Whole Bloomin’ Thing Festival
The 21st annual Whole Bloomin’ Thing Festival will take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 11, in the Historic Frog Level District of Waynesville.
Wild nights and the bar fight
“There is no such joy in the tavern as upon the road thereto.”
— Cormac McCarthy, “Blood Meridian”
Film screening to show safe highway wildlife crossing efforts
The Safe Passage Fund Coalition is hosting The Crossing, a free event and screening of films highlighting road ecology in Southern Appalachia and beyond.
Summer Sippin'
It’s time for a late summertime check-in.
Coming full circle: BearWaters Brewing opens Waynesville location
On a recent mid-May morning, Kevin Sandefur spent five hours spreading gravel in the parking lot of the brand new BearWaters Brewing location on South Main Street in Waynesville.
Pint of passion: WNC brewery sparks camaraderie
Growing up in Detroit, Michigan, Greg Wasik saw firsthand that trademark sense of community at neighborhood taverns around the Motor City.
Breweries west of Asheville
Andrews
• Hoppy Trout Brewing Company 828.835.2111 • www.hoppytroutbrewing.com
• Snowbird Mountains Brewery 678.419.3035 • www.snowbirdmountainsbrewery.com
Bryson City
• Mountain Layers Brewing 828.538.0115 • www.mtnlayersbeer.com
• Nantahala Brewing 828.488.2337 • www.nantahalabrewing.com
Canton
• BearWaters Brewing 828.246.0602 • www.bwbrewing.com
Cashiers
• Whiteside Brewing 828.743.6000 • www.whitesidebrewing.com
Cherokee
• Native Brews Tap & Grill 828.497.2739 • www.native-brews.com
Dillsboro
• Innovation Brewing 828.586.9678 • www.innovation-brewing.com
Franklin
• Currahee Brewing 828.634.0078 • www.curraheebrew.com
• Lazy Hiker Brewing 828.342.5133 • www.lazyhikerbrewing.com
Hayesville
• Hayesville Brewing 828.835.6010
• Nocturnal Brewing 828.305.7337 • www.nocturnalbrewing.com
Highlands
• Satulah Mountain Brewing
828.482.9794 • www.satulahmountainbrewing.com
Maggie Valley
• BearWaters Brewing (Outpost) 828.944.0009 • bearwatersbrewing.com
Murphy
• Valley River Brewery 828.837.2337 • www.valleyriverbreweries.com
Sapphire
• Sapphire Valley Brewing 828.743.0220 • www.sapphirebrewingcompany.com
Sylva
• Balsam Falls Brewing 828.631.1987 • www.fb.com/balsamfallsbrewing
• Innovation Brewing 828.586.9678 • www.innovation-brewing.com
• Lazy Hiker Brewing 828.349.2337 • www.lazyhikerbrewing.com
• Nantahala Brewing (Outpost) 828.641.9797 • www.nantahalabrewing.com
Waynesville
• 7 Clans Brewing 828.454.5664 • www.7clansbrewing.com
• Boojum Brewing 828.944.0888 • www.boojumbrewing.com
• Frog Level Brewing 828.454.5664 • www.froglevelbrewing.com
Staying true to your roots: Lazy Hiker Brewing celebrates milestone, pushes ahead
It’s an unusually warm and sunny day for late November in Macon County. The patio tables at Lazy Hiker Brewing in downtown Franklin are filled with locals and visitors alike, each enjoying the concoctions pouring out of from the large warehouse behind the taproom.
For whatever ales you: Blue Ridge Beer Hub navigates beverage market during pandemic
While society continues to adapt to ongoing shelter-in-place orders, many folks would jump at the chance to be in the presence of endless shelves and coolers filled with craft beer. But, for Marlowe Mager, all he can think about is how to get rid of all the bottles and cans that currently surround him.