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Next Week is American Craft Beer Week

May 10

Posted by ncbeer in Beer News, Festivals, The Triad, The Triangle | 1 Comment

That’s right! Next week is American Craft Beer Week! May 17th through the 23rd. In case you’re wondering how to possibly celebrate it, let us help you out.

The 3rd Annual Carolina Brewfest at Carolina Alehouse at Brier Creek, Raleigh, May 15th. 3PM – 7PM

Carolina Ale House in Brier Creek is hosting the 3rd Annual Carolina Brewfest to benefit the North Carolina Brewers Guild. As in year’s past, the Carolina Brewfest only invites North Carolina breweries. Tickets are available online!.

This is not a chug fest, but rather an aptitude test for those that consider themselves well-versed in beer. Cost per 4-member team is $25 which includes tasting for all participants and entry fees. A portion of the proceeds will go to benefit the Gordon Hospice House of Iredell County. Deadline for sign up is May 13th. All entries must pre pay before the day of event.

More information at carolinabeer.com.

Gastonia Grizzlies Ballpark Beer Fest, Gastonia, NC, May 15, 6PM – 10PM

Head down to the Sims Legion Ballpark in Gastonia, home of the Gastonia Grizzlies, for the 2nd Annual Gastonia Grizzlies Beer Fest featuing more than 100 beers, live music from the Brent Cates Band, and a Cornhole tournament. Only 500 tickets available – get them online.

The Beer Olympics at the Carolina Beer Company, Moorseville, NC, May 15. 12PM – 4PM

Join Carolina Beer Company and The Charlotte Beer Club Saturday, May 15th as they kick off American Craft Beer Week with their first ever BEER OLYMPICS!

Head to the brewery from noon until 4pm as 4-member teams compete for the Gold. The Beer Olympics will consist of 6 challenges: – Blind Beer Tasting -Beer Trivia – Keg Toss – Cornhole -Sack Race -and The Ultimate Beer Triathlon to determine who is worthy of the Gold!

Declare your country and play the part to vie for the coveted “Beer Boot.” The winning team will also get to name the next beer they have on tap in our Taproom.

Saturday Night Main Event at Triangle Brewing Company/Pub Crawl Training Session, Durham, NC. May 15, 6PM

Join Triangle Brewery as they gear their livers up for their annual Anniversary Pub Crawl with a training session featuring music from Rat Jackson and the Pneurotics and a visit from the Only Burger truck.

Big Boss High Roller IPA Release at Big Boss Brewing Company in Raleigh, May 17, 6PM

Big Boss is kicking off American Craft Beer week by re-releasing our High Roller IPA! They’ll be setting up a meat and cheese station for those arriving early. Monday May 17th – 6pm 1249 Wicker Drive Raleigh NC 27604

Foothills/New Belgium Beer Dinner, Foothills Brewery, Winston-Salem, NC, May 19, 7 PM

Head over to Foothills Brewery for a 5-Course Dinner featuring TWO beer pairings with each course, one from New Belgium and one from Foothills. Call Foothills Brewing @ 336.777.3348 for reservations, $55 per person, 35 person limit.

Brewer’s Dinner @ Rock Bottom: Charlotte, Charlotte, NC, May 20, 6:30 PM

Join Head Brewer David Gonzalez and Executive Chef Aaron Moir for another fabulous food and beer pairing at the May Brewer’s Dinner. This event sold out in February so make your reservations now to be a party of the Ultimate Food and Beer Experience. Call Susan Dhonau for reservations and details: 704-773-5036.

NC Brewers Guild Member Rally at Natty Greene’s in Raleigh, May 22nd. 2PM – 4PM

If you’re an Enthusiast Member of the North Carolina Brewers Guild (and you should be) head over to Natty Greene’s Brewpub in Raleigh on the 22nd for beer and food on the house for NC Brewers Guild members only – make sure you bring your membership card! Come out, meet some of your fellow NC Beer fans and chat with the good people at Natty Greene’s!

Finally, keep an eye out on the American Craft Beer Week website for any other events happening around the state or, of course, right here, where we’ll update you about anything that we find out about as soon as possible.

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NC Breweries Win Multiple Awards at World Beer Cup 2010

Apr 11

Posted by ncbeer in Eastern NC, Events, The Triad, Western NC | No Comments

What is the World Beer Cup? It’s the world’s largest beer competition. I can’t summarize it any better than the Brewers Association press release.

Brewers from six continents earned awards from an elite international panel of judges this week in the 2010 Brewers Association World Beer Cup—the world’s largest-ever commercial beer competition. The eighth bi-annual competition announced awards to brewers from 19 countries ranging from Australia and Italy to Iceland and Japan.

This year, 642 breweries from 44 countries and 47 U.S. states vied for awards with 3,330 beers entered in 90 beer style categories. The entries in each category were eligible for gold, silver and bronze awards. Judges presented a total of 268 awards.

The 2010 World Beer Cup eclipsed the record of the Brewers Association’s own Great American Beer Festival (GABF) to become the largest commercial competition ever. There were 3,308 entries judged in the 2009 GABF, compared to the 2010 World Beer Cup’s 3,330 entries judged.

