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Green Man Brewery Expansion Grand Opening

Green Man Expansion

The time has finally come for the much-anticipated third expansion project of Green Man Brewery to open it’s doors to customers.  Staying true to Green Man tradition, the Grand Opening celebration will be on St. Patty’s Day 2016.  Green Man released its first ever bottles on St. Patty’s in 2013, and has continued celebrations for the rollicking holiday.

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A Taste of the 9th Annual Winter Warmer

Asheville Winter Warmer

The US Cellular Center in downtown Asheville hosted the 9th Annual Winter Warmer Beer Festival this Saturday.  Many of the region’s finest breweries were in attendance as well as booths for local food and other organizations, including the event’s main sponsor, MountainTrue.

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New Belgium Brewing Taps Craft Malters for RyePA Revival

RyePA Revival

Can we get an "Amen!"? Two years after its initial release, New Belgium Brewing’s RyePA is coming back with a nod to the brewer’s dual hometowns in Colorado and North Carolina. Originally brewed with Carolina Rye™, heirloom rye grown in North Carolina and floor malted by Riverbend Malt House in Asheville, RyePA revival also incorporates rye from Colorado Malting, a fourth-generation family farm in Alamosa, CO. The hoppy Rye IPA is available in New Belgium Folly Packs nationwide through May.

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Blue Ghost Brewing Hopes to Brighten Beer Scene in Fletcher

Blue Ghost Brewing

Going to a brewery in downtown Asheville on a weekend can be a little bit hectic sometimes.  Thankfully, the local craft beer scene has been expanding into the outlying towns.  In just a few weeks we’ll be able to sample craft beer made in Fletcher, about 15 minutes south of Asheville.

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Wicked Weed Brewing Opens Distribution in Massachusetts

Wicked Weed Brewing

Wicked Weed Brewing is poised to open distribution focused on the greater Boston area of Massachusetts this week. The brewery will debut several one-off brews at Beer Advocate’s Extreme Beer Fest as well as showcase a wider variety of its portfolio at several tap takeovers and events around Boston.

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Basic Brewery To Serve Local Options Next Month

Basic Brewery

In Hendersonville, Rich and Linda Wenger are gearing up to open a new brewery.  Construction is nearing completion on Basic Brewery, a taproom that aims to “serve Western North Carolina's best local beer and [their] own delicious handmade beers.”

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Green Man Brewery Debuts New Facility to OpenDoors of Asheville

Green Man Brewery

The time is drawing near for the Green Man Brewery to open the taps of their brand new 20,000 square foot expansion.  As a sneak preview, Green Man will host a private charity event for the nonprofit organization OpenDoors of Asheville on March 5th.

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Hi-Wire Brewing Announces Specialty Brewery is Going Sour

Hi-Wire Brews Sour

Hi-Wire’s South Slope Specialty Brewery is currently transitioning from brewing a wide variety of one-time-release ales and lagers to brewing exclusively sour and wild beers. Although this shift will not change Hi-Wire’s core lineup of beers, it will make the company one of the nation’s only breweries to have a specialty program that revolves around both craft lagers and sour beers.

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Tonic MRKT Opens at Asheville Outlets

Tonic MRKT

Bottle Shop Offers a Wide Variety of Beer, Wine and More 

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Highland Brewing Company Releases Saw-Whet Saison

highland brewing company

Highland Brewing Company will release Saw-Whet Saison, the first of three new seasonal beers, on Jan. 29, 2016, in the brewery’s tasting room. It will be followed by Early’s Hoppy Wheat in April and Lost Cove Kolsch in June.

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