are counting on hiking and bike trail enthusiasts to work up a thirsty taste.