Bhramari Brewing Co., Green Man Brewery. Zillicoah Beer Co. and DSSOLVR will be featured in the second season of “Crafted,” a series on Amazon Prime and Facebook Watch. Also: Thirsty Thursday on hold; Capitalize the B campaign celebrates Black History Month; and more.
This past December, Big Pillow Brewing hosted its soft opening, making it the third craft brewery in Madison County, joining the Mad Co. Brew House in Marshal and the Hickory Nut Gorge Brewery in the restored Mars Hill Theatre in Mars Hill.
Blue Ridge Community College’s brewing program will host a virtual beer tasting on Friday, Jan. 29.
Barn Door Ciderworks opens in Fairview, Hickory Nut Gorge Brewery expands to Mars Hill and Highland goes into hibernation.
Noblebräu is up and running in Brevard, Archetype opens its rooftop deck and New Origin readies for a February opening.
Spacious outdoor areas have helped keep Homeplace, Innovation, Whiteside and Mad Co. in business, though mask noncompliance from tourists has offered occasional challenges.
Area breweries are used to the challenges of winter, but added difficulties from the COVID-19 pandemic have many in the industry extra concerned.
The new venture by Bob Byron and Jimi Rentz is a combination brewery, distillery and restaurant.
Seasonal celebrations have largely been curbed, but plentiful German-style beers and imports are available throughout the local market.
The bottle shop and taproom ends its five-year run on the South Slope.
The Hendersonville brewery has morphed into two separate endeavors, including one in its former location but under a new name.
Once a staple of the craft beer scene, reusable bottles currently aren’t being accepted at numerous Asheville-area businesses.
Wicked Weed Brewing responds to positive COVID-19 tests for employees at the Funkatorium and brewpub. Meanwhile, other local breweries screen workers daily and feel that the virus will inevitably strike their own crews.
Several Asheville breweries allow exclusively outdoor seating or remain closed.
The Highland Brewing founder is only the 34th person in the world to receive the Brewers Association Recognition Award for outstanding contributions to the industry.
Updates on brewery construction and expansions in Asheville, Brevard and Old Fort.
Asheville-area breweries have taken numerous precautions to ensure responsible reopening.
Local brewpub owners discuss the safety precautions they’re taking prior to reopening.
A range of online events are planned May 22-31 in lieu of in-person gatherings.
Across the Asheville area, brewery figures are struggling with quiet taprooms and other significant changes to the industry.
Asheville’s smallest brewery and the taproom/bottle shop in which it’s housed are the first brewing industry businesses to close as a result of COVID-19 repercussions.
