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    Author:   Thom O'Hearn

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    Hi-Wire unveils new Big Top facility

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

    Hi-Wire Brewing Co. just officially announced its second location. The brewery will build a 26,000-square-foot production facility at 2 Huntsman Place. The address may sound unfamiliar, but it’s on the edge of Biltmore Village.

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    In photos: Catawba’s South Slope brewery and tasting room

    Posted on March 23, 2015March 26, 2015 by Thom O'Hearn

    Catawba Brewing is putting the final touches on its South Slope brewery and tasting room. The space, which is next door to Vortex Donuts at 32 Banks Ave., is about 5,400 square feet.

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    Beer Scout: Sierra Nevada opens taproom, Pints for Patriots and Red Angel’s release

    Posted on March 17, 2015March 17, 2015 by Thom O'Hearn

    Sierra Nevada calls it a “showpiece for the brewery,” and it’s clear the space — which seats about 400 — will be a place to celebrate Sierra Nevada beer. Yet the Taproom also presents a menu that’s more than your average pub fare.

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    In photos: New Belgium’s tanks arrive

    Posted on March 17, 2015March 17, 2015 by Thom O'Hearn

    On March 14, the most visible pieces of the New Belgium brewery began arriving at the brewery’s site: the fermentation vessels and bright tanks. The vessels started their journey in Germany, where they were constructed by Ziemann International. They then made the overseas journey, arriving at the Port of Charleston. After that, the tanks made […]

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    In photos: Sierra Nevada Taproom

    Posted on March 10, 2015March 10, 2015 by Thom O'Hearn

    Sierra Nevada’s Taproom is officially open at the brewery in Mills River.

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    Twin Leaf celebrates its first anniversar­y with first bottle release

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

    Twin Leaf is gearing up for its official first anniversary party. On Sunday, March 8, the brewery will host an all-day celebration starting when the brewery opens at noon.

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    Beer Scout: Pisgah’s 10th, a new big beer festival and more

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

    Pisgah hits double digits, Sierra Nevada brings on the burly brews, Highland’s beer gets musical and more.

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    Life in her boots: Asheville’s women brewers

    Posted on February 25, 2015February 25, 2015 by Thom O'Hearn

    Breweries continue to pop up around Asheville faster than the temperature changes this winter, and more and more often, women pull on their brewing boots and help make it happen.

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    Beer Scout: Boojum Brewing debuts new pub

    Posted on February 16, 2015February 16, 2015 by Thom O'Hearn

    According to Waynesville legend, there’s a Bigfoot-like mountain man that roams the hills. Not often seen, he collects precious gems from around the mountains and stores them in empty growler-like jugs. They call him the Boojum. Kelsie Baker, co-owner of Waynesville’s new Boojum Brewing, says you couldn’t ask for a better icon to revive. “My […]

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    Beer Scout: HiveMind Brew House

    Posted on February 7, 2015February 9, 2015 by Thom O'Hearn

    HiveMind Brew House is coming to the South Slope, Twin Leaf celebrates its first anniversary, Catawba Brewing is hiring, Oskar Blues is expanding its taproom and some crazy Valentine’s Day love at Asheville Brewing Co.

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    Beer Scout: Pitch for Pitchers

    Posted on February 3, 2015February 3, 2015 by Thom O'Hearn

    I’ll be the first to admit that here on the beer pages the news is usually fun. To the extent that it intersects with business news, it’s generally about crazy-fast brewery growth: Expansions, new locations and more jobs are the norm. Yet to say the brewing industry here is typical would be a lie. It […]

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    Funk and Monk at Fonta Flora

    Posted on February 1, 2015February 1, 2015 by Thom O'Hearn

    If you’ve been meaning to make the drive to Morganton to check out (or revisit) Fonta Flora Brewery, co-owner and brewer Todd Boera is giving you the perfect excuse 3-10 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 7. That’s when Fonta Flora will be releasing two of its first sour ales in 500-milliliter bottles: Vestige Wither, which features local […]

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    Beer Scout: Session IPAs invade Asheville

    Posted on January 26, 2015January 22, 2015 by Thom O'Hearn

    “Let’s meet for a pint.” In Asheville, it’s a way to catch up. It’s a way to do business. It can even be a first date. Yet many of us have to drive to grab a beer with our friends — just check the Wedge’s parking lot when the weather’s nice. And craft beer is […]

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    Check for a shadow: It’s almost Stout Hog Day

    Posted on January 24, 2015January 26, 2015 by Thom O'Hearn

    For their annual “beer connoisseur’s twist to Groundhog Day,” Pisgah Brewing plans to have 17 taps flowing, with seven of its own beers and 10 guest beers.

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    Furry Friends Film Fest returns

    Posted on January 23, 2015January 27, 2015 by Thom O'Hearn

    Furry Friends Film Fest may sound like something that happens at Comic-Con. However the event, now in its third year, is actually a fundraiser for the Blue Ridge Humane Society.

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    Beer Scout: The White Labs (y)east coast expansion

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

    Many people expected a brewery was in the offing. But despite the fact that White Labs Inc. — the business officially joining the Asheville beer community at 172 S. Charlotte St. — will have a tasting room of sorts with its own beer flowing, it is decidedly not a brewery in the traditional sense. White Labs is a […]

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    Whole Foods, Pisgah Brewing team up for beer dinner

    Posted on January 19, 2015January 19, 2015 by Thom O'Hearn

    When Whole Foods Market opened late last summer on Tunnel Road, the company said that in joining a beer city like Asheville, it would bring its A-game. Of course, that implies a comprehensive beer selection, complete with growlers to go. But what sets the Tunnel Road store apart from other Whole Foods stores across the […]

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    Breaking: White Labs Inc. will expand the Asheville beer/wine scene

    Posted on January 9, 2015January 10, 2015 by Thom O'Hearn

    Less than 10 days into 2015, we have our first huge announcement on the beer scene: White Labs Inc. is building a new facility in Asheville. The company, known best for being “a world leader in fermentation sciences for the brewing and winemaking industries,” is acquiring a 26,000-square-foot building at 172 Charlotte St.

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    Coats for pints: Asheville Brewing launches instant coat drive

    Posted on January 7, 2015January 9, 2015 by Thom O'Hearn

    With temperatures tonight expected to dip into the negatives with wind chill, Asheville Brewing Company has issued a challenge to other local breweries: Let’s start an instant coat drive!

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    Asheville Brewers Supply changes hands

    Posted on January 5, 2015May 26, 2015 by Thom O'Hearn

    Most people think Asheville’s oldest brewing business is Highland Brewing Co. But the truth is there is at least one beer-making operation in town that predates them, if only slightly. For the last 21 years, Asheville Brewers Supply hasn’t brewed and sold its own beer — that would be illegal. However the shop, owned up […]

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    Beer Scout: The beer scene in ‘15

    Posted on January 5, 2015January 5, 2015 by Thom O'Hearn

    Will Cigar City be Asheville’s newest brewery? Will New Belgium be open for tours by the end of the year? What brewery has a surprising expansion up its sleeve? While the answers to some of the biggest beery questions for Asheville are elusive this early in 2015, one thing’s for certain: We have another big year […]

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