Tag: "Asheville beer"

Wedge’s Vadim Bora Russian Imperial Stout makes CNN blog’s ‘Best beers of 2012′

| December 28, 2012 | Comments (2)
Wedge’s Vadim Bora Russian Imperial Stout makes CNN blog’s ‘Best beers of 2012′

The world learns what we knew all along: This beer is amazing.

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Brewgasm: Six beers to take with you over the fiscal cliff

| December 14, 2012 | Comments (2)
Brewgasm: Six beers to take with you over the fiscal cliff

Anne Fitten Glenn, the author of “Asheville Beer,” will be signing her book on Saturday at Malaprop’s. Here’s her recommendations.

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Beer university: A-B Tech to open Craft Beverage Institute of the Southeast

| November 30, 2012 | Comments (0)
Beer university: A-B Tech to open Craft Beverage Institute of the Southeast

In fall 2013, the plan is for Asheville’s A-B Tech to offer a two-year degree in brewing, fermentation and distillation.

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UPDATED: Wicked Weed sets opening date of Dec. 28

| November 16, 2012 | Comments (0)
UPDATED: Wicked Weed sets opening date of Dec. 28

The eagerly anticipated downtown brewery sets an open date of Friday, Dec. 28.

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Q&A with Asheville beer writer and author of new ‘Asheville Beer’ book

| September 24, 2012 | Comments (0)
Q&A with Asheville beer writer and author of new ‘Asheville Beer’ book

Get to know the beer godddess and writer behind the upcoming history book exploring brewing in Asheville.

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Tickets on sale now for 2012 Asheville Oktoberfest

| September 18, 2012 | Comments (0)
Tickets on sale now for 2012 Asheville Oktoberfest

Fall’s in the air. Get your tix now for beer and bratwurst on Oct. 13.

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Local blogger’s book on Asheville beer coming soon

| August 24, 2012 | Comments (2)
Local blogger’s book on Asheville beer coming soon

Brewgasm blogger Anne-Fitten Glenn says her new book “Asheville Beer” will be out by October 1.

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Asheville named a top-seven beer destination by the Travel Channel

| July 18, 2012 | Comments (2)
Asheville named a top-seven beer destination by the Travel Channel

Another feather in our Beer City USA. cap as Asheville gets more recognition from a major outlet.

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Lonely Planet picks Asheville as #4 beer city in U.S. in top-five list

| July 17, 2012 | Comments (0)
Lonely Planet picks Asheville as #4 beer city in U.S. in top-five list

Other Lonely Planet picks include Portland, San Diego, Chicago and NYC.

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Entrepreneurs support sustainable beer in Asheville: Riverbend Malt House

| June 28, 2012 | Comments (0)
Entrepreneurs support sustainable beer in Asheville: Riverbend Malt House

Demand for the locally produced malt has skyrocketed in the two years since Riverbend Malt House opened.

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Schooled in brewing beer: New fermentation sciences degree at App State this fall

| June 22, 2012 | Comments (0)
Schooled in brewing beer: New fermentation sciences degree at App State this fall

From the Wautauga Democrat, a piece on a new fermentation sciences B.S. degree coming to Appalachian State University. While the degree can be applied in careers in water treatment, biopharmaceuticals, and producing fuels and chemicals, the program’s director acknowledges it’s also useful in “craft beverage production.” The university has had “preliminary discussions with both New Belgium [...]

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Michigan’s Journal Register chooses Asheville as one of 10 best vacation cities for beer lovers

| June 21, 2012 | Comments (0)
Michigan’s Journal Register chooses Asheville as one of 10 best vacation cities for beer lovers

Grand Rapids, our co-winner in this year’s Beer City USA poll, also gets a nod, as do Fort Collins, CO. (New Belgium’s other home), Seattle, Portland and Charlottesville, VA. Asheville, N.C. When Sierra Nevada decided its first East Coast brewery would be here, any craft beer lovers who didn’t know Asheville was a huge beer [...]

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New brewery moving in next to Orange Peel is…WICKED WEED BREWING

| June 1, 2012 | Comments (1)
New brewery moving in next to Orange Peel is…WICKED WEED BREWING

From the AC-T: The developers of a new downtown microbrewery and restaurant announced Thursday that their 15-barrel operation and eatery should be open at 91 Biltmore Ave., next to The Orange Peel music venue, by the end of the year. Wicked Weed Brewing is a project of brothers Walt and Luke Dickinson and Ryan Guthy, [...]

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Group of locals buys Wedge building, new restaurant from former Admiral chef to open by The Wedge

| June 1, 2012 | Comments (1)
Group of locals buys Wedge building, new restaurant from former Admiral chef to open by The Wedge

From an AC-T article today. A group of local investors and business owners has bought the Wedge Building from the estate of John Payne, the Asheville artist and River Arts District pioneer:  A group of eight local investors has bought the Wedge building — home to working artists and their studios — as well as [...]

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Video: Toasted coconut, chocolate and caramel in new Blind Pig Porter from Pisgah Brewing, coming soon

| May 26, 2012 | Comments (0)
Video: Toasted coconut, chocolate and caramel in new Blind Pig Porter from Pisgah Brewing, coming soon

Good looking new local signature beer created for Blind Pig Supper Club. Coming soon on tap at select restaurants, growlers also available. Check the video for details.

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