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Lexington Avenue Brewery opens in Asheville

Jan 11

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Friday night, January 7th, saw the opening of Asheville’s latest brewpub Lexington Avenue Brewery. Lexington Avenue is “introducing … a quality Gastropub to the downtown restaraunt scene” offering reasonably priced food, offering six unfiltered, naturally carbonated beers on tap in their pub, and a soundproof “Rock Room” for live music.

Here’s LaB’s general manager, Joe Culpepper, talks about the food a few days before their actual opening:

If you’re in or around Asheville, be sure to take the opportunity to stop by 39 N Lexington Ave have a pint, and welcome them to the craft beer scene.

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Craggie Brewing Opening: Friday and Saturday, November 20 and 21

Nov 16

Posted by Erik Myers in Events, Western NC | No Comments

Craggie Grand OpeningThis coming Friday and Saturday, November 20 and 21, join Craggie Brewing Company for the opening of its Public House at 197 Hilliard Ave in Asheville.

In November 2007, Bill Drew and Jonathan Cort partnered to create a hometown brewery, with passion for quality craft beer and strong community values. Two years later to the day Craggie opens for business with its Battery Hill Bitter and a seasonal pale ale on tap. Solshine and Swannanoa Sunset will be ready the following week and Craggie brew will hit select watering holes Thanksgiving weekend.

Regular Public House hours are Wednesday through Saturday evenings from 4:30-10:30pm. The Craggie crew is available to discuss private party rental, schedule brewery tours, and handle your retail keg needs.

Check out http://www.craggiebrewingco.com for further details about North Carolina’s newest craft brewery.

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OysterHouse opens in Asheville!

Mar 13

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The Lobster Trap restaurant in Asheville has opened its in-house brewery, OysterHouse Brewing!

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French Broad Brewing Co.

Feb 24

Posted by ncbeer in Interviews, Western NC | 2 Comments

We’re excited to kick off the main feature of Know Your Brewer: the interviews!

Our goal is to get you — yep, you — to ponder one simple question. Do you know who brews your beer? Since only around 1 percent of all beer consumed in North Carolina is brewed here in North Carolina, we’re guessing that most of  you don’t. That’s okay…don’t worry. This isn’t a guilt trip.

It’s just that we’d like to change that. Through these interviews, we’d like for you to discover and appreciate your local North Carolina brewer, just like many in generations past knew their neighborhood baker, fishmonger, florist, and milkman. It shouldn’t be that difficult: around 9 out of 10 North Carolinians live within 10 minutes of a locally-brewed beer.

By interviewing and featuring your neighbors who brew beer for a living, we truly hope that you’ll become a part of that crowd who personally knows a North Carolina craft brewer. Who orders a local North Carolina beer. Who gives a local beer as a gift to a friend or family member…or recommends it to a neighbor.  And, when at a bar or restaurant, who regularly asks, “What local beer do you serve?”

May this be a New Old Era: an age where we get to know the craftsmen and women whose careers depend on your interest in and loyalty toward locally-brewed beer.

Buy local, support your local brewery, and Know Your Brewer. Our first interview is with Drew Barton, head brewer at Asheville’s French Broad Brewing Company.

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Asheville to get several new breweries!

Jan 20

Posted by ncbeer in Western NC | 1 Comment

Arguably the beer mecca of the South, Asheville has long-boasted of a beer scene second to none. But there seems to be plenty of room for new breweries and beer concepts, with three new ventures launching in 2009.

Here’s a summary from the Asheville Citizen-Times, which named the expansion of breweries a “story to watch” in 2009. KYB won’t be doing much watching…we’ll be drinking the beer…

 

More breweries coming

With Buncombe County already home to six brewing companies, three more projects are in the works here.

The Lexington Avenue Brewery, a restaurant, music room and craft brewery, is under construction in the old T.S. Morrison’s building at 39 S. Lexington Ave.

A few blocks away, Craggie Brewing Co. is also underway at 197 Hilliard Avenue. And the Lobster Trap restaurant is opening a small brewing operation at its restaurant, 35 Patton Ave.

They join the already established Highland Brewing, Pisgah Brewing, Asheville Pizza and Brewing, Green Man Brewing, French Broad Brewing and Wedge Brewing companies.

http://www.citizen-times.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2009901010340

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