Asheville

Beer Travel
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Saw this article today, of course it is from 2010  ::slight_smile:
http://travel.nytimes.com/2010/10/24/travel/24hours.html?src=tp&smid=fb-share

Tonight HDNet with have Drinking Made Easy in Asheville
http://drinkingmadeeasy.com/episode-guide/drinking-easy-asheville/

Oyster House

Asheville Brewing

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Asheville’s on the top of my list of places to visit this year. I’ll have to go to the Oyster house for sure. I’ll look you up if I can make it down.

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Give me plenty of notice, I’m 4 hours away, but never turn down a trip to the mountains.

Oyster House only makes that one beer in house and they use a SABCO system. It is a pretty tasty stout and you will only find it on tap at the restaurant which is easy to miss. The rest of their brews are made by French Broad (another Asheville brewery).

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I really liked the Brew and View place in Asheville with the huge ape on top of the building.  I’m not sure if it’s still open.

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Thirsty Monk:

A great collection of draft and bottle American micros and Belgians

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http://beernews.org/2012/01/sierra-nevada-brewing-to-invest-107-5-million-over-next-five-years-in-north-carolina-brewery/

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Asheville FTW! It will be cool to see if they have a few specialties of their own at the new SN brewery?

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Looks like we score New Belgium as well. Take that PA…
http://www.citizen-times.com/article/20120405/NEWS01/120405014/Asheville-image-attracts-New-Belgium-brewery?odyssey=mod|breaking|text|Frontpage

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We’re planning a trip there too Ron. Probably in the fall.

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We’ll have to touch base on this in the near future.

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We are starting to plan a trip there perhaps this summer.  Mike, is there a hotel or B&B you know of or can recommend for a long weekend?  I appreciate all the other good links.

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I generally stay on points from work travel when I go. I don’t think you’d go wrong with any B&B, the main hotel downtown closest to the action is a roach motel that is not associated with any chain. If you want to spend tons of money and be pampered then Grove Park Inn would be the place to go.

There are some cool looking places on this site:

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Thanks.  Between that site and tripadvisor I should be able to make a good decision.
Even though it will be an anniversary trip, I do not have “tons of money” to spend.

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Here is my favorite place to stay in Asheville, I’ve spend 3 of my Asheville trips here.  A little on the pricey side but a superb place to stay with the better half.
http://www.bittersweetcottage.com/

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we (Yellowhammer Brewing) will be pouring some beer in Asheville on April 28th at the Best Firkin Festival.

we will be serving a firkin of our Hop Revival IIPA and a keg of our saison de detent aged in chardonnay barrels. Ya’ll come!

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Back to the top, now Oskar Blues is opening up a shop in NC near Asheville (Brevard).

So let’s recap - first Sierra Nevada, then New Belgium, now Oskar Blues, any bets on who might be next?

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Now that’s an awesome lineup.  :slight_smile:

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Not to mention we already have 60 breweries in the state. It might be up to 62 now, I actually lose count.

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Asheville ties with Grand Rapids for Beer City USA and is their fourth BCU title.

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Not really about Asheville, but it does feature Oscar Wong of Highland.
http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/food/story/2012-05-26/craft-breweries/55203882/1