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Raleigh area brewers represented in new video

Greater Raleigh area beer scene represented in new video from VistRaleigh.com:

Big Boss Brewing, Aviator Brewing, Boylan Bridge Brew Pub, Carolina Brewing, Roth Brewing, Natty Greenes of Raleigh, Lonerider Brewing

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Raleigh Wide Open Beer Tent

UPDATED WITH PRICING INFO, CORRECT BEER TENT TIMES AND NEW BREWERY LIST

There is a little known beer festival that takes place under the shadow of Raleigh Wide Open. It’s a beer tent set up off Fayetteville St, on Hargett during the two day RWO street fest.

In my opinion it’s very under the radar compared to everything else on the festival grounds. I’ll admit, I barely recall that it happened last year. But it did happen, each of the last four years.

They are changing the format this year to include wine: FLYING SAUCER BEER & WINE FESTIVAL they’re calling it.

ONE LONG SESSION: Saturday, July 31st running 1:30-10:30pm. $10 for (8) 3 oz pours in your tasting cup.

Breweries to be included this year will be:
Carolina Brewery (Chapel Hill, NC)
Carolina Brewing Co. (Holly Springs, NC) – Pale Ale IPA; Summer Wheat; Nut Brown Ale
Big Boss Brewing Co. (Raleigh, NC) – Blanco Diablo; Bad Penny Brown Ale; High Roller IPA
Boston Beer Co. (Boston, MA) – Boston Lager; Sam Summer; Pale Ale; Blackberry Witbier
Mad River Brewing Co. (Blue Lake, CA) – Steelhead Extra Pale Ale; Jamaica Red; Steelhead Double IPA
Abita Brewing Co. (Abita Springs, LA) – Purple Haze; Andy Gator Dopplebock; Jockamo IPA
The Duck-Rabbit Craft Brewery (Farmville, NC) – Milk Stout; Amber Ale; Brown Ale
Sweetwater Brewing Co. (Atlanta, GA) – 420 Extra Pale Ale; Blue; IPA
Gordon Biersch Brewing Co. (San Jose, CA) -Marzen; Sommerbrau; Czech Pilsner; Hefeweizen
Stoudt’s Brewing Co. (Adamstown, PA) – American Pale Ale; German-Style Pilsener
Smuttynose Brewing Co. (Portsmouth, NH) – IPA; Old Brown Dog
Natty Greene’s of Raleigh (Raleigh, NC)
Lagunitas Brewing Co. (Petaluma, CA) – IPA; Downtown Pale Ale
Foothills Brewing (Winston-Salem, NC) – Torch Pilsner; People’s Porter; Hurricane Hefe; Hoppyum IPA
Charleston Brewing Co. (Charleston, SC)
Triangle Brewing Co. (Durham, NC)
LoneRider Brewing Company (Raleigh, NC) – Shotgun Betty Hefeweizen; Peacemaker “West Coast Style American Pale Ale”;Sweet Josie “American Brown Style”
Blue Point Brewing Co. (Patchogue, NY) – Toasted Lager; Hoptical Illusion; Blueberry Ale; Rasta FaRye Ale
Roth Brewing Company (Raleigh, NC )
Blackthorn (Somerset, England) – Blackthorn Cider

http://www.raleighconvention.com/rwo5/

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BEER2-D2 + NC beer news

BEER2-D2
The Kirby Derby is a race around Kirby bend in Raleigh NC… local creative types are welcome to enter a vehicle for the race or another entry into the Robot themed parade. One of the most popular parade features was BEER2-D2, the beer dispensing astromech resembling R2-D2 of Star Wars fame. This BEER2-D2 completed it’s mission by dispensing Summer Wheat from Carolina brewing.

To give you an idea of the actual Derby, take a look at this Youtube Video:

Roth brings Nanobrewing to Raleigh
Thomas from Geistbear brewing blog went out to Raleigh’s newest brewery, Roth Brewing:

“One of the big trends in the brewing industry currently is small. Nanobreweries are loosely defined as any commercial system larger than a homebrew system, but not as big as a 7 barrel system often favored by brewpubs and small craft breweries. The Brewing Network recently had a show on them, it was discussed at the last Craft Brewers Conference, and Topfermented took a good look at the idea not long ago.

