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
