Monthly Archives: September 2010

Brewgrass 2010

Posted on September 27, 2010 by Brian

Brewgrass, held at Martin Luther King Park in Asheville, North Carolina, is one of the most anticipated festivals in the Southeast. Tickets go on sale in February and sell out within a week. The Brewgrass people know what they are doing. … Continue reading →

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daredevil brewing – open fermentation

Posted on September 23, 2010 by Brian

In May, I watched episode 4 of Brewing TV on open fermentation. In the video, Michael Dawson brewed a Topless Hefeweizen using his standard hefe recipe, but this time he left the top off the fermenter. I was inspired to … Continue reading →

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beer on the frontier: Nantahala Brewing Company

Posted on September 6, 2010 by Brian

For the long Labor Day weekend, Nicole and I decided we would take a camping trip to far Western North Carolina and visit our friends Chris and Cristina Collier, brewers and co-founders of Nantahala Brewing Company in Bryson City. After … Continue reading →

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