Local Legend Brewing Company turned Hilton Head’s old Grayco building into a brewery

Local Legend Brewing Company is a brewery, restaurant and beer garden at 1014 William Hilton Parkway, on the south end of Hilton Head Island. It belongs to SERG Group, and its subject is the island itself, as it was in the 1970s and 1980s. The brewery's site is locallegendbrewing.com.

The old Grayco building became a brewery

In September 2023 a proposal went before the Town of Hilton Head Island's development review team to convert "the old Grayco Building" at 1014 William Hilton Parkway into a brewery and restaurant, with high-end car storage alongside. The brewery now calls itself the island's newest. Stephen Streeter leads the brewing and Executive Chef Alan Ford runs the restaurant side, called The Spot.

The brewery collects island legends

The name is the idea. The brewery says it celebrates "the rich history of Hilton Head's early days in the 1970s and 1980s through its food, music, and storytelling," and its Legends page is a roll call of islanders. Stan Smith, the former world No. 1 tennis player, moved to the island in 1971. Gregg Russell has played free family concerts there since 1977. Captain Fuzzy Davis has guided fishing charters for more than 40 years. Dan Driessen, born on the island in 1951, went on to win two World Series with the Cincinnati Reds.

A form on the site invites anyone with a story to "share your legendary tale," and Ales & Tales is the brewery's own live weekly podcast. Its first episode featured Jim Loniero and Rick Meccariello of SERG.

Games run from billiards to Jaws pinball

Inside are billiards, darts, shuffleboard, table tennis, a Jaws pinball machine and NBA Jam among the arcade cabinets, with TVs placed for the games. Outside, the beer garden has cornhole, more TVs and room to spread out, and the brewery calls it a highlight of the property. The doors stay open until midnight on Fridays and Saturdays.