Biking

BEST OF THE BLOGS

Posted by Dave on September 3rd, 2010 | 2 comments

Here are some recent blog posts by friends and acquaintances that I though I’d share with you:

Geistbear Brewing Blog
Thomas has posted a great resource for a subject that I run into quite often … Hop Farms! He published locations links and varieties grown at North Carolina hop farms. It’s an interesting subject that I will continue to follow. In fact I have put a request in at NC State to tour their fields that may be happening sooner than I thought!

Beer & Racing
Jon Odgers did another “Bike to Beer” tour and this time Durham was the spot! They hit Triangle and Fullsteam after a long ride on the American Tobacco Trail. Follow the above link to see some photos and to get involved in his next Bike To Beer tour!

Brewgasm
The Thirsty Monk in Asheville is having what they call Thirsty Fest…I mean check out the list of beers here. Easily the most exciting line up of beers in the state right now! Anyway, Brewgasm has the scoop and you can read about how she managed her kids and managed to make it through a high gravity flight that included Foothills Sexual Chocolate, Olde Hickory Barrel-Aged Scottish Ale, Highland Brewing Sour Seven Sisters and Founders Kentucky Breakfast Stout! Ouch!

Bruisin Ales
They’re a craft beer store AND if you follow them on Facebook and Twitter they’re a solid source of beer news too! Check out the link for the amazing selection of fall seasonal brews that arriving at this world class beer retailer! Read the list and pray they stock this stuff wherever you live.

Top Fermented
Erik Myers just started his Mystery Brewing Company and uses this most recent blog post to talk about the rise of start up breweries and how his company will fit in or NOT fit in to the scene here. Plus he goes into the fact that the the industry is quite possibly “a facade of good will, warm-fuzzies, and glowing elf hugs”! Would love to chat with you about that Erik!

Asheville . biking . North Carolina

BEER & BIKE TOUR of RALEIGH

Posted by Dave on July 5th, 2010 | 4 comments

So this was fun. Jon Odgers put together a beer and bike tour of Raleigh with stops at breweries, brewpubs and bars all over the city. His group of eight bikers started in North Raleigh at Barley and Vine. I met up with them over 10 miles later where I hosted them at Big Boss Brewing for a quick tour. After a door malfunction was fixed Remedy Diner was the next stop, I had an Aviator ESB there. After that we hit Raleigh’s best sports bar with a great beer selection, Woody’s at City Market for a Ballast Point Sculpin IPA! Next stop was Boylan Bridge Brewpub for a view of the city and another IPA for me! Next stop was Natty Greene’s for lunch and more beers. I stuck with the theme and had a Double IPA followed by a taster of the Spring Rye to go along with my Chicken Sandwich. Big thanks to Jon for putting this together! Next stop Durham!