Plum Nectar, a dry-hopped Berliner Weisse by Sarah Gulotta and Katie Smith, will be released Oct. 17 at both breweries. $1 from each pint sold will benefit the local Pink Boots Society.
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Carolina Beer Guy: Meet brewer Allison Carr
The latest in the brewer profile series spotlights UpCountry’s Charlotte transplant.
Carolina Beer Guy: Local Oktoberfest celebrations usher in fall
German transplants and local Oktoberfest event planners discuss annual celebrations in Asheville and abroad.
Carolina Beer Guy: Burnsville hosts town’s first brew fest
“It’s the first time that anything remotely like this has happened in Burnsville,” says festival producer John Silver, who also owns Homeplace Beer Co.
Carolina Beer Guy: Meet brewer Carl Melissas
The latest in the brewer profile series looks at the creative mind behind Wedge Brewing Co.’s beers.
Carolina Beer Guy: Brewgrass rescheduled for Oct. 27 at Salvage Station
Due to complications stemming from Hurricane Florence, the 22nd annual event has been postponed.
Carolina Beer Guy: Biltmore Estate offers exclusive house brews
Biltmore Brewing Co.’s three current Cedric’s beers are sold exclusively on Biltmore Estate, on draft and in bottles.
Carolina Beer Guy: Keg party 101
Weinhaus and multiple local breweries offer economical beer solutions for large gatherings.
Carolina Beer Guy: Fermented Nonsense embraces unusual beers
The South Asheville brewery — the smallest official one in Buncombe County — is shying away from traditional styles.
Carolina Beer Guy: Burning Can lights up weekend beer scene
Oskar Blues spokesman Aaron Baker reflects on five years of the brewery’s canned beer festival, held this year Aug. 10-12.
Carolina Beer Guy: Black Mountain Brewing opens
The collaboration by John Richardson, Jeff “Puff” Irvin and Matt Schwarz is the town’s third brewery.
Carolina Beer Guy: The art of selling craft beverages
Local brewery and cidery sales reps discuss the ins and outs of their jobs.
Carolina Beer Guy: Green Man’s Snozzberry returns
Asheville’s first sour program brings back its prized barrel-aged, fruit-forward blonde ale on July 21.
Carolina Beer Guy: Taproom styles convey breweries’ brands
Representatives from Ginger’s Revenge, New Belgium, Highland and Homeplace discuss their individual taprooms’ styles.
Carolina Beer Guy: Brouwerïj Cursus Kĕmē opens in Asheville
Asheville’s newest brewery opens July 13 at 155 Thompson St.
Carolina Beer Guy: Executive director leaves Asheville Brewers Alliance
With the resignation of Kendra Penland, Mike Rangel will serve as interim executive director of the Asheville Brewers Alliance.
Carolina Beer Guy: Schools train future brewers, distillers and cider makers
Programs at A-B Tech and Blue Ridge diversify their offerings to keep pace with WNC’s growing craft alcohol industry.
Carolina Beer Guy: Hi-Wire brings its circus to Durham
Hi-Wire co-founder Chris Frosaker hopes to open the brewery’s Durham Fun Zone by October.
Carolina Beer Guy: One World goes West
The brewery’s second location has more of a neighborhood vibe than the original downtown brewery, which will remain open.
Carolina Beer Guy: Radio star Rick Rice transitions to a beer career
The former Asheville radio DJ and sports announcer has been hired as the location manager for Palmetto Brewing Co. in Charleston, S.C.
Carolina Beer Guy: Sierra Nevada’s Beer Camp returns with new look
Back for the first time since 2014, the festival features games and activities, nine Sierra Nevada beers and six exclusive “employee collaboration” brews.