Head on over to the News and Observer for a nice article about Mark Doble and Aviator Brewing. It covers a bit of their history and highlights the opening of their pub in Fuquay-Varina.

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A quick preview:

BY VICKIE JEAN DEHAMER – Staff writer

FUQUAY-VARINA — Mark Doble’s business venture, Aviator Brewing, started with a simple premise: People like beer. People like airplanes. Putting the two together seemed like a good idea — even though the economy was in a tailspin.

He launched his craft brewery in November. A detailed plan, a thrifty mind and some engineering know-how have helped the venture thrive.

Doble, an electrical engineer, spent about $75 on parts to design a system that would likely cost another brewery thousands.

He patched together equipment that he gathered from all over the country. He built the controls that monitor temperature, and the system that feeds the data to his iPhone, which uses software he created.

Today, his beer is swigged in some of the most popular bars in the Triangle: The Flying Saucer, Tir Na Nog and The Hibernian.

And on Sept. 26, Aviator expanded with its own taproom in downtown Fuquay.

Read the rest at the N&O.