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NC Brewers Guild Names Anna Lockhart as Executive Director

Mar 31

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Raleigh, NC–The North Carolina Brewers Guild is pleased to announce the hiring of Anna Lockhart, former Associate Director of the North Carolina Beer & Wine Wholesalers Association, as their new Executive Director.

Lockhart has extensive experience operating non-profits, overseeing major event planning, member services & programs, budget development & management, and actively taking part in legislative strategy and advocacy. She has been in her most recent position with NCBWWA for the past five years. During that time she improved membership services while developing an affiliate partner program, planned multiple statewide conventions and advocated on behalf of North Carolina’s beer & wine industry.

“I am extremely pleased to be offered this position and look forward to what I feel is a tremendous opportunity to turn the national spotlight on the booming craft brewing culture in North Carolina,” Lockhart said in a release. “The North Carolina Brewers Guild is one of the largest and fastest growing Brewers Guilds in the country. Asheville was just named ‘Beer City USA’. The Triangle is now home to 14 craft breweries with several more currently in development. North Carolina is quickly becoming recognized as a major destination for craft beer lovers across the U.S. I am proud and excited to play an important role in North Carolina’s craft beer revolution. We will have a booth at the upcoming World Beer Festival on April 9th in Raleigh’s Moore Square. Please make sure to stop by and introduce yourself.”

Lockhart was selected by the NC Brewers Guild’s executive search committee through an extensive state-wide search. She will begin her duties on April 9th.

“It’s an exciting time for the Guild,” said Jamie Bartholomaus, President of the North Carolina Brewers Guild and Owner of Foothills Brewery in Winston-Salem. “It’s a time of unprecedented growth for craft beer in our state and nationwide.  We needed an Executive Director who could guide us into this exciting future and establish the Guild as one of the best in the country; we are confident that Anna is the person that can get us there.”

The North Carolina Brewers Guild is a not-for-profit 501(c)6 tax exempt organization comprised of brewers, vendors, retailers, and craft beer enthusiasts focused on promoting North Carolina beer. North Carolina boasts the largest number of craft breweries in the American South, with more than 20 brewpubs and 20 packaging breweries.  It is also the most decorated state in the south with more medals from the World Beer Cup and Great American Beer Festival than any of its neighbors.  The North Carolina Brewers Guild seeks to preserve and promote the beer and brewing culture of the state of Southern beer.

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The North Carolina Brewers Guild and Asheville Brewers Alliance Welcome Charlie Papazian to Asheville

Jan 11

Posted by audra in asheville, beer, beer culture, beer education, Beer News, Events, highland, North Carolina, Western NC | 5 Comments

Continuing our educational series, The North Carolina Brewers Guild, in partnership with the Asheville Brewers Alliance, are pleased to welcome special guest Charlie Papazian, President of the Brewers Association and Founder of the American Homebrewers Association, as keynote speaker for our February educational event.

Charlie’s talk will focus on general beer styles and personal experiences with yeast. He will also present updates on governmental affairs and legislative developments and leave plenty of time for Q&A. Come meet and share a pint with a pioneer of the homebrewing movement.

We are also excited to announce two other speakers preceding Charlie’s presentation:  Kevin Sudderth of Hach, who will be talking to us about oxygen pick-up/testing and HopUnion, LLC, who will offer us an update on the hop market and an outlook on hops.

Admission includes a buffet-style barbecue dinner and two drink tickets for your choice of Highland pints.

When:    Wednesday, February 23rd, evening (exact time TBA)

Where:   Highland Brewing Company, 12 Old Charlotte Highway, Suite H, Asheville, NC 28803

Pricing:  FREE to Asheville Brewers Alliance and/or North Carolina Brewers Guild members;

$25 for non-members.  Not yet a member of the North Carolina Brewers Guild? Now’s a great time to join to get in for free!

Additional details will be posted as they become available.

REGISTER TODAY!

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Don’t Forget: The 4th Annual Black Friday Cask Festival – THIS FRIDAY!

Nov 22

Posted by ncbeer in beer, The Triangle, triangle | No Comments

Gonna be in town for Thanksgiving and want to avoid the mad frenzy Black Friday shopping? Well, consider this Black Friday deal instead.

This Friday, November 26, head over to Triangle Brewing Company in Durham from 3PM to 8PM for the 4th Annual Black Friday Cask Festival.

Tickets are $30 online at Eventbrite or $40 at the door. Or!

If you are a North Carolina Brewers Guild Enthusiast Member, show your Brewers Guild card at the door and get in for only $20.

Not a member, yet? No problem! We’ll be selling memberships on site for only $25.

That means that $45 at the door gets you Brewers Guild membership and admission to the event.

Or, for $5 less you could just get admission into the event. You know. If you don’t like great deals.

