May 2010

Whatcha drinking? Memorial Day and summer brews

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This is a big beer weekend–second only, I’m guessing to the Fourth of July. So, whatcha drinking this Memorial Day weekend? I realized this morning that there are a few beers I need to move out of my beer cellar because they’re in danger of losing a bit of flavor or going off. First off, [...]

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Raise your glasses to Beer City, USA

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Last night we celebrated Asheville’s win as Beer City, USA, for the second year in a row. This year, we don’t have to share the honor with that other city out in Oregon (that would indeed be Portland). Craft beer guru Charlie Papazian organized the second annual on-line Beer City poll, which garnered more than [...]

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Vote Asheville as Beer City, USA, NOW

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UPDATE: We won! Though there’s been no official announcement yet. We finished about four percentage points ahead of Portland. Yea, Asheville! This rocks for our hometown brewers. I’ll have more about the win in my weekly Brews News column next week. Just a few more hours to vote for Asheville as Beer City, USA, 2010, [...]

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Eat, Pray, Love (and DRINK)

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I have these amazing women writer friends who came up with this awesome plan to write concurrent blog posts on what different sections of the book Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert mean to them. Lovely Francophile Andi penned a take on the EAT section, sexy yogi Julie wrote what PRAY means to her, and [...]

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American Craft Beer Week Events in Asheville, N.C.

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Yeah, I know I have a calendar page, but I haven’t quite figured it out. This column is better anyway because it gives lots of details about cool stuff happening next week, May 17-23, which is American Craft Beer Week. Go forth and quaff good beer, y’all. Here are a couple of happenings from the [...]

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Brewgasm thank yous (and Moog Filtered Ale)

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Okay, before we get started with tons of beer talk, I have some friends and family to acknowledge. First, I will say that I just had a special delivery taste of the yet-to-be released Moog Filtered Ale. It’s a pine-scented American-style pale ale with a gentle hoppy bite brewed by Asheville Brewing Company. You Pale [...]

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Brewgrass and Beer City Fest tix on sale tonight

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UPDATE: Brewgrass tickets sold out on-line in 21 hours. Wow. Tickets for Beer City Festival are still available here. Barley’s may have some extra Brewgrass tickets for sale for locals. Looking forward to both festivals! Alright, beer lovers, time to get your Asheville beer fest tickets. Technical glitches postponed on-line sales of Brewgrass and Beer [...]

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