“Brewers from around the globe participate in the World Beer Cup to win recognition for their creativity and brewing ability,” said Charlie Papazian, president of the Brewers Association, the U.S.-based trade association that has put on the competition every two years since 1996. “For a brewer, a World Beer Cup gold award allows them to say that their winning beer represents the best of that beer style in the world.”

There’s a full World Cup Fact Sheet that you can explore, but let’s get to the important part – the local heroes!

North Carolina came out with three silvers and a gold!

Silver: Herb and Spice Beer or Chocolate Beer
Lemon Grass Wheat Ale
Outer Banks Brewing Station, Kill Devil Hills, NC

Silver: Old Ale
Irish Walker
Olde Hickory Brewery, Hickory, NC

Silver: American-Style Imperial Stout
Sexual Chocolate Imperial Stout
Foothills Brewing, Winston-Salem, NC

Gold: Sweet Stout
Duck-Rabbit Milk Stout
The Duck-Rabbit Craft Brewery Inc., Farmville, NC

Congrats to all of our local winners! Go try some of that beer!

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Foothills featured on HopCast

Apr 1

Posted by ncbeer in The Triad, Video | No Comments

Foothills Brewing Company and their Sexual Release Party back in February was the topic of yesterday’s HopCast #90. Check it out here:

Hop Cast – Episode 90 from Hop Cast on Vimeo.

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Scenes from the 2010 Foothills Sexual Chocolate Release

Feb 13

Posted by Erik Myers in Events, The Triad | No Comments

Last weekend saw the 2010 release of Foothills Sexual Chocolate at the Foothills Brewery in Winston-Salem. The evening before the event held a rare-beer event that drew hundreds of people from around the country. Proceeds raised from the event were generously donated to the North Carolina Brewers Guild as well as Beer Advocate.

See the slideshow below for a view of scene on the morning of the release:

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Olde Rabbit’s Foot Release: Dec. 12, 11 AM.

Dec 7

Posted by Erik Myers in Eastern NC, Interviews, The Triad | 1 Comment

For Sweetening Countenances and Enhancing Reputations

For Sweetening Countenances and Enhancing Reputations


Make sure you don’t miss the release of Olde Rabbit’s Foot, an Imperial Stout brewed with honey and cocoa nibs, and aged in bourbon barrels.

Olde Rabbit’s Foot is a collaborative brew between three North Carolina Brewers Guild members: Olde Hickory Brewery, Duck-Rabbit Craft Brewery, and Foothills Brewing Company. Each brewery made one-third of the wort, it was blended before fermentation and then aged in 23-year-old Pappy van Winkle barrels for 4 months.

Jamie Bartholomaus of Foothills took a few moments to share his thoughts on the process:

Getting to work with the other brewers was the most fun part for me. From inception of the whole idea, down to the label design, getting to work side by side with some of the most accomplished brewers in North Carolina and the Southeast has just been a real pleasure. We are so excited about it, we have already begun initial plans for the next round.

Paul and Steven are great brewers, and doing a collaboration with them has really invigorated my desire for a more cooperative environment in the NC beer scene. Also working on the North Carolina Brewer’s Guild since its inception has helped me see, more now than ever, that as the whole craft industry grows, so my company will grow with it. Collaborative efforts make sense not just from a beer perspective, but as a business. Working together, sharing services such as trucking, raw material purchasing, etc. is the future of our business. By doing this sort of thing, it helps small companies like us compete in the ever changing, ever consolidating beer industry.

The logo was created by Shapiro Walker Design. David Shapiro is the mastermind behind all of Foothills art, The NCBG logo, and now our project Olde Rabbit’s Foot. Forrest Causby, who works at Shapiro Walker, was the actual artist who created the art. With the guidance of David Shapiro, we think the label has turned out fantastic.

Steven Lyerly, brewmaster at Olde Hickory Brewery, does not make an Imperial Stout as part of their regular line. His is the wort with the honey in it. He added:

Moving beer about, especially in and out of barrels is always a challenge. Bottling is also a challenge, mostly; but it is all in a days work at a brewery. For me, the most challenging part of the whole project was getting the approval of the Government. That was a real job! It took months, many emails, phone calls, letters and begging and pleading. We even offered to pay twice the tax on the beer, and were turned down! Finally, we were able to reach a solution.

To my knowledge this is the first “blended” beer made in NC. Previous projects have revolved around different brewers brewing the same beer using same ingredients but at different breweries. Or, different brewers working on the design and production of a special beer, but brewed at one brewery. Our project was much different. We used the brew houses, ingredients and creativeness of three different brewers working independently; and blended them all together in some amazing barrels. Really, the barrels are the common thread in Olde Rabbit’s Foot.

625 22 oz. bottles will be released on Saturday at the Foothills Brewing Company in Winston-Salem. Sales start when the pub opens at 11:00 AM. They are $20/each and there is a limit of 4 bottles per person.

Friday night, before the release, Foothills is hosting an informal Beer Advocate gathering. If you’re nearby, bring something rare from your cellar to share with old and new friends, and get into the spirit of sharing and great, rare beer.

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