Craft Brews
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Somewhere between Biltmore and the Blue Ridge Mountains, beer has found a foothold as one of the major musts in Asheville. Named “Beer City, USA” for years in a row, Asheville boasts more than 20 area breweries, with more up and coming, including New Belgium and Sierra Nevada on the horizon. Feeling crafty? Asheville Ale Trail’s comprehensive list and map offers need-to-know tips and info for a DIY tour (minus the designated driver). Or go with a guide; Asheville Brewery Tours and Asheville Brews Cruise specialize in craft brewery mobile and walking (or stumbling) tours.
Here a list of regional craft breweries and resources to get you going:
Altamont Brewing Co., Asheville
Appalachian Mountain Brewery, Boone
Asheville Brewing Co., Asheville
Black Mountain Ciderworks, Black Mountain
Blue Kudzu Sake Co., Asheville
Brevard Brewing Co., Brevard
Bruisin’ Ales, Asheville
Boone Brewing Co., Blowing Rock
Burial Beer Co., Asheville
Catwaba Valley Brewing Co., Morganton
French Broad Brewery, Asheville
Frog Level Brewing Co., Waynesville
Green Man Brewing Co., Asheville
Headwaters Brewing Co., Waynesville
Heinzelmännchen Brewery, Sylva
Highland Brewing Co., Asheville
Hi-Wire Brewing, Asheville
Ivory Tower Brewery, Boone
Laughing Water Brewery, Boone
Lexington Avenue Brewery, Asheville
Loe's Brewing Co., Granite Falls
Lookout Brewing Co., Black Mountain
Nantahala Brewing Co., Asheville
New Belgium Brewing, Asheville
Noble Cider, Fletcher
Olde Hickory Brewery, Hickory
Oskar Blues Brewery, Brevard
Oysterhouse Brewing Co., Asheville
Pisgah Brewing Co., Black Mountain
Sierra Nevada, Mills River
Skull Coast Brewing Co., Hickory
Southern Appalachian Brewery, Hendersonville
Thirsty Monk, Asheville
Tipping Point Brewery & Tavern, Waynesville
Urban Orchard Cider Co., Asheville
Wedge Brewing Co., Asheville
Wicked Weed Brewing, Asheville
