Plan Ahead for Asheville’s Beer Week!

February 5, 2012 By
Blind Pig Food Truck Battle

From event organizers ~ The first ever Asheville Beer Week will take place May 24 through June 3, 2012. The 10 days celebrating beer and Beer City, USA, will culminate at Asheville’s third Beer City Festival on June 2. Our mission is to celebrate that nectar known as beer—to taste many different styles of beer and variations on those styles; to pair beer with a smorgasbord of delicious foods; to learn about and explore beer in all its delectable complexity; and, most of all, to have fun … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Beer, Food Trucks, News

30 New Beers Added at Hickory Tavern

February 23, 2011 By
Hickory Tavern Beer Menu - Carolina Epicurean

From Hickory Tavern ~ I looked for their fabulous new beer menu on Hickory Tavern's website, but came up empty. When questioned, Hickory Tavern said this is so new, they haven't had time to update the website, but you will be able to see the beers on menus at the Tavern. Hickory Tavern 30 Town Square Blvd # 100 Asheville, NC 28803-5067 (828) 684-0975 … [Read more...]

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Beer Cocktails

February 10, 2011 By
Beer Cocktail Muddy Puddle - Carolina Epicurean

These sound good, in a strange kind-of way, and I'm not a beer drinker. "Inspired by the plethora of beer styles and the mixologist’s urge to innovate, some bartenders are shaking and stirring suds with everything from absinthe to port to coffee, creating a new breed of beer cocktails that appeal to novelty seekers." [Read Entire NRN Article] … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Beer, News, Trends

Where Everybody Knows Your Name,

October 12, 2010 By
Tollivers Crossing

and they're always glad you came. Tolliver's Crossing (Irish Pub) - classic Neighborhood Bar. PIC and I happened to be in West Asheville this past Sunday night and decided to stop in for a pint and a bite. Tolliver's is very much like a place I used to hang with my friends in college. Half my friends went by names like Finn, Flynn, Quinn, McEvoy - you get the idea. The other half went by names like Frankie, Sal, Tony - (but, that's another story). There was a small crowd of regulars, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: American, Beer, Featured, Irish, Pub, Reviews, West Asheville

NEW Wine and Beer Feature!

May 15, 2010 By

Introducing Jack Jacques, our newest feature contributor. He'll be writing IMHO (In My Humble Opinion). Jack will be writing about wine and beer, sometimes with a touch of irreverence. IMHO will be published every few weeks at first, building to a weekly post, which will include beer and wine events scheduled for the following week. Although he only talks about wine in this introduction, Jack will be writing about beer as well. Meet Jack Jacques: The … [Read more...]

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Craft Brewery Opening – 7th Ave Area!!!

January 23, 2010 By

Hinted at previously, announced today in the Hendersonville Times-News is that Appalachian Craft Brewery is in final negotiations to lease a space in the "7th Ave area". They're planning a facility that includes a production space, a tasting room and an outdoor patio. The above Logo is not real, it's been edited by Hendersonville Epicurean because I'm so excited they're moving to Hendersonville! Yippee!! It looks like the brewery is working on their website, so bookmark it for future … [Read more...]

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Local Homebrew Beer Judging @ Sunny Point Cafe Sunday, July 19th

July 11, 2009 By

Local Homebrew Beer Judging and great brews from Local Breweries Sponsored by Slow Food Asheville Sunday July 19, 6:00PM till 8:00PM Tickets: $10.00 - Buy your ticket Join the folks from Slow Food Asheville as they solicit local home brewers to show us their brews! With the help of the local members of M.A.L.T. (Mountain Ale & Lager Tasters) we will feature a home brewing competition at the Sunny Point Cafe in West Asheville. To make this even better please join us on the Sunny Point Cafe … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asheville, Beer, News