Tales of ales from the heart of Ohio to the ends of the Earth
Until this past week Sideswipe was the only Columbus brewery that had neither a taproom nor a brewpub. To get your hands on their beer you had to make a trip to a local store and pick up a bomber adorned with one of their distinctive splatter art themed labels. I respect them for taking... Continue Reading →
Back in 2012 Rivertown Brewing released a series of beers inspired by the four horsemen of the apocalypse: Pestilence – a Flanders Oud Bruin War – a smoked Irish Red Ale Famine – a black Hefeweizen Death – a Russian Imperial Stout brewed with Jolokai Peppers Fortunately, the release of these beers did not actually... Continue Reading →
Last month I was downtown and my friend Phil suggested we stop by a small place called House Beer (843 N. High Street). This place was completely off my radar but it is a cool joint with an impressive beer selection. If you are in the Short North it's worth a stop. After trying a... Continue Reading →
After finishing my second pint at the Wedge I started my walk back up the hill to downtown Asheville. It was after 7 pm now and the shadows were lengthening, but there was still an hour or two of sunlight left on this gorgeous June evening. Since I had visited all of the places... Continue Reading →
After leaving Highland I drove back to my hotel, parked the car, and proceeded to walk the mile or so down to Wicked Weed to grab some dinner and a glass of beer. After that I set out for Wedge Brewing, which is located down by the French Broad River in the River Arts district. ... Continue Reading →
Founded in 1994 Highland is the oldest and biggest brewery in Asheville, possibly the largest in all of North Carolina. So it seemed obligatory to pay them a visit. Highland Brewing was initially located in downtown Asheville in the basement of Barleys Taproom and Pizzeria. In 2006 they moved out to their new, much larger... Continue Reading →
Our next stop on the Asheville Ale Trail was Burial Beer Co., which is located less than 500 feet from our previous stop, Green Man (head east on Buxton and take the first left onto Collier). Burial is a nanobrewery that makes a rotating selection of small batch beers. They first opened in June of... Continue Reading →
After leaving Wicked Weed we took the short walk (0.3 mi) over to Green Man Brewing. Named after a figure from Celtic folklore, Green Man was recommended to me by my friend Mark Richards. They have been in business since 1997, which makes them one of the older breweries in Asheville. They distribute throughout North Carolina... Continue Reading →
Recently I attended a conference in Knoxville, Tennessee that was to be followed by a vacation on the North Carolina coast. Naturally my brain started thinking about enticing beer destinations that might be in the vicinity of either location. It didn’t take very long before a plan to visit Asheville, North Carolina was hatched. Many... Continue Reading →
Following visits to Toppling Goliath and New Glarus we were able to squeeze in one more stop on our cross country trip—Three Floyds Brewing in Munster, Indiana. If you are reading a beer blog like this one chances are you already know about Three Floyds (FFF for short), but for those who don’t live in... Continue Reading →
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