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NC Beer in the next two weeks.

Jul 15

Posted by ncbeer in aviator, beer, Beer News, Eastern NC, Events, festival, foothills | No Comments

You may have thought that North Carolina Beer was taking a little summer vacation, but it’s not true! There area few events coming up over the next couple of weeks that you should know about.

First up! This Saturday from 3PM to 9PM head over to the Aviator Brewery at 209 Technology Park Ln. Fuquay Varina, NC check out the Aviator Music Fest and Gulf Oil Spill Fundraiser. They brewed up a Black IPA to help raise money for the Florida Aquarium to assist with the oil spill, they’ll have live music and a few new beers on check it out. There’s no cover – just go get some great beer for a great cause!

On Tuesday, July 20, head over to American Brewmaster in Raleigh from 6PM to 7PM to meet Ray Daniels of the Cicerone program and author of Designing Great Beers

Next – make sure you head over to the Busy Bee Cafe in Raleigh next Wednesday for a special tapping of a Knob Creek aged Foothills Porter, exclusively released at the Busy Bee – the keg gets tapped at 6PM. Get it while it lasts!

On July 31st, go check out North Carolina’s largest hop farm at their First Annual Hops Festival. Check out their new trellising system and weed control system! See an oast at work! Food! Homebrew! It doesn’t get much better than this. 11:30 – 1:30 PM at Echoview Farms in Weaverville, NC. Click the link for details.

Finally, don’t forget about the upcoming Pleasure Island Brewery Invitational in Carolina Beach on July 31st from 3PM to 8PM. Proceeds to go the Pleasure Island Sea Turtle Project and your North Carolina Brewers Guild – the Guild will be in attendance, make sure you swing by and say hi!

The following breweries will be there, as well as a couple of last minute additions, you can be sure:

GOOD VIBES BREWING COMPANY Wilmington, NC
TERRAPIN BEER CO. Athens, GA
FOOTHILLS BREWERY Winston-Salem, NC
THOMAS CREEK BREWERY Greenville, SC
HIGH LAND BREWERY Asheville, NC
LONERIDER BREWING CO Raleigh, NC
DUCK RABBIT CRAFT BREWERY Farmville, NC
NATTY GREENS BREWING CO Greensboro, NC
CATAWABA VALLEY BREWING COMPANY Morganton, NC
BIG BOSS BREWING CO Raleigh, NC
NEW SOUTH BREWING CO Myrtle Beach, SC
HUSKE HARDWARE HOUSE Fayetteville, NC
FRONT STREET BREWERY Wilmington, NC
WHITE WOLF BEER CO Wilmington, NC
CRAGGY BREW Ashville, NC
KIND BEER Charlotte, NC
BROOKLYN BREWEY Brooklyn,NY
JONES BREWING CO Latrobe, PA
BROUWERIJ BAVIK Bavikhove West Flanders, Belgium

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Hickory is the place to be this weekend.

Apr 16

Posted by ncbeer in Eastern NC, Festivals, Western NC | No Comments

If you didn’t already know, Hickory is the place to be this weekend as the 8th Annual Hickory Hops Festival is taking place. Not only is it a top notch, Southern-local beer festival, it’s also where the final Best In Show Awards will be given out for the 5th Annual Carolina Championship of Beer, making Hickory Hops North Carolina’s version of the Great American Beer Festival. You can keep an eye out here for the results of the competition.

Don’t worry, though – if you can’t make it to Hickory there’s still plenty to do this weekend. You can check out Rhythm and Brews Festival at the Reel Cafe in Wilmington (benefitting Easter Seals UCP) on Saturday or head over to Aviator’s Perfect Landing Cornhole Tournament in Fuquay-Varina (benefitting the Special Olympics of North Carolina).

Finally – don’t forget that next week is Heinzelmännchen’s Anniversary Week – if you’re around Sylva, stop by the brewery and raise a pint in congratulations!

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More rare beer and another beer dinner – coming up quick!

Feb 17

Posted by Erik Myers in beer dinner, Events, The Triangle | 1 Comment

First – this Friday! Don’t miss Aviator’s Limited Release party – they’re releasing a limited number of 750 mL corked bottles King Rat Imperial Oatmeal Stout – at their taproom at 600 E. Broad St. in Fuquay-Varina. $14/ea. Get ‘em while you can!

Second – next Tuesday! LoneRider follows up Mother Earth’s incredibly successful beer dinner at Dos Perros in Durham with one of their own. The menu looks fantastic – go see how well beer pairs with fantastic Mexican food. $35/seat – contact Dos Perros for reservations.

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Aviator in the N&O: Brewery’s Sales Soar

Oct 21

Posted by ncbeer in Eastern NC | No Comments

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.

Photo by the N&O's Travis Long

Photo by the N&O's Travis Long

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.

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Aviator Brewing

Apr 19

Posted by ncbeer in Interviews | No Comments

Mark Doble opened Aviator Brewing last November in Fuquay Varina. This production brewery is tucked away in a hangar of the airport. From this humble beginnings Mark puts his passion daily into his two loves brewing and flying. Know Your Brewer recently stopped in to visit Mark and his brewery.

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