Updated: Twitter abuzz that New Belgium is coming, announcement said to be...
Word on the street is that New Belgium Brewing is planning to announce soon that it has chosen Asheville as the site for its East Coast brewing operation. We’ve heard it before, but sources are...
View ArticleAltamont Brewing prepares to start production, will be Asheville’s newest...
Altamont Brewing in West Asheville is preparing to finally live up to its name and start brewing beer. The joint on Haywood Road has been operating as a bar since it opened last March. My colleague...
View ArticleAsheville Beer Week: Follow the fun on Twitter
Follow the Asheville Beer Week fun on Twitter as thirsty locals and beer experts from far and near share the experience. And don’t forget to download the Beer Week app for iPhone and Droid.
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What I learned at Beer Camp: NC Brewers Guild director shares top ten lessons...
Executive director of the North Carolina Brewers Guild and co-founder of ncbrewing.org Win Bassett shares his top ten takeaways from “beer camp” in Chico, CA–learning firsthand about Sierra Nevada...
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Asheville named a top-seven beer destination by the Travel Channel
Another feather in our Beer City U.S.A. cap as Asheville gets more recognition from a major outlet, this time the Travel Channel. Frankly, at this point it might be bigger news if someone made a list...
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Outside mag picks Asheville as a top-twelve U.S. river town
Photo by Derek Olson of Derek Olson Photography Photo by Derek Olson/derekolsonphotography.com More praise for Asheville, this time from Outside magazine, which names Asheville #9 in a list of top...
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Beer City music video celebrates Asheville’s craft beer culture
Fun video here from folks at Asheville’s Convention and Visitors Bureau. Here’s the info: Believe the hype! Asheville is Beer City USA. http://www.exploreasheville.com/beer. Yo! It’s a dance party in...
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Asheville’s title on the line as Beer City USA polling starts
Voting has begun in the annual Beer City USA online poll run by beer guru Charlie Papazian. Vote here. Asheville has won or tied for first since the poll began four years ago. Can Asheville make it...
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Asheville loses ‘Beer City’ crown to Grand Rapids
Filed in the “moving on” category. Tony Kiss of the Asheville Citizen-Times reports: After four years, Asheville has lost the title of Beer City USA. In online voting announced this morning, Grand...
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Asheville Beer Guy: PR snafu catches Flying Dog Brewery in the crosshairs as...
Asheville Beer Guy Tony Kiss reports: The Asheville beer scene has found itself in the middle of a Facebook PR mess not of its own making. It started when Flying Dog Brewery of Maryland posted...
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Ashvegas Hot Sheet: Wild Wing Cafe opens Friday in south Asheville,...
Here’s some of what’s going around: -Wild Wing Cafe to open Friday: The new Wild Wings on Long Shoals Road, in the former Boathouse restaurant space, will open on Friday, March 14, according to a sign...
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BREW-ed Beer News: Taking stock of, and toasting to, the Beer City poll
By Cliff Mori Craft beer and homebrewing pioneer Charlie Papazian recently announced that The Examiner’s Beer City poll will not continue. The poll was designed for readers to first nominate and from...
View ArticleWord on the street: Sierra Nevada prepared to ink deal for new East Coast...
For weeks, buzz around the beer scene in Asheville, aka Beer City USA, has been all about big craft brewers Sierra Nevada and New Belgium putting our town on their short lists for new East Coast...
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Asheville City Council accepts Harrah’s Cherokee bid for civic center naming...
Harrah’s Cherokee Center Asheville will be the new name of Asheville’s civic center starting on Jan. 1, 2020. Asheville City Council voted 6-1 on Tuesday night to accept a bid from Harrah’s Cherokee...
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