Raleigh is now host to it’s first such nanobrewery in Roth Brewing Company. The brewery is small, the footprint of the system could probably fit in my patio. It is 2 barrel system with 4 4 barrel fermenters. There is plenty of floor space for expansion, though fitting anything more than a 7 barrel fermenter would be a tight fit height-wise. If the system is upgraded in the future I wonder if the floor drain system would be adequate, but perhaps I have visited too many breweries.”

Craft Beer in Winston Salem
WXII, channel 12 in Winston Salem profiles the craft beer movement in their area with a stop at Foothills Brewing.

VIDEO LINK

Beer Delivery at the Beach meets controversy
Wilmington Star reported that the local Brew Thru will set up a beer delivery system for the beaches at Freeman Park! FULL STORY

This follow up article warns of the dangers of alcohol in the heat and finds resistance to the delivery service.

LIPS OF FAITH BEER DINNER in SC
Carolina’s in Charleston, South Carolina presents a 5 course beer dinner this Wednesday, June 30, at 7 pm. for Reservations call: (843) 724-3800 More info here

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Great American Craft Beer

NEW BOOK FEATURES 10 BREWS FROM 7 NC BREWERIES!

Andy Crouch has authored his new book, Great American Craft Beer, with a focus on the current craft beer movement – no imports, no macros, no BS. He did a great job of uncovering and exposing a lot of beloved regional beers including a handful of North Carolina breweries! I’ll get to those in a moment…

Great American Craft Beer is less of a book of reviews and more of a list of great category defining beers. For example, in the Belgian Witbier category you’ll find some of the most talked about samplings of the style being produced my the nation’s best breweries: Jolly Pumpkin‘s Calabaza Blanca, Allagash White, Bruery‘s Orchard White and so on. This format helps create a fairly comprehensive assessment of breweries, the beers they produce and the styles they are creating RIGHT NOW!

The book is rounded out with several essays on the brewing process, historical perspective, 25 Best beer bars, glossary of beer terms, and extensive sections of serving beer properly and pairing beer with food. In a way the book covers a lot of ground but seems to be careful to get right to the point of each subject.

The rise of the North Carolina beer scene is recognized here with the inclusion of ten beers by seven breweries. Each entry helps round out the style category they were featured in.

Big Boss Angry Angel
Cottonwood Pumpkin Ale
Duck Rabbit Wee Heavy Scotch Ale & Milk Stout
Foothills Torch Pilsner & Sexual Chocolate
French Broad Rye Hopper & Dunkle Witte
Highland Tasgall Ale
Pisgah Solstice

So, yes, apparently Cottonwood is being farmed out to a Pennsylvania brewery for production now. I’ll get to that in a future post!

Books like this can tend to cause a bit of debate when a readers favorite beer in not represented. I would recommend you use this book to explore what’s out there – available in cities across the country. Make a travel planner with this book or update your “wanted to trade” list!! It’s a better read than sifting through the many beer review websites out there!

Detail on Andy’s Website

Amazon.com

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NC BEER in WDC @thblacksquirrel

I guess Obama couldn’t get enough NC Beer and brought some back with him! Apparently a DC bar is featuring several NC beers starting … today! See the FACEBOOK PAGE FOR EVENT INFO.

“The Black Squirrel in Adams Morgan is having a North Carolina Beer Invasion starting tonight (Monday) at 9:00 p.m. Supplies are limited, but they expect to have enough beer to last through Friday night. Chef Gene Sohn has made some really great traditional BBQ to pair with the food.

What: North Carolina Beer Invasion
When: Monday, April 26 until it’s gone

BEER:

* Big Boss Brewing Company (Raleigh): Angry Angel Kolsch, Bad Penny Brown Ale, Hell’s Belle Belgian Blonde
* LoneRider Brewing Company (Raleigh): Shotgun Betty Hefeweizen, Dead-Eye Jack Porter
* Highland Brewing Company (Ashville): Gaelic Ale, St Therese Pale Ale, Kashmir IPA
* Carolina Beer Company (Chapel Hill): Blonde, Pale Ale, Nut Brown
* Boone Brewing Company (Boone): Blowing Rock High Country Ale

EATS:

* Homemade Pulled Pork Sandwiches
* Grilled BBQ Chicken
* Baby Back Ribs
* Black Squirrel’s BBQ is served with a Carolina Beer BBQ sauce, homemade slaw & hand-cut fries
* Hushpuppies with honey-beer dipping sauce
* Fruit cobbler with beer-infused ice cream”

The Black Squirrel
2427 18th Street, NW
Washington, DC
http://www.blacksquirreldc.com

Originally found this on: dcbeer.com

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