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    Author:   Thom O'Hearn

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    Beer Scout: New Belgium’s year-end update

    Posted on December 29, 2014December 24, 2014 by Thom O'Hearn

    Giant brewhouse tanks rolling through the streets of Western North Carolina are nothing new. Oskar Blues shipped in plenty of large ones to its space in Brevard, and Sierra Nevada closed roads from the coast to the mountains bringing its tanks into Mills River. However, when New Belgium brings in its oversized brewhouse and fermentation vessels, […]

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    Beer Scout: Hi-Wire expands the circus

    Posted on December 22, 2014December 22, 2014 by Thom O'Hearn

    If someone told you an Asheville brewery was expanding by opening a second location in the center of town, whom would you think of first? Highland would make sense. Or wait, maybe Pisgah? Both of those breweries have been around and growing for years, and they might want a second location closer to downtown. Yet […]

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    Wicked Weed’s terrible twos

    Posted on December 20, 2014December 19, 2014 by Thom O'Hearn

    Hard as it is to believe, Wicked Weed is less than two years old — well, at least until Dec. 28. The brewery plans to ring in its second anniversary by releasing a special beer one day early, Terrible 2’s Centuplicate IPA, on Saturday, Dec. 27. This beer is the company’s biggest and hoppiest IPA […]

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    In photos: Jazz brunch at Burial Beer

    Posted on December 14, 2014December 14, 2014 by Thom O'Hearn

    If you’re one of the many who wake up on Sundays only to find lines at all your favorite brunch spots, there’s a new option in town. Burial Beer is now offering a low-key, order-at-the-bar jazz brunch every Sunday. The brunch features New Orleans-inspired food from Gary Sernak (Zambra, Admiral) and Josh Dillard (Zambra, Asheville […]

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    Beer Scout: The gift of brew

    Posted on December 13, 2014December 12, 2014 by Thom O'Hearn

    If your favorite way to shop is at home in your pajamas, there’s some good news this holiday season: You can now buy beer from Bruisin’ Ales that way as well. “We’ve shipped beer for years, but it was becoming unmanageable to keep doing it by email and phone,” says co-owner Julie Atallah. So when […]

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    Hi-Wire Brewing announces major expansion

    Posted on December 12, 2014December 12, 2014 by Thom O'Hearn

    In September, Hi-Wire announced it had grown 135 percent since opening its doors just over a year before. In order to keep pace, the company was planning to enter a contract brewing agreement with Lazy Magnolia Brewing Co. in Mississippi. The contract brewing arrangement meant that Hi-Wire would pay Lazy Magnolia and work with that […]

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    Beer Scout: Asheville breweries spice up winter with new hoppy offerings

    Posted on December 7, 2014December 5, 2014 by Thom O'Hearn

    If Simcoe, Citra and Cascade all sound familiar, chances are you’re either a brewer or a really, really big fan of IPAs. But while some hops gain household name status — at least in some houses — not all hops are so lucky. Many hops varieties never break past the competition in the commercial breeding […]

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    Beer Scout: Thirsty Monk taps Asheville’s homebrewin­g passion

    Posted on November 26, 2014December 1, 2014 by Thom O'Hearn

    When I walked into Open Brewing a few weeks ago, the wall behind the bar had just been repainted, but the rest of the space was clearly a work in progress. As a reporter, it isn’t unusual to sit for an interview amid piles of boxes, with signage waiting to be hung. But this time, I […]

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    Beer Scout: A bold move in Asheville

    Posted on November 25, 2014November 25, 2014 by Thom O'Hearn

    You could say they came for our apples. Virginia-based Bold Rock Cider recently announced it was making two new varieties of cider: Carolina Apple and Carolina Draft. Bold Rock describes Carolina Apple as “a crisp and light craft cider,” while draft is “a smooth and mellow sessionable variety.” However, as a proud resident of the great […]

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    Beer Scout: Beers for Turkey (or Tofurkey) Day

    Posted on November 18, 2014November 19, 2014 by Thom O'Hearn

    Whether it’s a traditional turkey with 50 of your closest relatives or a vegetarian spread for two, there’s no escaping the trappings of the Thanksgiving meal. It’s a holiday that revolves around food as much as it does family. Of course, there are also traditional beverages — a certain type of wine with dinner, a […]

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    Beer Scout: Cold Mountain and more

