Asheville Beer - Articles, Content and Blogs
The 2nd All Go West Music Festival on April 23rd, 2011 - Free - Music, Fashion, BBQ & Local Brew
All Go West Music festival to take on its Second installment, located in the streets west Asheville NC. On April 23rd, 2011, The Festival will uniquely offer an array of musical talent, fashion, BBQ, and local Brew. Festival Remains Free To Patrons. Read more...
Goings On in and Around Ashevegas
Show of hands, who's going? We'll see you all next weekend in Charleston, SC for the first Brewvival, put on by our friends at COAST Brewing and the Charleston Beer Exchange. Read more...
New This Week at Bruisin' Ales
This multicultural shipment of beer includes beers from the United States, Canada, Belgium, Italy, Norway and Japan. We get geeked by the Baird beers. Read more...
Ashvegas Restaurant Review: Lexington Avenue Brewery Has Ingredients for Truly Great Gastropub
Welcome to the first in a new series of restaurant reviews here at Ashvegas, written by Asheville foodie Gourmet Girl of the Blogapalooza-award-winning food blog SheWhoEats. Read more...
The LAB is Open for Your Mad-scientist Pleasure
The grand opening of Asheville's newest and brewest, The Lexington Avenue Brewery (The LAB), is now open for business! The bar and restaurant opened with a little announcement yesterday afternoon and was welcomed by a fully packed house of beer fans. We were lucky enough to get a sneak-peak on Wednesday evening with some friends and had a beer sampler, though we missed the kitchen by a bit. The menu looks fantastic and we can't wait to eat there. It's nothing fancy, per se, but what is offered is a great mix of gourmet flavors with pub-style food. The grilled four-cheese sandwich and other offerings such as the bratwurst are sure to be a big hit with the beer set. I mean, who doesn't love sausage and beer (except for you veggie-types)? Read more...
Asheville Winter Warmer Beer Festival set for Jan. 23
Mark your calendars for the 3rd Annual Asheville Winter Warmer Beer Festivalon Saturday, January 23, 2010. This event will be held again at Haywood Park's Grand Ballroom (adjacent to the Haywood Atrium, and behind the Bier Garden) from 3:00 - 7:00pm, provided to you by co-hosts: Asheville Brews Cruise, ThreeSheets:Design, French Broad Brewing Co. and The Haywood Park Hotel. Read more...
Lexington Avenue Brewery and Sweet Peas Hostel Ribbon Cutting - Asheville Update Episode 4
On this week's episode I cover the ribbon cutting events at both the Lexington Avenue Brewery (Lab) and the Sweet Peas Hostel, both located in Downtown Asheville. Read more...
New stuff at Green Man Brewing
On Monday, I dropped by Green Man Brewing, a.k.a. Dirty Jack's to the locals, to try the new Double IPA, The Truth. Lucky for me, Brewer Mike was there, so I could get my beer geek on and chat a bit and let me sample some of the stuff they've got going on at the brewhouse (not Jack of the Wood) for the holidays season. Read more...
It's another funky party up in BootyBandLand! Sept 24-27th
In a chill spot called Booty Band Land, musicians and artists will flourish through an epic celebration not to be missed... or forgotten. This festival was created to provide an affordable and interactive, yet top-quality event that will showcase the excellent emerging artists in the region, as well as some world-class greats. Read more...
Buy a Fish Save the French Broad
Save the French Broad 2009 has kicked off with over 25 area bars, restaurants, and businesses participating to sell fish. RiverLink is working with Sweetwater Brewery to Save the French Broad. Dozens of bars, restaurants and businesses are selling paper fish that say: I gave of my liver to save the river. This campaign is designed to raise awareness about the health of the French Broad River and to raise money so RiverLink can continue to build parks, greenways, conduct water quality monitor, and stream cleanups. Read more...
Asheville Downtown Association Announces Oktoberfest
The Asheville Downtown Association is excited to announce its inaugural Oktoberfest on Saturday, October 10 from 1 - 5 pm on Wall Street. Read more...
'Beer City Bash' to be held at The Orange Peel on June 26
Bruisin' Ales, The Orange Peel, and The Mountain XPress are sponsoring the 'Beer City Bash' on Friday, June 26. The bash is a celebration of all things beer in Asheville. The event is a victory party for the local beer community, who rallied to win an Examiner.com poll by Charlie Papazian, founder of the Brewers Association, author, and one of the most recognized names in the world of beer and brewing. Read more...
