Founders Joan and Joe Eckert reflect on the pub’s history, including being the original home of Asheville’s second brewery.
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Carolina Beer Guy: Blue Ghost Brewing is flying high in Fletcher
The Henderson County brewery hosts the second Fletcher Firefly Festival on Saturday, June 24, in its new Firefly Field.
Theater review: ‘Seeger’ at NC Stage
Seeger celebrates a man who deserves to be remembered, and Asheville is perfect the place to do this show: The musician’s half-sister Peggy Seeger, herself a celebrated folk singer, lived here for many years and was a prominent member of the local music scene.
French Broad Brewery sold to Chapel Hill couple
Sarah and Paul Casey bought French Broad on June 1 with plans to renovate and expand its existing tap room.
Carolina Beer Guy: Budweiser of Asheville is big on local craft brands
Locally owned and operated for 32 years, the distributor gets numerous Asheville area breweries’ products into stores, taprooms and restaurants throughout Western North Carolina.
AVL Beer Week 2017: Thirsty Monk’s Not So Big BIG Beer Fest returns
The AVL Beer Week event stands out thanks to its collection of potent, hard-to-find brews.
2017 Beer City Festival to showcase WNC craft brew scene
There are many ways to enjoy AVL Beer Week, but the biggest celebration is always the Beer City Festival showcase of Western North Carolina brews. The festival, now in its eighth year, goes from noon-5 p.m. Saturday, May 27, at Pack Square Park’s Roger McGuire Green in the heart of downtown. Dozens of beers will be available, […]
Swiss beer drinkers protest Wicked Weed sale
Customers at Bern’s Biercafé Au Trappiste purchased the pub’s discounted stock of Wicked Weed bottles and smashed them outside the building in a Boston Tea Party-like protest.
New Belgium celebrates one year in Asheville with Tour de Fat and more
The West Asheville brewery expands its production and entertainment offerings.
Theater review: ‘The Realistic Joneses’ at 35below
The play, produced by the locally based Ellipsis Theater Company, is a tale of new neighbors and rocky relationships.
Carolina Beer Guy: Monster expansion at Boojum Brewing
The Waynesville brewery triples its brewing capacity and adds a canning line.
Anheuser-Busch buys Wicked Weed Brewing
The award-winning, Asheville-based craft brewery will become part of the international corporation’s High End unit.
Carolina Beer Guy: Bold Rock Hard Cider maintains steady growth
The Mills River cidery is offering new drinks and events for spring.
Theater review: ‘Smokey Joe’s Café’ by Flat Rock Playhouse
In the 1950s and ’60s, Leiber and Stoller were on the top of their game, knocking out hit after hit, recorded by the likes of Elvis, The Drifters, The Coasters and many others.
Carolina Beer Guy: Changes coming for two Thirsty Monk locations
Thirsty Monk’s Open Brewing becomes a coffee pub while the chain’s efforts to purchase French Broad Brewing Co. continue.
Carolina Beer Guy: Highland Brewing Co. celebrates spring, 23rd anniversary
Asheville’s first craft brewery releases three new beers and opens its Meadow for free and ticketed concerts.
Theater review: Stupid F**king Bird at the Magnetic Theatre
The best advice here is to hold on tightly and be prepared for a wild ride. At its essence, this bunch is mostly seeking romance with other characters from the script, but not finding that sentiment returned.
Carolina Beer Guy: Apple Country Cider Jam debuts in Hendersonville
The event will feature a blend of North Carolina-made cider, live music, exhibits and demonstrations.
Hillman Beer and Rise Above Deli open on Sweeten Creek Road
With a total seating capacity of about 160, the combination restaurant and brewery adds another new player to the growing Sweeten Creek Road beer scene.
Carolina Beer Guy: Asheville Brewing mixes new beers, vintage comedies
Asheville Brewing Co. celebrates National Humor Month with screenings of comedy classics and new beers made in honor of the films. The new brews were named through a customer contest.
Comedy ‘The Nerd’ comes to Asheville
When Attic Salt founders Marci Bernstein and Jeff Catanese moved their company to Asheville from New York, officially relaunched in 2013, The Nerd was hot on their radar. “We tried to get the rights and got turned down,” Bernstein says.