    Posted on November 11, 2014November 13, 2014 by Thom O'Hearn

    You never know when winter will hit in Asheville. This year, with early November snow, it seems the upcoming release of Cold Mountain from Highland Brewery is right on time. Community liaison Drew Stevenson says there’s even more to look forward to this year as the company plans to expand the release celebration at the […]

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    Beer Scout: The most local of ales

    Posted on November 4, 2014November 4, 2014 by Thom O'Hearn

    At their original brewery in Chico, Calif., Sierra Nevada grows barley and hops. It’s on such a small scale that the brewery could never switch over to using only what it grows; it uses the crops instead for limited-edition estate ales. Until recently, brewing a beer the same way — sourcing ingredients from a single […]

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    In photos: New Belgium Craven Street and Enka

    Posted on November 3, 2014November 4, 2014 by Thom O'Hearn

    If you follow New Belgium Asheville on Instagram, or even on Twitter, you might have already seen some of their photos of the construction site. If not, here’s the scoop in a nutshell: After a lot of foundation work, things have started to go vertical. At the Craven Street location, where about 500,000 barrels per […]

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    Beer Scout: Noble Cider goes west

    Posted on October 28, 2014October 23, 2014 by Thom O'Hearn

    Since late 2013, it was clear the current Noble Cider facility on the edge of town in Arden would be a temporary home. “We’ve been working out of a shared portion of a commercial park. … Our production space is tight,” says Baker.

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    Osktoberfe­st returns to Brevard

    Posted on October 23, 2014October 23, 2014 by Thom O'Hearn

    The Mountain Music Mash, a haunted house, ghost tours, a chili cook-off and a costume contest will all be part of this year’s Halloweenfest, hosted by Heart of Brevard. The fun on Brevard’s Main Street starts at 10 a.m. and officially ends at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 25. But if you’re looking for the […]

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    Cigar City Brewing scouts Asheville

    Posted on October 22, 2014October 23, 2014 by Thom O'Hearn

    What do Oskar Blues, Sierra Nevada, New Belgium and Cigar City have in common? They’re all award-winning craft breweries, and they’re all growing fast. Soon they might have another thing in common: a second brewery in Western North Carolina. Yet while the breweries have some similarities, Tampa’s Cigar City is closer to the size of […]

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    Beer Scout: Sierra Nevada opens to the public

    Posted on October 21, 2014October 16, 2014 by Thom O'Hearn

    For the past few months, anyone has been able to tour the new Sierra Nevada brewery in Mills River — sort of. The tour, called a “hard hat tour,” was not the same as the standard Sierra tour at the home facility in Chico, Calif. You had to reserve a spot ahead of time. Part […]

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    Beer Scout: Beer at the library

    Posted on October 13, 2014October 13, 2014 by Thom O'Hearn

    As a kid, the public library was a magical place. It had endless shelves of colorful adventures, and it was a place to go for story time. As an adult, some of us still use the library for more than voting. They have those old-fashioned paper books and audiobooks, after all. However, not many of […]

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    In Photos: South Slope brewery update

    Posted on October 11, 2014October 14, 2014 by Thom O'Hearn

    The Wicked Weed Funkatorium opened on Friday, Oct. 10, and there’s no arguing that it’s the big news of the week for the South Slope. However, a few other South Slope breweries are busy expanding as we head into fall: Burial Beer (40 Collier Ave) has moved its new 10-barrel system into place and will […]

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    Beer Scout: Pumpkin for your pint

    Posted on October 7, 2014October 2, 2014 by Thom O'Hearn

    Pumpkin-spiced lattes, pumpkin Oreos, heck, even pumpkin croutons:  If you can eat or drink it, someone is trying to make it with pumpkin. When it comes to beer, pumpkin ale tends to elicit a love-it-or-hate-it response. Some order a seasonal beer for the only time all year while others scoff at the style. Wherever you […]

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    Beer Scout: Wicked Weed opens the Funkatoriu­m

    Posted on September 30, 2014October 6, 2014 by Thom O'Hearn

    My wife and I visited Portland, Ore., earlier this year. While we could only hit a small fraction of the city’s 50-plus breweries, we made sure to stop at Cascade Brewing, a legendary producer of sour beers, and Hair of the Dog Brewing Co. At Cascade, we found no fewer than a dozen sour beers […]

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