Bringing It Home: Asheville natives buy back brewery
Volume
29
/ Issue 52
Cover Design Credit:
Scott SouthwickCover Photography Credit:
Frances O'Connor
Cousins Chris Zieber and Nathan Kelischek, co-founders of Boone-based Appalachian Mountain Brewery, opened their Mills River taproom last month. The expansion arrives at a time when the business is enjoying a newly realized independence after the pair purchased the company back from Anheuser-Busch InBev.
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