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Behind the Brews: The First in NCBeer’s Educational Series

Oct 4

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Thanks to all who provided us valuable input by participating in our educational programming survey! We are using your feedback to plan the first two quarterly events in 2011, including a February session focused on yeast. We will be offering discounted pricing for NCBG members, so now is great time to join!

To kick off our educational programming series, we invite you to spend a Saturday afternoon with us and a panel of six highly respected, award-winning brewers as we engage in dialogue revolving around recipe development. This is your chance to learn the stories behind the brews, the brews that have placed at Hickory Hops, the World Beer Cup, the Great American Beer Festival. Just what goes on inside these brewers’ heads while they’re creating that next beer for you to try?

Who:

Jamie Bartholomaus – Foothills Brewing

John Lyda – Highland Brewing Company

Paul Philippon – The Duck-Rabbit Craft Brewery

Steve Kramling – LoneRider Brewing Company

Chris Davis – Fullsteam Brewery

Panel moderator:

Sebastian Wolfrum – Natty Greene’s Brewing Company

When:          Saturday, November 6, 2010, 4:30-6pm

Where:         Natty Greene’s, 505 W Jones St, Raleigh, NC 27603

Pricing:

$10 for NCBG members who register prior to November 4th.

$15 for NCBG members at the door day of event.

$25 for non-NCBG members who register prior to November 4th.

$30 for non-NCBG members at the door day of event.

Register today and be sure to bring your NCBG membership card along with you when you pay cash or check at the door.

You must present your card at the door in order to receive NCBG discounted pricing.

Due to LoneRider’s and Foothills’s recent GABF wins, we expect a high turnout for this event. We encourage you to register early in order to ensure your spot.

Register for NCBeer.org: Behind the Brews in Raleigh, NC on Eventbrite

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Oktoberfest and Beer Festivals that Cover the State

Sep 8

Posted by ncbeer in beer, Beer of the month, Big Boss, Brewgrass, Carolina Beer & Bevearge, Carolina Brewery, Charlotte, Eastern NC, Events, festival, Festivals, home brew, The Triangle | No Comments

It’s fall – and that means two things: Oktoberfest and Beer Festivals.

In the next few weeks look for Oktoberfest beer releases from The Carolina Brewery (already out!), Rock Bottom, and Liberty as well as the Cottonwood Pumpkin Ale release from Carolina Beer and Harvest Time from Big Boss. It’s a great month to enjoy good North Carolina Beer!

What’s more? In the next month, no matter where you are in North Carolina, you’ve got a beer festival nearby.

First up, on September 18th, is Brewgrass in Asheville. In their words: Each year in the beautiful mountains of Western North Carolina, we gather over 40 American breweries to showcase more than 120 different beers. We add a great lineup of national and regional bluegrass musicians that, in the past, has included such notables as Cadillac Sky, Carolina Chocolate Drops, Dry Branch Fire Squad, J.D. Crowe, The Osborne Brothers, Norman Blake, Tony Trischka, Jim Lauderdale, Valerie Smith, Tony Furtado, Yonder Mountain String Band, and Sons Of Ralph. We also feature a variety of area food vendors and plenty of water. Hope you got your tickets on the weekend that they went on sale, though, because that’s when they sold out.

Next, on September 25th, is the 12th Annual Charlotte Oktoberfest which promises

  • Live entertainment on the big stage at the North end of the stadium.
  • The chance to put your skills to the test on games like table tennis, foosball, corn hole and many others in the Creative Loafing Beerlympic Village at the South end of the stadium.
  • Food vendors serving some of the tastiest brats, hot dogs, pretzels, and more.

    • As well as a collectible 5-oz. Charlotte Oktoberfest Tasting Glass, and of samples from over 350 of the finest craft brewed beers in the Southeast and from around the world.

    Tickets are still available.

    Next up, on October 9th in Durham, is the All About Beer World Beer Festival: Durham which is being held, this year, at the Durham Bulls Athletic Park. The World Beer Festival is one of the best festivals in the Southeast – don’t miss it. The beer lineup should be posted soon, keep an eye out for it!

    Tickets are on sale through the Durham Bulls Box Office.

    Finally, the coup de grace, on October 16th at the Greenfield Lake Amphitheater in Wilmington, is the Lighthouse Beer Festival.

    The Lighthouse Beer Festival, in its ninth year, brings over 70 craft breweries from around the world to Wilmington, NC. This year, the festival will be held at Greenfield Lake Amphitheater to accommodate the growing enthusiasm from local (and national) beer lovers. Admission is $30/adv $40/day of which includes a collectible festival glass for tasting from the over 300 different beers available from 1pm-5pm on Saturday October 16th. Live performances from Acoustic Syndicate and local Wilmington bands will occupy the amphitheater’s stage during the festival. Proceeds from the event go to The Carousel Center; a 501c charity that aids abused and neglected youth. A free shuttle service is provided to help festival-goers get home safely.

    Get your tickets here.

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