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September Beer Fests

Aug 30

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HIGH COUNTRY BEER FEST September 4th
Third annual beer fest for Boone benefits the Watauga Children’s Council. Tickets still available. Music includes The Henhouse Thieves, BPL and The Switch. Seminars available include: Cask Conditioned Ale Tasting and a Beer and Cheese Pairing.

http://www.hcbeerfest.com/

BREWGRASS FESTIVAL September 18th
Hand’s down the best fest that I’ve worked. Best crowd, mostly NC/SC/ TN breweries, great bluegrass / Americana music all in the heart of BEER CITY USA! It’s a long day (noon-7pm) but the crowd, for the most part, “maintains” and the music is usually world class. Not some unknown cover band playing “Brown Eyed Girl” like most beer fests. This year The Infamous Stringdusters are headlining! This one sells out way in advance. Start planning for next year!

http://brewgrassfestival.com/

CHARLOTTE OKTOBERFEST September 25th
This one is unique because it includes a HUGE representation of homebrew clubs from around the state. Why so many homebrews? Because this one is run by homebrewers! Specifically the Carolina BrewMasters. This years fest will raise money for The National Kidney Foundation of North Carolina and The Autism Society of North Carolina.

http://www.charlotteoktoberfest.com/brewers.aspx

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Coming this weekend: The Great North Carolina Beer Festival

Aug 25

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Where to start? How can you possibly miss a beer festival that features Kansas!?

This weekend, head over to Clemmons, NC for the Great North Carolina Beer Festival.

The Festival will feature unlimited tasting of microbrews and craft beers from across the state of North Carolina and the nation. Some of the local breweries attending include Foothills Brewery, Highland Brewery, Natty Greene’s Brewing Co. and Olde Hickory Brewery. Foothills will also be providing specialty beers in the VIP tent. There will be live music the whole day with a major headlining act Kansas along with several other local acts, including Big Daddy Love, Part Time Party Time Band and The Plaids.

Three charities will benefit from the Festival including Second Harvest Food Bank, Forsyth County Humane Society and Special Olympics of Forsyth County. There will be an 8Ball Express pool tournament for the chance to play against champion Shannon Daulton. Second Harvest Food Bank will run a golf putting contest where they will receive all the proceeds. Forsyth County Humane Society will sponsor the basketball free throw contest where they too will receive all of the proceeds. Each of these charities will receive a large portion of profits after the Festival. Cornhole will be free of charge for other attendees to enjoy throughout the day. Food vendors will serve a wide variety of foods all day. The arts and crafts section will feature a range of products that can be purchased.

Get your tickets now at their website – only $25, $30 on the day of the fest. $50 gets you a VIP pass which includes a t-shirt, catered food, special beer, and a hospitality area with your own restrooms.

See you there!

SCIENCE OF BEER breweries revealed

Aug 24

Posted by craftbeercollective in Beer News, Big Boss, Durham, Events, NC Beer News, foothills, fullsteam, natty greene's, triangle | Comments off

Just got the scoop on the breweries who will be at the SCIENCE OF BEER event Durham Museum of Life and Science. Big Boss, Triangle, Foothills, Fullsteam, Natty Greenes are all confirmed for the event with more to be announced.

Science Of Beer in Durham

more info from the Museum website:
September 16, 2010 | 7–9 pm
Join us for an evening learning the Science behind Beer. Explore the Magic Wings Butterfly House* and outdoor garden while trying your hand at beer experiments and activities. Local breweries and even some home brew enthusiasts will be available to share their expertise.

Guests will also enjoy live music, beer tasting and light snacks. Find a beer you like? Glasses, bottles of beer and additional samples will be available for purchase during the night.

SCIENCE OF BEER
Members $12 per person / Non-members $15 per person
This event is for guests 21 years of age and older. IDs will be checked at the door. Pre-registration requested, please call 919-220-5429×313 to order tickets.

http://www.ncmls.org/visit/events/science-beer

Triangle cans hit stores this week

Aug 23

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triangle golden ale

The Durham Herald Sun reports that Triangle Brewing will begin shipping their cans this week to Whole Foods, Weaver Street Market and Sam’s Quik Shop in Durham at first.

Friday morning at Triangle Brewing Company, Rick Tufts, Andy Miller and Luke Studer — who are, respectively, the co-owners and sole employee of the company — were gearing up for a long weekend. A visitor to the company’s brewing facility on Pearl Street could see the remnants of a wood crate that had recently housed the brewery’s new canning machine.

Tufts, Miller, Studer and an assistant were using a forklift and pallet jacks to move the machine into their space. This weekend, they were planning to put the first samples of their locally produced craft brew into cans — at the rate of 70 cases an hour, Tufts said. The assembly line will be the first automated canning operation for a craft brewer in North Carolina, he said.

Herald Sun