Coming soon... The Lexington Avenue Brewery (The LAB) & Sweet Peas Hostel
With each passing week, we grow closer to the much anticipated opening of the Lexington Avenue Brewery (the LAB) and Sweet Peas Hostel. Located in the TS Morrison Building on North Lexington Avenue, these two businesses, covering a total of 12,000 sq ft of space, stand to reshape the flow of nightlife and travelers in downtown Asheville. Read more...
'Beer City Bash' @ The Orange Peel
We're having a party, Asheville! Come one, come all (over 21 only) to the 'Beer City Bash' at The Orange Peel on Friday, June 26. Doors @ 7:30pm; Starts at 8pm. Yours truly will be the MC! We're celebrating Asheville's tie with Portland, OR in the 'Beer City USA' poll. $10/pp includes two beer vouchers, giveaways, and live music. Don't miss it! Read more...
Summertime Equals Beer Time
It's been eons since I wrote much about mommy's little equilibrium enhancer. Why? Because I've been trying to cut back on the quantities of beer I imbibe. Before summer fest comes beer fast. Also, my beer metabolism just ain't what it used to be. So sad. Read more...
Today's Happenings, Beer and more...
Update on local beer news and other interesting happenings from Julie at Bruisin' Ales. Read more...
Tied with Portland! Asheville is Eastern 'Beer City, USA!'
'Over 16,000 people from 46 countries cast votes between March 18 and May 7 for their favorite Beer City USA. In the end Portland, Oregon and Asheville, North Carolina gathered the most votes. It was close right up until the end. Philadelphia came in third with 1,103 votes and cities with over 100 votes were:' Read more...
Bruisin' Ales Presented Community Award
Just over a week ago, our charity - FRIENDS of the Blue Ridge Parkway - presented us with a Community Award at the new REI store in South Asheville. Bruisin' Ales was honored as a top area fundraiser for the non-profit (almost $2000 over two years), which subsidizes governmental funds to maintain the Blue Ridge Parkway, protect views and trails, clean-up trash, get rid of invasive species, and save the native ones, like the hemlocks. Read more...
Beer Happenings Around Asheville
Yesterday we had an awesome time interviewing with Brian Cendrowski of Untamed Beer. (And a shout to his wife and camera person, Nicole.) We splayed out a bunch of rare goodies on the bar, chatted a while (much longer he planned, I think, but I babble), and sampled the new Japanese Baird Shizuoka Natsumikan Ale (tastes like marmalade!), Pisgah Vortex I Triple IPA, and De Stuise Black Albert. Read more...
Asheville vs. Portland for Best Beer City, USA
On March 19th, 2009 Charlie Papazian, a food writer for the Charlotte, NC based Examiner.com, published a poll asking visitors to rate the best beer city in the United States. As of today about 6,300 people have voted. Asheville is currently in 2nd place with 1867 votes, just behind Portland, OR with 1907 votes. Read more...
Meet the Brewer: Sam Calagione, Dogfish Head
On Friday, May 15, Bruisin' Ales will hold TWO private tasting sessions with Sam Calagione, founder of Dogfish Head: 5 - 7pm and 7 - 9pm. Only 30 tickets will be sold for each session. Read more...
April 16: Beer Wars LIVE!
Bruisin' Ales is pleased to host an Asheville screening of Beer Wars LIVE! This is a simulcast event held nationwide on April 16 at 8pm. $15/pp The showing will take place at Carolina Cinemas 14 on Hendersonville Road in South Asheville. Read more...
Asheville, Land of Op-beer-tunity
In this time of economic uncertainty, there is one constant; people who enjoy libations are certainly going to continue to do so. Even those who are finding it hard to make ends meet still partake in the joy of sharing a pitcher with a friend. One specific group is craft beer enthusiasts. With our current hop crisis and more limited grain resources, beer lovers are coughing up more now for six-packs, pitchers and pints. Here in Asheville, we have not seen a significant shift in the way consumers are delving out cash for the brews they love and will hopefully only see an upswing. Read more...
Portland East
In the beer world of Asheville, NC, there is a considerable buzz about the latest brewery opening or the most current seasonal offering making its way to shelves and taps around what many consider to be the Portland, OR of the Southeast. Portland is far and away the frontrunner in this country for craft beer and its associated culture. Read more...
