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Fall Beers in NC

Aug 31

Posted by Craft Beer Collective in beer culture, Beer News, Big Boss, Cottonwood, Duck-Rabbit, foothills, French Broad, highland, Lumina, Weeping Radish | Comments off

While there is not a lot of variation in the typical Märzen, Märzenbier or Oktoberfest style it’s still a popular beer with brewers in the fall. Here are a few of those examples you can find in a beer store’s shelf near you. Also, check your local brewpub for even more options! WEEPING RADISH Weeping Radish Fest beir HIGHLAND FRENCH BROAD DUCK RABBIT Duck Rabbit Marzen fest ale LUMINA Lumina-fest FOOTHILLS Footholls Oktoberfest OLDE HICKORY Olde Hickory Oktoberfest bier There are only a a few Pumpkin Ales brewed here in North Carolina. Here are a couple bottled examples and please note that the Cottonwood beer is currently in production in PA. BIG BOSS Big Boss Pumpkin ale COTTONWOOD Cottonwood pumpkin ale © 2011 Craft Beer Collective / Away Team Media Bringing you the craft and culture of beer in North Carolina --> Raleigh, Durham, Asheville, Winston-Salem, Greensboro, Wilmington, NC and beyond Contact us at dave (at) away (dash) team (dot) com
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TWIN CITY TAPS FEST

Jul 29

Posted by Craft Beer Collective in aviator, Beer News, Big Boss, Carolina Brewery, Craggie, Duck-Rabbit, Events, festival, foothills, Four Friends, French Broad, fullsteam, Green Man, highland, Liberty, Loes, lonerider, Mother Earth, Mystery Brewing, natty greene's, NC Beer News, NC Brewers Guild, Roth, Weeping Radish, Winston-Salem | Comments off

PRESS RELEASE FOR TWIN CITY TAPS FESTIVAL IN WINSTON SALEM ON AUGUST 13: Nearly Two Dozen North Carolina Brewers Lined Up for Twin City Taps Twin City Taps has enlisted 21 breweries that will be on hand to pour craft beers and talk about them during the Aug.13 beer festival at BB&T Ballpark. Participating breweries as of July 25 include: Aviator Brewing Company Big Boss Brewing Company Carolina Blonde Carolina Brewery Craggie Brewing Company Foothills Brewing Four Friends Brewing French Broad Brewing Company Fullsteam, Green Man Brewery, Highland Brewing Company, Liberty Steakhouse and Brewery, Loes Brewing Company, LoneRider Brewing Company, Mother Earth Brewing Company, Mystery Brewing Company, Natty Greene’s Pub & Brewing Company, Olde Hickory Brewery, Red Oak Brewery, Roth Brewing Company, The Duck- Rabbit Craft Brewery, The Olde Mecklenburg Brewery, Weeping Radish Farm Brewing “We’ve lined up some of the best regional beer producers to be at Twin City Taps,” Josh Neelon of Twin City Taps said. “Just this week, additional breweries have signed up to come to Twin City Taps, so the list of great craft brewers attending our event is likely to continue to grow. “Twin City Taps is featuring only craft beer brewers from North Carolina to assure that the quality of the beer served will be outstanding,” Neelon added. “Similar to the exceptional quality of the beer, we want the overall experience at Twin City Taps to be a great one. To that end, we’re selling a maximum of 4,000 tickets to ensure that all guests have easy access to parking, restrooms, food and most importantly of all, cold beer.” Musical performers slated for Twin City Taps include: Possum Jenkins, Old Southern Moonshine Revival, Da Stateside Lion Reggae Band and Brickfoot Down. General admission tickets to Twin City Taps are $35, and VIP tickets are $55. For more information or to purchase tickets please visit www.TwinCityTaps.com, call 336.714.6871 or go to the box office at BB&T Ballpark. © 2011 Craft Beer Collective / Away Team Media Bringing you the craft and culture of beer in North Carolina --> Raleigh, Durham, Asheville, Winston-Salem, Greensboro, Wilmington, NC and beyond Contact us at dave (at) away (dash) team (dot) com
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Great American Craft Beer

Aug 10

Posted by craftbeercollective in Beer News, Big Boss, Cottonwood, Duck-Rabbit, foothills, French Broad, highland, Pisgah, review | Comments off

Great American Craft Beer Book by Andy Crouch

Great American Craft Beer Book by Andy Crouch

NEW BOOK FEATURES 10 BREWS FROM 7 NC BREWERIES!

Andy Crouch has authored his new book, Great American Craft Beer, with a focus on the current craft beer movement – no imports, no macros, no BS. He did a great job of uncovering and exposing a lot of beloved regional beers including a handful of North Carolina breweries! I’ll get to those in a moment…

Great American Craft Beer is less of a book of reviews and more of a list of great category defining beers. For example, in the Belgian Witbier category you’ll find some of the most talked about samplings of the style being produced my the nation’s best breweries: Jolly Pumpkin’s Calabaza Blanca, Allagash White, Bruery’s Orchard White and so on. This format helps create a fairly comprehensive assessment of breweries, the beers they produce and the styles they are creating RIGHT NOW!

The book is rounded out with several essays on the brewing process, historical perspective, 25 Best beer bars, glossary of beer terms, and extensive sections of serving beer properly and pairing beer with food. In a way the book covers a lot of ground but seems to be careful to get right to the point of each subject.

The rise of the North Carolina beer scene is recognized here with the inclusion of ten beers by seven breweries. Each entry helps round out the style category they were featured in.

Big Boss Angry Angel
Cottonwood Pumpkin Ale
Duck Rabbit Wee Heavy Scotch Ale & Milk Stout
Foothills Torch Pilsner & Sexual Chocolate
French Broad Rye Hopper & Dunkle Witte
Highland Tasgall Ale
Pisgah Solstice

So, yes, apparently Cottonwood is being farmed out to a Pennsylvania brewery for production now. I’ll get to that in a future post!

Books like this can tend to cause a bit of debate when a readers favorite beer in not represented. I would recommend you use this book to explore what’s out there – available in cities across the country. Make a travel planner with this book or update your “wanted to trade” list!! It’s a better read than sifting through the many beer review websites out there!

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NC Hop Farm Tour

Jun 22

Posted by craftbeercollective in Beer News, Events, French Broad, hop farm | Comments off

From Erin Bonito, the County Extension Secretary for North Carolina State University (details below):

“The Second Annual Hops Farms Tour is Saturday, July 31st, 2010 beginning at 8:00am at Winding River Hops Farm. The tour features two local growers in their second year of production and one premier local brewer.”

Hops Tour 2010

Hops Tour 2010

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