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    Author:   Thom O'Hearn

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    Highland debuts rooftop for AVL Beer Week

    Posted on May 29, 2016May 29, 2016 by Thom O'Hearn

    For the past few years, Just Brew It functioned as the unofficial kickoff party for AVL Beer Week. It’s hard to beat more than 50 homebrewers serving some of the best beer around. Yet this year the event will wrap the week rather than begin it. Someone needed to fill the void. Highland Brewing Co. […]

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    Back of house: Clingman Café turns the page

    Posted on February 9, 2016February 9, 2016 by Thom O'Hearn

    Clingman Café’s new mother and daughter owners will feature more homemade baked goods while keeping customer favorites.

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    Back of house: Patrick O’Cain and Chris Hathcock of Gàn Shān Station

    Posted on December 30, 2015December 28, 2015 by Thom O'Hearn

    A year after opening their highly anticipated Charlotte Street restaurant, chefs Patrick O’Cain and Chris Hathcock talk about how Asheville received their adventurous brand of Asian cuisine and how their menu has evolved.

    1 like4.8 K views2FoodFood News

    Back of House: Alyssa Mikus of Miami Nights

    Posted on November 24, 2015November 24, 2015 by Thom O'Hearn

    Back of House is a new monthly column from former Xpress Beer Scout writer Thom O’Hearn profiling local chefs and brewers.

    4.9 K views1FoodFood News

    In photos: Four Farms at Burial Beer

    Posted on September 20, 2015September 20, 2015 by Thom O'Hearn

    Billed as “a celebration of agriculture benefiting Carolina Farm Stewardship Association,” Burial Beer’s Four Farms event matched four breweries that focus on farmhouse ales with four chefs passionate about local food and seasonal ingredients.

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    Beer Scout: Catawba doubles down on food pairing events

    Posted on August 25, 2015August 24, 2015 by Thom O'Hearn

    Whether it’s fine dining, chocolate pairings, barbecue or curry, Catawba’s new initiatives aim to show beer’s versatility with food.

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    Beer Scout: Mills River Brewery

    Posted on August 11, 2015August 14, 2015 by Thom O'Hearn

    Soon Sierra Nevada won’t be the only brewery in the Arden area. Now the Mills River Brewery is just a craft beer bar and deli, but the opening of its new microbrewery is right around the corner.

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    Beer Scout: Cider City, USA?

    Posted on July 29, 2015August 12, 2015 by Thom O'Hearn

    Two up-and-coming cidermakers are preparing to open local taprooms.

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    Beer Scout: Hi-Wire gets ready to debut the Biltmore Big Top

    Posted on July 13, 2015July 14, 2015 by Thom O'Hearn

    Hi-Wire Brewing Co. has only been open downtown for two years, but the company’s second (and significantly larger facility) is already set to come online in Biltmore Village.

    3 likes4.9 K views+BeerFood

    French Broad Chocolate Lounge and Catawba Brewing Co. debut new pairing series

    Posted on July 7, 2015July 7, 2015 by Thom O'Hearn

    Catawba Brewing Co. and the French Broad Chocolate Lounge have teamed up for chocolate and beer pairings before. Now they’re about to do it again. And again and again.

    1 like3.3 K views+BeerFoodFood News

    Beer Scout: Highland Brewing Co. debuts Warrior series

    Posted on June 26, 2015June 26, 2015 by Thom O'Hearn

    With its soon-to-be-released Warrior series, Highland Brewing Co. hopes creativity will be the word that springs to mind when people think of the landmark brewery’s beers.

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    Beer Scout: Asheville’­s first conference for homebrewer­s

    Posted on June 16, 2015June 26, 2015 by Thom O'Hearn

    Local homebrewers have something to look forward to with the inaugural Asheville Homebrewers Conference set to happen in August. Also, take a look at one Asheville homebrewer’s award-winning white muscadine pale ale.

    4.1 K views+BeerFood

    Beer Scout: State of Origin + Burning Can

    Posted on June 2, 2015June 3, 2015 by Thom O'Hearn

    Fonta Flora Brewery’s Todd Boera has made it his mission to brew with local ingredients. He’s one of the biggest advocates for using Riverbend Malt House’s barley, wheat and rye. He also forages for special additions to his beers. So it’s not surprising that the brewery’s festival, State of Origin, shares the same theme.

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    Asheville Beer Week hit list

    Posted on May 20, 2015May 20, 2015 by Thom O'Hearn

    It’s a long, beer-loaded week, with a three-day round of festivals the first weekend. Here are a few highlights.

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    Brand new: Local breweries are thinking outside the bottle

    Posted on May 20, 2015May 20, 2015 by Thom O'Hearn

    Asheville’s reputation as a beer destination is chiefly due to the high-quality ales and lagers produced here. But something else is clearly going on as well: Our breweries, by and large, have a knack for branding.

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    Beer Scout: Green Man’s Mike Karnowski to open brewery

    Posted on May 12, 2015May 13, 2015 by Thom O'Hearn

    Karnowski is leaving the red-hot Slope to build a brewery of his own with his wife, Gabe, in Weaverville. “My brewery will be in a cool old firehouse right behind Main Street [at 8 Merchant Alley],” says Karnowski. “It will be fun to bring it back to life.”

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    In photos: New Belgium distributi­on center

    Posted on May 12, 2015May 12, 2015 by Thom O'Hearn

    New Belgium Brewing Co. debuts its new Asheville distribution center this week. The facility, located in Enka Center, is 141,000 square feet. In practical terms, it will hold a total of 12 million bottles and cans, 50,000 kegs of beer, 45,000 empty kegs and 300 tons of cardboard for raw materials.

    4.8 K views1BeerFood

    Beer Scout: Tasty Beverage Co. opens on the South Slope

    Posted on April 24, 2015April 27, 2015 by Thom O'Hearn

    The taps are flowing at Tasty Beverage Co., and saisons are in season at Burial Beer Co.’s Sharpen the Blades festival.

    4.1 K views+BeerFood

    Beer Scout: Sanctuary Brewing

    Posted on April 14, 2015April 15, 2015 by Thom O'Hearn

    Most new breweries want to talk about their beer. But for Joe Dinan and Lisa McDonald, the team behind Sanctuary Brewing, it’s all about something else: the animals.

    5.7 K views+BeerFood

    Scotty’s 21st birthday party at Highland Brewing

    Posted on April 6, 2015April 7, 2015 by Thom O'Hearn

    Highland is celebrating its mascot, Scotty, as he turns 21. After all, the brewery says, he’s finally old enough to drink beer.

    3.3 K views+BeerFood

    Beer Scout: Spring on the South Slope

    Posted on March 31, 2015April 1, 2015 by Thom O'Hearn

    Spring is a time for new beginnings, so it’s fitting that Catawba Brewing Co. is kicking off the season by embarking on the next stage of the company’s future in Asheville.

    4.6 K views+BeerFood
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