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Clips of Faith Rolls into Asheville
New Belgium Brewing’s traveling beer and film festival, “Clips of Faith,” returned to Asheville’s Pack Square Park Friday night, Sept. 10. Local photographer Jerry Nelson was there. Photos by Jerry Nelson
Pisgah Brewing Company and The Market Place bring you ceviche and cerveza
Later this month, sample a dish of ceviche and a pint of Solstice to the sounds of Ben Hovey at Pisgah Brewing Company’s taproom.
Hop-along Saturday
These weekend, visitors came out for not one, but two whole festivals dedicated to the art of growing hops. Thousands of lime green cones stretched along steel cables at Echoview Farm in Weaverville and the Mountain Horticultural Crops Research and Extension Center in Mills River on Saturday. Each tiny cone is a hop, a key […]
Hops, hops everywhere
Thousands of lime green cones stretched along steel cables at Echoview Farm in Weaverville and the Mountain Horticultural Crops Research and Extension Center in Mills River on Saturday.
Get your hop on
Feeling hoppy? On Saturday, July 16, from 9 to 11 a.m., visit the "hop yard" at the Mountain Horticultural Crops Research Station in Mills River. The aim is to provide useful information to local brewers, Western North Carolina hops growers, those interested in becoming hops growers and folks just plain interested in hops. Researchers will […]
Brews News: What to drink when it’s hot outside
To celebrate summer, I’ve chosen one easy-drinking summer brew from each of Asheville’s breweries that I think is worth a taste.
Brews News: What’s new in the world of local beer.
New brewery in West Asheville and Winter Warmer roundup.
Get toasty at the Winter Warmer this weekend
Get your beer on at the Civic Center this weekend with numerous local and regional brews, entertainment and plenty of special guests.
Pictured: Winter Warmer co-organizer Mark Lyons with Xpress beer columnist Anne Fitten Glenn at the 2010 Winter Warmer Beer Festival.
Moog Filtered Ale is back! in the bottle and on tap
Get into the Moogfest spirit with a glass of Moog Filtered Ale, now available on tap at the Asheville Civic Center, the Thomas Wolfe Auditorium, The Orange Peel, The Bier Garden and the Renaissance Asheville Hotel. The special American pale ale will be flowing throughout this weekend’s Moog-inspired festivities.
Small Bites
Cocktails by the water There's not much in the way of waterfront drinking around these parts, until now. By the side of the French Broad in the River Arts District sits a newly established private club and bar, The Bywater, opened Sept.19. The Bywater offers an alternative to the downtown bar scene, a relaxing atmosphere […]
Brews News: What’s new in the world of local beer
Bavarian costumes and contests, LAB expansion, new Highland tasting room.
Brews News: We have a winner!
Congrats to Millie Bryant, who won the beer-naming contest to re-christen Asheville Brewing Company’s brown ale as Stuntman Brown Ale.
Clips of Faith film and beer tour comes to Asheville
New Belgium matches amateur short films, esoteric beer and bikes (sort of) in an outdoor film fest coming to Asheville on Sept. 10.
Asheville’s honest pint project
Our Brews News reporter takes to the streets to find out just how many ounces of craft beer you get for your cash.
Asheville Pizza Wars raise money for charity (and show that AVL has high pie style)
On Friday, Aug. 13, local pizza lovers gathered at the Garage at Biltmore in south Asheville for the inaugural Asheville Pizza War. Thirteen local pizzerias participated.
Brews News: This week’s roundup of what’s happening in the world of beer
New releases, new tasting room and fests galore.
Beers, bands, but no baseball
Last Saturday, August 7, the second annual Baseball & Beers Festival was held at McCormick Field. While baseball wasn’t on the agenda, four local bands provided tunes while a number of local and national brewers offered tastes of their suds.
Brews News: A peek inside what’s happening in the world of local beer
This week’s Brews News includes an opportunity to name an Asheville Brewing Company brew. Also, McCormick Field’s Baseball and Beer Fest returns, Barley’s Taproom introduces beer flights and more.
Tweet for beer (at Bele Chere)
Xpress is inviting Tweeters, photographers and videographers to join us in telling the tales of this year’s Bele Chere festival. Do so, and we’ll buy you a beer on Sunday.
Brews News: This week’s roundup of what’s happening in the world of beer
Local hops farms on on the rise and open to the public; the ABC is infusing beer and praise for well-written draught boards.