Update Another one bites the dust, Wicked Weed Funkatorium. We should be getting used to it, AB InBev purchasing Craft Breweries. The early turncoats were smaller breweries that grew large but in my book were not one of the aristocracy…
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Oyster House Brewing, Asheville, NC
Background – Oyster House Brewing Head brewer and owner of Oyster House Brewing, Billy Klingel began brewing his Moonstone Oyster Stout in 2009 when he worked for The Lobster Trap restaurant. After he perfected that beer he decided it was time…
French Broad Brewery, Asheville, NC
Background French Broad Brewery is undergoing ownership change after a Chapel Hill-based couple agreed to purchase French Broad Brewing Co. Sarah and Paul Casey of Chapel Hill were named the new owners of the brewery after finalizing the purchase in…
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Catawba Brewing Company, Asheville, NC
Background – Catawba Brewing Company Catawba Brewing Company, opened in 1999, but its roots are found in a home-brew kit given as a Christmas gift to Billy Pyatt in 1994. He and his brother Scott fell in love with the hobby…
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Wedge Brewing, Asheville, NC
Background – Wedge Brewing Founded in 2008, Wedge Brewing anchors the dock level of a 100 year old building with a 10BBL brewery/tasting room and an expansive outdoor seating area. Located in the heart of Asheville’s River Arts District, Wedge Studios…
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Green Man Brewery, Asheville, NC
Green Man Brewery was started in 1997 in the brew pub Jack of the Wood in downtown Asheville. As Downtown Asheville’s oldest brewery, they developed the first sour program in the area. Initially brewed in dairy tanks at the brewery’s…
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Wicked Weed, Asheville NC
Background Wicked Weed company co-founders and brothers Luke and Walt Dickinson co-owned the company with family friends Rick, Denise, and Ryan Guthy. Wicked opened their original brewpub location in 2012. The brewery was known for pushing the envelope in craft by…
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