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Cryptobrewology is a You Tube Channel that takes road trips to Breweries. Their latest video road trip features Front Street Brewery in Wilmington:
Press release explains that beer you might of seen at Harris Teeter:
Pepperell, MA (April 25, 2011) –North Carolina is the second state in the US to carry 50 Back, The Brew of the Brave. The American-style lager, which donates 50 percent of its profits to veteran organizations, is now available in Harris Teeter stores statewide.
50 Back beer was created by Massachusetts residents Paige Haley and Kimberly Rogers. Newcomers to the beer industry, Haley and Rogers came up with the idea of 50 Back after searching for a way to give back to Troops and Veterans. For every purchase of 50 Back, the company donates half of its net profits to charities committed to supporting veterans and active duty service members and their families, all of whom who have sacrificed much to protect this nation and the freedom for which it stands.
50 Back beer is currently supporting four national veteran support organizations, including the USO, Homes for Our Troops, the Ahern Family Charitable Foundation, and America’s VetDogs. More information about the charities can be found at http://www.50back.com/charities/
“Veterans and their families sacrifice every day for the rest of us. We wanted to find a way to recognize their efforts,” said Kimberly Rogers, Co-founder of 50 Back Brewing Company. “When North Carolina residents toast the sacrifices that their brave service men and women make daily with our product, they can actually feel they are making a difference in their lives,” she says.
50 Back is distributed through Tryon Distributing Company and is available at all participating Harris Teeter stores throughout the State of North Carolina.
“We’re proud to bring 50 Back to North Carolina,” said Jennifer Thompson, Director of Communications at Harris Teeter. “We always look for ways that Harris Teeter can support military families and veteran organizations. As expected, 50 Back has been warmly received by our customers,” she says.
Tryon Distributing Company, a wholesale distributor of fine domestic and imported wines and high quality beers, spearheads the distribution of 50 Back across North Carolina. “We strive to offer a product of the highest quality to customers across North Carolina. 50 Back fits that category, not only because of the quality of the beer, but also because of the quality of their mission,” says Brad Johnston, President of Tryon Distributing. “Our customers appreciate this initiative and have generated a tremendous demand for the product,” he says.
This festival, previously set for April 16th moves to June 18th
PRESS RELEASE: The first annual Cape Fear Craft Beer Festival (CFCBF) will make its home at the newly constructed Wilmington Convention center in historic downtown Wilmington North Carolina on Saturday June 18. This boutique festival along the Cape Fear River is a true craft beer tasting experience featuring America’s most creative and influential breweries. Attendees will be able to sample over 120 different beers — from Ale and Barleywine to Pilsner and Stout.
We hope to emphasize and shine a light on the craft beer revolution that’s in full swing across North Carolina. The event will feature fifty booths and an estimated 40 different breweries, with the remaining booths going to sponsors and partners. 2 ounce samples will be poured into biodegradable disposable cups.
A wide range of food offerings will be available for purchase by the Wilmington Convention Center. Tickets for the event are $40 can be purchased online through http://capefearbeerfest.com/ beginning April 27.
Tickets will be available at the door if the festival is not sold out. In order to give attendees the greatest access to all the beers, CFCBF is holding the attendance at 2,500 people regardless of the demand. We hope people will leave the festival with a better understanding and appreciation of the exciting and extremely delicious world of craft beer.
One Session (4-‐9pm), Tickets $40
I came across this interesting article by Robby Nelms of the Star News of Wilmington. In it Nelms describes the brewing business in the 1800′s and the Virginia based companies that ran them:
“The Portner Brewery at Eighth and Brunswick was hugely successful. In its heyday, it had the capacity to hold up to 300 barrels of beer. With such brews on tap as the “Hotbrau,” the “Vienna Cabinet” (a lager) and the “Tivoli,” Portner’s brews were the talk and taste of the South.
The name Tivoli was a rather whimsical marketing idea. Reverse the order of the letters and you get, “I lov it.” Good beer and good marketing made Portner a brewing legend, and a huge part of America’s, and Wilmington’s, brewing history.”
http://www.starnewsonline.com/
More beer fests than you can shake your taster cup at. Here is the run down for October 2010.
Downtown Asheville Oktoberfest
WEST END CASK BREW FEST 2010
Saturday, October 2, 2010 2:30-5pm and 6:30-10:30 $20/ $30
105 n. Churton St. Historic District, Hillsborough, NC
This all cask all local beer event has just been added to the list: From Their Facebook Page:
West End Beer Fest tickets available @fullsteam @aviatorbrew @loneriderbeer @TasteTheSouth(natty greenes Raleigh) taprooms get them now!!!
DOWNTOWN ASHEVILLE OKTOBERFEST
Saturday, October 9, 2010 12-6pm Downtown Asheville
Tickets are $25
I’ve already made a post about this one so here it is again: The Downtown Asheville Oktoberfest is a “locals only” beer and food fest featuring only six breweries, three restaurants and one mustard maker!
