Spacious outdoor areas have helped keep Homeplace, Innovation, Whiteside and Mad Co. in business, though mask noncompliance from tourists has offered occasional challenges.
Erin Jordan leads with love
Erin Jordan, head brewer at Archetype Brewing, says she is thankful for family and a safe work environment.
Carolina Beer Guy: Breweries prepare for pandemic winter challenges
Area breweries are used to the challenges of winter, but added difficulties from the COVID-19 pandemic have many in the industry extra concerned.
Jon and Carrieann Schneider praise the region’s collaborative spirit
Jon and Carrieann Schneider, owners of Sideways Farm & Brewery, are grateful for each other and the region’s collaborative spirit.
Carolina Beer Guy: Rye Knot grows North Asheville brewing scene
The new venture by Bob Byron and Jimi Rentz is a combination brewery, distillery and restaurant.
Carolina Beer Guy: Celebrate Oktoberfest at home
Seasonal celebrations have largely been curbed, but plentiful German-style beers and imports are available throughout the local market.
Carolina Beer Guy: Tasty Beverage closes Saturday
The bottle shop and taproom ends its five-year run on the South Slope.
Carolina Beer Guy: Sanctuary Brewing moves, gives rise to Oklawaha Brewing
The Hendersonville brewery has morphed into two separate endeavors, including one in its former location but under a new name.
Beer Scout: Archetype head brewer Erin Jordan follows her own path to top spot
The West Asheville establishment’s new head brewer discusses her quick but well-earned rise at the brewery.
Local beverage and cheese tasting events go virtual
The WNC Cheese Trail and local wine shops and breweries take their pairing and tasting events online.
Carolina Beer Guy: Growler refills not easy during COVID-19 pandemic
Once a staple of the craft beer scene, reusable bottles currently aren’t being accepted at numerous Asheville-area businesses.
Carolina Beer Guy: Local breweries enact strict protocols to protect employees from COVID-19
Wicked Weed Brewing responds to positive COVID-19 tests for employees at the Funkatorium and brewpub. Meanwhile, other local breweries screen workers daily and feel that the virus will inevitably strike their own crews.
Carolina Beer Guy: Not all breweries fully reopen
Several Asheville breweries allow exclusively outdoor seating or remain closed.
Carolina Beer Guy: Oscar Wong receives prestigious award
The Highland Brewing founder is only the 34th person in the world to receive the Brewers Association Recognition Award for outstanding contributions to the industry.
Carolina Beer Guy: Brewery building and expansions proceed during COVID-19 crisis
Updates on brewery construction and expansions in Asheville, Brevard and Old Fort.
Carolina Beer Guy: Taprooms open with significant safety measures
Asheville-area breweries have taken numerous precautions to ensure responsible reopening.
Carolina Beer Guy: NC taprooms allowed to reopen thanks to late-breaking guidance from Gov. Cooper
Local brewpub owners discuss the safety precautions they’re taking prior to reopening.
Carolina Beer Guy: AVL Beer Week goes virtual
A range of online events are planned May 22-31 in lieu of in-person gatherings.
Beer Scout: Breweries focus on R & D amid COVID-19 challenges
New products continue to enter the market as local breweries strive to remain innovative.
Carolina Beer Guy: Local brewery owners miss the crowds
Across the Asheville area, brewery figures are struggling with quiet taprooms and other significant changes to the industry.
Carolina Beer Guy: Fermented Nonsense and Craft Centric going out of business
Asheville’s smallest brewery and the taproom/bottle shop in which it’s housed are the first brewing industry businesses to close as a result of COVID-19 repercussions.