Beer City Guide

Even though it’s January, the weather is still nice enough during the day to take a hike in Pisgah National or DuPont State forests in Transylvania County, which sits on the South Carolina state line southwest of Asheville. Most likely you will find yourself wanting a beer afterwards, so Brevard Brewing Company is your answer [...]

I’ve taken a while to write about Highland Brewing here for Beer City Guide for good reason – I wanted to make sure I was comfortable enough to analyze the experience of Beer City USA’s most well-known brewery. So I made several trips there to get a feel for the the tasting room and the [...]

I attended the release party for Asheville Brewing Company’s latest special brew on Sept. 19, which of course is International Talk Like a Pirate Day. No, really – that is an actual thing. So in honor of the event, the beer and International Talk Like a Pirate Day, I thought I would bring you this [...]

Leaf season in Asheville is right around the corner. Whether you’re local or you are visiting our beautiful mountain town to get a gander at the fall colors, you might find yourself interested in what the beer scene has to offer. Check out these fall seasonals being offered by Asheville breweries: Highland Clawhammer. Let me [...]

Last week, I got an email from my in-laws that immediately caught my beer-trained eye. The attachment, sent to all of their beer-loving friends in Ashvegas – many of whom are investors in local breweries and therefore do not take drinking great beer lightly – started with the following: “Unable (or unwilling) to get Brewgrass [...]

Brewgrass. One day. Forty-four breweries. Ten states. All converging on downtown Asheville, Beer City USA. How to make sense of them all? Allow Beer City Guide to help with a five-part breakdown. The locals: Asheville Brewing  – Flagship beer: Rocket Girl Lager. Known for: Not one but two downtown Asheville locations as well as a [...]