“The event will feature beer tastings from local breweries including Highland Brewing, Asheville Brewing Company, Pisgah Brewing, Green Man Brewery, Craggie Brewing and French Broad Brewing Company. Many brewers are featuring seasonal ales for Oktoberfest, and will be on hand to discuss their beers.”
Also, Wall Street restaurants Cucina 24, Jack of the Wood and The Market Place will be preparing authentic German food fare served with local mustard from the Lusty Monk.
World Beer Festival Tickets
Afternoon Session: 12 PM – 4 PM
Evening Session: 6 PM – 10 PM
Annual WBF from All About Beer Magazine is less than two weeks away and tickets are still available. Usually this fest will sell out months in advance. It makes me wonder … what’s up with that? Are there too many of these festivals? Whatever the case may be this one of the oldest sampling fests in the state. The brewery list was not available but I would suspect a lot of North Carolina and regional brewers among some of the bigger nationals brands.
LIGHTHOUSE BEER FESTIVAL
Saturday Oct 16th 12 noon VIP 1pm GA
Greenfield Lake Amphitheater, Wilmington, NC Tickets are $40
Presented by Light House Beer and Wine this long running fest near the beach will feature live music by Acoustic Syndicate and 70+ breweries.
Please visit the festival website for details tickets etc.
WORLD CASK ALE FEST
Saturday, October 23rd, 6:30 p.m to 11:00 p.m.
Trotter Building, 410 West Geer St., Durham, NC. Tickets $40.
Small cask ale festival benefiting Durham Central Park and NC Brewers Guild presented by All About Beer magazine. 10 locals and one Atlanta brewery have committed beer to the event:
Aviator Brewing Co. Fuquay Varina, NC. Old BullDog ESB and McGritty’s Scotch Ale
Big Boss Brewing Co. Raleigh, NC. Sack Time (amber rye)
Carolina Brewery, Chapel Hill & Pittsboro, NC.
The Duck-Rabbit Craft Brewery, Farmville, NC.
Foothills Brewing, Winston-Salem, NC
Fullsteam Brewery, Durham, NC
LoneRider Brewing Co., Raleigh, NC. Dry Hopped Peacemaker
Mother Earth Brewing Co., Kinston, NC. IPA dryhopped with Cascade and juniper berries and an IPA dryhopped with Centennial and French oak chips
Sweetwater Brewing Co., Atlanta, GA. 3 casks
Top of the Hill Restaurant & Brewery, Chapel Hill, NC. Ram’s Head IPA
Triangle Brewing, Durham, NC.
HOMEBREWED 2
Saturday, October 23rd, 2010 1:00-4:00pm and 5:00-8:00pm
220 Fayetteville Street, Suite 100 Raleigh, NC
$25 for members of the Raleigh City Museum, $30 for non-members
Presented by and benefiting the Raleigh City Museum this is a repeat of last springs home brew fest. Word on the street has it there wasn’t enough home brew to take care of all the ticket holders last spring so to make up for that organizers are going to bring in beers from other breweries. No word on who those breweries are at this time.
From NEWS 14 Carolina, follow the link below for video: We all know what vampires drink on “True Blood”, but what about the werewolves?
Wolf Beer featured on True Blood
It is North Carolina’s Wolf Beer. Owner Jonathan Olson got a call from HBO about using his beer on the series earlier this summer. Olson said he was against the idea at first, until a friend told him about the huge popularity of the show.
Now Olson is starting to see the benefits of collaborating with a hit show.
“Just from small product place meant, you know quick shots of where you would see our stuff in the bar. You would have to really be looking for it, but we have gotten a lot of consumer enthusiasm. We’ve even gotten some business from it so it’s been very good for us,” said Olson.
Olson signed a release form so the beer could be discussed on the blue ray DVD of the third season. There are three varieties of Wolf beer in more than 50 locations of Wilmington and elsewhere on the east coast.
It’s also distributed to Virginia and Pennsylvania.
Four Friends Brewing
Front Street brewery beer in Washington DC?
Hoppelganger black IPA mentioned in this Washington Post article.
Beer City Festival
Set for Saturday, June 5th, Beer City Beer Festival tickets go on-sale TODAY at outlets in the Asheville area – $35, cash only. Location finally revealed: Roger McGuire green on City County plaza in Asheville. More on their Facebook Page.
Hop Cast @ Pisgah Brewing
here is episode 89 of the Hop Cast as they make their way through NC. I believe Foothills will be the next episode!
Hop Cast – Episode 89 from Hop Cast on Vimeo.
“Jason Caughman, co-owner of Pisgah Brewing was kind enough to show them around the brewery and join them for a drink. Jason explains the organic philosophy of the brewery and why their organic beers are some of the best you’ll find.”
